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Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Second World War. Now the community has come together again – and may have saved the newspaper’s archives from the digital scrap heap. Supporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBS’ Judy Woodruff apologizes for an on-air remark about peace talks in Israel
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
Veteran PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff apologized on Wednesday for comments she had made on the air regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Woodruff, during PBS’ Democratic national convention coverage on Monday, repeated a story she had read in Axios and Reuters that Trump had allegedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionsgate recalls and apologizes for ‘Megalopolis’ trailer for fabricated quotes
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ” Megalopolis “ Wednesday amid revelations that critics’ quotes were fabricated. “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press. “We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellation. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating,’ explains silence
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellation. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats set their convention roll call to a soundtrack. Here’s how each song fits each state
By Philip Marcelo And Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
The traditional roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago turned into a boisterous dance party Tuesday, with each delegation announcing their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris to a fitting song. The musical nods spun by DJ Cassidy were mostly obvious. Massachusetts went with a punk song about Boston. Kansas picked a song ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone’s misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you
By Jessica Damiano, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk on a trip to England. The “Clueless” actor said she thought the fruit might have been a tomato, but realized it wasn’t after a couple bites revealed an off-tasting, peppery flavor. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and St. Petersburg are among several Florida cities that have long been top U.S. destinations for LGBTQ+ tourists. So it came as a surprise this week when travelers learned that Florida’s tourism marketing agency quietly removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website sometime in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Your audience is filled with Republicans. The Democratic convention is underway. How to cover it?
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on August 20th, 2024
The Democratic convention presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge: how to cover a party suddenly enthused about its election chances when much of the network’s audience has a different political viewpoint. During the Democrats’ first two days, Fox personalities called the proceedings “boring” and filled with “a lot of hate.” There was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Your audience is filled with Republicans. The Democratic convention is under way. How to cover it?
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on August 20th, 2024
The Democratic convention presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge: how to cover a party suddenly enthused about its election chances when much of the network’s audience has a different political viewpoint. During the Democrats’ first two days, Fox personalities called the proceedings “boring” and filled with “a lot of hate.” There was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!She didn’t see her Black heritage in crossword puzzles. So she started publishing her own
By Deepti Hajela, The Associated Press on August 20th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – It started a couple of years ago when Juliana Pache was doing a crossword puzzle and got stuck. She was unfamiliar with the reference that the clue made. It made her think about what a crossword puzzle would look like if the clues and answers included more of some subjects that ... Read More »
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