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Naomi Judd reveals 'severe depression' diagnosis [...] Judd says she's "a little estranged" from Wynonna, her daughter and partner in the country music duo The Judds.

The bill would have the State Board of Education work with tribal governments to develop education standards for teaching Wyoming students about the state's Native American history. Wind River Native Advocacy Center leader Jason Baldes, a member of the Eastern Shoshone tribe, says his group plans to bring roughly 50 members of the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes to Cheyenne to lobby for the bill this session.

In the last decade, Ellison and her Annapurna Pictures label have emerged as a prolific producer of provocative movies that have drawn significant awards attention including David O. Russell’s “American Hustle,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” Bennett Miller’s and “Foxcatcher.” The Producers Guild Visionary Award recognizes television, film, or new media producers for their unique or uplifting contributions to our culture through inspiring storytelling or performance. Читать дальше...

In the mysteriously creepy world of “Evolution,” on a remote island that would have been perfect for Alcatraz Prison, there are no grown men or little girls — only women and pre-adolescent boys. The inhabitants occupy a few bleak buildings, and the only dish on the menu is a disgusting worm-like stew. Almost every frame is open to interpretation, a nice way of saying that the narrative sometimes leaves us wanting, even as we fall under the movie’s eerie spell. Slowly — sometimes too slowly — Nicolas... Читать дальше...

Race director Thierry Rouillard says he had no idea Kitcher was still on the trail until her husband called late Sunday afternoon, hours after the Trail Hog run finished. Kitcher says her cell phone froze before the race but she never really worried since she knew her family would come looking for her.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline has been delayed after the U.S. Army declined to grant an easement for the final few thousand feet under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota pending further study. The Army Corps of Engineers isn't very sympathetic saying in court filings that the company knowingly began construction prior to receiving all necessary approvals "at its own risk." Dakota Access attorney William Scherman said in a Nov. 15 document filed... Читать дальше...

(AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials are poised to raise out-of-state and graduate tuition rates again to help offset Gov. Scott Walker's resident undergraduate tuition freeze and give their employees raises for the next two years. The school also wants to raise tuition for a master's degree in global real estate by $11,116, to $43,280 by 2018-19. UW-Madison said it needs more money to help expand science, engineering and math programs, boost financial aid and install new technology. Читать дальше...

The Noise Pop Music Festival, scheduled to take place February 17-27 at venues in Oakland and San Francisco, has announced a second phase of acts for the sprawling 25th annual event.

Earlier Tuesday, House Republicans abandoned bills that would have made municipal retirees pay more for their health care and eliminated medical insurance in retirement for new hires. Republicans who control the Michigan House are abandoning legislation to make municipal retirees pay more for their health care and eliminate medical insurance in retirement for new hires. The panel did pass one bill that would force municipalities whose retiree pension or health systems are less than 60 percent funded to detail steps to increase funding.

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire superintendent says students were dismissed early at a high school after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom wall. Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan issued a statement saying state public safety, emergency management and education officials are closely monitoring the situation.

[...] when the Manchester man bought some tickets for last Thursday's Cash4Life jackpot at a convenience store in Lakewood, the clerk accidentally sold him a ticket with computer-generated numbers. The convenience store will receive a $10,000 bonus check from lottery officials for selling the winning ticket.

Sometimes the internet is a very, very good place.

According to KSFO, Allen is asked in the episode to speak at his daughter’s business school’s graduation ceremony, but must submit his speech beforehand so it can be examined for any microaggressions or “objectionable words or phrases.” “No, uh, you can’t say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen,'” Mandy (Molly Ephraim) says. Because it excludes those who don’t identify as either.

(AP) — The University of Missouri chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity will be suspended until at least the fall of 2018 for repeatedly violating fraternity and university policy and state law. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2hdbCN7 ) the suspension is not related to a Sept. 27 incident at Delta Upsilon's Columbia house when members of the Legion of Black Collegians reported people shouted racist and sexist slurs at them.

(AP) — A South Florida woman is pleading not guilty to first-degree murder charges over her alleged role in the shooting death of a Florida State University law professor. Police have maintained that a bitter divorce sparked a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in Markel's death.

The Last Knight director says he loves to watch Marvel films, however Fans can see Michael Bay’s directorial skills in the upcoming movie Transformers: The Last Knight, but that’s about as close as he will ever get to directing a superhero film. Paramount Ordered to Pay Fine in 'Transformers 4' Contract Dispute Bay’s recent credits include producing “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” The Purge:

(AP) — School district officials say a gun and alcohol was found inside a student's vehicle parked at a Boxford high school. The Salem News reports (http://bit.ly/2gz5K0R ) Masconomet Regional School District superintendent Kevin Lyons states in an email Monday that staff were looking for alcohol in the car last week. A school resource officer secured it and Boxford police later took possession of it.

AMC Networks president and CEO Josh Sapan said he is not feeling any pressure to engage in a merger like those proposed at Time-Warner and AT&T or Viacom and CBS. “We have operated — and I hope proven out — that what’s most important is to have content that people really desire,” he continued. “So if we have shows on that people want, and they really want them, and they’re vocal and their intention is high, that really accrues benefit to us whether we’re this size, this size, or this size,” he concluded.

Bewkes singled out Hillary Clinton’s campaign promise to push for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, a 2010 Supreme Court decision that essentially allowed corporations and interest groups to spend money unfettered in the name of political advocacy under the argument that money is speech. Bewkes seemed to agree with that in his remarks at the conference, saying that Clinton and the Democrats “had a campaign plank to change the First Amendment, and they were doing it in... Читать дальше...

ABC has ordered a pilot for half-hour single-camera comedy “Libby & Malcolm.” Vance recently won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of flamboyant O.J. Simpson criminal defense attorney Johnnie Cochran on Season 1 the “American Crime Story” FX miniseries.

“Fox News was the gate keeper… but now there are so many potential bad actors,” incoming president tells Politico Media Matters is a liberal media-watchdog organization known for its fixation on Fox News, but a “new era” is coming and fake news will now be the prime target. The spread of fake news and conspiracy theories on social media platforms such as Twitter is a major problem in the media industry, and some Democrats believe the issue helped Donald Trump win the election.

(AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of ex-NFL player Joe McKnight, who was killed during a road rage dispute (all times local): A sheriff in Louisiana is defending the investigation of a man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute. On Tuesday, a day after Gasser was arrested and charged with manslaughter, the sheriff said Gasser had been released for strategic investigative reasons and because authorities needed to talk to witnesses.

(AP) — State police have helped cops in a Pennsylvania town keep a Facebook promise they made to an armed robbery suspect: "We WILL find you." About 100 miles away in Bridgeville, police got a warrant charging Watkins with a Thanksgiving Day gas station robbery.

Supermodels in lingerie make for better TV specials than talent shows — remember that, kids. Fox’s “Showtime at the Apollo” settled for last among the Big 4 on Monday night; CBS’ “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” topped the 10 o’clock hour. Ratings: 'Secrets and Lies' Season Finale Can't Beat, Well, Anything NBC was first in ratings with a 1.7 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 8.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. For Fox... Читать дальше...

Trevor Noah Says Don’t Fear Donald Trump, Be Afraid of ‘People Who Enable Him’ (Video) Noah then showed clips of Mike Pence and Kellyanne Conway on different talk shows, defending Trump and his Twitter tantrums. Noah added that we should think again if we thought Trump would stop his Twitter tirades once he was elected the next president. “In one weekend, the president-elect tweeted about Taiwan, a plant in Indiana sending jobs to Mexico, and then, for some reason tweeted about Tiger Woods, tweeted about China devaluating its currency... Читать дальше...