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Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, dead at 54

"Friends" star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television's most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54.

The actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry's death.

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Last new Beatles song, 'Now And Then,' to be released next week

Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release next week of what is promised to be the last "new" Beatles song.

The track, called "Now And Then," will be available Thursday, Nov. 2, as part of a single paired with "Love Me Do," the very first Beatles single that came out in 1962 in England, it was announced Thursday.

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From country to pop, 2014 nostalgia to 2023 reality — it's time for Taylor Swift's '1989'

Taylor Swift's reimagined "1989" is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance.

Released in 2014 and named for her birth year, the original "1989" signified a sonic rebirth. Swift had shed the Nashville country roots of her first four studio albums and announced herself a full-fledged pop superstar.

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Celebrities from Madonna to Gigi Hadid respond to Israel-Gaza war

Celebrities have been expressing their horror over Hamas's attack and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, with Bono, Gigi Hadid, Madonna and others speaking up.

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'Frasier' returns to TV with jokes that everyone will laugh at

You could say Joe Cristalli tweeted his role as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the new " Frasier " sitcom into existence.

About 10 years ago as a fledgling TV writer and "Frasier" super fan, Cristalli started a Twitter account with "random jokes" about the show and character made famous by Kelsey Grammer in the sitcoms "Cheers" and "Frasier."

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King Charles III's image to appear on Australian coins this year

An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, officials said Thursday.

The gold Australian dollar coin will be the first with an image of the new British monarch, who is also Australia's head of state, Royal Australian Mint chief executive Leigh Gordon said.

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Vuitton transforms Paris with playful spectacle of color, stars and history

It was more than just another fashion show in the City of Light. Louis Vuitton's latest extravaganza on Paris' most famous avenue, the Champs-Elysées, transformed an iconic 19th-century art nouveau space into an evolving artwork. As guests entered, they encountered an ephemeral installation — a vast, expanding balloon structure that melded with the walls. But as avant-garde as it was, the installation's plastic, coupled with an autumnal heat wave, had some attendees likening it to a fashionable, yet sweltering, greenhouse.

The designs? A riot of colors, ludic patterns, and subtle riffs on harlequins. A visual feast that kept the eyes and iPhones flitting from one ensemble to the next.

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Panda Diplomacy: Departure of DC's beloved pandas signals wider Chinese pullback

Wearing an "I Love Pandas" T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo's furry rock stars casually munching bamboo and rolling around on the grass.

"It felt completely amazing," Kelsey, age 10, said Friday. "My mom has always promised she would take me one day. So we had to do it now that they're going away."

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Lebanese singer and actress Najah Salam dies at age 92

Lebanese singer and actress Najah Salam, who surged to fame in the mid-20th century in the Middle East for her songs promoting pan-Arabism, has died, her family said Thursday. She was 92.

Her family did not disclose the cause of her death.

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Kelce mum about relationship with Swift after she appeared at Chiefs game

Travis Kelce called an appearance by Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Chicago Bears last weekend pretty bold, but the All-Pro tight end insisted Wednesday that he wants to keep future details about their relationship private.

Kelce discussed the pop superstar's well-publicized appearance in a suite at Arrowhead Stadium on his podcast, "New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce." The younger of the Kelce brothers said it was "awesome" how everyone treated Swift during her time in his suite, and he was in awe of the way the 12-time Grammy Award-winner connected with his mom, Donna.

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