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LAS VEGAS — Thousands of revelers were on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip Thursday despite a plea from Nevada's governor that people reconsider their plans to go out and celebrate New Year's Eve amid the pandemic.

TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corp.'s deal to be acquired by a fund affiliated with Apollo Global Management Inc. has been granted court approval.

NEW YORK — Only one project lured two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson back to the screen after an absence of 25 years: “Elizabeth Is Missing.

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.

When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it’ll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous.

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to NFL broadcasts this season, pregame shows have faced the biggest adjustments.

LONDON — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

LOS ANGELES — The final new “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air next week, with highlights that promise to be memorable.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. The Miami Twp.

LOS ANGELES — Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan's Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82.