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Disney World and Universal Orlando remain open ahead of Hurricane Milton
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Major theme parks Walt Disney World and Universal remained open Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton ‘s expected hit as a major storm in Florida even as other parts of Orlando’s tourism machine shut down. Disney said it was operating under normal conditions and planned, for now, only to close its campgrounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris can’t point to anything she would have done differently than Biden in ‘The View’ appearance
By Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris, in a Tuesday appearance on ABC’s “The View,” was unable to name a decision she would have made differently than President Joe Biden. Her answer encapsulated Harris’ challenge in portraying herself as a candidate who can deliver the change voters want after serving four years as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump spoke to Putin as many as 7 times since leaving office, Bob Woodward reports in new book
By Michelle L. Price And Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book “War.” In the famed Watergate reporter’s latest book, Woodward reports that Trump asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qantas Airways apologizes after R-rated film reportedly airs on every screen during flight
By The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Qantas Airways has drawn up a stir after broadcasting a slightly-racy movie across an entire flight. And the Australian carrier now is apologizing to customers. There were technical issues with the in-flight entertainment for a trip from Sydney to Haneda last week, Qantas confirmed to The Associated Press – making individual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After years of finding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cold as ice, Foreigner now knows what love is
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – This month, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rectifies a wrong that many rock fans will celebrate with their lighters up in the air – the band Foreigner will finally be welcomed in. The English-American rockers – with hits like “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded” and “Waiting for a Girl ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wilmer Valderrama’s ‘American Story’ is one of service to his family and his country
By Leslie Ambriz, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Wilmer Valderrama vowed to “never let his family down” the night that he landed his breakthrough role as foreign exchange student Fez on “That ’70s Show.” “I have been given the chance to lift us all, and I won’t blow this incredible opportunity. Every performance I give will be the absolute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golijov’s Flamenco-tinged opera about slain Spanish playwright Lorca comes to the Met
By Mike Silverman, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Osvaldo Golijov was running out of time. The Argentine-born composer had been commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center for a chamber opera to be performed in the summer of 2003. And with the deadline just months away, his original idea wasn’t panning out. “It didn’t go anywhere. I had nothing,” he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her next book club selection
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Oprah Winfrey has chosen Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her new book club pick, and made a trip to the famed Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with Presley’s daughter and Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s granddaughter, actor Riley Keough. Lisa Marie Presley’s “From Here to the Great Unknown,” completed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon among finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
TORONTO – Artistic collaborators Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon are among the finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards for fiction. The Canada Council for the Arts named 70 finalists across seven categories in both English and French on Tuesday. The 14 winners, who each receive $25,000, will be announced Nov. 13. Monkman and Gordon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris is still introducing herself as she sets out on a media tour with voting already underway
By Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – When Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with podcaster Alex Cooper, the conversation didn’t start by parsing policy positions. The goal, Cooper told the Democratic nominee, was “to get to know you as a person.” And that was just fine with Harris, who said she was on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Party leaders prep for only televised debate of B.C.’s election campaign
By The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The leaders of British Columbia’s three major political parties are set to debate the key issues of this provincial election campaign to be broadcast tonight on all major TV networks. The only televised debate of the election campaign will gives viewers a chance to size up the leaders and their policies with less ... Read More »
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