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Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music…
What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
Comcast’s corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with “NBC” in…
Taylor Swift to kick off final three Toronto shows as Eras Tour heads toward finale
TORONTO — Taylor Swift is throwing another party in Toronto as her celebrated Eras Tour…
Nova Scotia’s main party leaders spar in final televised debate of election campaign
HALIFAX — Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston asked Nova Scotians on Thursday to be patient,…
Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran was about to join Taylor Swift on stage at a concert over the…
Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from…
Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral’s reopening as ‘a calling’
PARIS (AP) — When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Notre Dame cathedral burned in April…
When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and ‘Wicked’ embraced it
NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but…
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music…
Our Lady Peace, Mike Weir among Canada’s Walk of Fame honourees for 2025
TORONTO — Rock band Our Lady Peace, golf star Mike Weir and actress Tonya Williams…
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction…
Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Trump
Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden…
Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello to headline college football concert series in Atlanta
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello are gearing up to make…
‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer
NEW YORK (AP) — When the photographer Ernest Cole died in 1990 at the age…
Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters
“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn’t…
‘Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of…
Simone Biles to join Snoop Dogg as a guest mentor for an episode on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg and Simone Biles turned their Olympic bond from this…
When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and ‘Wicked’ embraced it
NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but…
Here’s Jason: Kelce will host late-night show on ESPN beginning final week of NFL season
Jason Kelce will try his hand at late-night television early next year. Kelce announced during…
Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected
LONDON (AP) — A legal claim by more than 300 survivors of a bombing that…
What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?
NEW YORK (AP) — Hard as it may be to believe, changing the future of…
Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year
Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have…
DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit
DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected…
How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024’s biggest indie hits
NEW YORK (AP) — The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend.…