By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
More online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting. Although choosing secondhand over new is often the more sustainable option, experts say it’s not a license to overconsume. They warn that resale has its limits, since buying more ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds wore maga flowers and “pavas” — straw hats traditionally worn by jĂbaros, Puerto Rican rural farmers. They drank Medalla beer and danced salsa. Over the course of a 31-date residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Bad Bunny worked a miracle, inspiring patriotism in the hearts of ... Read More »
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PARIS (AP) — Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren’t there for the Mona Lisa. They came for Louis Vuitton — and for the front row. Emma Stone sat with Zendaya, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Ana de Armas and Sophie Turner, a casting flex that says ... Read More »
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Former associates of conservative Christian worship leader Sean Feucht allege he mismanaged millions of dollars in ministry funds while underpaying employees and mistreating volunteers. Feucht, once a little-known musician and aspiring politician, shot to fame during the COVID-19 pandemic when his packed concerts that flouted social distancing rules made him a champion for religious freedom. ... Read More »
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Hurricane Maria roared over Puerto Rico in September 2017, Marena PĂ©rez and Aureo Andino hunkered down inside their ballet studio. The couple never imagined that they, their daughter and PĂ©rez’s parents would live there for three months, sleeping on pullout couches and relying on a gas generator. The ... Read More »
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A biography of a little-known Haitian king is among the books vying for a US$75,000 book prize, administered by McGill University. “The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe” by Marlene L. Daut of Yale University is competing against two other titles for the Cundill History Prize. Also in ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention. “His crimes of conviction are serious and have ... Read More »
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TORONTO — Allison Russell paid a gentle tribute to her friend and mentor Joni Mitchell at the SOCAN Awards on Monday night, while superstar Drake emerged as the big winner. Even though the Toronto rapper didn’t show up for the industry soiree, he walked away with a historic six wins — the most of any ... Read More »
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ST. JOHN’S — Actor Josh Hartnett was taken to hospital last week after being involved in a car crash in St. John’s, N.L. His publicist, Susan Patricola, says he was “thoroughly checked” before going home. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said in a news release on Thursday that it was investigating an early-morning crash involving an ... Read More »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global ... Read More »
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Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump admnistration are in a standoff about new rules that limit the access of the media to most areas within the Pentagon and appear to condition overall entry to the building on an agreement to restrictions in reporting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team characterizes the changes as an ... Read More »
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