A Failure of the Network News Star System
What did Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and Bill OâReilly have in common? They were encouraged to be larger-than-life characters before their sudden falls.
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What did Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and Bill OâReilly have in common? They were encouraged to be larger-than-life characters before their sudden falls.
The comic actress makes her Broadway debut in Steve Martinâs funny, if strained, play about two couples sharing a stressful celestial evening together.
In postwar Japan, a single-minded focus on rapid economic growth helped erode family ties. Now, a generation of elderly Japanese is dying alone.
As Hollywood begins its three-month awards season, some are wondering how the frothy celebrations will mesh with the industry upheaval over harassment.
The generation of people born 1962 to 1971, now in what are typically peak earning years, are finding they are not doing as well as they might have expected.
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The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 29, 2017, covering November 30, 2017.
Taylor Swift
Sam Smith
Chris Brown
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
2017Jim Nabors, American actor and comedian (born 1930)[â ]
James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.
2017Surin Pitsuwan, Thai politician and diplomat (born 1949)[â ]
Surin Abdul Halim bin Ismail Pitsuwan was a Thai diplomat and politician of Malay descent who served as the 12th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2008 and 2012.
2017Marina Popovich, Soviet pilot, engineer and military officer (born 1931)[â ]
Marina Lavrentyevna Zhikhoreva was a Soviet Air Forces colonel, engineer, and decorated Soviet test pilot. In 1964, she became the third woman and the first Soviet woman to break the sound barrier. Known as "Madame MiG", for her work in the Soviet fighter, she set more than one hundred aviation world records on over 40 types of aircraft over her career.

2017Alfie Curtis, British actor (born 1930)[â ]
Alfie Curtis was a British actor. He appeared in a number of television and film roles and is best known for playing Dr. Evazan in Star Wars (1977).
In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[â ]