Rock ‘N’ Roll Pioneer Fats Domino Has Died
By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, died Tuesday. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner's office, said Domino died of…
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Former Production Assistant Alleges Weinstein Sexual Assault
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former Weinstein Co. production assistant has come forward alleging that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her after her repeated refusals. In a press conference Tuesday in New York held by attorney Gloria Allred, Mimi Haleyi claimed Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006. Haleyi…
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Robert Guillaume, Emmy-winning For ‘Soap’ Actor, Dies At 89
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings in St. Louis slums to become a star in stage musicals and win Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the TV sitcoms "Soap" and "Benson," has died at age 89. Guillaume died at home Tuesday…
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Senate Presses Ahead On $36.5B Disaster Relief Package
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Senate Democrat said there's no time to waste as the Senate pressed ahead Monday on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of cash. The measure also would replenish rapidly dwindling emergency disaster accounts and provide $16 billion to…
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President Trump Defends Call To Fallen Soldier’s Widow
By CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is defending his call to a fallen soldier's widow, saying he was "respectful" and did not forget the slain soldier's name. The widow says Trump's tone in the phone call angered her and that the president "couldn't remember my husband's name." Monday's exchange was the…
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