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1 Dead, 3 Missing after Hotel Collapse in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Hard Rock Hotel under construction at the edge of New Orleans’ historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday morning, leaving at least one person dead and three unaccounted for, authorities said.

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Authorities Order 100,000 Evacuated in California Wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground.

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Martel: NBA Scandal Challenging Every Teenager to Condemn China

The Chinese Communist Party’s attempt to censor support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has created a moment in which every young American NBA fan is being challenged to reject authoritarianism, Breitbart International News editor Frances Martel noted in a Tuesday morning interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.

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HBO Orders Two More Seasons of Axios News Series

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO has ordered two new seasons of its Sunday night news program modeled after the Axios website, which has produced newsmaking interviews with presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and business leaders Elon Musk and Tim Cook.

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Two Women Accuse James Franco of Sexual Exploitation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two actresses sued James Franco and the acting and film school he founded Thursday, saying he intimidated his students into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations far beyond those acceptable on Hollywood film sets.

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Judge Looking into Possible Bias By Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago judge could decide this week whether the special prosecutor investigating possible conflicts of interest in Jussie Smollett’s criminal case has a conflict himself, the latest twist in a saga marked by turns and reversals since the “Empire” actor reported a racist, homophobic attack that police say he staged against himself.

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Box Office: ‘Abominable’ No.1 with $20.9M

NEW YORK (AP) — The DreamWorks animated adventure “Abominable” topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led Judy Garland tale “Judy” got off to a strong start.

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Plácido Domingo Withdraws from Met Opera After Sexual Harassment Allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Plácido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women in two Associated Press stories. The opera legend indicated that he would never again perform at the Met.

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Hudson: ‘Affirmative Action Has Been an Unmitigated Disaster’

Breitbart Entertainment Editor Jerome Hudson discussed the biggest revelations in his new book, 50 Things They Don’t Want You to Know, which Harper Collins released nationwide on September 17, with host Matthew Boyle on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday.

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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Fleabag’ Big Emmys Winners

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fleabag” leaped over formidable competition early in Sunday’s Emmy Awards with three awards, including the best comedy actress award and a writing trophy for series star and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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