Alan Ruck, ‘Succession’ and ‘Ferris Bueller’ actor, sued over Hollywood pizzeria crash

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles motorist filed a lawsuit against “Succession” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” star Alan Ruck on Thursday, alleging the actor caused a chain-reaction accident in Hollywood that left the motorist with severe injuries and his car totaled. Attorneys for Horacio Vela are seeking unspecified damages against Ruck, alleging negligence by…

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Tunisians take issue with Denzel Washington playing historic general in new film

Denzel Washington being cast in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Netflix movie as ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal is sparking some controversy in Tunisia, the home country of the great military commander. According to French newspaper Courrier International, there are complaints about depicting the Carthaginian general as a Black African being made in the media and the Tunisian parliament. Member of Parliament Yassine…

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Meet House Speaker Mike Johnson’s inner circle of Senate rebels, Trump officials and veteran aides

The Classmates In 2016, Johnson’s election to the House was overshadowed by the election of another Republican: Donald Trump. The future speaker had to navigate a challenging political environment with a new, unpredictable president whose early-morning tweets would often dictate the day on Capitol Hill. Johnson did so alongside his fellow members of the class…

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PepsiCo products are being pulled from some grocery stores in Europe over price hikes

PARIS — Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in it stores in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy over price increases for popular items like Lay’s potato chips, Quaker Oats, Lipton tea and its namesake soda. The French grocery chain said it pulled PepsiCo products from shelves in France on Thursday and added small signs…

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MrBeast’s food delivery service partner denies ‘disparaging’ allegations in new legal filing

Virtual Dining Concepts, a brand that partnered with YouTube star MrBeast in 2020, is continuing to push back against claims he made in a July lawsuit about their burger venture, according to a new legal filing.  The Florida-based “virtual dining” brand partnered with MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, to sell branded burger-and-fries combos…

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Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100. Mitch Clem, her manager, said she died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles…

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