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‘Gives us what you stole from us,’ Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
By The Associated Press on October 21st, 2024
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the monarch is not needed as the country’s head of state as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Indigenous independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Gives us what you stole from us,’ Australian senator yells at King Charles during royal visit
By The Associated Press on October 21st, 2024
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the monarch is not needed as the country’s head of state as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Indigenous independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles and Queen Camilla lay wreaths at Australian War Memorial then greet well-wishers
By The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid wreaths at the Australian War Memorial in the national capital Canberra on Monday then shook hands with well-wishers on the second full day of their visit. Charles, 75, is being treated for cancer, which has led to a scaled-down itinerary. It is Charles’ 17th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Directioners mourning singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Hundreds gathered Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this past week. Directioners, as supporters of the massively successful boy band are known, left tributes in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney and New York this weekend as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder
By Colleen Long And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) – Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and she got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied congregants with a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Harris visited two Atlanta area churches as part of a nationwide push known as “souls to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds gather in central London to mourn death of singer Liam Payne
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Hundreds gathered Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this week. Directioners, as supporters of the massively successful boy band are known, left tributes in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney and New York this weekend as they celebrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds gather in central London to mourn death singer Liam Payne
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Hundreds gathered Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this week. Directioners, as supporters of the massively successful boy band are known, left tributes in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney and New York this weekend as they celebrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Smile 2’ grinning to No. 1 at box office while ‘Anora’ glitters in limited release
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend, and “Terrifier 3″ in its second proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d’Or winner”Anora” got the best per-theater average ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Smile 2’ grinning to No. 1 at box office; ‘Anora’ glitters in limited release
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend, and “Terrifier 3″ in its second proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d’Or winner”Anora” got the best per-theater average ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – The prominent American journalist and historian Anne Applebaum urged continued support for Ukraine as she accepted a prestigious German prize on Sunday, arguing that pacifism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. Applebaum made her appeal to an audience in Frankfurt, where she was awarded the Peace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!83-year-old Newfoundland musician still playing sold-out shows, even with memory loss
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
CLARENVILLE, N.L. – At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the scene at the Lions Club in Clarenville, N.L., rivalled any rowdy St. John’s bar that thumps with music late on a weekend night. The windows were steaming up, the dance floor was packed and the sold-out crowd of about 150 seniors were swinging around in pairs, ... Read More »
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