The 40 counts the R&B artist faces, including two state counts brought this week in Minnesota, carry a combined maximum prison sentence of more than 500 years.
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Barack Obama, Beyonce, others react to Toni Morrison’s death
The Nobel Laureate died Monday night.
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Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison dies at 88
Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award in 1988 for ‘Beloved.’
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Judge rejects Harvey Weinstein’s appeal over sex trafficking charge
A judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein’s effort to get a federal appeals court to decide whether sex trafficking claims can legally be brought against him
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Longtime ‘Simpsons’ composer sues claiming age discrimination
Alf Clausen sues over his replacement on the long-running series, which begins its 31st season this fall.
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Elizabeth Strout, in Q&A with Caitlin Shetterly, will discuss her new novel
The two Maine writers will have a conversation Friday night in Brownfield to benefit Camp Susan Curtis.
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Veteran ‘Saturday Night Live’ lighting designer Phil Hymes dies at 96
He won an Emmy for his work on the show in 2018 and another Emmy for 1965’s ‘Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Magnificent Yankee.’
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Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Nicole Byer to headline at New York Comedy Festival
Bill Maher and Kevin Smith also will be among headliners in the more than 100 shows Nov. 4-10.
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Oscar-winning documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker dies at 94
He immortalized a young Bob Dylan in ‘Don’t Look Back’ and captured the spin behind Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign in ‘The War Room.’
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John Fogerty still rolling on the river 50 years later, and is coming to Maine
The lead singer of Creedence Clearwater Revival brings his impressive musical resume to Westbrook’s Rock Row on Sunday.