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This mob-era casino is closing on the Las Vegas Strip. Here’s some big moments in its 67 years
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – From its lavish opening in 1957 on a Las Vegas Boulevard surrounded by wide-open desert, to its sleepier years amid a boom in megaresorts, the Tropicana Las Vegas has been a familiar landmark home to colorful events in a city known for constant reinvention. Now the Strip’s third-oldest casino is set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wallace Peeples, activist-influencer otherwise known as Wallo267, has memoir out in September
By The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Wallace Peeples has lived many lives – activist, speechmaker, podcaster, social media influencer – since serving 20 years in prison. And he plans to write about all of them. 13a, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that it has signed Peeples, best known as Wallo267, for his memoir “Armed With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maryse Condé, prolific ‘Grande Dame’ of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Maryse Condé, an acclaimed French-language novelist from Guadeloupe who in novels, stories, plays and memoirs imagined and redefined the personal and historical past from 17th century New England to contemporary Europe, has died at age 90. The death of Condé, winner in 2018 of an “alternate” Nobel Prize, was announced by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has a two-volume memoir coming out this fall, tracking his life from growing up in California to his 30 years on the court, when he cast key votes on landmark cases ranging from abortion to gay marriage to campaign finance. Simon & Schuster announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend Travis Kelce, along with Sydney Sweeney,Ryan Gosling and Timothee Chalamet, are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced the nominees on Tuesday, the result of 13,000 entries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After welcoming guests for 67 years, the Tropicana Las Vegas casino’s final day has arrived
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “I hear that the Hotel Tropicana is quite comfortable,” Agent 007 says. It was the Tropicana’s heyday. The lavish casino was a frequent haunt of the legendary Rat Pack, while its past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97
By Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Sami Michael, an award-winning Iraqi-Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly about oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries, died on Monday. He was 97. His characters, who were often Arabic-speaking Jews like himself, opened a window into the particular pains and challenges faced by Mizrahi Jews ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97
By Bob Thomas, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Barbara Rush, a popular leading actor in the 1950 and 1960s who co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other top film performers and later had a thriving TV career, has died. She was 97. Rush’s death was announced by her daughter, Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan, who posted on Instagram ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Patterson launches true crime series on Fox Nation
By The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – James Patterson is launching a true crime series on the streaming service Fox Nation. “Unsolved With James Patterson,” hosted by the million-selling author, premieres Monday and will air in three segments. According to Fox Nation, Patterson’s series will include a trio of unsolved homicide cases: the death of a Louisiana schoolteacher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world’s oldest monarchy tries to draw youth
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial Household Agency, a government agency in charge of the family’s affairs, posted 60 photos and five videos showing Emperor Naruhito ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama ‘Scoop’
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – As the past few weeks have shown, British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix. The absence of the Princess of Wales after abdominal surgery in January sparked uncontrolled online speculation that was first heightened by the release of a manipulated photo, then eased by a video statement from Kate ... Read More »
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