Erik Wemple answers your questions on the media
Erik's Q&A with readers is at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, June 12. Submit your questions.
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My niece wore a white dress to my wedding — so I changed the color
The teenage wedding guest adorned her white dress with elbow-high white gloves.
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Father of 3-month-old girl found dead in NYC was turned in by his own dad
The father of three-month-old Genevieve Comager, who was found dead in the Bronx Sunday night, is a suspect in her death after his own father called the cops about the baby's death in a city shelter.
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Why some Democrats are unhappy with Biden's debt ceiling agreement
Congress is set to vote this week on a bipartisan agreement to suspend the debt ceiling and avert a potential government default, but some Democrats in the progressive wing of the party seem to be unhappy with this deal. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on what they're concerned about.
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Milton Larsen, co-founder of Hollywood's Magic Castle, dead at 92
Milton Larsen, who transformed a decrepit Hollywood mansion into an iconic private club that attracted top magicians and their fans from around the world, dies at 92
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2 inmates escape Mississippi jail, weeks after 4 others broke out
Officials noticed Joseph Spring and Michael Lewis, both 31, were missing during the morning headcount at Mississippi's Raymond Detention Center.
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That Viral Theory About the Succession Finale? It’s All Wrong.
Fans think the show’s ending was foreshadowed by Tom Wambsgans’ name. Here’s the real story.
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Hochul’s pointless unity summit, DeSantis-Book-Ban Baloney and other commentary
New Yorkers, contends Meyers, “could do with less talk of love or hate” and more tangible steps to “ensure their safety.”
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CUNY critics outraged by ‘hate-filled’ grad speech: Yank tax dollars!
"Imagine being so crazed by hatred for Israel as a Jewish State that you make it the subject of your commencement speech at a law school graduation,'' said Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY).
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Dolly Parton’s Dollywood is about to get a major $500M face-lift
Parton's Dollywood park in Tennessee is getting 10-year, $500 million makeover including a new roller coaster and hotel.
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Dwight Howard doesn't hesitate to pick himself over fellow center, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic
When asked if he would pick himself in his prime or two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, Dwight Howard didn't hesitate to make his decision.
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Francisco Alvarez’s Mets adjustments a reason for optimism
When reminded of the similarities between the two players, the scout insisted there was more reason to be optimistic about Alvarez than there was about Sanchez at the same point of their careers.
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Maine police shoot at suspect who evaded trooper to Canadian and was believed to have explosive in truck
Maine State Police shot at a Rhode Island man who police suspect had an explosive as he evaded a trooper, and threatened to leave the U.S. and enter Canada from Houlton.
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Video: Inside 'Fast X' with Holly Holm and Michelle Rodriguez
The "Fast & Furious" franchise is back with another blockbuster. Go behind the scenes with the UFC's Holly Holm and star Michelle Rodriguez. Related StoriesUFC on ESPN 45: How to watch Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi, start time, fight card, odds'Road to UFC 2,' Episode 4 results: DQ in main event overshadows Peter Danesoe's flying knee brilliance'Road to UFC 2,' Episode 3 results: Zhu Rong delivers quick TKO in main event
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Disney-obsessed Ryan Gosling allegedly hangs at the theme park alone
John Stamos shared that Gosling told him he likes to go to Disneyland by himself, crank up some tunes on his headphones and go on the rides.
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AP Top Stories May 29 P
Here's the latest for Monday, May 29th: NATO-led force in clashes near Kosovo; Biden attends Memorial Day ceremony; Crews search collapsed building in Iowa; Vatican urges Catholic faithful to be more reflective on social media.
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Photos Show Memorial Day Tributes at Arlington National Cemetery
President Joe Biden delivered remarks in front of thousands of visitors at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia in honor of the 155th Memorial Day.
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Texas firefighter stabbed while fighting blazes along interstate — by man who allegedly started fires
The man accused of starting the fires had walked onto the interstate, and as firefighters tried to remove him from the roadway, he became agitated and stabbed the firefighter.
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2 men are on the run after breaking out of a Mississippi detention center. Last month, 4 others had escaped from the same facility
Authorities in Mississippi are looking for two detainees who escaped a detention facility Monday morning, just a little over a month after four other men had escaped the same jail.
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Migrants arrive in Albany County, pols blame NYC Mayor Adams for ‘organized chaos’
Albany area pols are the latest local officials to criticize Hizzoner for bussing asylum seekers into their communities with little notice.
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'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to Georgia
An American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War was buried on Memorial Day near his Georgia hometown.
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Food porn, parties, Scorsese! The best and worst of this year’s Cannes.
Cannes was star-studded and packed with big debuts. Here's what stood out at the 2023 edition of the film festival.
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Virginia church's Memorial Day concert honors lives lost to COVID, Ukraine war alongside service members
Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church promoted a Memorial Day event to honor fallen veterans as well as those who died from COVID-19 and the Ukrainian war.
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Joran van der Sloot Beaten in Peruvian Prison, Lawyer Says
Pilar Olivares/ReutersConvicted killer Joran van der Sloot—who is awaiting extradition to the United States in an extortion case tied to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway—reportedly has been attacked in a Peruvian prison.The Dutchman’s lawyer, Maximo Altez, told ABC News that his client, who may have run afoul of gang rules in the Challapalca Prison, is now in a medical wing.Van der Sloot, 35, is serving a 28-year-sentence for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores in Lima. That crime came five years after he emerged as the prime suspect, but was never prosecuted, for the presumed death of Holloway.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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'Horrific.' Biden, Cruz slam anti-LGBTQ law in Uganda that includes death penalty
Sen. Cruz has spoken out against the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. He also criticized a Texas law criminalizing gay sex.
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Succession S4 Ep10: Fairly Explosive Mega-F***
David Folkenflik joins to discuss the series finale of Succession.
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4 dead after tourist boat capsizes following sudden, violent storm on Italian lake
A body was retrieved in a northern Italian lake by police divers, raising to four the final death toll in the capsizing of a tourist boat a day earlier during a sudden, violent storm.
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76ers replace Doc Rivers with championship-winning coach
The Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly hired Nick Nurse, who won the NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, as their next head coach.
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False report of active shooter draws police to Ontario Mills mall
A false report of an active shooter drew police to Ontario Mills mall Monday, investigators said.
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Tennessee woman on road trip with boyfriend goes missing in case with Gabby Petito similarities
Four days before they vanished, the couple had a run-in with cops in Torrance County, New Mexico -- one of several eerie similarities the story has with the high profile 2021 disappearance and murder of Long Island native Gabby Petitio.
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