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Tony Todd, Prolific Actor Best Known for ‘Candyman,’ Dies at 69
Mr. Todd’s decades-long career spanned across mediums and genres, but he was largely associated with a scary figure summoned in front of a mirror.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
Teri Garr, actor known for "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie" roles, dies at 79
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years
Amanj Hasan Zada is jailed for running "a sophisticated enterprise" organising small boat crossings.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Rohit Bal, one of India's best-known fashion designers, dies at 63
Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, has died after a prolonged illnessWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
The comedic actor Danny McBride’s latest role? Tequila entrepreneur.
The star of numerous TV series and movies tells MarketWatch, “if there was ever a time to put some effort or some energy into a field outside of what I normally do, tequila felt like that would be ...Business - MarketWatch - 22 hours ago -
World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands
Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years. The world’s largest known coral, visible from space, has been discovered in the waters of the ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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Actor Teri Garr dies at 79
Comedy actor Teri Garr, best known for roles in "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis, her publicist confirmed. Garr was 79.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Actor found after 'evading arrest'
Jason Hoganson, who starred in 1987's Empire State, has now been found by police.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Hundreds of Jews murdered at a little known Nazi labor camp are remembered
The son of a Holocaust survivor has fulfilled a yearslong personal mission with the unveiling of memorials to hundreds of Jews murdered by German forces during World War IIWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Fossil Reveals Oldest Known Tadpole That Grew to the Size of a Hot Dog
A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found.Science - The New York Times - October 30 -
Officer apologises for calling Novichok victim 'well-known drug addict'
An inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess has begun its third week.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Kirk Herbstreit’s Dog, Known for Crashing Football Broadcasts, Dies
Herbstreit’s dog, Ben, was diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma in March.Sports - The New York Times - November 7 -
Party Whose Leader Is Known for Antisemitism to Join Lithuanian Government
A new coalition includes a party led by a politician notorious for antisemitic remarks, another blow to the longstanding refusal by Europe’s mainstream parties to join with those seen as extremist.World - The New York Times - November 8 -
Tony Todd, known for his role in 'Candyman' and its sequel, dies at 69
He's known for his haunting portrayal of a killer in the horror film “Candyman."Entertainment - ABC News - November 9 -
First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expertWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
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Wreck of lost US second world warship known as ‘the dancing mouse’ found
Australian navy discovered USS Edsall late last year near Christmas Island, 80 years after its 1942 sinking by Japan. The wreck of the long-lost US warship USS Edsall, sent to the bottom of the sea ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expertEntertainment - ABC News - November 11 -
First known US case of person infected with new mpox strain reported
Person acquired clade Ib while traveling to east Africa and treated in California for mild illness, said health officials. US health officials reported Saturday the first known case of a person ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals
California health officials reported a possible case of bird flu in a child in the San Francisco Bay Area. The child had no known contact with infected animals.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
U.S. Military Selects Little-Known Utah Supplier for Drone Program
The Army chose Teal Drones to provide thousands of reconnaissance aircraft, bypassing some of venture capital’s best-funded drone makers.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago -
Geno Auriemma Didn’t Plan to Stay at UConn. Now, It’s All He’s Known.
After leading the Huskies to a Final Four in 1991, the coach stopped viewing his job as a stepping stone to a better destination.Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
How a school known for basketball built the hottest team in college football
The Indiana Hoosiers, undefeated through 10 games, are having the best season in program history thanks to a new coach and aggressive transfer strategy.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
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Candyman actor Tony Todd dies aged 69
His Candyman co-star has called him an "angel" and a "truly poetic man".Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
Emily Watson: ‘You have to be a bit of an idiot to be an actor’
The actor on making a ‘cracker’ of a film with Cillian Murphy, the new female-led Dune TV series, and knowing when to give people the shark eyes. The British actor Emily Watson made one of the ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Actor Timothy West dies aged 90
One of Britain's most distinguished actors, West was married to Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
"Gladiator II" actors talk sequel, preparations and more
Actors Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger talk about the upcoming release of "Gladiators II," 25 years after the original "Gladiator" movie, and what it was like working with director ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Jussie Smollett refuses to speak the truth: Actor's ‘attackers’
In 2021, Smollett was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct after it turned out he set up the attack.Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
New theory about woman known as world's most prolific female serial killer
"I'm very convinced that it is, as we put it in England, a stitch-up job," a researcher said.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed . The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Social media influencer known for racing dies in crash while speeding, NYPD says
A social media influencer known for drag-racing videos died in a car crash early Wednesday on a New York City expressway.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Snow patch known as U.K.'s longest-lasting has vanished for fourth straight year
The Sphinx snow patch in Scotland used to linger year-round, but it has melted for the fourth consecutive year. Experts see it as a harbinger of climate change.Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
Sunken U.S. WWII ship known as 'Dancing Mouse' is found after 80 years
An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Does your jaw click? Do you grind your teeth? It could be this little-known condition
About 10-15% of adults have temporomandibular disorder, a condition connected with TMJ – here’s what to know. It seems like all of my friends are having jaw pain.. As we trudged deeper into our ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Russian actors made fake video of mail-in ballots burning
U.S. officials said that Russian actors made the fake video showing mail-in ballots marked for former President Trump burning in Pennsylvania which circulated this week. “The IC [Intelligence ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
Actor Gérard Depardieu will not appear in French court for sexual assault trial
A criminal court in Paris has postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set because of concerns about his health, shifting the start of ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 28
