In the past 10 years, an estimated 16,000 civilians have died in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations. The United States killed 30 more Wednesday when a drone strike intended for an Islamic State stronghold instead struck a group of farmers resting after a day picking pine nuts. In addition …
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New Mexico isn’t going to wait for federal action to make public colleges and universities more affordable. On Wednesday, the state went ahead and said it hopes to make them all tuition-free. Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the ambitious plan to allow all of the state’s residents to attend …
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On Monday, rising star Lizzo found herself in the midst of a controversy. After ordering food from the delivery service Postmates, she didn’t receive her food, prompting an accusatory post on Twitter. “Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don’t fight no more,” she wrote …
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If the leading roles Kristen Bell played on television —hard-boiled private eye Veronica Mars, management consultant Jeannie van der Hooven on House of Lies, and most recently Arizona dirtbag Eleanor Shellstrop on The Good Place — have something in common, it’s that they are all very good talkers. Eleanor may …
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Jeff Goldblum will release his second album, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This, on November 1st via Decca Records. The album, recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, features the actor backed by his longtime collaborators the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra and includes collaborations with Fiona Apple, Anna Calvi, Inara George, …
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Earlier in 2019, Ken Burns and his Florentine Films collaborators Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey took a whirlwind bus trip that whisked them around and across the entire state of Tennessee in a few short days. Their itinerary included several places with significant ties to the history of country music: …
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Maybe, when you were growing up, you had an imaginary friend. Someone who only you could see, who counseled you and kept you company. It might have been a 10-foot rabbit, or a brown, furry mastodon-like creature, or a boy named Tony who talked to you through your finger. Or …
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Post Malone is reveling in the good life in his new video for “Saint-Tropez.” The track appears on his third studio album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, which he released on Friday. In the Chris Villa-directed clip, Post Malone counts down the items he can check off his bucket list after putting in …
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It was hard to miss Yola at July’s Newport Folk Festival. The brightly dressed, earthy-voiced singer appeared on multiple stages at the legendary Rhode Island event, dropping in on sets by the Highwomen — where she got the biggest cheers of the -supergroup’s show — and Dolly Parton, who welcomed …
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The Gofire vaporizer looks like a walkie-talkie with a mouth groove on top. Hardly as sleek as other, more discreet weed vapes, it packs weight, literally: It’s over half a pound, about five inches tall, and nearly an inch thick. And at $349 (a preorder special deal) it carries a …
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