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Julianne Moore to lead Venice Film Festival jury this fall
Julianne Moore has been selected to serve as president of the main competition jury for…
German climate activists aim to stir friction with blockades
BERLIN (AP) — “It’s absolutely crazy to stick yourself to the road with superglue,” admits…
Alex Jones defiant in deposition in Sandy Hook hoax lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was defiant and cited free speech rights…
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to UK sexual assault charges
LONDON (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of sexually…
In The News for July 14: BoC gov. speaks after rate hike; ending forced sterilization
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Court documents in Polanski criminal case ordered released
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of some…
‘Succession’ tops Emmy nominations, ‘Squid Game’ also scores
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Succession” received a leading 25 Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical…
Partial list of Emmy Award nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial list of nominees for the 2022 prime-time Emmy Awards, announced…
EXPLAINER: When is Manhattanhenge? Where can you see it?
NEW YORK (AP) — Didn’t make it to Stonehenge for the solstice? There might still…
Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, several newspapers…
At ‘Funny Girl,’ Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is out
NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the…
Couples derailed by virus get mass ‘re-wedding’ in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due…
Black parade culture museum reopening in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans’…
Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and … the…
Toronto musician Mustafa wins $20,000 Prism Prize for his music video ‘Ali’
Mustafa Ahmed has emerged the winner of this year’s Prism Prize for his deeply personal…
Latest StatsCan jobs numbers, new sanctions against Russia : In The News for July 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Delayed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Games…
Feds urged to crack down on fake Indigenous art, copyright breaches
OTTAWA – First Nations art, from hand-carved masks to totem poles, draws on generations of…
Ex-‘Cheer’ star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the…
B.C. government commits $500,000 to safe sport
The B.C. government is pumping $500,000 into its safe sport program amid numerous reports of…
Women graduates, those with college educations more likely to access CERB: StatCan
OTTAWA – A new Statistics Canada study finds post-secondary graduates who are women were more…
Taika Waititi takes a hammer to Thor in ‘Love & Thunder’
NEW YORK (AP) — To a large degree, modern blockbuster moviemaking has depended on the…
Jacqueline Stewart to lead Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart has been named the next director and president of the Academy…
Italian singer Raffaella Carrà honored with square in Madrid
MADRID (AP) — Italian singer Raffaella Carrà, a 20th-century pop icon both at home and…