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Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for depicting Queen Cleopatra as Black

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CAIRO, Egypt (TND) — A lawyer in Egypt has reportedly filed a lawsuit over Netflix's depiction of famous Egyptian ruler Queen Cleopatra as a Black woman in a new season of a docudrama series. Mahmoud al-Semary accused the streaming service of "erasing the Egyptian identity" of Cleopatra in a legal complaint submitted to Egypt's public prosecutor on Sunday, according to local news agencies. The backlash comes after Netflix released a trailer for the docudrama series' new season last week. Read More...

Judge's order reopens questions about what Paterno knew when

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) A new legal document that claims a boy told Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had molested him has dropped like a bombshell and reignited debate about what the Penn State coach knew about his longtime assistant decades before his arrest. Details of the testimony remain hidden inside a sealed deposition in Penn State's court fight with the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Company. Paterno family members immediately dismissed the accusation, and even an attorney for victims of Sandusky cautioned that he did not know of irrefutable evidence supporting the claim. Read More...

Northern Cambria Sheetz closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19, officials say

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NORTHERN CAMBRIA, Pa. (WJAC) — UPDATE: Sheetz at the Northern Cambria location is back open. ORIGINAL: An employee at Sheetz in Northern Cambria has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday. Public Relations Manager Nick Ruffner says the employee last worked Monday at the store located at 4025 Crawford Ave. He says the store has been closed and the store will be professionally deep cleaned and sanitized before reopening. Read More...

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