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AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the world, will reopen more than 100 US locations on Thursday after closing its doors in March. Other big chains like Regal Cinemas and Alamo Drafthouse will be back this weekend as well, while Cinemark started last week with phased reopening. Roughly 1,400 …
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‘Stuttering John,’ by Howard Stern Girl, pleads for SiriusXM
John Melendez, known as Stuttering John as a longtime sidekick for radio and television host Howard Stern, has submitted SiriusXM for use of his name, image and voice without permission on channels dedicated to Stern. Melendez, who left Stern’s radio show after more than 15 years in 2004 and was …
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