March 18th, 2025

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Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — Musical artists and loved ones on Friday mourned Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash earlier this month. Mourners filed into the massive Word of Faith Cathedral west of Atlanta, taking their seats around a silver and gold casket surrounded by a sea of red roses. ... Read More »

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Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — A memorial service was held Friday for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1 near Montgomery, Alabama, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter Millsap III has ... Read More »

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Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — A memorial service was held Friday for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1 near Montgomery, Alabama, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter Millsap III has ... Read More »

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Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — A memorial service was held Friday for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1 near Montgomery, Alabama, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter Millsap III has ... Read More »

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Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — A memorial service was held Friday for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1 near Montgomery, Alabama, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter Millsap III has ... Read More »

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Hip-hop artist Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty ahead of May sex trafficking trial

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes. The 55-year-old Combs, his beard noticeably grayer than even weeks ago, stood with his hands folded before him as ... Read More »

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Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and starvation were likely what led to the animal’s demise. A report obtained by The Associated Press from the Santa Fe County animal control agency details partial mummification ... Read More »

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Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

The government agency that runs the Voice of America has moved to terminate contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, and told its journalists Friday to stop using material from the wire services. Kari Lake, the former broadcaster turned Republican politician who was selected by President Donald Trump to run VOA, estimated the ... Read More »

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Visa fee hikes and delays hinder international artists from touring the United States

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — In New York City, spirited badge-holders and independent music fans wove in and out of 150-person capacity clubs filled with groups from around the globe. A Japanese rock band opened for a German post-punk trio followed by an alternative group from New Zealand. And that was just day one at the ... Read More »

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Memorial service planned for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — A memorial service was underway Friday near Atlanta for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash south of Montgomery, Alabama. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter ... Read More »

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Memorial service planned for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2025

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — A memorial service was underway Friday near Atlanta for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash south of Montgomery, Alabama. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter ... Read More »

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