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Grilled cheese and jumping mules: Your Guide to East Perry Community Fair (9/20/19)They call it "the best little fair in the land," and that's big talk for the annual The East Perry Community Fair in Altenburg, Missouri -- but it... -
Apple takes on Netflix with a $5-a-month streaming service (9/20/19)CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering...
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'Ghostbuster' sequel to focus on family of original film (9/20/19)LOS ANGELES -- The upcoming "Ghostbuster" sequel will focus on the descendants of the original ghost-catchers who rushed around New York City in... -
Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill's birthplace (9/17/19)LONDON -- A unique solid gold toilet, part of an art exhibit, was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime... -
Swiss women recreate Homer Simpson's New Orleans gobble tour (9/16/19)NEW ORLEANS -- Two Swiss women have recreated Homer Simpson's gourmandizing tour of New Orleans, snarf for snarf, finger-wiggle for finger-wiggle. It...
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Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam (9/14/19)BOSTON -- "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores,... -
'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, Eddie Money, dies of cancer (9/14/19)Eddie Money, who left behind a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and '80s, with hits such... -
Food, music and beer: 6 local festivals you won't want to miss this fall (9/13/19)The SEMO District Fair is officially a summer event, according to the calendar, though in a way it seems to open the door to autumn. If you missed... -
Final days of the SEMO District Fair, Batman at the Cape Library and wiffle ball on deck (9/13/19)I feel as though I've consumed most of what the food vendors at the SEMO District Fair have to offer (and it's all been amazing), but the cuisine... -
Banderas drew on heart attack in new film (9/13/19)TORONTO -- Antonio Banderas said his emotional state from having a heart attack a few years ago influenced his award-winning performance in the Pedro... -
What makes Gates tick is the subject of 'Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates' (9/12/19)NEW YORK -- There are some things about Bill Gates that are unremarkable. His favorite food: hamburgers. His favorite animal: the dog. But a few...
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Groundbreaking photographer Robert Frank dies at age 94 (9/11/19)NEW YORK -- Robert Frank, a giant of 20th-century photography whose seminal book "The Americans" captured singular, candid moments of the 1950s and... -
New Atwood novel revisits dystopian world (9/11/19)LONDON -- Margaret Atwood often gets asked whether "The Testaments," her sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. "Let us hope... -
Jordan, Foxx debut 'Just Mercy' at film fest (9/10/19)TORONTO -- The starry based-on-a-true-story social-justice tale "Just Mercy" made a powerful impression in its world premiere at the Toronto...
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'Joker' wins top Venice Film Festival prize, Polanski film takes grand jury award (9/9/19)Todd Phillips' dark comic book film "Joker" won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its... -
It's a one-of-a-kind weekend: SEMO District Fair, First Friday and pop up art (9/6/19)Pools are closed, but I'm not crying because the SEMO District Fair kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with the annual SEMO District Fair Parade in... -
Your guide to the SEMO District Fair: Fried goodness, carnival rides, concerts and more (9/6/19)For 164 years the annual SEMO District Fair has attracted thousands to Arena Park in Cape Girardeau with the promise of deep fried and delicious... -
Fall brings new shows, chance of bigger TV tabs (9/6/19)LOS ANGELES -- Intrigued by a drama set behind the scenes of a morning TV show, with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the cast? How about a...
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Let's dance: Music of all sorts, carnival rides (and beer) for you this weekend (8/30/19)All I can think about is how awesome it will be to see 55 bands in downtown Cape Girardeau this weekend for charity-driven Fawkesfest19. No matter...
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Your guide to #Fawkesfest19: 55-band festival to rock downtown Cape for charity (8/30/19)How often does a multi-location, 55-band festival happen in downtown Cape Girardeau? So far, once a year — it's called Fawkesfest. And 50% of the... -
Movie Preview: With fingers crossed, Hollywood goes all-in on big-bet original films (8/30/19)NEW YORK -- When 20th Century Fox greenlit James Mangold's "Ford v. Ferrari" -- an original movie with a nearly $100 million budget -- the director's... -
Special prosecutor named to look into Jussie Smollett case (8/26/19)CHICAGO -- A judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why the Chicago state's attorney's office abruptly dropped the case against...