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In her latest effort to reform the criminal justice system, Kim Kardashian is seeking the release of New Orleans rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller, who has maintained his innocence in a 2002 murder. Miller – the brother of rap superstar Percy “Master P” Miller – was convicted in 2009 and is serving a life sentence in …

Apple is finally loosening up its tightly-controlled repair program to allow independent repair shops to fix Macs. The iPhone-maker — which until last year only allowed certain non-Apple partners access to company training and official parts — will provide training and official parts to a slew of smaller, independent shops as sales of its flagship …

J.A. Happ is trying to pitch and bite his tongue when he is not. He did both well Sunday night. The veteran lefty limited the comatose Red Sox to one run in 5 ²/₃ innings in a 4-2 triumph and then mostly limited his public annoyance at how he is being used — or more …

Zappos — the Amazon-owned online shoe retailer — appears to be launching a brick-and-mortar location. Sources said that Zappos has leased the three-level, roughly 16,000-square-foot corner of 19 Union Square West at 15th Street that was previously home to American Eagle and its concept-store spinoff, AE Studio. In addition to word of the deal from …

The Islanders finally found a strong start to match their strong third period. But it took overtime Sunday to put them 60 minutes away from finishing off the series. Mathew Barzal delivered the winner 4:28 into overtime to lift the Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Capitals, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the …

CeeLo Green has apologized to rappers Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion after quotes from a recent interview — where he refers to their music as “desperate” and “salacious” — went viral. “There seems to be a misunderstanding with a quote taken from an interview I did a few days ago while promoting …

Alex Ovechkin welcomed himself to the postseason Friday night, but the Islanders took a 2-0 series lead anyways. Barry Trotz’s crew withstood a two-goal game from the dangerous Ovechkin, finding a quick response to his second strike and imposing their will late to come away with a 5-2 win at Scotiabank Arena. Brock Nelson provided …

Brett Goldstein has a busy schedule. The British actor/writer is currently starring in and writes for the Apple TV+ sports comedy “Ted Lasso.” The series follows Ted (played by show co-creator and “SNL” alum Jason Sudeikis), an American football coach who’s recruited to coach an English Premier League soccer team — despite having little knowledge …

Apple has asserted itself once again on the film side, winning an auction for an untitled Africa-set thriller that Idris Elba will star in. He will produce the film with Genre Films’ Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon producing. Script was written by Travon Free (“The Daily Show”), and is set in the action spy/romance arena …

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein appeared by video in an upstate courtroom Friday after Los Angeles authorities filed paperwork to bring him to California to face sex-crime charges there. Weinstein, who appeared virtually from the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, had already struck an agreement with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office to delay the …