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Magician, ‘Boogie Nights’ actor, Ricky Jay, dies

Ricky Jay, a magician, historian of oddball entertainers and actor who appeared in “Boogie Nights” and other films, has died. He was 72.

Recovering body of American killed by tribesman ‘becoming futile’

Indian officials have traveled repeatedly in recent days near the remote island where an American missionary was killed by people who have long resisted the outside world. But they have not set foot onto North Sentinel Island since the killing, and it remains unclear if they will.

 
Amtrak passengers endure 11-hour nightmare

Some people spent the end of their Thanksgiving holiday stuck on an Amtrak train without working toilets.

 
Early winter storm pummels Midwest, cancels flights, shuts roads

A winter storm is continuing to batter much of the central Midwest early Monday from northeast Missouri into southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois, including the greater Chicago area.

‘Last Tango in Paris’, ‘Last Emperor’ director Bertolucci dies

Italian film-maker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with “The Last Emperor” and whose erotic drama “Last Tango in Paris” enthralled and shocked the world, died Monday. He was 77.

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