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Honesty, we’re assured, is that the best policy. For example in only how badly awry even a well-meaning ruse may go, viewers can consult the earnest opera “Dear Evan Hansen” (Universal). Beyond illustrating the negative consequences of deception, director Stephen Chbosky’s screen version of the award-winning 2016 Broadway hit is marked, overall, by upright fundamental values. So, despite some incidental …

Multiple people were injured Thursday during a shooting inside the Kroger on Byhalia and Poplar Avenue in Collierville, a Memphis suburb after a lively shooter incident officials are calling the “most horrific event” within the town’s history. Collierville captain Dale Lane confirmed 13 people were shot, and one person killed. The suspected shooter is also dead, possibly from a self-inflicted …

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton didn’t know one another that well before they were brought together for his or her 1983 duet, “Islands within the Stream.” The song, written by the Bee Gees, became an enormous hit for the pair, with its country-inflected pop sensibilities. Over the years the pair sang that song together repeatedly and were dear friends until …

Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a $50 million lawsuit over cosmetic procedures that she says left her “brutally disfigured” and turned her into a recluse. The Canadian model, one among the most important figures on runways and magazine covers within the 1990s, said in an Instagram post that she had undergone treatment to scale back fat some five years …

Panthers back Christian McCaffrey left Thursday night’s game against the Texans with a strained hamstring, and Carolina later lost first-round pick Jaycee Horn to a broken right foot. The injuries, confirmed by coach Matt Rhule, soured an evening that saw the Panthers beat the Texans 24-9 to maneuver to 3-0 for just the fifth time in team history. Rhule said …

Spoiler alert! the subsequent contains details from the Sept. 22 premiere of Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” including the evening’s double-elimination. Finally, a masks debate that may not political. With the return of “The Masked Singer” (Fox, Wednesdays at 8 EDT/PDT) private eyes of the interwebs can revisit to combing clues to unravel the mystery of the cloaked contestants. Of course, …