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Miami native ‘Cuban Cowboy’ Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
By David Fischer, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut down live entertainment in 2020. But the break gave Mendez a chance to embrace his love of county music and reinvent himself as the “Cuban Cowboy.” After COVID-19 locked the world down, Mendez said he turned to YouTube and taught ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story. Opening in 650 movie theaters on Friday, “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” tells the harrowing tale of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon’s B.C. home shot at
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Police on Vancouver Island say they’ve arrested a man after a home in Colwood that property records show is owned by Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon was shot at back in September, and another suspect is believed to have fled to India. West Shore RCMP say 25-year-old Abjeet Kingra of Winnipeg was arrested on Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges
By The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges. The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his pleas without reaching a deal with prosecutors after negotiations between the two sides broke down, lead prosecutor Adriane Love said. That leaves the sentence completely up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean “˜Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul’s criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers’ identities. The prosecutors urged a judge in papers filed late Wednesday to reject the requests, saying the effort to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MTV Canada to go off air by end of year, Bell Media confirms
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
TORONTO – Bell Media is pulling the plug on MTV Canada, marking the end of the channel’s run after years of delivering pop culture, reality TV and music content to viewers. The channel will go off the air on Dec. 31, a Bell spokesperson confirmed, citing “changing audiences” on specialty TV as the reason. Original ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
By Julia Duin, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
(RNS) – An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war regalia out of the 13th century, they sing invocations to a Mongolian sky deity and odes to 13th century ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel, is stepping down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy, In January, she will be heading the pro-democracy Freedom House. “I am tremendously honored to lead an organization with Freedom House’s extraordinary track record at the forefront of fighting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, again charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s our turn’: Toronto preps for its Taylor Swift era with security, traffic plan
By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
TORONTO – The City of Toronto announced traffic and security measures Thursday in preparation for Taylor Swift’s arrival, warning residents to be patient and plan ahead with huge crowds expected to flock downtown during six scheduled shows next month. Swift will perform at Rogers Centre for her sold-out Eras Tour from Nov. 14 to Nov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. Reminders of it are everywhere. But the spark of inspiration came from an image of a ... Read More »
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