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Palestine Herald-Press Editor Jeffery Gerritt won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing.

This Editor Turned What A Sheriff Said Was 'Not News' Into A Pulitzer-Winning Series

3:41pm May 11, 2020

by Austin Horn

Jeffery Gerritt's series, called "Death Without Conviction," started with a look into a local woman's death. It ended up shedding light on Texas' system of review for deaths in county jails.

Jerry Stiller performed in a comedy duo with his wife, Anne Meara, and also appeared in films and on Broadway and television. Onscreen, he was George Costanza's father; in real life, he was dad to actor Ben Stiller. He's pictured above in New York City in

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Comedian Jerry Stiller, Who Played Hotheaded Dad On 'Seinfeld,' Dies At 92

1:11pm May 11, 2020

by Alex Cohen

Stiller performed in a comedy duo with wife Anne Meara and appeared in films and on Broadway and television. Onscreen, he was George Costanza's father; in real life, he was dad to actor Ben Stiller.

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Betty Wright, Soul Icon Who Sang 'Clean Up Woman,' Has Died At Age 66

7:44pm May 10, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The singer is known for a roster of hits that included the songs "Dance With Me" and "No Pain No Gain." She died following a battle with cancer.

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Julie Andrews And Daughter Host New Kids Podcast 'Julie's Library'

7:59am May 10, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton about their new podcast "Julie's Library," which features a children's book in every episode.

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Murderbot Makes A Triumphant (And Cranky) Return In 'Network Effect'

7:00am May 10, 2020

by Steve Mullis

Martha Wells' freethinking robot stars in its first full-length adventure, remaining just as misanthropic and TV-obsessed as ever, even as it attempts to figure out who kidnapped it and its friends.

Roy Horn kisses a tiger cub at his Las Vegas home with Siegfried Fischbacher in 2008. Horn, who survived a tiger mauling in 2003, died on Friday of complications related to COVID-19.

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Roy Horn Of Siegfried And Roy Dies Of COVID-19 At Age 75

7:51pm May 09, 2020

by Ted Robbins

Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher thrilled audiences for decades doing illusions with big cats. Horn died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.

Samantha Bee arrives at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 16, 2018.

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides

10:33am May 09, 2020

Bee will answer three questions about the people who stand in for actors when a posterior shot is required — and the star is either unwilling or unqualified to do it.

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Pandemic Gardens Satisfy A Hunger For More Than Just Good Tomatoes

7:59am May 09, 2020

by Petra Mayer

The victory gardens of the 1940s helped people contribute to the war effort from the safety of home. 75 years later, vegetable gardens are having a resurgence, for similiar reasons.

Grace Farris, Chief of Hospital Medicine at Mount Sinai West, explains how songs have become welcome hospital anthems in otherwise difficult times.

COMIC: Hospitals Turn To Alicia Keys, U2 And The Beatles To Sing Patients Home

7:00am May 09, 2020

by Grace Farris

Call them victory anthems. Every time a patient with COVID-19 is well enough to be discharged, hospitals in New York and elsewhere play songs of celebration over the intercom. A doctor explains.

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These 'Little Eyes' Watch The World Burn

7:00am May 09, 2020

by Jason Sheehan

In her new novel, Samanta Schweblin gives everyone in the world a little critter that's basically a Furby with a webcam — naturally, this does not end well, for the owners, the devices, or anyone.