L A strike cripples MTA system grounding buses and trains
Los Angeles faces mass disruption as MTA mechanics and transit workers walk out, halting buses and trains for the day. Union leader cites stalled contract talks and health fund funding as key issues. Up to 9,000 workers could honor the strike, affecting about 500,000 daily riders.
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Joe Jimenez
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Berry Rejoins R.E.M. for Raleigh Homecoming
In Raleigh North Carolina Bill Berry joined R.E.M. on stage for a homecoming appearance after retiring in 1997. Michael Stipe dedicated two songs to Berry and he later sang backup on Radio Free Europe before playing drums on Permanent Vacation, substituting for Bill Rieflin.
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Radio Free Europe
Murmur
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Birthdays for Barry McGuire and Penny Marshall
Today honors include singer Barry McGuire, actress director Penny Marshall, Tito Jackson, Tanya Roberts, and musician Richard Carpenter among others. Noting Don Stevenson, Mark Reznicek, and Frin Ranet in the roster of celebrated birthdays.
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Penny Marshall
Don Stevenson
Moby Grape
Richard Carpenter
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Tito Jackson
Tanya Roberts
Charlie’s Angels
Mark Reznicek
Toadies
Frin Ranet
Downey Says He’s Clean This Time He Means It
Robert Downey Jr. tells ABC and Diane Sawyer that he has made a final decision to quit drugs. He says his life is no longer an everyday struggle and that the high stakes helped him choose sobriety for good.
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Robert Downey Jr
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Diane Sawyer
Rodney Dangerfield Meets Raelian Cloning Leaders in LA
Rodney Dangerfield and his wife Joan met with Brigitte Boisselier, CEO of Clonard, at their Los Angeles home to discuss cloning the comic. Boisselier rose to fame after claiming Clonard cloned a baby named Eve, a claim that remains unproven.
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Rodney Dangerfield
New York Post
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Brigitte Boisselier
Clonard
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Eve
Rodney
Joan Dangerfield
Hawke Thurman Tarantino affair rumors swirl
Ethan Hawke allegedly cheated on Uma Thurman amid rumors of Thurman’s affair with Quentin Tarantino. Hawke reportedly dated Jen Perrow in Canada while the couple faced marriage strain. Tarantino denies any romantic link, calling Thurman a muse in a Rolling Stone interview.
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Uma Thurman
Quentin Tarantino
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Jen Perrow
Canada
Thurman
Kill Bill
Tarantino
Rolling Stone
Uma
Bachelorette Trista Rehn to wed Ryan Sutter in TV nuptials
Associated Press reports Trista Rehn will marry Ryan Sutter in a made for TV ceremony. Rehn will wear a strapless Badgley Mischka gown with a full skirt and has prepared with Pilates tanning and facials. ABC plans to broadcast the wedding in November while she transitions from The Bachelorette to married life.
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Mischka
Married Life
Ryan Sutter
Rehn
Modern Bride
ABC
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