Steely Dan’s last two studio albums, Two Against Nature (2000) and Everything Must Go (2003), are anomalies. The music is stellar, at or near the level of the band’s best early work, but it’s almost unknown, even among fans. (Back in 2011, one night of a week-long gig at the Beacon in New York City …
CHICAGO — Joey Santore has seen plenty of things in his time, from spitting cobras in South Africa to other wonders of nature that his travels as a botanist provide. But when the La Grange native, who now lives on the Texas-Mexico border, decided to go out on the Chicago River last week and enjoy …
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest Thursday in Vatican City in the first funeral ever conducted by a sitting pope for his predecessor. Pope Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since his election in 2013, following Benedict’s surprise resignation, led the funeral Mass. The historic funeral capped a chapter of Catholic Church history …
London — Prince Harry’s much-anticipated memoir Spare finally hit shelves Tuesday after a string of explosive leaks and interviews. Many bookstores around the United Kingdom opened early for the release of the much-anticipated memoir — but they didn’t necessarily get the much-anticipated footfall through their doors. Only a trickle of customers showed up Tuesday morning …
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BRAINTREE, MA — The figurative red carpet will be rolled out on Friday evening at Braintree Town Hall for the town’s annual fancy formal event. Fancy Formal is a chance for Braintree’s special needs community to both attend an event dedicated to them in a prom or formal dance setting, but also a chance to …
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Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, has died at a private hospital in Athens, his doctors announced late Tuesday. He was 82. Staff at the private Hygeia Hospital in Athens confirmed to The Associated Press that Constantine has died after treatment in an intensive care unit, but had no further details pending an …
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WOODBRIDGE, VA — On Saturday morning, Freedom High School teacher Amanda Kicker stopped to put air in her tires as she drove to babysit for a friend. Minutes later, she would be run over by her own car, dragged for 100 feet, and left screaming for help with several broken bones. Kicker is still in …
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PATCHOGUE, NY — Ellyana DeLaTorre’s dog sometimes waits for her to return in the usual spot that he did on the floor in her family’s Patchogue home. When it gets too late, he goes up to her bed and lays down at night to go to sleep. The 18-year-old, who suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder …
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À l'affiche du film "Omar la fraise" avec Reda Kateb au cinéma, Benoît Magimel joue un gangster à la retraite. Et l'acteur nous offre une scène de rap géniale, dont il nous raconte les coulisses. Présenté au Festival de Cannes en Séance de minuit il y a une semaine, Omar la fraise est actuellement au …
Des rivières en crues, des habitations englouties, des hameaux coupés du monde et un lourd bilan humain : 14 morts. Plus de 36 000 personnes ont été déplacées à la suite des inondations qui dévastent le nord-est de l’Italie, a annoncé, samedi 20 mai, la région d’Emilie-Romagne. Les averses ne connaissant pas de répit, les …