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Action hero Bruce Willis to retire because of illn...
Action hero Bruce Willis, star of the "Die Hard" franchise, is to retire from acting after developing a cognitive illness, his fam...
![Academy pledges 'action' over Will Smith Oscars slap](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/cf/cc/15/Academy-pledges--action--over-Will--855466_small.jpg)
Academy pledges 'action' over Will Smith Oscars sl...
The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences has pledged to take "appropriate action" over Will Smith's shocking assault of Chris R...
![Facebook's Meta funded attack campaign against TikTok: report](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/a8/7f/cb/Facebook-s-Meta-funded-attack-campa-666646_small.jpg)
Facebook's Meta funded attack campaign against Tik...
Facebook's owner Meta has hired a consulting firm to carry out a US campaign denigrating its fierce rival TikTok, according to a W...
!['Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' to hit screens August 21](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/43/de/d5/-Game-of-Thrones--prequel--House-of-526268_small.jpg)
'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' to...
"House of the Dragon," the new HBO series set 200 years before the events of the mega-hit show "Game of Thrones" will premiere Aug...
![Action hero Bruce Willis to retire due to illness](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f1/a3/d1/Action-hero-Bruce-Willis-to-retire--663680_small.jpg)
Action hero Bruce Willis to retire due to illness
Action hero Bruce Willis, star of the "Die Hard" franchise, is to retire from acting due to an illness affecting his cognitive fac...
![The Wanted singer dies of brain tumour aged 33](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/7d/72/e4/The-Wanted-singer-dies-of-brain-tum-656559_small.jpg)
The Wanted singer dies of brain tumour aged 33
Tom Parker, one of five members of British-Irish boy band The Wanted, died on Wednesday aged 33, less than two years after reveali...
!['Latinas are reaching the top,' says Brazil's Anitta](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/9e/30/3d/-Latinas-are-reaching-the-top---say-464464_small.jpg)
'Latinas are reaching the top,' says Brazil's Anit...
Brazilian pop star Anitta, whose booty-grinding reggaeton hit "Envolver" claimed the top spot on Spotify last week and has become...
![Government critic prevented from leaving India](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/7a/09/94/Government-critic-prevented-from-le-167147_small.jpg)
Government critic prevented from leaving India
A prominent Indian activist and writer has said she was prevented from flying to Europe to speak about intimidation of journalists...
![Versailles reopens room where French democracy was founded](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8e/d1/de/Versailles-reopens-room-where-Frenc-418834_small.jpg)
Versailles reopens room where French democracy was...
The Palace of Versailles is reopening the site of on an often-overlooked part of its history on Friday with a fully restored Jeu d...
![Foo Fighters cancel tour after Taylor Hawkins death](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c7/e4/55/Foo-Fighters-cancel-tour-after-Tayl-245848_small.jpg)
Foo Fighters cancel tour after Taylor Hawkins deat...
Foo Fighters on Tuesday announced the cancellation of all scheduled tour dates "in light of the staggering loss of our brother Tay...
![Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence after Oscars slap](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/6e/a5/51/Jada-Pinkett-Smith-breaks-silence-a-565656_small.jpg)
Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence after Oscars sla...
Jada Pinkett Smith took to Instagram on Tuesday in her first public comments since husband Will Smith slapped comic Chris Rock at...
![Tokyo's historic Nakagin Capsule Tower to be demolished](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/24/ef/ca/Tokyo-s-historic-Nakagin-Capsule-To-866083_small.jpg)
Tokyo's historic Nakagin Capsule Tower to be demol...
The futuristic-looking Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo will be demolished next month, its owners say, after a long battle to save t...
![Will Smith says sorry over Oscars slap as Academy launches probe](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/68/83/da/Will-Smith-says-sorry-over-Oscars-s-682114_small.jpg)
Will Smith says sorry over Oscars slap as Academy...
Actor Will Smith offered apologies Monday to Chris Rock for smacking the comedian during the Oscars ceremony, as the body that ove...
![Academy launches 'formal review' of Will Smith Oscars slap](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/68/83/da/Academy-launches--formal-review--of-944198_small.jpg)
Academy launches 'formal review' of Will Smith Osc...
The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences said Monday it was launching a "formal review" of the shocking moment when Will Smi...
![Before the slap: Five other Oscar moments](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ca/7b/df/Before-the-slap--Five-other-Oscar-m-444451_small.jpg)
Before the slap: Five other Oscar moments
Will Smith's open-handed slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars was a shocking moment for the ages, and one that will leave the 2022 cer...
![Oscars ratings bounce back as Will Smith hooks viewers](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4f/92/f8/Oscars-ratings-bounce-back-as-Will--461844_small.jpg)
Oscars ratings bounce back as Will Smith hooks vie...
The Oscars were in desperate need of a ratings boost -- and, on a night when Will Smith stunned viewers by slapping Chris Rock on...
![Hollywood in shock after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/68/83/da/Hollywood-in-shock-after-Will-Smith-824388_small.jpg)
Hollywood in shock after Will Smith slaps Chris Ro...
It was supposed to be a celebration of Hollywood filmmaking, but Will Smith hitting Chris Rock over a joke about his wife provided...
![India's top multiplexes to merge to survive 'streaming onslaught'](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5d/84/f9/India-s-top-multiplexes-to-merge-to-464446_small.jpg)
India's top multiplexes to merge to survive 'strea...
India's two largest multiplex operators are set to merge, the companies said, as the industry recovers from the pandemic and battl...
'CODA' sounds the bell at Oscars with historic bes...
