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Jussie Smollett decision angers Chicago mayor, police chief

Prosecutors on Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, the “Empire” actor who was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago, his attorneys said.

Cancellations continue in Manchester in wake of bombing

WWE canceled an event it had planned in Manchester, England, citing Monday’s terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert that killed 22 people and injured dozens more. The company, which had planned to showcase its popular developmental roster NXT at the Manchester Arena, where a suicide bomber detonated his device, made the announcement on Friday on Facebook.

 
Judges rules against Bill Cosby getting notes from New York magazine reporter

Bill Cosby lost his bid on Tuesday to force the publisher of New York magazine to comply with a subpoena seeking reporters’ notes and other material for a cover story last year chronicling 35 women’s sexual assault claims against him.

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How Josh Duggar went from ’19 Kids and Counting’ star to rehab patient

To the viewers of TLC’s ’19 Kids and Counting’, Josh Duggar was the quintessential example of an eldest son. However, behind closed-doors and behind a computer keyboard, Josh was anything except the god-fearing man he led fans of the family’s TV show to believe.