Patti LuPone apologizes after she’s denounced for ‘degrading’ comments on Kecia Lewis, Audra McDonald

Broadway legend Patti LuPone has apologized for “flippant and emotional” remarks she made about fellow marquee actors in a New Yorker magazine interview. The mea culpa came via LuPone’s social media accounts Saturday after more than 600 members of the Broadway community signed an open letter condemning the three-time Tony winner’s controversial comments about Kecia…

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At least 7 dead, 30 hurt as bridge collapse causes train derailment in Russia

MOSCOW — A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 30, after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as “illegal interference.” The bridge in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged “as a result of illegal interference in transport operations,” Moscow Railways said…

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Trump to withdraw nomination of Musk associate to lead NASA, AP source says

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Elon Musk, to lead NASA, a person familiar with the decision said Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the administration’s personnel decisions. The White House and NASA…

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