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Alec Baldwin trial on hold as judge considers defense request to dismiss case over disputed ammo
By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Alec Baldwin ‘s involuntary manslaughter trial was put on hold Friday while the judge considers a defense motion to dismiss the case over disputed ammunition. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sent the jury home for the day after a hearing on the issue raised more questions and called for further testimony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial continues over ‘Rust’ set shooting
By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Alec Baldwin ‘s attorneys seek to portray him as a working actor just doing his job at the involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico over cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ‘ death on the “Rust” film set, as prosecutors try to cast him as a reckless cavalier with a gun in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race
By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
Actor Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his performance in last month’s debate, arguing that she worries he could lose to Republican Donald Trump in November. In an opinion piece for USA Today published on Friday, Judd called on Biden to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eva Longoria on mastering Castilian Spanish, working with Carmen Maura on ‘Land of Women’
By Leslie Ambriz, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Eva Longoria is not one to shy away from a challenge. Charting her return to television, Longoria decided it was time to do something new: tackle a dual English-Spanish role. “”˜If I’m going to return to TV, I want it to be different, and I want to be challenged, and I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fredericton Pride festival cancelled, organizers cite harassment, safety concerns
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2024
FREDERICTON – Organizers of the annual Pride festival in Fredericton say they’ve cancelled this year’s edition because its board members are facing intense harassment. In a social media post late Thursday night, Fierté Fredericton Pride says people have been posing as the organization’s board members on social media and involving their workplaces. The post says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced to life over plot to kidnap, rape and murder UK TV personality Holly Willoughby
By The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A man has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities. At the sentencing hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court, around 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of London, Judge Edward Murray told Gavin Plumb, 37, that he would have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British police arrest man on suspicion of crossbow murders of 3 women near London
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack. In a statement Friday, Hertfordshire Police said that the suspect remains in a serious condition in hospital. Police previously said that Kyle Clifford was captured on Wednesday following a near day-long manhunt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
By Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art museum’s decision to display them in an exhibition restricted to women visitors provoked a gender discrimination lawsuit. The paintings again prompted international headlines when the gallery re-hung them in a women’s restroom to sidestep a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in the year’s most extravagant wedding
By Rafiq Maqbool And Rajanish Kakade, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
MUMBAI, India (AP) – Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout. Anant Ambani, 29, is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, in what many have dubbed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Booming Turkish TV drama industry captures hearts and minds worldwide and boosts tourism
By Robert Badendieck, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
ISTANBUL (AP) – Under the sweltering Turkish sun, tourists wander through sets that recreate Ottoman and Byzantine-era castles, take selfies with actors in traditional Ottoman costumes and watch horseback stunt performances. Among them is Riia Toivanen, 22, a devoted fan of Turkish television drama who traveled to Istanbul from Finland with her mother to delve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in one of India’s most extravagant weddings
By Rafiq Maqbool And Rajanish Kakade, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
MUMBAI, India (AP) – Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout. Anant Ambani, 29, is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, in what many have dubbed ... Read More »
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