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Film Academy Expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski From Membership

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to expel actor Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from its membership ranks.

The decision to remove Cosby and Polanski from the membership was made Tuesday, May 1 at a scheduled board meeting.

The move comes a week after Cosby was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault brought against him by Andrea Constand.

Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by as many as 60 women, a few of which testified at the emotional hearing.

Polanski has been on the lam for 40 years, ever since fleeing the country while awaiting sentencing for statutory rape in 1978.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors met on Tuesday night (May 1) and has voted to expel actor Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from its membership in accordance with the organization’s Standards of Conduct.

The Board continues to encourage ethical standards that require members to uphold the Academy’s values of respect for human dignity. »

Conan O'Brien's TBS Late-Night Show Reduced to Half-Hour in 2019

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

Additionally, TBS is expanding its partnership with O'Brien's Team Coco and has unveiled plans to expand its touring and online efforts connected to the long-running late-night series.

Additionally, as O'Brien celebrates 25 years on late-night TV (with eight of them at TBS), Team Coco will partner with NBC and TBS to put the host's entire Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Conan catalog online.

The shift comes more than a year after rumors surfaced that TBS was plotting to reduce Conan to a weekly format. »

Mystery pooper at N.J. high school's track turned out to be superintendent, cops say

Authored by nj.com

Thomas Tramaglini, 42, lives about 3 miles from Holmdel High School in neighboring Aberdeen.

He was running at the track on the athletic fields at 5:50 a.m. before he was arrested.

Track coaches and staff at Holmdel High School told the district's resource officer that they found human feces on or near the football field and track daily, Holmdel police said in a statement Thursday. »

Is the Christian Right Driving Americans Away From Religion?

Authored by psmag.com

It reports the rate at which people disassociate themselves from religion is higher in states where the Christian right exerts its political muscle.

"Religious attachments fade in the face of visible Christian right policy victories," writes a research team led by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe.

In the journal Political Research Quarterly, Djupe and his colleagues analyze the intersection of personal faith and religion-driven politics on a state-by-state basis. »

EU to give young people free train tickets to explore Europe

Authored by abcnews.go.com

The European Union is convinced it has found a new way for young people to fall in love with neighboring countries — free train rides.

The EU kicked off the DiscoverEU project Thursday to send up to 30,000 18-year-olds chugging across the continent this year, giving them free rail tickets to broaden their horizons.

This year, 18-year-olds will be able to apply for a free ticket to travel in up to four EU countries for a month. »