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Lynn Hamilton, ‘Sanford and Son' and ‘The Waltons' actor, dies at 95

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Teacher makes $250,000 trade with Tom Brady after finishing third in Fanatics Fest competition

Matt Dennish is heading home with bragging rights over professional athletes, a great story to tell his students, and a bag filled with $250,000 in cash.

The 39-year-old high school health teacher from Pennsylvania won a highly-valuable LeBron James rookie card on Sunday for finishing third in Fanatics Games — a high-stakes sports-skills competition in New York City.

But the legendary former athlete who won the three-day event, and the $1 million prize that came with it, wanted the card.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon' tops the US box office as ‘Elio' marks a new low for Pixar

Neither Pixar nor zombies were enough to topple “How to Train Your Dragon” from the No. 1 slot at North American box offices over the weekend. The Universal Pictures live-action remake remained the top film, bringing in $37 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, despite the sizeable new releases of “Elio” and “28 Years Later,” according to studio estimates Sunday. “How To Train Your Dragon” has rapidly amassed $358.2 million worldwide.

Six years after its last entry, the Dean DeBlois-directed “How To Train Your Dragon” has proven a potent revival of the DreamWorks Animation franchise. A sequel is already in the works for the $150 million production, which remakes the 2010 animated tale about a Viking boy and his dragon.

Pixar’s “Elio” had a particularly tough weekend. The Walt Disney Co. animation studio has often launched some of its biggest titles in June, including “Cars,” “WALL-E” and “Toy Story 4.” But “Elio,” a science fiction adventure about a boy who dreams of meeting aliens, notched a modest $21 million, the lowest opening ever for Pixar.

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Virginia woman arrested in connection with Netflix star's hit-and-run death

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Is it ever OK to discipline someone else's child? A pediatrician weighs in

Is it ever acceptable to discipline someone else’s child — especially if your kid is at risk for harm?

“It’s a very fine line,” Dr. Flo Rosen, 70, a retired pediatrician and grandmother who goes by “Ask Bubbie” on social media, tells TODAY.com

Rosen said on TikTok that a mother had asked her for advice: Another child, whose parent was nowhere in sight, was bullying her young kid at the park — would it have been OK for this mom to reprimand the other child?

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Kids' Choice Awards 2025: Complete winners list

Originally appeared on E! Online

Now, this was one heck of a slime.

After all, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards aired live from the Barker Hanger in Los Angeles June 21 with host Tyla, honoring some of the best performers across kids’ television, movies, music and more.

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