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DAVID KLEPPER The Associated Press

Online harassment creates real harm: Fixing the web’s biggest bug

Online harassment has become so common that it can be hard to imagine the internet without it. From teen cyberbullying to authoritarian governments who use harassment to silence dissent, toxic conversations are a fact of life for everyone, with women, teens and religious and racial minorities the most likely to be targeted.
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Carson Tueller speaks about his recent visit to Abravanel Hall. (KSL TV)...
Mike Anderson, KSL TV

Utah Symphony, Opera change policies after man’s wheelchair removed at Abravanel Hall

A Salt Lake City man is pushing for better access for the disabled after he says he found himself trapped next to someone who was being belligerent towards him. 
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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attend a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Laker...
The Associated Press

It’s a yes! Simone Biles engaged to Jonathan Owens on V-day

Olympic great Simone Biles said it was “THE EASIEST YES” when her fellow elite athlete Jonathan Owens popped the question on Valentine's Day.
2 years ago
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Alec Baldwin speaks onstage during the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Hum...
ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer

Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set

The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers Tuesday for wrongful death.
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The Associated Press

Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes to host Oscars

After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year’s awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards, producer Will Packer said Tuesday.
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Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams  holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy  after Super Bowl...
The Associated Press

Super Bowl has 101.1 million TV viewers, up from 2021

An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo.
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Whoopi Goldberg returns to 'The View' after suspension. (ABC/"The View"...
Chloe Melas, CNN

Whoopi Goldberg returns to ‘The View’ after suspension

Whoopi Goldberg has returned to "The View" following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust.
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Ivan Reitman attends the GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE World Premiere on November 15, 2021 in New York Ci...
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer

Ivan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75

Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.
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50 Cent performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022...
ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer

Super Bowl: 50 Cent hangs upside down, Guyton slows it down

There was about as much hip-hop as a stadium can hold at Super Bowl halftime, with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar spitting a fiery medley of their hits as expected, and a surprise appearance by 50 Cent.
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Ellington (left) chasing Chorizo (right) on the field. (Tony Aviles/Bright Road Productions/Animal ...
Sandra Gonzalez and Emma Tucker, CNN

Team Fluff wins the 2022 Puppy Bowl

Team Fluff won the 18th Puppy Bowl on Sunday against Team Ruff by a slim margin with a final score of 69-66 after a face-off that lasted three hours.
2 years ago
This photo provided by Nissan shows a scene from Nissan's Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Nissan via...
MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer

With game just hours away, Super Bowl ads look toward the future — and the past

Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency.
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MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer

Super Bowl ads look toward the future — and the past

Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency. And also to harken back to the nostalgic past with nods to ’90s movies like “Austin Powers” and “The Cable Guy.”
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Jennifer Lopez as Kat and Owen Wilson as Charlie in Universal Pictures' MARRY ME....
ANDY FARNSWORTH, KSL TV & KSL NEWSRADIO

REVIEW: Superstar singer J-Lo tries to find harmony with random guy Owen Wilson in rom-com ‘Marry Me’

A global megastar (Jennifer Lopez) impulsively marries an ordinary guy she's never met before (Owen Wilson) in the new romantic comedy "Marry Me" in theaters and streaming on Peacock. KSL's Andy Farnsworth says J-Lo fans should enjoy it, and many husbands/boyfriends will probably have to watch it with their significant others, whether they want to or not.
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Jenny Slate and Charlie Day star in I WANT YOU BACK.
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ANDY FARNSWORTH, KSL TV & KSL NEWSRADIO

REVIEW: Rom-com movie ‘I Want You Back’ sees Charlie Day & Jenny Slate unable to move on after getting dumped

Charlie Day and Jenny Slate star in the romantic comedy 'I Want You Back' on Prime Video, where they hope to win back their exes by helping each other ruin those exes' new relationships. KSL's Andy Farnsworth says the film was laugh-out-loud funny at times and didn't veer into gross-out type humor that many comedies do, but some parents may feel uncomfortable letting their older teens watch it.
2 years ago
Helmets of the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals sit in front of the Lombardi Trophy before N...
Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

Super Bowl commercials cost $7 million. It’s still a good deal

Super Bowl commercials are more expensive than ever. But for advertisers, they're a better deal than ever.
2 years ago
Director Kenneth Branagh’s mystery-thriller “Death on the Nile” is based on the 1937 novel by...
ANDY FARNSWORTH, KSL TV & KSL NEWSRADIO

REVIEW: Kenneth Branagh returns as Poirot to solve gorgeous people’s murders in ‘Death on the Nile’

Kenneth Branagh returns as Agatha Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot in 'Death on the Nile' from 20th Century Studios. KSL's Andy Farnsworth says it's a superior movie to 2017's 'Murder on the Orient Express' and fans of mysteries should enjoy it.
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Dream Theater in 2007 with then Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman when he declared July 31 "Dream Theater D...
Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

Dream Theater returns to Utah Thursday, 15 years after Gov. Huntsman named a day after band

Perhaps little-known in the Beehive State, but much to the amazement of music press and fans over the last 15 years, Utah once celebrated Dream Theater Day in Utah, by decree of then Gov. Jon M. Huntsman.
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TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET as Paul Atreides in “DUNE”...
JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

‘Power of the Dog’ tops Oscar noms with 12; ‘Dune’ nabs 10

After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tuesday behind two films made with big-screen grandeur that were also streamed into homes: Jane Campion's gothic western “The Power of the Dog” and Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic “Dune.”
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Michael Jackson performs on stage during is "HIStory" world tour concert at Ericsson Stadium Novemb...
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer

Michael Jackson film coming from Bohemian Rhapsody producer

A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan.
2 years ago
FILE - Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with Joe Rogan, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. T...
TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press

Spotify CEO to employees: Canceling Rogan not ‘the answer’

Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot. Anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs on some episodes of his popular podcast are forcing the streaming service to weigh difficult choices.
2 years ago
John Bradley (’KC Houseman’, left), Patrick Wilson (’Brian Harper,’ center), and Halle Berr...
ANDY FARNSWORTH, KSL TV & KSL NEWSRADIO

REVIEW: ‘Moonfall’ plays around with gravity, plausibility in special effects-heavy, sci-fi disaster movie

Roland Emmerich brings another disaster movie to the big screen with MOONFALL, starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, and John Bradley. KSL's Andy Farnsworth says the special effects are top notch, but moviegoers will have to suspend a LOT of disbelief to enjoy it.
2 years ago
Michael K. Williams, pictured here on August 8, 2021 in Los Angeles, best known for his role as Oma...
LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press

4 charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

Four men believed to be members of a drug distribution crew have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams five months ago, authorities said Wednesday.
2 years ago
In this screengrab, Whoopi Goldberg speaks during the City of Hope's East End Chapter/Jeanne Kaye L...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer

ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended for two weeks as co-host of “The View” because of what the head of ABC News called her “wrong and hurtful comments” about Jews and the Holocaust.
2 years ago
The character Bruno, from Disney's "Encanto." (Walt Disney Animation Studios)...
Chloe Melas, CNN

‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ is the No. 1 song in America

The hit song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the animated Disney movie "Encanto" is now the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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