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The New York Times and Hasbro are teaming up to create a Wordle Board Game. Based off the hit online world puzzle, “Wordle: The Party Game,” will be available for purchase in October.  The game was first created by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle in October 2021 as a gift …

Andy Fletcher, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, is dead at 60 years old.  A cause of death was not immediately known, though the news was announced by the band’s Twitter on Thursday.  More commonly known was “Fletch” by friends and fans, Fletcher, a United …

Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. “Our …

Nearly two weeks after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set, Alec Baldwin shared posts from an apparent fellow crewmember that dispute reports of poor working conditions. Baldwin has spoken publicly just a handful of times since he fired a .45-caliber revolver that was believed to be safe during a rehearsal …

Alex Trebek won a posthumous Daytime Emmy for hosting “Jeopardy!” on Friday, with the show also winning an award in its own category. Trebek’s son, Matt, and daughter, Emily, accepted the trophy from behind the host’s podium on the quiz show’s set. “For as long as we can remember, he …

Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 season as part of an 81-game ban following Major League Baseball’s investigation into alleged domestic violence incidents. The league announced the suspension Thursday, and Germán has agreed not to appeal. Germán was put on administrative leave on …

It’s been more than a year since Nike’s controversial ad featuring Colin Kaepernick premiered to both praise and outrage. Now the commercial, which encourages viewers to “dream crazy,” has been honored with an Emmy Award. The “Dream Crazy” ad, created by the Wieden+Kennedy ad agency and produced by Park Pictures, …

Eddie Money says he has stage 4 esophageal cancer. The singer known for such hits as “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight” says his fate is in “God’s hands.” Money’s comments appear in a video released Saturday from his AXS TV reality series “Real Money.” The full …

Dr. Dre got some backlash over an Instagram post about his daughter’s acceptance into the University of Southern California this weekend. He wanted to make sure people knew she got in on her own merits and he’s not embroiled in the recent admissions scandal. But the music mogul neglected to mention he’s …

K-pop sensation BTS is having a great year, especially frontman RM. RM, the boy band’s main rapper, has become the first solo member of BTS to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart.  RM’s latest solo album “mono.” hit No. 2 on World Albums, and he became the highest-charting …