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Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: ‘You also make God smile’
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on June 14th, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Before flying to Italy’s southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican on Friday celebrating the importance of humor. The pontiff welcomed more than 100 comedians from 15 nations, including U.S. celebrities Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, ... Read More »
1 responseSwedish officials say weak replacement parts caused roller coaster accident that killed 1, injured 9
By The Associated Press on June 14th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Swedish accident investigators on Friday said the country’s oldest amusement park did not properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year and sent some passengers plunging to the ground, killing one and injuring nine others, one seriously. The June 25 accident at the Grona Lund park in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on June 14th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A comet must have landed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before it would take “a comet” to get the band to perform together one last time. Yet there they were, reunited during the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cuban troubadour Silvio RodrÃguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island’s troubles in new album
By Andrea RodrÃguez And Cristiana Mesquita, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
HAVANA (AP) – He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he – and his guitar – helped to evoke. Cuban troubadour Silvio RodrÃguez, 77, one of Latin America’s most famous musicians, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tony Bennett’s daughters sue their brother over his handling of the late singer’s assets
By The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Tony Bennett’s two daughters are suing their brother, alleging he mishandled and failed to disclose some of their father’s assets in his role as trustee of the late singer ‘s estate. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York by Antonia and Johanna Bennett accuses D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett of not accounting for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lauryn Hill, Tyla and more will perform at the 2024 BET Awards. Here’s what to know about the show
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year’s show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to be just as exciting with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women’s Prize literary awards
By The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Author-activist Naomi Klein won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction on Thursday with “Doppelganger,” a personal account of her plunge into the world of online misinformation. Its sister award, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, went to U.S. writer V. V. Ganeshananthan for her novel “Brotherless Night,” about a family torn apart by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With deal done, Disney withdraws lawsuit, ending last conflict with DeSantis and his appointees
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Disney asked a federal appellate court to dismiss its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, a day after his appointees approved a deal with the company on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, ending the last piece of conflict between the two sides. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With deal done, Disney will withdraw lawsuit, ending conflict with DeSantis and his appointees
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Now that Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a governing district have reached a deal on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, the company plans to ask that its federal lawsuit be dismissed, ending the last piece of conflict between the two sides. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Met Opera in New York sold 72% of tickets this season, up from 66% and highest since pandemic
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The Metropolitan Opera sold 72% of its available tickets this season, up from 66% in 2022-23 and up 61% from its first season following the pandemic. Box office remained down from 75% in 2018-19 and a projected 76% for 2019-20 before the mid-March shutdown caused by the COVID pandemic, the company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tony Award host Ariana DeBose says viewers should expect a ‘full Broadway experience’
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Ariana DeBose promises Sunday’s Tony Awards will move “like a Broadway show.” “This is Broadway’s biggest night. Why not give the people at home even more of a Broadway experience?” the Academy Award winner and Tony nominee told The Associated Press on Thursday. “Our show is going to move like a ... Read More »
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