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Human rights body files legal petition for Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
HAVANA (AP) — A human rights organization in Cuba is demanding information on the whereabouts…
12 states challenge Paramount’s takeover of Warner, say merger would ‘extinguish competition’
NEW YORK (AP) — Twelve states sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery…
Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific…
Olympian says Canadian film ‘Racewalkers’ is in on the joke, ‘not the butt of the joke’
A reigning world champion in race walking is teaching a cast of Hollywood stars to…
Jay-Z show at Yankee Stadium delayed for hours after fans without tickets rush entrances
NEW YORK (AP) — A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours Sunday…
Anya Taylor-Joy is bloodied and battling in Apple TV’s crime thriller ‘Lucky’
NEW YORK (AP) — Anya Taylor-Joy finds herself in a familiar setting this summer: In…
Greece awaits Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ with anticipation despite casting controversy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” opens Friday, to global anticipation and some…
Jacob Tierney takes first crack at unscripted TV with foul-mouthed Alberta brothers
Jacob Tierney is used to directing actors on scripted television. But with his latest project,…
Museum honors a late artist by covering its floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — More than 800 pounds of peanut butter — enough for around…
‘Not a fun time’: Quebec video game industry in limbo as studios cut back
MONTREAL — At 10:30 a.m. last Monday, about a dozen employees at Bethesda Game Studios…
Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box office
The Walt Disney Company’s live action “Moana” may be the No. 1 movie at the…
‘Ted Lasso’ stars bring World Cup fever to Kansas City as Argentina faces Switzerland
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi and reigning World Cup champion Argentina playing for…
New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they…
Erling Haaland is Norway’s World Cup machine – and the internet’s babygirl
Erling Haaland stands at 6 feet, 5 inches, an intimidating force who can make fellow…
Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
New York City’s famed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
In the hour of chaos, Allison Russell chooses connection
TORONTO — Allison Russell isn’t a big doomscroller. Not because the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is unaware…
A lost AirPod, AI fakes and the secret garden: How fans experienced Taylor Swift’s private wedding
With a trash-grabbing claw and plastic bag in hand, Justin Gignac dressed up in his…
Charles hosted Prince Harry and family for first time in years as they try to repair a family rift
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for…
Suki Waterhouse finds a new version of herself on her latest album, ‘Loveland’
New York (AP) — Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after…
UK actor Micheal Ward acquitted by London jury of rape and sexual assault charges
LONDON (AP) — British actor Micheal Ward was acquitted Friday of rape and other charges…
Dustin Hoffman and ‘cricket royalty’ Sachin Tendulkar among celebrities at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — American actor Dustin Hoffman and cricket great Sachin Tendulkar were among the…
Cineplex says latest Toy Story movie helped June box office grow
TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. reported its second-quarter box office revenue totalled $55.8 million, up from…
Community screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorship
GURDASPUR, India (AP) — As dusk settled over Gurdaspur’s fields, villagers gathered in the courtyard…