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Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, captures ‘bruised, but whole’ U.S. at Biden, Harris inauguration
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet in U.S. history to mark the transition of presidential power, offered a hopeful vision for a deeply divided country on Wednesda...
Jan 20, 2021
Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks bring star power to emotional Biden swearing-in ceremony
By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) - Am emotional Lady Gaga performed a dramatic version of the U.S. national anthem while Garth Brooks sang a cappella at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday,...
Jan 20, 2021
UK stars from Ed Sheeran to Elton John raise alarm over post-Brexit music tours
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 100 British musicians, from pop and rock idols including Ed Sheeran, Sting and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters to classical stars such as conductor Simon Rattle, have said tours...
Jan 20, 2021
Trump pardons rappers Lil Wayne, Kodak Black; ‘Tiger King’ misses out
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were among the beneficiaries of Donald Trump's wave of pardons in his last day in office on Wednesday, befitting a president wh...
Jan 20, 2021
Harvey Weinstein can be questioned in accusers’ civil lawsuit, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday rejected Harvey Weinstein's request to delay a deposition in a civil lawsuit by women who accused the imprisoned movie ...
Jan 19, 2021
U.S. actors union to decide whether to expel Trump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The American actors union will hold a meeting to consider expelling U.S. President Donald Trump from its ranks. SAG-AFTRA, which represents some 160,000 actors, journalists and...
Jan 19, 2021
Billionaire businessman Joe Ricketts launching news outlet
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman and founder of TD Ameritrade Joe Ricketts is launching a new national outlet to deliver news "without opinion or bias," a spokesperson said on Tuesd...
Jan 19, 2021
‘Tiger King’ star Jeff Lowe ordered to surrender cubs in animal welfare case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Tiger King" star Jeff Lowe, the former business partner at the private wildcat zoo featured in the hit Netflix series, has been ordered to surrender his cubs and their mothers...
Jan 19, 2021
Canadian fashion mogul Nygard seeks bail on sex charges, citing poor health
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard urged a judge on Tuesday to release him on bail, citing poor health as he awaits possible extradition to the United Sta...
Jan 19, 2021
Trump clemency likely for Lil Wayne, no pardons for Giuliani or Bannon: sources
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to grant clemency to rapper Lil Wayne on Tuesday in a final wave of pardons and commutations that is not expected to inclu...
Jan 18, 2021
