Allee Willis, the prolific songwriter known for penning Friends theme song “I’ll Be There For You” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September,” died on Christmas Eve. Willis, known for her colorful personality and love of all things kitsch as much as her songwriting, suffered a cardiac event, according to her publicist. The Grammy-winner, who was also nominated for
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was “disturbed” by the Senate leader’s approach to working with White House counsel on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, saying there should be distance between the two. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) speaks with reporters off the Senate floor in Washington,
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(Reuters) – U.S. shoppers spent more online during this year’s holiday shopping season, a report by Mastercard Inc (MA.N) showed on Wednesday, with e-commerce sales hitting a record high. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers make their way through Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, decorated for the holidays, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. December 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The
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(Reuters) – A lawyer for Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who has been charged with campaign finance violations, has requested to be withdrawn as counsel because of Parnas’ inability to pay both his lawyers, according to a filing made on Christmas Eve. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian-American businessman Lev
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Photography via IMAXTREEBedazzle your bun with a storm of wintery hair pins. By Sarah Mariotti Date December 24, 2019 icon-facebook icon-twitter From parties to picture-taking, and even strolling through holiday markets, late December is full of excuses to dress up in something special. But no look is complete without hair. A clip encrusted with pearls
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Director Tom Hooper has lumps of coal filling his Christmas stocking. His feature adaptation of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit Broadway musical, has been treated like a lost stray. The film has unfairly received withering criticism. The poor feline ensemble sits at a paltry 17% on the aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. Negativity towards the film
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SANDRINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew avoided the limelight on Christmas Day by skipping the royal family’s traditional mid-morning walk to church and attending an earlier service with other relatives. FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 20, 2019 Britain’s Prince Andrew arrives by horse and carriage
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Merry Christmas from the Cambridges! On Christmas Eve U.S. time and Christmas Day U.K. time, Kensington Palace released on Instagram a never-before-seen black and white family photo featuring Prince William and his and Kate Middleton‘s three children, Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 1 and 1/2. Kate is not featured in the picture, as she was the
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