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Court TV pounds gavel again as all-trial channel is reborn
By ANDREW DALTON, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Court TV is ending its long recess. The channel for legal junkies that thrived during the trial-crazy 1990s comes back from the dead after more than a decade Wednesday amid a crime-story craze that its backers hope will launch it into a long new life.…… MORE
5 Great things to do this weekend – May 4 & 5, 2019
Saturday: The 17th Annual Children’s Friend 5K Walk & Run Howley Bread Group (HBG), a franchisee of Panera Bread, has started its annual fundraising campaign for Children’s Friend, a non-profit that is dedicated to protecting vulnerable children in Rhode Island. Beginning April 8, 2019, bakery-cafés in 12 Rhode Island and Massachusetts locations will begin raising…… MORE
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant officially holds the 2nd longest winning streak in the show’s history
Twenty-one wins later, and James Holzhauer is now in second place on the “Jeopardy!” all-time consecutive wins list.… MORE
Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the ‘Star Wars’ films, dies at 74
Peter Mayhew, the towering actor who donned a huge, furry costume to give life to the rugged-and-beloved character of Chewbacca in the original “Star Wars” trilogy and two other films, has died, his family said Thursday.… MORE
Jussie Smollett will not return to ‘Empire’ for next season
Fox Entertainment said Tuesday that Jussie Smollett will not return to his series “Empire” next season in the wake of allegations by Chicago officials the actor lied about a racially motivated attack.… MORE
“Book of Mormon” is irreverent, funny at PPAC
The Book of Mormon runs through Sunday, April 28, at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at ppacri.org, or by calling 401.421.2787… MORE
James Holzhauer explains his winning ‘Jeopardy!’ strategy
Part of his success has come from his use of a controversial method known as the “Forrest Bounce,” in which the contestant jumps around from category to category, choosing tiles out of order to throw off his or her opponents, as well as his willingness to go after the Daily Doubles and bet big.… MORE
Brothers sue Jussie Smollett’s lawyers, claiming defamation
Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the “Empire” actor’s attorneys, alleging that they repeatedly asserted publicly that the brothers carried out a real, bigoted attack on Smollett despite knowing that wasn’t true.… MORE
Flyers remove statue of late singer Kate Smith over ‘racism’ concerns
On Friday, the Flyers said Smith’s “God Bless America” recording had been removed from their library, following baseball’s New York Yankees. The Yankees suspended use of Smith’s recording during the seventh-inning stretch amid conflicting claims about several of her songs, including a 1939 song “That’s Why the Darkies Were Born.” The tune originated in the 1931 Broadway revue “George White’s Scandals,” and was considered satire at the time… MORE
