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Charles gets a warm welcome on his first visit as king to Samoa. But uneasy questions await
By Charlotte Graham-mclay And Ayaka Mcgill, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
SIUMU, Samoa (AP) – In the dark, dozens of people lined a narrow road near the Samoan fishing village of Siumu, gathering near a sign bearing a portrait of King Charles III and waiting excitedly for a glimpse of the real monarch. A buzz surged through the crowd as a motorcade appeared Wednesday, bearing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardi B says she’s hospitalized with medical emergency, will miss music festival
By The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Cardi B says she has been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss a Saturday night headlining performance at an Atlanta music festival. “I am so sad to share this news, but I’ve been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency the last couple of days and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an unincorporated community in Santa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move
By Kevin Mcgill, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – In anticipation of three Taylor Swift concerts, which could draw around 150,000 visitors to New Orleans’ Superdome this weekend, state authorities on Wednesday began clearing a nearby homeless encampment. Roughly 75 people who were living in tents beneath an overpass would be relocated roughly two blocks away, Louisiana State Police said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No amends for Joost Klein: Dutch go back to Eurovision Song Contest but singer declines to rejoin
By Molly Quell, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Netherlands will join the next Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland but the flamboyant singer and rapper Joost Klein, booted from this year’s competition after a backstage altercation, has declined to represent the Dutch. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced on Wednesday it was satisfied with new rules agreed to by event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of Canadians want to preserve CBC and continue funding it: survey
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
A national survey about the role of a public broadcaster in today’s media climate suggests a majority of Canadians want to preserve CBC/Radio-Canada. The poll by McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy found that 78 per cent of respondents want to see the public broadcaster continue to operate, and 57 per cent would ... Read More »
2 responsesLana Del Rey did marry alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in Louisiana, document shows
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – It is official. Lana Del Rey and alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene did marry in Louisiana last month. After a few weeks of speculation about the status of their relationship, Del Rey and Dufrene’s marriage license was signed and returned to the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court, where it was ... Read More »
1 responseMusiCares names The Grateful Dead 2025 Persons of the Year
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor the Grateful Dead as its 2025 Persons of the Year. MusiCares announced Wednesday that it will recognize original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bobby Weir for their philanthropic efforts, their unique ability to foster community through ... Read More »
1 response‘Conclave’ and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Robert Harris had just completed a trilogy of novels about Cicero when he watched the election of Pope Benedict live on television. As a chronicler of power and its mutations, the scene – the Sistine Chapel smoke signaling a decision, of course, but also the whole, secretive tableaux – fascinated him. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Grateful Dead named MusiCares’ 2025 Persons of the Year
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor the Grateful Dead as its 2025 Persons of the Year. MusiCares announced Wednesday that it will recognize original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bobby Weir for their philanthropic efforts, their unique ability to foster community through ... Read More »
1 responseLocal news sources are still drying up, but there’s growth in digital sites in metro areas
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital entrepreneurs illustrated some tiny shoots of growth in what has become a desert-like climate for local news. A total of 127 newspapers closed last year, while the 81 digital sites gained ... Read More »
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