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Photos from Russia’s Intervision song contest created after exclusion from Eurovision
By Canadian Press on September 20th, 2025
MOSCOW (AP) — Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the inaugural Intervision song contest in Moscow taking home 30 million rubles, approximately $360,000 U.S. dollars. The music contest was created by presidential decree after Russia’s exclusion from the Eurovision contest. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Alexander Zemlianichenko, The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Release party for Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album is coming to AMC theaters
By Canadian Press on September 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift is heading back to the big screen next month, and fans are already lining up for tickets. AMC Theatres announced on Friday that it will host a release party for Swift’s 12th studio album, “ The Life of a Showgirl,” which is set to debut Oct. 3. The nearly-90-minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents of Dildo, N.L., express support for ‘honorary mayor’ Jimmy Kimmel
By Canadian Press on September 20th, 2025
In 2019, Jimmy Kimmel became so enamoured with Dildo, N.L., and its risqué name that he repeatedly featured the community on his late-night television show and eventually became its honorary mayor. Now, Dildo residents are expressing support for Kimmel following the show’s suspension by American broadcast network ABC. Andrew Pretty, a former committee member for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88
By Canadian Press on September 20th, 2025
Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died at 88. Curtis, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage
By Canadian Press on September 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian satirist whose “Daily Show”-like program was canceled after the military seized the once pro-democracy government, watched the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel with an immediate sense of familiarity. “My Fellow American Citizens,” Youssef wrote on X. “Welcome to my world.” Youssef’s show skewering public figures led to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistani dating show sparks anger ahead of its debut on YouTube
By Canadian Press on September 20th, 2025
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A dating show modeled on “Love Island” that features Pakistani contestants has sparked anger in the Muslim-majority country, despite no episodes being aired yet, and the series being only accessible on YouTube. The country’s broadcasting regulator said Saturday it was not in a position to act on the public complaints because it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Web of business interests shows that Kimmel’s future rests on far more than his jokes
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night ABC show depends on far more than his jokes. The choice is complicated by a web of business and regulatory considerations involving ABC’s parent company, other media companies and the Trump administration. It’s the inevitable result of industry consolidation that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl’s body in Los Angeles
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of the decomposed body of a teenage girl in Los Angeles. Police have not said d4vd (pronounced “David”) is implicated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who died on Universal Orlando roller coaster had a spinal condition, report says
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Emergency workers who responded to Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park for a man who had become unresponsive on a roller coaster originally were told he had lacerations. But when they got to the ride, he wasn’t breathing and eventually died, according to radio traffic and a report released Friday by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada bans Belfast rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Carney government is barring the Belfast rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism. Jewish groups asked Ottawa in June to ban the group, along with the English punk-rap duo Bob Vylan, over comments they argued served to incite antisemitism. Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, parliamentary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family says a man who died after going on a Universal roller coaster never let wheelchair stop him
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 32-year-old man who died this week from blunt impact injuries after going on a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park used a wheelchair. But his family said it never stopped his unwavering spirit. The family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala in an online post described him Friday as “one ... Read More »
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