Television SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 FFeatureseatures compelled toact. animal rescuein out andIcouldn’tunseethat.” ting closetoher.Isawhercrying they’re tryingtocatchherandget- that hadn’tbeencaughtyet—and up andIsawtherewasonecow 23 years.“Thismorning,Iwoke ren, whohasbeenavegetarianfor there wasadooropen,”saidWar- thetic animals.Imean,theyknew a stateagriculturehealthcheck. said thetransferwasdependenton house whenWarrensteppedin.He with theownerofslaughter- open adialogueaboutthecow had alreadyauthorizedhimto cows wantingtobe free,”shesaid. it’s almostlikeshe representsall cow. Becausethis wasthatone.So saved. Butthisfeelslikeaspecial ager Angeles, WarrenandCityMan- the FarmSanctuarynorthofLos to arrangehavethecowsent contacted thecityof stampeded throughasuburb. California a herdescapedfrom capture formorethanadayafter to savethelifeofcowthateluded ane Warren tion. (AP) as co-presidentsoftheorganiza- fi academy named be itsoffi leader, after theacademysaiditsinterim dent andCEOattheacademy. woman toholdthetitleofpresi- charity organizationwasthefi Thursday. said inajointstatementlate private,” theacademyandDugan keep thetermsoftheiragreement resolve theirdifferencesandto Deborah Duganhaveagreedto the organization. the formerleaderwasletgofrom a confi Recording Academyhavereached CEO The formerCEOof muddled withconfl the awardsshowwasriggedand 2020 Grammys.Shehassincesaid LOS ANGELES: NEW YORK: presence. from 1993to2009,thelatterforlessthaneightmonthsin2009-10. “Tonight,” bothonNBCbutwithwidelyvaryingruns:theformer O’Brien’s previousshows,“LateNightWithConanO’Brien”and from Boston,withJackBlackonhandtosaluteO’Brien. taped outsidetheUnitedStates.WillFerrellappearedbyZoom tin, TomHanksandSarahSilverman,highlightsofspecials down memorylanewithclipsofguestsincludingSteveMar- Max, settoarrivein2022withanas-yetunannouncedformat. a tenuresecondonlytoJohnnyCarson’s30yearson“Tonight.” marking theendofhisthirdlate-nightshowover28years.It’s can managethat,it’sthedefi fore allowinghimselfatouchofsentiment. bouncing betweenself-deprecatingandsmart-aleckhumorbe- form ashewrappedhisTBSshow“Conan”afternearly11years, LOS ANGELES,June26,(AP):ConanO’Brienstayedtrueto Conan O’BrienendsTBSlate-nightshowwithsnark,gratitude eld Jones “This isn’tmyfi Warren saidshehasafarm “Cows areverysmart,empa- Carmona saidtheCityCouncil The Grammy-winningartist The settlementcomesweeks Dugan wasfi “The RecordingAcademyand “It’s kindofbecomeatradition,”O’BriensaidFerrell’s Ferrell notedthathe’sbeenaguestfortheconclusionsof The hour-long“Conan”fi O’Brien’s nextventureisaweeklyvarietyseriesforHBO “Try todowhatyoulovewithpeoplelove,andif Steve Carmona Deborah Dugan dential settlementoverwhy Harvey Masonjr cial CEO.Thisweekthe ❑ slaughterhouseand and steppedinThursday OustedGrammys red daysbeforethe Panos A.Panay Valeisha Butter- Malibu Songwriter rst cowI’ve icts ofinterest. Bono Pico Rivera said. Southern andthe andfelt ., would ’s (RED) Di- This imagereleasedbyNetfl rst

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Perhaps“UberEx- In itsplace,BlackserenadedO’Brienandhislongtimeside- Black limpedontothestagewearinganorthopedicboot,which “Wow, adyingbreed,”Simpsontoldtheanimatedversionof O’Brien, awriterfor“TheSimpsons”inhissaladdays,sat ua Warren Dugan videos.” Jazeera andDeltaAirlines,hisYouTube“classicunboxing He thenlaudedhimforastringofprojectedtalkshowfl enough entertainmentinthemforeightepisodes,”Ferrellsaid. for probablefutureneed,includinghisnewHBOMaxseries. ceeded toperformfarewellsthathesuggestedO’Brienshouldbank nish actionanddancingskit. “People wouldsaysixepisodesisn’talot,butyoupacked “It’s become(expletive)exhausting,”Ferrellreplied.Hethenpro- Los Angeles in aseparate,untelevisedceremonyonJanuary15 Awards telecast,thehonoraryOscarswillbedoledout Thursday. OncearegularfeatureoftheAcademy January. 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