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Broadcast TV shut out of Globe nods, Netflix edges HBO

NEW YORK - The Golden Globe TV nominations were most striking not for what they included, but what they didn't: The traditional broadcast networks were completely shut out in all 55 nominations. It wa...

Dec 09, 2019

Hungarian actors protest plan to boost control over theatres

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian actors and directors rallied Monday to oppose government plans seen as boosting political control over theatres. Legislation presented in parliament would give state auth...

Dec 09, 2019

Kaitlyn Dever, Paul Rudd react to Golden Globe nominations

LOS ANGELES - Reactions from some of the nominees for the 77th annual Golden Globes: ___ "Hell no! I like to stay sane. The news is going to be there when I wake up." - said Billy Porter when asked in...

Dec 09, 2019

Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34

BOSTON - Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday....

Dec 09, 2019

Wanna cover Miss America? Buy a ticket, 3 media outlets told

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Miss America Organization has denied credentials to at least three media outlets seeking to cover this year's competition, including its longtime hometown newspaper, The Pres...

Dec 09, 2019

Consulting firm allows Buttigieg to release names of clients

The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm said Monday that it will allow Pete Buttigieg to identify the clients he served more than a decade ago while the Democratic presidential contender also pledged t...

Dec 09, 2019

Margaret Atwood and Laurie Anderson talk art, age and more

NEW YORK - Margaret Atwood and Laurie Anderson, strangers until now, covered a wide range of topics in their first public conversation. Starting with their ages. "How old are you?" the 80-year-old Atw...

Dec 09, 2019

Led by 'Marriage Story,' Netflix dominates Golden Globe noms

NEW YORK - With four films up for best picture, four series nominated for the top television awards and 34 total nominations, Netflix dominated the 77th Golden Globe nominations on Monday. Noah Baumba...

Dec 09, 2019

Dozens feared dead in eruption of New Zealand volcano

WHAKATANE, New Zealand - A volcano on a New Zealand island erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leav...

Dec 09, 2019

Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact

WASHINGTON - House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labour leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President D...

Dec 09, 2019