June 16th, 2025

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Book Review: Quirky private eye tracks a couple more killers in Stephen King’s ‘Never Flinch’

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

Stephen King’s favorite private investigator returns in “Never Flinch,” the sixth novel by King featuring Holly Gibney, who readers first met in the Bill Hodges trilogy (“Mr. Mercedes,” “Finders Keepers,” “End of Watch”) and who then helped solved the murders at the heart of “The Outsider” and “Holly.” In “Never Flinch,” Holly cracks two more ... Read More »

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Book Review: ‘Steve Martin Writes the Written Word’ shows depth of comedian’s talent

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

Whether you first knew him as one of the “Two Wild and Crazy Guys” on Saturday Night Live or as one of the investigating podcasters on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” chances are you’ve seen Steve Martin’s comedic talent in some form on screen. But what younger audiences may not appreciate is Martin’s depth ... Read More »

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Book Review: Sheriff hunts for a missing postal worker and tussles with a cult

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

The longest mail route in the U.S. runs more than 300 miles through Wyoming’s unforgiving Red Desert, and Blair McGowan, the delivery person, has gone missing. Her disappearance is odd, not just because McGowan has always been reliable but because her personal delivery vehicle, a 1968 International Travelall that looks like a hearse and has ... Read More »

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Book Review: ‘Fatherhood’ studies the impact of family ties through history

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

The painter Norman Rockwell was known for his depictions of calm, domestic life in America, but his home life was nowhere near those idyllic portraits. In the beginning of “Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power,” Augustine Sedgewick recounts the troubles that Rockwell faced at home. The artist complained about his wife’s drinking and her ... Read More »

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A former aide says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs kidnapped her in a plot to kill Kid Cudi

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aid to Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Tuesday at his sex trafficking trial that the music mogul threatened her with death on her first day on the job and later kidnapped her at gunpoint to join him in an effort to kill rapper Kid Cudi. The testimony from Capricorn ... Read More »

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Music Review: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Something Beautiful’ is a return to form. ‘Hannah Montana’ fans, rejoice

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For longtime Miley Cyrus fans, her ninth studio album is bound to live up to its name. It truly is “Something Beautiful.” Over the years, the Grammy winner has demonstrated that she is unequivocally a pop star. She’s also a dedicated student of contemporary music history and various genres, something she’s ... Read More »

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French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

PARIS (AP) — A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the metro has been pardoned and freed, French authorities said Tuesday. Théo Clerc has returned to France following 422 days in detention after he was pardoned by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, France’s ... Read More »

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Music Review: Virtuosic guitarist Ty Segall finds a new sweet spot on his laid-back ‘Possession’

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much of the virtuosic guitarist Ty Segall’s prolific career has been characterized by a sludgy, almost primal, intensity. But his 16th LP crystalizes a new, less-aggressive era for the indie rocker, as he trades in his additive synths for strings and horns — all while maintaining his singular garage-psych. “Possession” isn’t ... Read More »

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Ex-aide to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs testifies that he kidnapped her to help kill Kid Cudi

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aid to Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Tuesday at his sex trafficking trial that the music mogul threatened her with death on her first day on the job and later kidnapped her at gunpoint to join him in an effort to kill rapper Kid Cudi. The testimony from Capricorn ... Read More »

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Ex-Combs’ aide testifies that the music mogul kidnapped her to help kill Kid Cudi

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aid to Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Tuesday at his sex trafficking trial that the music mogul threatened her with death on her first day on the job and later kidnapped her at gunpoint to join him in an effort to kill rapper Kid Cudi. The testimony from Capricorn ... Read More »

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NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media

By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio and three of its local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KUTE, Inc. ... Read More »

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