Leslie Jones has confirmed she is leaving “Saturday Night Live,” after reports of her departure emerged last week. In a series of tweets Tuesday, the comedian bid her farewell to the legendary sketch comedy show, which is set to return to NBC for its 45th season later this month. “I cannot thank NBC, the producers, writers, […]
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A 62-year-old Oregon man is under arrest in connection with the 1978 rape and death of teenage Anchorage girl, Alaska State Troopers announced Tuesday. Gresham, Oregon, police assisted in the arrest Friday of Donald F. McQuade in connection with the death of 16-year-old Shelley Connolly, troopers said at a news conference. Genetic DNA testing linked
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Bryce Harper drove in his 100th run with a single, J.T. Realmuto had a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly, and the Philadelphia Phillies won their third in a row Tuesday night, 6-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The Phillies began the day 2½ games behind the Cubs for the final NL wild card. Harper’s
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NEW ORLEANS — When Thad Tatum was released from a Louisiana prison after serving 28 years for armed robbery and the attempted murder of a police officer, he found his trials were far from over. Mr. Tatum, who has used a wheelchair since he was stabbed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, has had to prove
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Lizzo puts the sing in single in more ways than one: Her song “Truth Hurts” just reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. As of Tuesday, the singer’s hit has reigned supreme for nearly two years after its initial drop. Released on Sept. 19, 2017, the song has had quite a journey. Sitting
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Jared Goff agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Rams on Tuesday night, keeping the franchise quarterback with Los Angeles through the 2024 season. The team didn’t disclose the terms of its deal with Goff, who led the Rams to the Super Bowl last season. Goff is beginning his fourth year with the Rams,
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Since Mr. Trump’s emergency declaration, the Defense Department had been examining an expansive $12.9 billion list of projects in nearly all 50 states and more than two dozen countries where American troops are stationed. Department officials insisted on Tuesday that the military construction projects were only being delayed, not canceled. But regaining money for those
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No, it wasn’t a scene from an old episode. It was a T-shirt. Cox posted a photo on Instagram showing her wearing a pouty expression and a vintage “Friends” tee that sliced off half her face. “Some people will do anything for a V-neck,” she wrote. There’s a chance that Cox wielded the scissors herself,
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Before the outbreak of World War Two, thousands of mostly Jewish children were sent by their parents to the UK, fleeing the rise of the Nazis in Europe. Dame Stephanie Shirley was just five years old in 1939 when her mother put her and her elder sister on a Kindertransport train in Vienna bound for
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Call it an about-face ― that’s about faces. On Tuesday, Facebook reversed a years-old policy about facial recognition technology on the platform. It will now require new users to explicitly opt in to the use of facial recognition tech, rather than making it the default setting. Meanwhile, existing users familiar with the “tag suggestions” option will see
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