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Nevada high court weighs public access to secretive legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s high court is weighing whether to open up courtroom access…
Trump administration will provide programming from conservative network OAN for Voice of America
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration, which has fought to dismantle or hollow out…
Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick’s mystery brain disease
FREDERICTON — There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in…
Actor Michael Pitt charged with sex abuse, assault of ex-girlfriend in New York
Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is…
Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates
Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the…
Prosecutor says Sycamore Gap tree cutters committed ‘arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery’
LONDON (AP) — Two men who cut down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree did it…
The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards are Thursday. Here’s who’s performing and presenting
NEW YORK (AP) — Excuse me, you look like you might want to see the…
Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates
Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the…
William Christie is busy as ever at 80 and putting his imprint on the period-instrument movement
NEW YORK (AP) — William Christie, a conductor renowned for Baroque performances, thought back to…
Disney parks thrive in second quarter and company adds 1.4 million new streaming subscribers
Disney posted solid profits and revenue in the second quarter as its domestic theme parks…
Griffin Poetry Prize to bestow lifetime recognition award on Margaret Atwood
TORONTO — Renowned author and poet Margaret Atwood is getting this year’s Lifetime Recognition Award…
At age 87, Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o remains impassioned about the power of language
NEW YORK (AP) — At age 87, Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o hopes he can…
The Met Gala is over, but dandyism isn’t. Here’s how to dress like a dandy in everyday life
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early…
TIFF to celebrate 50 years of risk and discovery with summer screening series
TORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says risk-taking has been central…
Ottawa looking for ways to mend tears in Canada’s social fabric, document shows
OTTAWA — Senior federal officials have been looking quietly for ways to bring together Canadians…
Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed…
Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
VANCOUVER — The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11…
In pinstripes and hats, with canes and twists on suiting, Met Gala crowd largely did menswear proud
NEW YORK (AP) — Pinstripes. All Ways. Hats galore. Pantsuits. Gown suits. Zoot suits. Canes.…
Jury selection in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial expected to be completed Wednesday
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs…
TIFF CEO says Canada’s role in Hollywood shouldn’t be ignored amid film tariff threat
TORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says he isn’t panicking over…
Bryan Adams calls CanCon regulations an ‘archaic system’ that’s ‘really stupid’
TORONTO — Bryan Adams is reigniting his calls to repeal Canadian content regulations that have…
‘Clearly, it’s needed’: Hundreds let it all out at ‘euphoric’ scream event in Toronto
TORONTO — Grace Turner stood at the top of a grassy park slope with a…
Man arrested after ramming car into front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was arrested after crashing a car into the front…
Kerry Kennedy is writing ‘intimate’ book about her mother, Ethel Kennedy
NEW YORK (AP) — Kerry Kennedy is working on a book about her late mother,…