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Mar. 16, 2025

Albert Finney Dies at 82: His Life and Acclaimed Career in Pictures

01of 14Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1960)Albert Finney in 1960’sSaturday night and Sunday Morning.Woodfall/British Lion/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockAfter attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, one of Finney’s first big roles came in the 1960 film as a disillusioned factory worker. His strong performance put him on the map as a force to be reckoned within the acting world. 01of 14 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1960) Albert Finney in 1960’sSaturday night and Sunday Morning.Woodfall/British Lion/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

Mar. 16, 2025

Albert Finney, Five-Time Oscar Nominee and 'Erin Brockovich' Star, Dies at 82

Photo: Eric Robert/Sygma/Getty Five-time Oscar nomineeAlbert Finneyhas died at the age of 82. Finney disclosed in 2011 that he had been suffering fromkidney cancer,TheGuardianreported. A publicist told that outlet that Finney died on Thursday of a chest infection at the Royal Marsden hospital just outside London. Albert Finney.Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Born in 1936 as the youngest of three children, Albert Finney Jr. grew up in the northern English town of Salford in a family that worked its way up to lower middle class.

Mar. 16, 2025

Albie Manzo Defends Mom Caroline Manzo for Writing Letter in Support of Brother-in-Law Thomas

In the latest episode of his podcast,Dear Albie, the 35-year-old reality star discussed his mother’s decision to write a letter in support of Dina’s ex-husband Thomas “Tommy” Manzo, a choice that appears to have reignited the longstanding rift between the two sisters. “This is why I respect my mother so much. She made a choice that she knew going in was going to be extraordinarily unpopular — that could’ve been easily twisted into something that it isn’t — but she made it anyway because she felt it was the right thing to do,” Albie said on the podcast.

Mar. 16, 2025

Alcohol Consumption Among Binge Drinkers in America Is on the Rise, According to New Study

Photo: Getty The CDC, which noted increases for both men and women, defines binge drinking for men as having on average at least five alcoholic beverages per occasion and at least four for women. According to the study, the largest increase in binge drinking was reported among adults aged 35-44 without a high school diploma (up from 646 to 942, representing a 45.8 percent rise) as well as those with yearly incomes of less than $25,000 (up from 543 to 673).

Mar. 16, 2025

Alcohol-Related Deaths Soared by More Than 25% During the Pandemic, Study Finds

Drinking wine.Photo: Getty “We’re not surprised. It’s unfortunate, but we sort of expected to see something like this,” Dr. Aaron White, lead author of the study and a neuroscientist at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,told CNN. For the study,published in theJournal of the American Medical Associationon Friday, researchers went through death certificates from the Centers for Disease Control for people 16 and older and found ones where alcohol was an underlying or contributing cause.