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Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.

Steel pedal guitarist Paul Franklin set a CMA record as a 32-time nominee for Musician of the Year. Will this year be different?

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Three years ago, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a gun held by Alec Baldwin went off on set. Her husband settled a wrongful death suit to become a producer of the film, which premieres in Poland on Wednesday.

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A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some accounts say.

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The moving dramedy A Real Pain stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as two very different cousins attempting to reconnect by going on a heritage tour of Poland. As they make their way across the country, they mourn their late grandmother, confront the fractures in their relationship, and reckon with the grief left in the wake of the Holocaust. A Real Pain was written and directed by Eisenberg.

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Yoakam has recorded a harmonious new duet with Post Malone. Morris is stretching beyond country’s borders. And Thompson — half of the duo Thompson Square — looks back to the roots of honky-tonk.

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but lost her fluency around the same time she began her Hollywood career as a kid. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss.

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A new exhibition celebrates the work of the late cartoonist Edward Koren.

Artists featured on her most recent album could make an appearance, some of whom include Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and Shaboozey.

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If you’ve ever loved a movie musical, then you’ve probably got a favorite movie musical number — a song that makes you want to sing along, swoon, celebrate, or simply dance with the nearest lamppost. But what makes these moments great? With Wicked hitting theaters, there’s never been a better time to debate the best movie musical numbers.

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