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What to stream this weekend: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparklesThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris, Léa Seydoux and George MacKay lead the intriguing French sci-fi “The Beast,” and an HBO documentary lets Elizabeth Taylor tell her story by relying on 40 hours of recently discovered audio.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin takes long road through Scotland
Read full article: Queen Elizabeth II's coffin takes long road through ScotlandQueen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin has slowly processed through the Scottish countryside on a journey from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
It’s no myth: The story of the elephant buried at former Waterford mall
Read full article: It’s no myth: The story of the elephant buried at former Waterford mallMany believe the death and burial of a circus elephant named Little Jennie in Oakland County to be a myth. Others actually recall the event vividly.
‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87
Read full article: ‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87Actor George Segal appears in a portrait from 1965. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery," Sonia Segal said in a statement. George Segal was always best known as a comic actor, becoming one of the screen's biggest stars in the 1970s when lighthearted adult comedies thrived. But his most famous role was in a harrowing drama, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In “Virginia Woolf,” he played Nick, one half of a young couple invited over for drinks and to witness the bitterness and frustration of a middle-aged couple.
From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King
Read full article: From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry KingGeorge W. Bush jokes with CNN's Larry King after finishing the "Larry King Live" show from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn. King, who interviewed presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes during a half-century in broadcasting, has died at age 87. For 25 years until 2010, “Larry King Live” was a fixture on CNN's weeknight schedule, and that was after a lengthy career as a late-night radio host. So did “Larry King Live.” He was busy. “Larry King Live” was a type of show that would feel foreign on cable news today, given its obsession with hard-nosed political combat. “My dad always asked me, 'Did you see who Larry King talked to last night?'"
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Read full article: Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. In its early years, “Larry King Live” was based in Washington, which gave the show an air of gravitas. “Do you know who I am?”“Always loved Larry King and will miss him,” Seinfeld tweeted Saturday. Originating from Washington on the Mutual network, “The Larry King Show” was eventually heard on more than 300 stations and made King a national phenomenon. “Larry King Live” debuted on June 1, 1985, and became CNN’s highest-rated program.
Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, dies
Read full article: Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, diesFILE - Johnny Mandel appears at the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Awards Ceremony and Concert in New York on Jan. 11, 2011. Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, arranger and musician, died Monday, June 29, 2020, of a cardiac ailment at his home in Ojai, Calif. There are many ways to describe the legendary composer Johnny Mandel. I just work with whats there and try to do the best with whats there.As an arranger, Mandel worked with some of the greatest singers of his time. Why didnt you write the lyrics to The Shadow of Your Smile? Mandel told the NEA.
2020 Watch: Trump navigates chaos after his Oklahoma rally
Read full article: 2020 Watch: Trump navigates chaos after his Oklahoma rallyPresident Donald Trump points during his campaign rally at the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, June 20, 2020. The political world was genuinely surprised to see thousands of empty seats at Trump's comeback rally in Oklahoma over the weekend. And perhaps more importantly, the finger-pointing inside Trump's campaign will intensify ahead of a possible staff shakeup. ___2020 Watch runs every Monday and provides a look at the week ahead in the 2020 election. ___Catch up on the 2020 election campaign with AP experts on our weekly politics podcast, Ground Game.
Report: State Dept official quits over Trump race response
Read full article: Report: State Dept official quits over Trump race responseWASHINGTON A State Department official resigned Thursday over President Donald Trump's response to racial tensions sweeping the country over the killings of black people by police, The Washington Post reported. Mary Elizabeth Taylor, the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, said in her resignation letter that Trump's actions cut sharply against my core values and convictions." The State Department declined to comment in response to a question from The Associated Press. We do not comment on personnel matters, the State Department said in an emailed response to a request for information about Taylors resignation. There was no immediate explanation for why the State Department officials, including Pompeo and other top aides, had chosen to comment extensively on the decision to fire the departments Inspector General Steve Linick in May.
Popular Ginopolis restaurant of Farmington Hills closing after nearly four decades
Read full article: Popular Ginopolis restaurant of Farmington Hills closing after nearly four decadesGinopolis Restaurant in Farmington Hills will close Aug. 17 after nearly four decades. (WDIV)FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - A suburban Detroit restaurant that once counted Elizabeth Taylor and Muhammad Ali among its diners is serving up its final meals. The Detroit Free Press reports that Ginopolis Restaurant in Farmington Hills will close Aug. 17 after nearly four decades. Seventy-seven-year-old co-owner Johnny Ginopolis says "it was time to move on" after he and his younger brother operated the restaurant since 1982. Photographs lining the restaurant's walls commemorate the eatery's many celebrity diners.
Elizabeth Taylor's 'Green Goddess' Rolls-Royce for sale
Read full article: Elizabeth Taylor's 'Green Goddess' Rolls-Royce for sale(CNN) - Synonymous with Hollywood glamor and style, Elizabeth Taylor's life off-screen became as famed as her on-screen exploits. Now, the Oscar-winning star's custom-built convertible car, nicknamed "the Green Goddess" is expected to fetch up to $2 million at a New York auction. According to New York auction house Guernsey's, which will host the sale next week, Taylor ordered the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II Drophead following her marriage to singer Eddie Fisher. Known by her fans as the "Green Goddess", the car was delivered to The Pierre Hotel, where Taylor was living in New York, at Christmas. In 1962, Taylor traveled to Rome to start filming for the big-budget epic "Cleopatra", where she was cast in the starring role -- traveling with husband Fisher and "the Green Goddess" in tow.
Elizabeth Taylor's Iconic Rolls-Royce Could Fetch Up to $3 Million on Auction Block
Read full article: Elizabeth Taylor's Iconic Rolls-Royce Could Fetch Up to $3 Million on Auction BlockElizabeth Taylor's iconic Rolls-Royce could fetch up to $3 million when it goes up for auction next month. The actress' beloved vehicle was custom-made and has become a legend in the antique car community. She loved the car so much, it traveled the world with her, even being shipped to Rome when she filmed "Cleopatra." The car is on display at the Pierre Hotel in New York from now until it goes up for auction. RELATED STORIESTeens Push Woman's Broken Down Car 5 Miles to Her HomeThieves Steal Woman's Car, She Steals It Back4 Kids Take Joy Ride Along Australia's Gold Coast in Car They Stole From Parents: Cops