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8 years after the National Enquirer’s deal with Donald Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump’s hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America’s best-known tabloid and may one day be seen as the moment it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Striking Art Gallery of Ontario workers reach tentative deal with museum
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2024
TORONTO – The union representing hundreds of striking Art Gallery of Ontario workers says it’s reached a tentative deal with the museum. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says they reached the deal late last night, after 16 hours of bargaining. The downtown Toronto museum has been closed for a month while more than 400 ... Read More »
1 responseThe windmill sails at Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge have collapsed. No injuries are reported
By Thomas Adamson And Oleg Cetinic, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – The iconic windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian lifestyle, collapsed Thursday after a show. No injuries were reported. The incident took place shortly before 2 a.m., after the last performance of the night had ended and the audience had left the historic cabaret venue, renowned for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
By Michael Sisak, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to death, his lawyer and rights activists said Thursday. Confusion still surrounds the death sentence issued against 33-year-old metal shop worker Toomaj Salehi, as even Iran’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pop musician Shawn Hook thought he may never sing again after tonsil cancer diagnosis
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2024
TORONTO – Shawn Hook is plotting his return to pop music after a tonsil cancer diagnosis threatened to silence his singing career. The 39-year-old performer says his life was put on hold in January 2023 when he learned a lump on his neck was cancerous. Hook underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation last year, which he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday
By Chevel Johnson Rodrigue, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. The festival, which spans two weekends, is set to open Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State District Judge Kristen Hawkins issued a one-page order denying Scott’s request that he and his touring and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cristian Măcelaru to become music director of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2025-26
By The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
CINCINNATI (AP) – Cristian Măcelaru was hired Wednesday as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra starting in the 2025-26 season. The 44-year-old will be music director designate in the 2024-25 season and then will have a four-year term. Măcelaru will succeed Louis Langrée, who leaves at the end of this season after serving as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue
By The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
ROME (AP) – Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago. The dispute began in March 2022 when an Italian court ruled that the Minneapolis museum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With lawsuits in rearview mirror, Disney World government gets back to being boring
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district on Wednesday was back to being what many municipal government forums often are – boring. There were no rants against Disney by the board’s chairman nor demands by local opponents for board ... Read More »
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