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Australia cancels rapper Ye’s visa over ‘Heil Hitler’ release
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ye, the U.S. rapper formerly known as Kanye West, was recently…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the…

After Diddy’s conviction, here’s where his business ventures stand
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious charges…

What the key witnesses at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial told the jury
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial heard…

2025’s best movies (so far) include ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sorry Baby’ and ‘One of Them Days’
Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as…

BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Their reunion? It’s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will…

Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan says it’s being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury
LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan on Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage…

There’s no one way to be a Canadian: Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of identity and culture, came to his new job…

B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains
A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under…

Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial but is told to keep deliberating
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial said Tuesday…

First half of two-part Sanskrit epic big winner at Dora Awards in Toronto
TORONTO — A modern take on a millennia-old Sanskrit epic was the big winner in…

Brazil to reopen National Museum destroyed by fire in 2018
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s National Museum offered a glimpse of its renovated building…

Ontario paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts
The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic…

Slander or ‘trash-talking’? Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud has a day in court
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is pondering the nature of rap battles and…

Royal train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
LONDON (AP) — The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time.…