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Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York meet in `The Comet/Poppea’ at Lincoln Center
NEW YORK (AP) — Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That…
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok…
Who will have the 2025 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
NEW YORK (AP) — What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an…
Think you know ‘Jaws’? Test your knowledge with this trivia ahead of the movie’s 50th anniversary
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” It remains one of the most beloved and…
‘Elbows Up’ anthology to include prominent patriots Margaret Atwood, Jay Baruchel, Atom Egoyan
TORONTO — An upcoming anthology to meet the recent swell in national pride will include…
Voice of America and Radio Farda’s Persian services cover the Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks
In the early days of Israel’s attack on Iran, U.S.-operated Radio Farda, which broadcasts in…
Tariff threats, wars will slow but not collapse global luxury sales in 2025, new study shows
MILAN (AP) — Global sales of personal luxury goods are ”slowing down but not collapsing,”…
South Korea’s last circus, Dongchoon, holds up as it marks centennial
ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike…
UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers on Friday approved a bill to allow terminally ill adults…
Maurice Vellekoop wins Trillium Book Award for graphic memoir
TORONTO — Illustrator Maurice Vellekoop has won Ontario’s top literary award for his graphic memoir…
Willie Nelson keeps living the life he loves at 92. ‘I’m not through with it yet’
Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a…
B.C. government won’t fund drug for rare disease for nine-year-old girl
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will no longer fund an expensive drug…
Jeezy reflects on the legacy of his commercial debut, the classic ‘Thug Motivation 101’
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeezy released his commercial debut two decades ago, he prepared…
Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies risk
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species…
Tyler Perry sued by actor on ‘The Oval’ for sexual assault and harassment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The…
The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band
NEW YORK (AP) — A pit bull puppy peeing off a balcony. Mounted antlers in…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial takes a day off due a juror’s illness
NEW YORK (AP) — A juror’s vertigo on Wednesday ended another day of the sex…
From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending…
‘Elio’ is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto’s Domee Shi, it hits close to home
TORONTO — For Domee Shi, making a movie about an introverted kid getting abducted by…
Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that’s far from a roast
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Ross, a comedian known for hosting brutal roasts of celebrities,…
‘I was terrified I was going to die.’ Rape victims in Brazil struggle to access legal abortions
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 27-year-old Brazilian woman, who said she became pregnant after…
Fans of Irish band Kneecap surround a London court as rapper Mo Chara faces a terror-related charge
LONDON (AP) — Fans of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap mobbed sidewalks outside a London…
Francesco Risso leaves Marni after a decade as creative director in another fashion world shakeup
MILAN (AP) — Francesco Risso is stepping down as Marni creative director after a decade,…
Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming
BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree…