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Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy-winning Nuyorican pianist, bandleader and composer who helped innovate Afro-Caribbean music in the States and transform the New York salsa scene, died on Wednesday. He was 88. According to a post on his official Instagram, Palmieri passed away in his Hackensack, N.J., home. The New York Times confirmed via his youngest daughter,…
When 6-foot-5, 315-pound all-league offensive tackle Jorge Gonzalez of Santa Paula High had to take a mandatory two-week break this summer under the Southern Section dead period rules, he didnβt just sit at home. He went to the wheat fields of Santa Barbara and earned money using a weed whacker eight hours a day so…
The rise of evil is more believable than its defeat. Implausible horror movies ask you to buy that a curse can be broken, a killer bested, nightmares tidied into a neat resolution. But filmmaker Zach Cregger enjoys making a mess. His buzzy breakout, 2022βs βBarbarian,β tangled several narratives in one basement, jolting audiences with a…
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has been sidelined because of a back issue, will work out for the first time Saturday before the Rams play the Dallas Cowboys at SoFi Stadium, coach Sean McVay said Thursday. Stafford, 37, is dealing with an aggravated disc, and recently received an epidural for the condition, McVay said, confirming…
βFreakier Fridayβ proves that time is its own magical device. Generations of fans of the body-swap series β from the original 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and Jodie Fosterβs 1976 Disney adaptation to this 21st century update β have had decades to learn firsthand that everyone becomes their parents, no cursed fortune cookie required. In…
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly hiking the rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds. That was just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended, the i Paper said. In a letter to the prime minister, Ms Ali said that remaining in the role would be “a distraction from the…
Brandon Blackstock, the talent manager who was married to singer Kelly Clarkson for seven years, has died of an unspecified cancer. He was 48. βIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,β his family confirmed Thursday in a statement to The Times. βBrandon bravely battled cancer for…
The economy is stagnating and job losses are mounting. Now is the time to cut interest rates again. That was the view of the Bank of England’s nine-member rate setting committee on Thursday. Well, at least five of them. The other four presented us with a different view: Inflation is above target and climbing –…
There are some aspects of comedy you just canβt teach. But for comedian Chinedu Unaka, plenty was learned while giving lessons in a classroom. As a kid growing up in South L.A., it wasnβt planned that he would find his way to comedy by stepping up to the chalkboard to teach mild to moderate special…
A shocking revelation was unearthed by the i Paper on Thursday that homelessness minister Rushanara Ali had evicted her tenants before hiking up the rent on her east London property by Β£700. The Conservatives promptly called on the Bethnal Green and Stepney MP to resign, with their party chair (who is also a landlord) saying:…