"CODA," a feel-good indie drama about a deaf family defying the odds, pulled off a stunning upset to scoop the top prize at the Os...
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Oscar winners in main categories
Here are the winners in key categories for the 94th Academy Awards, handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday.
![Oscar win caps Campion's triumphant Hollywood return](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/db/58/a5/Oscar-win-caps-Campion-s-triumphant-888440_small.jpg)
Oscar win caps Campion's triumphant Hollywood retu...
After shunning Hollywood for more than a decade, pioneering New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion has conquered Tinseltown on her own...
![Will Smith strikes Chris Rock in viral Oscars moment](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/68/83/da/Will-Smith-strikes-Chris-Rock-in-vi-731567_small.jpg)
Will Smith strikes Chris Rock in viral Oscars mome...
Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at Sunda...
Hollywood celebrates at Oscars as 'CODA' seeks top...
The Oscars returned to Hollywood on Sunday, where dramas "CODA," "The Power of the Dog" and "Belfast" are expected to vie for best...
!['Drive My Car': Murakami adaptation by rising indie star wins Oscar](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ae/0d/c5/-Drive-My-Car---Murakami-adaptation-131436_small.jpg)
'Drive My Car': Murakami adaptation by rising indi...
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Drive My Car" is not your average road movie, instead taking viewers on a poignant three-hour journey into th...
![Disney makes Oscars magic once again with 'Encanto'](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/18/f7/4e/Disney-makes-Oscars-magic-once-agai-834108_small.jpg)
Disney makes Oscars magic once again with 'Encanto...
With a sprinkle of magical realism and catchy tunes by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Disney again claimed Oscars gold for best animated film...
![Ariana DeBose: from Broadway dancer to Oscar-winning actress](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/48/0f/e8/Ariana-DeBose--from-Broadway-dancer-488858_small.jpg)
Ariana DeBose: from Broadway dancer to Oscar-winni...
Ariana DeBose first gained notice as the Bullet, the personification of Death, in the original cast of the Broadway smash hit "Ham...
![Stars shimmer on Oscars red carpet once again](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/50/f7/cf/Stars-shimmer-on-Oscars-red-carpet--455542_small.jpg)
Stars shimmer on Oscars red carpet once again
Hollywood's brightest stars hit the Oscars red carpet in high style on a spectacular sunny day in Los Angeles, as the movie indust...
![In Kharkiv, sandbags pile up to save Ukraine national poet's statue](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0a/27/c6/In-Kharkiv--sandbags-pile-up-to-sav-824114_small.jpg)
In Kharkiv, sandbags pile up to save Ukraine natio...
In Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv -- under daily Russian bombardment that has damaged or destroyed 1,000 buildings -- work has b...
!['Lost City' finds top of N.America box office on Oscar weekend](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/31/c4/a0/-Lost-City--finds-top-of-N-America--138013_small.jpg)
'Lost City' finds top of N.America box office on O...
Paramount's new action romance "The Lost City" topped the North American box office this weekend, drawing female viewers through O...
![In a 'dangerous' land: tourists trickle back to Iraq](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4b/d1/2b/In-a--dangerous--land--tourists-tri-040530_small.jpg)
In a 'dangerous' land: tourists trickle back to Ir...
An American tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site...
![UK ceramist fired up for Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/25/88/40/UK-ceramist-fired-up-for-Elizabeth--855536_small.jpg)
UK ceramist fired up for Elizabeth II's Platinum J...
In his ceramics workshop, Simon Willis proudly displays the crockery set he has created for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee,...
![Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins used marijuana, opioids before death: investigators](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/da/92/12/Foo-Fighters-drummer-Taylor-Hawkins-081302_small.jpg)
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins used marijuana...
Preliminary toxicology tests found that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and other drugs in his system b...
![Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies aged 50](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/da/92/12/Foo-Fighters-drummer-Taylor-Hawkins-798222_small.jpg)
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies aged 50
Drummer Taylor Hawkins of the multi-Grammy award-winning rock group the Foo Fighters has died, his bandmates said in a statement F...
![Six things to watch for at the Oscars](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0e/f1/c8/Six-things-to-watch-for-at-the-Osca-264828_small.jpg)
Six things to watch for at the Oscars
Will Hollywood go political about Ukraine at the Oscars on Sunday? Will director Jane Campion walk away with a golden statuette? W...
![With 'CODA,' French producer revisits story and heads to Oscars](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f5/31/21/With--CODA---French-producer-revisi-101628_small.jpg)
With 'CODA,' French producer revisits story and he...
"CODA" producer Philippe Rousselet is pleased, but not surprised, that his heartwarming drama about a deaf family is now a hot fav...
![Jared Leto on joining Marvel and turning into a vampire](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/95/f5/10/Jared-Leto-on-joining-Marvel-and-tu-149181_small.jpg)
Jared Leto on joining Marvel and turning into a va...
Jared Leto has been a star for decades, but it's only now at 50 that he is fronting his first major blockbuster -- transforming in...
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Sri Lanka papers run out of newsprint as crisis bi...
Two major Sri Lanka newspapers are suspending their print editions because of a lack of paper, their owner said Friday, the latest...
![The Oscars: five memorable moments](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ca/7b/df/The-Oscars--five-memorable-moments-646447_small.jpg)
The Oscars: five memorable moments
The Oscars is Hollywood's biggest night, and the gala has generated some remarkable moments in its more than 90-year history -- so...
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Elton John: still standing at 75
British pop superstar Elton John turned 75 on Friday, but vowed to keep making music, even as he tours the world for the final tim...