CULTURE & TRENDS

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  20 hours ago

  Hollywood strike negotiations to enter fourth day

  NBC News - Chloe Melas

  No deal was reached Friday as hopes are rising for an agreement to end the strike that has largely frozen the entertainment industry. Another day of negotiations has wrapped without a deal to end the strike that has largely frozen the entertainment industry. The Writers Guild of America and the …

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  6 hours ago

  Social media famous dentist faces backlash on TikTok after women claim he sent inappropriate messages

  NBC News - Kalhan Rosenblatt

  Kenneth Wilstead, known as Dr. Kenny Smiles on social media, said in an email to NBC News that he has "staff who help handle my social media.” A Texas dentist who is known for his brash, edgy humor on social media, where he has hundreds of thousands of followers, has been accused of bullying and …

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  14 hours ago

  She'll be the first Afro Latina on a U.S. quarter. Celia Cruz, remembered.

  NBC News - Anagilmara Vilchez, Noticias Telemundo

  Twenty years after the death of one of the first global Latin superstars, three friends who worked closely with the "Queen of Salsa" share personal memories and discuss her legacy. In 2024, the late Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina face on a U.S. quarter, part of the American Women Quarters …

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  17 hours ago

  Travis Kelce addresses Taylor Swift dating rumors: 'Ball in her court'

  NBC News - Gina Vivinetto, TODAY

  The two-time Super Bowl champ compared the romance rumors to a childhood game of telephone. Travis Kelce is responding to the rumors that he and Taylor Swift are an item, saying, “I threw the ball in her court." The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 33, compared the romance chatter to a childhood game of …

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  Is an end to the Hollywood strike in sight? Studio heads join talks

  NBC News - Chloe Melas

  A source close to the negotiations told NBC News that talks Wednesday were “productive” and that there was hope for “more progress.” Hollywood writers and producers could be nearing an agreement to end the strike that has paralyzed the entertainment industry as high-level talks entered a second day …

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  1 day ago

  Ruby Franke’s h,usband, Kevin won’t ‘point fingers’ following child abuse charges, says lawyer

  NBC News - Elise Solé, TODAY

  “He is focused on doing what is best for his kids at this point,” his lawyer told Today.com. The estranged husband of Ruby Franke, the Utah YouTuber arrested for child abuse, refuses to “sling mud and point fingers” following accusations that he could have saved his children, says his attorney. Kevin …