Ken Jennings will be first interim ‘Jeopardy!’ host

NEW YORK — “Jeopardy!” record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production Monday.

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed tens of thousands of New Yorkers this spring.

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Tyler Perry hands out food to families

ATLANTA — Thousands of people jammed roads for miles in Atlanta on Sunday to try to get boxes of food and gift cards donated by entertainer Tyler Perry.

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LOS ANGELES — Jose Feliciano is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his bilingual Christmas classic “Feliz Navidad” by releasing a new version featuring Jason Mraz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Shaggy and more.

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Vince Vaughn is a revelation in body-swapping ‘Freaky’

Genre filmmaker Christopher Landon has carved out a niche for himself in the past couple of years.

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‘Collective’ shows rot of government corruption

Catalin Tolontan features prominently in the documentary “Collective” about Romanian corruption.

A politicized healthcare crisis, horrifyingly unnecessary death, a crucial election. “Collective,” a piercing documentary about corruption in Romania, may not directly concern current events, but it feels urgent and vital just the same.

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Telescope ideas for stargazer on your list

If you have a stargazing fan on your holiday gift-giving list and you're considering a telescope for that special someone, even if that someone is you, I want you to buy right and buy smart. Get the most astronomical bang for your buck.

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LOS ANGELES — Actor Michael B. Jordan has been crowned as 2020's Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.

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Charlie Brown specials to air on TV in PBS deal

The animated classic “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” holiday special, along with “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” will air on broadcast television this year through a deal with PBS.

NEW YORK — The “Great Pumpkin” never showed on broadcast television this year, but after a deal with PBS, the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Christmas specials will return to the air.

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History center free for children

The Senator John Heinz History Center extends free admission for children ages 17 and younger through December, thanks to Howard Hanna Real Estate Services.

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Symphony concert Saturday

The Butler County Symphony Orchestra will offer a free virtual concert titled “All Baroque,” premiering at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Big band Christmas CD offered

1921 Livestream PLUS Christmas Albums Return

The Christmas album by Butler native and bandleader Glenn Crytzer came out last year, but it’s worth mentioning again.

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Eddie Van Halen’s son grieves in song tribute

Wolfgang Van Halen, left, and Eddie Van Halen, who died at age 65 in early October, perform for the band Van Halen during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A father’s love never dies.

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Taylor Swift’s catalog has been sold, again

And she’s not happy about it. Again

LOS ANGELES — A year-and-a-half after a very public art-versus-commerce fight between multiplatinum artist Taylor Swift and music mogul Scooter Braun made headlines, Braun’s Ithaca Holdings has sold the master rights to Swift’s first six studio albums.

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Conan O’Brien to end TBS show, move to HBO Max

Conan O’Brien went from the new kid on late-night TV to an institution in his own right — and now he’s moving on.

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NEW YORK — The family of Sinbad says the comedian-actor is recovering from a recent stroke.

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Rudolph, Santa figures soar to sale of $368,000 at auction

LOS ANGELES — And how the bidders loved him!

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Only good thing about 2020 may be a new AC/DC album

This album cover provided by Columbia Records shows

AC/DC, “Power Up” (Columbia)

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ATLANTA — Jane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies.

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Bromance ‘The Climb’ a triumph of quirky filmmaking

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Kyle Marvin, left, Michael Angelo Covino, center, and Gayle Rankin in a scene from

Three-quarters through “The Climb” comes a scene we’ve all come to expect in a romantic comedy: A wedding is interrupted by the best man who rushes into a church during a marriage ceremony and screams “I object!”

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Robbie’s glamour cuts through dust in ‘Dreamland’

Margot Robbie stars in “Dreamland” by Paramount Pictures.

Dust, dust and more dust. The parched Texas landscape of “Dreamland,” Miles Joris-Peyrafitte’s Depression-era drama, is chock full of the toxic gray stuff, which billows across fields and coats everything in sight.