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Democrats to gather for revival of Steak Fry tradition

Polk County Democrats are hoping the political buzz from the annual fall event hosted by former Senator Tom Harkin can be re-generated from their new event. The final “Harkin Steak Fry” fundraiser was three years ago. The first annual “Polk County Steak Fry” is this Saturday. Sean Bagniewski, the chairman of Polk County Democrats, says […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Entertainment

Viola Davis on “How to Get Away with Murder” season premiere: “It’s interesting when people reach rock bottom”

ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) -- How to Get Away with Murder returns to ABC on Thursday, after a two-hour Grey's Anatomy season premiere, and Emmy winner Viola Davis says the first episode will dig a little deeper into Davis' character, criminal defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating, and her Keating 5. "I just feel like it's sort of a reset button, like you're going to really see who people are, […]

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Entertainment

“I think they’re within their Constitutional rights”: “black-ish” star Anthony Anderson weighs in on NFL athletes taking a knee

ABC Radio(NEW YORK) -- Anthony Anderson's show black-ish isn't afraid to tackle hot button issues, and right now, no topic is hotter than the controversy over NFL players protesting racial inequality by "taking a knee" during the national anthem.  President Trump says it's disrespectful, and has suggested that any player who does so should be fired.  Anderson, however, disagrees. "I think they're well within their constitutional rights," he tells ABC Radio. "Especially when these athletes […]

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Entertainment

“Will & Grace” revival: Everything old is new again

NBC - 2017Will & Grace makes its long-awaited return on Thursday after more than a decade, but star Eric McCormack says the series won't be picking up where it left off. If you recall, the Emmy-winning sitcom ended in 2006 after eight seasons with all the characters having moved on with their lives and away from each other. Well, forget all that -- in the revival, nothing's changed. How they'll pull that off is […]

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Entertainment

Julia Louis-Dreyfus reveals breast cancer diagnosis: “Today, I’m the one”

Trae Patton/CBS(HOLLYWOOD) -- Julia Louis-Dreyfus has announced that she's been diagnosed with breast cancer. "1 in 8 women get breast cancer," she tweeted Thursday. "Today, I'm the one." "The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union," she continues.  "The bad news is that all women are so lucky, so let's fight all cancers and […]

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Entertainment

“Will & Grace” revival: Everything old is new again

NBC - 2017Will & Grace makes its long-awaited return on Thursday after more than a decade, but star Eric McCormack says the series won't be picking up where it left off. If you recall, the Emmy-winning sitcom ended in 2006 after eight seasons with all the characters having moved on with their lives and away from each other. Well, forget all that -- in the revival, nothing's changed. How they'll pull that off is […]

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Entertainment

Tom Cruise: No buts about it, that’s my butt in “Valkyrie”

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Tom Cruise has confirmed that his butt in the 2008 film Valkyrie was absolutely real. Tom's posterior came under scrutiny last month when a Twitter user shared a screen grab of Cruise's rear end captioned, “hello, please, i present the theory that for one single shot in Valkyrie (2008), at 5:12, tom cruise wears a fake butt. Observe.” The image? A bending Cruise reveals a posterior so rounded and […]

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Entertainment

Report: Meghan McCain to join “The View”

ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) -- Variety is reporting that The View has found its conservative co-host replacement for Jedidiah Bila, and it's Meghan McCain. There's no official word yet, but according to Variety, McCain -- daughter of Arizona Senator John McCain -- will join the show next month. Variety cites an unnamed inside source says the show has been looking for a stronger conservative voice for its panel since Elisabeth Hasselbeck […]

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Entertainment

Lucious attempts to regain his “Noble Memory” in season four premiere of “Empire”

FOX/Jean Whiteside(NEW YORK) -- The premiere episode of Empire's fourth season -- titled "Noble Memory" -- picks up with Cookie speaking to an interviewer for a TV special to commemorate Empire's 20th anniversary.  We soon find out that Lucious survived the aftermath of last season's finale episode, but still suffers from amnesia. Here are some more highlights from this episode:   - Lucious' nurse Claudia, played by Demi Moore, brings […]

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