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Canadian hits all the right notes to win 2024 Air Guitar World Champion
By The Associated Press on August 24th, 2024
OULU, Finland (AP) – They’re the most fervent musicians no one has ever heard. Performers at this year’s Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday at the Olympics of air guitar for the 27th time, featuring dedicated competitors like “Shred Lasso” and “Guitarantula.” This year’s challenge began Wednesday with Airientation in Oulu, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin and Hailey Bieber welcome a baby boy, Jack Blues
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Justin Bieber, who rose to international stardom in 2010 with his hit “Baby,” has welcomed one of his own with his wife, Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin). The singer, 30, posted a photo of a baby’s foot Friday on Instagram, revealing the child’s name as Jack Blues Bieber. The model, 27, reshared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera was narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a federal judge, who agreed to dismiss the star soprano’s allegations of defamation, breach of contract and discrimination because of national origin. U.S. District Judge Analisa Nadine Torres in Manhattan issued a 23-page decision Thursday in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manifest destiny: B.C. teens who chanted for Taylor Swift tickets get their wish
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – A pair of British Columbia sisters who lit candles and chanted affirmations in a bid to “manifest” tickets to see their idol Taylor Swift in Vancouver are going to get their wish. Thirteen-year-old Chloe and 16-year-old Cadence Harding of Langley, B.C., were featured in a story by The Canadian Press last November about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Are convention viewing numbers a hint about who will win the election? Don’t bet on it
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In a close election campaign with both sides looking for an edge, the party with more people watching their midsummer convention would seem to have an important sign of success. Yet historically speaking, that measurement means next to nothing. Eight times over the past 16 presidential election cycles dating back to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!These musicians get ready to shred air for the title of world champion
By The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
OULU, Finland (AP) – They’re the most fervent musicians no one has ever heard. Performers at this year’s Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday at the Olympics of air guitar for the 27th time, featuring dedicated competitors like “Shred Lasso” and “Guitarantula.” This year’s challenge began Wednesday with Airientation in Oulu, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Late French film star Alain Delon wanted his dog buried with him. The dog gets to live
By The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Before he died this week, French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Louba buried with him. To the relief of animal lovers around France, Loubo will be allowed to survive. Delon, an internationally acclaimed and prolific actor and producer, died Sunday, aged 88, and will be buried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Postmedia cuts 30 per cent of news jobs at St. John’s Telegram paper in takeover
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – About 30 per cent of newsroom jobs have been cut at a 145-year-old daily newspaper in St. John’s, N.L., following a takeover by Postmedia. Keith Gosse, head of the union representing workers at The Telegram, says staff learned Wednesday that four of the paper’s 13 newsroom positions will be eliminated. As ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second season of ‘Pachinko’ explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan
By Juwon Park, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The second season of “Pachinko,” opening Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan during colonial rule and their descendants, exploring themes of home and identity through several generations. The award-winning series, based on the New York Times bestselling novel, returns to Apple TV+ with eight episodes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gord Downie rejected offer to become a hologram in his final years, bandmates say
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Gord Downie wasn’t interested in ever becoming a hologram musician. It’s an offer his former Tragically Hip bandmates say he confronted around the time he went public with his terminal brain cancer diagnosis in 2016. Hip guitarist Paul Langlois told The Canadian Press that one prominent hologram company, known for creating digital versions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kamala Harris with Beyonce? Yes, but the star singer was only heard through loudspeakers
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
Kamala Harris introduced herself to the country she hopes to lead in the climactic moment of the Democratic national convention on Thursday – and despite chatter about potential mystery guests, Beyonce’s only appearance was over the loudspeakers. In the end, it was the most traditional of convention moments coming through television screens: the candidate, her ... Read More »
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