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CP NewsAlert: Michael Bublé to host 2025 Juno Awards in Vancouver
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
Michael Bublé is set to host the 2025 Juno Awards in Vancouver. The organization also announced Sum 41 will be this year’s Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Attorneys for Fox Corp. asked a Delaware judge Friday to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit seeking to hold current and former company officials personally liable for the financial fallout stemming from Fox News reports regarding alleged vote rigging in the 2020 election. Five New York City public employee pension funds, along with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested on allegations he threatened police while livestreaming: Richmond RCMP
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
RICHMOND – Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say a man has been arrested for allegedly uttering threats against police while livestreaming on a social media platform. RCMP say they received the complaint about the man on Friday morning as he stood outside Richmond City Hall. Police say officers flooded the area and made an arrest without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. The justices heard arguments in November in Meta’s bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets probation for helping Young Dolph’s killers after Memphis rapper’s shooting
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee man who helped two hired killers after they gunned down rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery will not serve time in prison under a sentence of six years’ probation, a judge ruled Friday. Jermarcus Johnson, 27, pleaded guilty in June 2023 to three counts of serving as an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album ‘GNX’
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. The Grammy winner’s 12-track “GNX” is the rapper’s first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and his sixth studio album overall. It also comes just months after his rap battle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kirill Petrenko finds leading the Berlin Philharmonic means 100 opinions and 100 expectations
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Kirill Petrenko thought about the challenge of leading the Berlin Philharmonic, perhaps the world’s greatest orchestra. “A hundred musicians have 100 opinions and 100 expectations – 100 different expectations,” the conductor said. Stefan Dohr, the principal horn, estimated forming a unified interpretation is even more arduous. “I think everybody has more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jonathan Majors ‘ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the suit was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Queen Camilla will skip Royal Variety Performance as she recovers from chest infection
By The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Queen Camilla will miss her third public engagement in two weeks as she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Camilla, 77, was set to attend the annual Royal Variety performance with her husband, King Charles III, but her doctors suggested she not overstretch herself. “Following a recent chest infection, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024’s biggest indie hits
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw its way into a movie culture largely dominated by big-budget sequels. “Hundreds of Beavers” is a wordless black-and-white bonanza of slapstick antics about a stranded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit
By Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2024
DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively. The ... Read More »
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