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Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag is up for auction in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an airplane vomit sack, it became fashion’s must-have accessory.…
Hindu music singer inaugurates project to spread yoga in Brazil’s favelas
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in unison…
Video game performers approve contract to officially end nearly yearlong strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unionized video game performers have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new…
Elie Saab blends 19th-century romance with red carpet precision in fall couture
PARIS (AP) — Elie Saab, the Lebanese designer long favored on the red carpet, returned…
Burna Boy’s ‘No Sign of Weakness’ fulfills his rock star dreams
NEW YORK (AP) — While classmates dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors and professional athletes, Burna…
Asian American, Pacific Islander comics are the main event in an LA comedy and cuisine festival
With the Belly Laughs Festival, an ambitious Asian American and Pacific Islander-centered comedy festival, the…
‘Superman’ brings a message of hope to a cynical world
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Superman might do more than just save Metropolis — filmmaker James…
Negative stories about Rogers Stadium are ‘branding poison’ for the sponsor, marketers say
TORONTO — As a marketing expert, Markus Giesler was aghast after hearing Coldplay frontman Chris…
Madeline Merlo, Sacha, and Dallas Smith lined up as 2025 CCMA Awards performers
TORONTO — Country singers Madeline Merlo, Dallas Smith and Tyler Joe Miller are among the…
National Ballet of Canada appoints UK theatre boss its new executive director
TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada has found a new executive director in U.K.…
Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles
FREDERICTON — At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing…
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform
NEW YORK (AP) — X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years…
Embeth Davidtz drew on her childhood in Africa to adapt Alexandra Fuller’s memoir
In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family…
North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to a Raleigh suburb
APEX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a…
Transgender-owned, LGTBQ-run music label Errant Records launches in Canada
TORONTO — A transgender-owned and LGBTQ-operated record label has launched with goals of supporting “left-of-centre”…
Musk’s AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it’s taking down “inappropriate posts” made by…
Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling…
Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck…
Wrexham seals third straight promotion and will play in English soccer’s second tier
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham fans ignored the warnings. They were always going to. By…
How Wrexham surged from obscurity to within sight of the Premier League
A dream of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they finalized their out-of-the-blue takeover of…
Bloody fingers are just part of the game in this traditional German sport
PANG, Germany (AP) — Men in short leather pants and embroidered suspenders risked dislocated digits…
Cleveland fan ejected for heckling Red Sox star Jarren Duran, who revealed suicide attempt
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox…
Stéphane Rolland lets couture speak for itself with space-age glamor
PARIS (AP) — Stéphane Rolland went back to what he does best on Tuesday: unadulterated…
Armani couture channels black as maestro misses Paris bow for 1st time, days from 91st birthday
PARIS (AP) — Armani Privé opened Tuesday under an unmistakable shadow. For the first time…