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Nobuyo Oyama, voice actor for beloved Japanese cartoon robotic cat Doraemon, dies at age 90
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, died of natural causes on Sept. 29, her agency, Actors Seven, said Friday. Oyama performed the voice of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Emotional train wreck’: Filming of Swissair Flight 111 movie hits close to home
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
HALIFAX – Kris Holden-Ried, clad in a dark pea coat and bright red scarf, stands in a patch of sunlight on the edge of Griffin’s Pond in the Halifax Public Gardens, with the early morning light casting a glow on him as he looks across the water. The Canadian-born actor isn’t taking in the sights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince and Princess of Wales meet with families of dance class stabbing attack
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Prince William and the Princess of Wales on Thursday carried out their first joint public engagement since the end of Kate’s chemotherapy by meeting the bereaved parents of victims of a stabbing rampage in the seaside town of Southport. The royal couple spent 90 minutes meeting privately with the families of Bebe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia
By The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
PERTH, Australia (AP) – A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was freed on bail when he appeared Thursday on several charges in a court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country’s growing cultural influence. Han, known for her experimental and often disturbing stories that explore human traumas and violence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with rape in Australia
By The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
PERTH, Australia (AP) – A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared Thursday on several charges in a court in Perth, the west coast city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greig Nori denies abuse allegations made in Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley’s memoir
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Treble Charger frontman Greig Nori is denying he pressured Deryck Whibley into a sexual relationship more than two decades ago – an allegation the Sum 41 singer levelled in his new memoir. Nori calls Whibley’s claims “a lie,” saying their relationship was consensual, shared between two adults, and that Whibley pursued him. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s complaints about ’60 Minutes’ put a spotlight on editing at the nation’s top newsmagazine
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
Donald Trump skipped a “60 Minutes” interview this past week, but he’s attacking CBS for how it handled its session with opponent Kamala Harris, calling it a “giant fake news scam” and suggesting the network was out to protect her. Portions of the Harris interview ran Monday on the newsmagazine and on the Sunday morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial set for May
By Larry Neumeister And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A May 5 trial date was set Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’sex trafficking case, and a prosecutor argued that the jailed hip-hop mogul’s lawyers were trying to exclude a “damning piece of evidence” by claiming it was leaked by the government. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson struck back against the defense’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials
By The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) – A bestselling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials has been formally indicted on six felony counts. A Rockingham County grand jury returned the indictments against Brendan DuBois, who has been detained since he turned himself in to Exeter police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on October 10th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Florida theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld planned to reopen Friday after an assessment of the effects of Hurricane Milton. Disney World said in a statement that its theme parks, Disney Springs, and possibly other areas will be open. The parks said some Halloween special events won’t ... Read More »
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