August 24th, 2025

Entertainment News

Singer Tamar Braxton says she ‘almost died’ in weekend accident

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer, actor and reality TV star Tamar Braxton said Tuesday that she “almost died” in a weekend accident that she doesn’t remember. “I was found in a pool of blood from my friend with a face injury,” Braxton wrote in an Instagram post. “I fractured my nose, lost some teeth and ... Read More »

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Lawyer argues Meta can’t be held liable for gunmaker’s Instagram posts in Uvalde families’ lawsuit

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram’s parent company, argued Tuesday. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, ... Read More »

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Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers stepped up within days to prevent the rural communities from becoming “news deserts” where little or no local media remains. The swift rescues stand out in an industry where roughly two and a ... Read More »

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Laufey’s new album, ‘A Matter of Time,’ explores anger, love and more

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before the Icelandic Chinese artist Laufey became recognized the world over for her neoclassical jazz-meets-pop music, she was a student, answering a familiar yearbook prompt: “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” Her answer: Move to the U.S., sign a record deal and win a Grammy. The 26-year-old has ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Margaret Qualley shines in fun, gory neo-noir ‘Honey Don’t!’

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

The skies are blue, the sun unrelenting and the body count escalating in the Bakersfield, California, of “Honey Don’t!,” where Margaret Qualley’s private investigator tries to get a handle on the nefarious goings-on in her city with a small-town feel. It’s the second film in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s so-called “lesbian B-movie trilogy,” and ... Read More »

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Movie theatre business grew in 2024, but still short of pre-pandemic highs: StatCan

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says movie theatre business grew in 2024 but still hadn’t reached its pre-pandemic peaks. Every two years, the agency releases a look at the state of movie theatres. Its report for 2024 showed operating revenues hit $1.6 billion last year, up 12 per cent from 2022. Statistics Canada says that marked ... Read More »

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This conversation is being recorded: Trump’s hot mic moment is the latest in a long global list

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Behold the power of the humble hot mic. The magnifier of sound, a descendant of 150-year-old technology, on Monday added to its long history of cutting through the most scripted political spectacles when it captured more than two minutes of U.S. President Donald Trump and eight European leaders chit-chatting around a White ... Read More »

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US-Apple-Books-Top-10

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 2. For Richer For Poorer by Danielle Steel (Random House Publishing Group) 3. She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena (Penguin Publishing Group) 4. An Inside Job by Daniel Silva (Harper) 5. My Friends by Fredrik Backman ... Read More »

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Apple TV app – Top Movies

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Superman 2. Jurassic World Rebirth 3. Thunderbolts(asterisk) 4. Ballerina: From the World of John Wick 5. Eddington 6. Materialists 7. How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 8. 28 Years Later 9. Karate Kid: Legends 10. Lilo & Stitch (2025) The Associated Press... Read More »

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Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

Top New Shows (US) 1. MK True Crime, MK Media 2. Hands Tied, iHeart True Crime 3. Street Preachers, Phillip Anthony Mitchell & Tim Timberlake 4. Show Me Something, iHeartPodcasts and The Volume 5. Dan Bernstein Unfiltered, 312 Sports 6. Hoax!, iHeartPodcasts 7. Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, Crime House 8. Death, Taxes, and Bananas ... Read More »

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Laufey’s ‘A Matter of Time’ embraces anger, jazz, pop and a collaboration with twin sister

By Canadian Press on August 19th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before the Icelandic Chinese artist Laufey became recognized the world over for her neoclassical jazz-meets-pop music, she was a student, answering a familiar yearbook prompt: “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” Her answer: Move to the U.S., sign a record deal and win a Grammy. The 26-year-old has ... Read More »

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