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After 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock…
A museum in Australia can bar men from the ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibition, a regional top court says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A museum in Australia was within its rights to bar…
A list of Maggie Smith’s film appearances
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films…
Maggie Smith mourned by ‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others
Actors, collaborators and fans who worked with Maggie Smith are paying tribute to the award-winning…
Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy…
British climate activists sentenced for throwing tomato soup over Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
LONDON (AP) — Two British climate activists were sentenced on Friday for throwing tomato soup…
Raptors rookie guard Walter to miss training camp with shoulder injury
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja’Kobe Walter will not participate in…
Kennedy Center’s opening gala is back on after musicians strike ends with a new deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center and the union representing musicians in the National Symphony…
Gastrointestinal illnesses linked to P.E.I. shellfish festival jump to 550
CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health officials in P.E.I. say more than 550 people have experienced symptoms…
Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: ‘Things have gotten overwhelming’
NEW YORK (AP) — Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with…
At the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster – and more substantial
NEW YORK (AP) — They were sharing the world stage to discuss a plan to…
At the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster – and more substantial
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — They were sharing the world stage to discuss a plan to…
Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack
LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s…
Artists rally behind Montreal concert hall after court orders it to stop making noise
MONTREAL — Benoit Pinette, known by his stage name Tire le coyote, was set to…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed…
Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July…
Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July…
Bob Geldof hopes Live Aid musical inspires younger generation to take action
TORONTO — Bob Geldof doesn’t think Live Aid — or a global benefit concert of…
CBS News says it will be up to Harris and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz…
At NY’s beloved Fall for Dance, highlights come from as far as Ukraine and as close as a few blocks
NEW YORK (AP) — The eclectic annual Fall for Dance festival is a beloved tradition…
CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz…
The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic…
Prince fans can party overnight like it’s 1999 with Airbnb rental of ‘Purple Rain’ house
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For a short time, up to 100 Prince fans visiting the music…
As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters…