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Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died.
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on August 19th, 2024
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s “Today” show said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry and Meghan meet with Afro-Colombian leaders to wrap up their first visit to Colombia
By The Associated Press on August 18th, 2024
CALI, Colombia (AP) – On the final day of their visit to Colombia, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle participated in a forum Sunday regarding women of African descent. They also met with young people as part of a traditional music festival in the Pacific coast city of Cali. The tour by the Duke and Duchess ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Alien: Romulus’ bites off $41.5 million to top box office charts
By Lindsey Bahr And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on August 18th, 2024
” Alien: Romulus,” the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, opened in first place at the North American box office. The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated $41.5 million in its first weekend, where it was playing in 3,885 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Including $66.7 million from international showings in 49 markets, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Banksy woz ere.’ London Zoo is the latest to remove street artist’s animal mural for protection
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on August 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – The gorilla and other animals that appeared to have escaped from the London Zoo in Banksy ‘s most recent work have been taken into safekeeping. The zoo said it removed the elusive street artist’s mural on its gate Friday evening to preserve it and return its entrance to full operation after mobs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Do you know this missus? Newfoundland folklore archive hopes to give women their due
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – For decades, folklorists at Memorial University have had a Mrs. W. R. King to thank for sharing the local superstition that a lid left off a kettle as tea was steeping was a sure sign a stranger would soon come knocking. But it was not until a project dubbed Missus Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88
By Elaine Ganley And Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on August 18th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported. With his handsome looks and tender manner, the prolific actor was able to combine toughness with an appealing, vulnerable quality that made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indiana Jones’ iconic felt fedora fetches $630,000 at auction
By The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The brown felt fedora worn by actor Harrison Ford in the second installment of the Indiana Jones movies sold for $630,000 at auction, film and TV memorabilia company Propstore announced Friday. The hat featured in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” was expected to fetch between $250,000 and $500,000, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. woman arrested after ‘racially offensive’ social media content: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on August 17th, 2024
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A Chilliwack, B.C., woman has been arrested over what police are describing as racially offensive content she shared via social media. Police say the woman was arrested on Aug. 7, but has since been released to appear in court at a later date while prosecutors consider “several” possible recommended charges. Police declined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee’s store in Alabama
By The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) – Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours’ notice before performing a free concert Friday night in the parking lot of a large convenience store and gas station in north Alabama. Hundreds of people turned out for the show in Athens, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Nashville. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire breaks out at London’s Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after firefighters worked to douse a fire Saturday at Somerset House, a large central London arts venue. Heavy smoke and flames seen coming from the roof around noon had been knocked down by firefighters who poured water on it from buckets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the classic ballad “Stay,” has died. He was 86. Williams died Aug. 6, according to an announcement from the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, which did ... Read More »
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