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ABOVE PHOTO:  Earle Hyman (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)   By Lindsey Bahr ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Earle Hyman, a veteran actor of stage and screen who was widely known for playing Russell Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died. Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund, says that Hyman died Friday at the Lillian…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The popular traditional German-style holiday market Christmas Village returns to the newly renovated LOVE Park this season.  November 23 – December 24, 2017  (J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia) Make the most of the holiday weekend, through Sunday, November 26 visitphilly.com Get ready for a ton of holiday fun! The long Thanksgiving weekend officially kicks off…

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By Steve Bryant The Thanksgiving weekend is usually the kickoff to the holiday season in Philadelphia, and in this particular period. SOUTH Jazz Club will present a veritable cornucopia of performances by three of the City’s very best players. In addition, one of the standard bearers of the new avant-garde movement in jazz will be…

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(LOS ANGELES) — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama “Touched by an Angel,” has died at age 86. A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday evening in California. No cause of…

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E-News: Jennifer Hudson has been granted an order of protection against her former fiance David Otunga. Police in suburban Chicago say Otunga was removed from the couple’s home in Burr Ridge, Illinois, Thursday night after being notified of the order. Burr Ridge Police Chief John Madden tells The Associated Press Otunga “left the residence without…

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By Hillel Italie associated press NEW YORK — From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago, Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate. The 11-hour, nine-part series premiered in September 1990 and became one of PBS’ most widely seen educational programs, with some 40 million taking in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Denzel Washington stars in Columbia Pictures’ “Roman J. Israel Esq.”   Film Review by Kam Williams Roman J. Israel (Denzel Washington) is a high-functioning savant on the autism spectrum who has been practicing law in L.A. for the past 36 years. The brilliant attorney has spent most of his career under the radar,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ray Fisher as Cyborg in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Justice League,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.  (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/ TM & © DC Comics)   By Kharisma McIlwaine Fans of action-packed, comic book-based, superhero movies are about to have yet another reason to celebrate. Following the success of…

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???? Lil Peep Facebook page Rapper Lil Peep, a budding star whose emotional, downtrodden lyrics gained a cult following online, died of a suspected drug overdose Wednesday night. He was 21. Police in Tucson, Arizona, say Lil Peep, whose real name was Gustav Ahr, was found dead on his tour bus ahead of a scheduled…

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There have been rave reviews for Dee Rees’ Oscar-contending film, Mudbound, but many have stated that in order to get the full experience of the movie, you need to watch it in theaters. On its global November 17 Netflix release, you’ll also be able to catch the film at these theaters: Atlanta – Landmark Midtown…

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