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Jennie Matthew
A woman bows her head in front of a memorial on October 28, 2018, at the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27. 2018 (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
October 29, 2018, 4:21 am
Thousands of mourners pack emotional vigil for synagogue attack victims
Overflow crowd of hundreds stand outside in rain listening to interfaith service on loudspeakers
By Jennie Matthew
The day after a deadly shooting, people arrive to pay their respects in front of a memorial outside of the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
October 28, 2018, 8:54 pm
Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill, a close-knit Jewish hub, numbed by slaughter
‘My kids are scared,’ says one resident after deadliest attack on Jews in US history; another compares it to shocking aftermath of 9/11
By Jennie Matthew
In this photo from January 19, 2010, Leslie Moonves of CBS arrives for the premiere of CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures" at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on January 19, 2010. (AFP/Robyn Beck)
September 10, 2018, 6:01 am
CBS chief executive Moonves quits after fresh sexual misconduct claims
Network announces it will deduct $20 million from disgraced CEO’s severance package for donation to the #MeToo movement
By Jennie Matthew
Former US President Bill Clinton plays an Aretha Franklin song on his phone during Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (AFP PHOTO / Angela Weiss)
September 1, 2018, 12:24 am
Say a final prayer: Stars, dignitaries mourn Aretha Franklin at Detroit funeral
Peerless singer died of cancer on August 16, aged 76, closing curtain on a glittering six-decade career that spanned gospel, R&B, jazz, blues and even classical music
By Jennie Matthew
Donald Trump, right, and Rudy Giuliani pose for photographs as Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse on Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
August 24, 2018, 6:25 am
All the president’s lawyers: The small army defending Trump
From McCarthyite Roy Cohn to Israel defender Jay Sekulow, the president has always surrounded himself with litigators
By Jennie Matthew
Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer for US President Donald Trump, leaves federal court on August 21, 2018, in New York. (AFP Photo/ Don Emmert)
August 23, 2018, 3:08 am
Et tu, Cohen? Ex-aide could be tip of Trump iceberg
After the president hung him out to dry, the former confidant and ‘fixer’ appears willing to cooperate with prosecutors on more than one corruption investigation
By Jennie Matthew
People visit the Palestinian Museum US on the day of its inauguration in Woodbridge, Connecticut, April 22, 2018. (AFP/Hector Retamal)
April 27, 2018, 9:45 am
First-of-its-kind Palestinian art museum opens doors in US
One artist hopes visitors ‘will learn more about our existence as a people, see us as being creative rather than backward victims’
By Jennie Matthew
Cynthia Nixon speaking in New York City, January 29, 2018. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images via JTA)
March 20, 2018, 6:27 am
‘Sex and the City’ star joins New York governor race
Actress Cynthia Nixon hopes to challenge incumbent Andrew Cuomo with a progressive platform championing economic equality
By Jennie Matthew
Illustrative: Harvey Weinstein attends the "Reservoir Dogs" 25th anniversary screening during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 28, 2017. (Charles Sykes/Invision/ AP)
March 7, 2018, 8:36 am
Investor ‘terminates’ Weinstein Company assets deal
Movie company board slams ‘excuses,’ as Maria Contreras-Sweet says disappointing information led her to end bid
By Jennie Matthew
In this file photo from July 15, 2015, director Woody Allen attends a special screening of "Irrational Man" at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
January 19, 2018, 12:54 pm
Woody Allen: Prolific film legend stained by scandal
Unproven allegations he molested his adopted daughter and a relationship with his ex-lover’s adopted daughter jaundice a career now more lauded in Europe than at home
By Jennie Matthew
Colin Firth gives an acceptance speech at the Oscars after winning the award for best actor on March 3, 2011. (Screen capture/YouTube)
January 19, 2018, 12:45 pm
Firth rebukes Woody Allen over daughter’s molestation claims
Hollywood star joins list of actors vowing not to work with film director amid revived claims he molested his 7-year-old adopted daughter
By Jennie Matthew
Director-actor Woody Allen onstage during American Film Institute's 45th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton at Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California,June 8, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / KEVIN WINTER)
January 18, 2018, 1:36 am
Woody Allen backlash grows as daughter says she’s telling truth
Dylan Farrow’s claim the director sexually assaulted her as a seven-year-old first surfaced a quarter of a century ago
By Jennie Matthew
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in the show 'House of Cards' (screen capture: YouTube)
November 4, 2017, 6:21 am
Spacey dumped by Netflix, police home in on Weinstein
Streaming service says it will work with the show’s production company, MRC, to evaluate path forward
By Jennie Matthew
Actors in the Central Park production of Julius Caesar, June 2017 (YouTube screenshot)
June 13, 2017, 4:08 am
Trump-style ‘Julius Caesar’ provokes storm in NY
Play depicting authoritarian ruler ‘brutally stabbed to death by women and minorities’ loses sponsors in face of mounting criticism
By Jennie Matthew
Family members of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, (from L-R) wife Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump and sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. as they listen to the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, October 9, 2016 (AFP/Tasos Katopodis)
June 10, 2017, 1:34 pm
Trump leans on family as Don Jr. comes out swinging for dad
To many on both sides of the political divide, Donald Jr. and Ivanka have been reasonable and more measured than their father
By Jennie Matthew and Catherine TRIOMPHE
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