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John Legend Slyly ‘Apologizes’ For His Profanity-Laced Donald Trump Description

John Legend has sort of conceded he was “mistaken” in his recent choice of words to describe President Donald Trump, whose racist attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and his majority-black district haven’t abated. The “All of Me” singer had rattled off a string of profanities on Wednesday to describe Trump when TMZ approached him for comment about the […]

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‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries

Technology / En Sound Media

“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is taking on a real-life woman’s remarkable history. Showtime said Friday that Gadot will play actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in a limited series. Lamarr, a stunning beauty who came to Hollywood from Europe in the late 1930s, worked with top stars including Judy Garland and Clark Gable. “Ziegfeld Girl”

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Former Wisconsin football player testifies at his rape trial

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Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus testified Friday that the two women he is accused of sexually assaulting wanted to have sex with him that night. Cephus, 21, took the stand in his own defense shortly before the case went to the jury. He is charged with second- and third-degree sexual assault for the

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Richard Rosenbaum, Truest of Rockefeller Republicans, Is Dead at 88

Politics / En Sound Media

Richard M. Rosenbaum, an ebullient Republican state chairman of New York who helped deliver to Nelson A. Rockefeller the job he avowed he never wanted, the vice presidency of the United States, died on Sunday in Rochester. He was 88. The cause was complications of a fall, his son, State Supreme Court Justice Matthew A.

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AP Sources: Boeing changing Max software to use 2 computers

Finance / En Sound Media

Boeing is working on new software for the 737 Max that will use a second flight control computer to make the system more reliable, solving a problem that surfaced in June with the grounded jet, two people briefed on the matter said Friday. When finished, the new software will give Boeing a complete package for

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Alzheimer’s blood test ‘one step closer’

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An accurate blood test could speed up research for drug treatments for dementia Researchers say they can accurately identify people on track to develop Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear, which could help the progress of drug trials. US scientists were able to use levels of a protein in the

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ASAP Rocky trial: Swedish judge temporarily releases rapper

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images US rapper ASAP Rocky has temporarily been released from custody in Sweden. The 30-year-old, real name Rakim Mayers, will be freed until a judge returns a verdict in the assault trial on 14 August. He and two of his entourage have pleaded not guilty to assaulting a 19-year-old man in Stockholm

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A Brain Scan May Predict Alzheimer’s. Should You Get One?

Technology / En Sound Media

Juli Engel was delighted when a neurologist recommended a PET scan to determine whether amyloid — the protein clumps associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease — was accumulating in her mother’s brain. “My internal response was, ‘Yay!’” said Ms. Engel, 65, a geriatric care manager in Austin, Tex., who has been making almost

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Ohio State training camp opens with new coach, new QB

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Sporting several weeks of beard growth, Ryan Day looked calm for a new guy leading a storied college football program where the unrelenting pressure helped push his legendary predecessor into early retirement. The 40-year-old Day opened his first training camp as Ohio State coach on Friday, the hand-picked successor to Urban Meyer, who led the

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Trump Drops Plans to Nominate John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence

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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday abruptly dropped his plan to nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, as the nation’s top intelligence official, following bipartisan questions about his qualifications and pushback over whether he had exaggerated his résumé. Mr. Ratcliffe, an outspoken supporter of Mr. Trump, has come under intense scrutiny since the president

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