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Beyoncé delivers emotive, joyful speech at Kamala Harris’ Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign Friday night. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Washington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
By Ted Anthony, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future – a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor but one that the current publisher insisted was “consistent with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hallmark exec says leading ladies Lacey Chabert, Holly Robinson Peete are ‘aging out’: lawsuit
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press. Penny Perry, a 79-year old casting director who filed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Newspaper Awards to accept entries in any language for all categories
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
The National Newspaper Awards is aiming to diversify its annual competition by accepting submissions in any language. The organization, which celebrates excellence in daily journalism in Canada, says work done in any language will be considered in any category for the 2024 awards. It says the change is part of an effort to make the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
By John Rogers, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one of the longest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, has died at 84
By John Rogers, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one of the longest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Washington Post becomes the second major US newspaper to decline to endorse a presidential candidate
By Ted Anthony, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future – a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor and one that the current publisher insisted was “consistent with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee in a video Friday. DiCaprio, long an outspoken advocate for addressing the climate crisis, has supported Democratic candidates in the past. In early 2020, he attended a fundraiser for Joe Biden at the home of former Paramount ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fourth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland is set for release July 2026
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
Tom Holland is getting ready to don his Spidey suit again. The fourth installment of the blockbuster series has been set for a July 2026 release, Sony Pictures said Friday. Daniel Destin Cretton, best known for helming Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” has also signed on to direct the still-untitled film. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more LA Times editorial board members resign after the paper withholds a Harris endorsement
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the board’s plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Veteran journalists Robert Greene and Karin Klein announced their resignations Thursday, a day after the editorial page editor Mariel Garza left in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles killing
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with conspiracy to commit ... Read More »
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