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A look at William Shatner’s health battles through the years

A look at William Shatner’s health battles through the years

William Shatner fans can breathe easy. The 94-year-old actor is doing well after allegedly experiencing a medical emergency Wednesday afternoon. “I over indulged. I thank you all for caring but I’m perfectly fine,” the “Star Trek” star wrote on X Thursday alongside a meme joking about his “greatly exaggerated … demise.” William Shatner quelled concerns this week after reports of …

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Live sports could be collateral in programming battles with local affiliates

Live sports could be collateral in programming battles with local affiliates

We are now nearly one week into the saga that has taken Jimmy Kimmel Live! off of ABC’s airwaves, and Tuesday night will bring new developments. Disney announced on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel’s show would return to air Tuesday night, but as expected, the same local network groups that sparked this story by preempting Kimmel at the behest of FCC chairman …

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In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage

In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage

NEW YORK (AP) — Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian satirist whose “Daily Show”-like program was canceled after the military seized the once pro-democracy government, watched the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel with an immediate sense of familiarity. “My Fellow American Citizens,” Youssef wrote on X. “Welcome to my world.” Youssef’s show skewering public figures led to a criminal investigation in 2013 after …

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Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, progressive Jewish ice-cream giant, as company battles owner on Israel speech

Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, progressive Jewish ice-cream giant, as company battles owner on Israel speech

Jerry Greenfield, one of two founders of the iconic progressive ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, has stepped down citing political pressure from the brand’s parent company, Unilever. The Ben & Jerry’s brand has clashed with Unilever over Israel in recent years, and Greenfield’s co-founder Ben Cohen has been a vocal critic of Israel’s war in Gaza. But Greenfield’s resignation …

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Josh Allen battles through nose injury as Bills defense dominates Jets

Josh Allen battles through nose injury as Bills defense dominates Jets

Bills quarterback Josh Allen stepped up to the lectern in the visitor’s news conference room at MetLife Stadium after the team’s 30-10 thumping of the Jets, sporting a nose that looked nearly doubled in size from what it had been before the game. The postgame interview cut right to the chase. “How’s the face?” Allen was immediately asked. “We can …

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Texas adds a 'three strikes' rule for custody battles | What parents need to know about new family laws – KHOU

Texas adds a 'three strikes' rule for custody battles | What parents need to know about new family laws – KHOU

Texas adds a ‘three strikes’ rule for custody battles | What parents need to know about new family laws  KHOU More than 800 new laws will go into effect in Texas on Sept. 1. Here are some of the significant ones.  CBS News More than 830 new Texas laws take effect in September. Here’s what’s changing  Houston Public Media Hundreds of new laws …

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