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J-Hope becomes 2nd BTS member to join South Korean army
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – J-Hope, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, entered a South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18-month compulsory military service, becoming the group’s second member to join the country’s army. There was heated public debate in 2022 over whether to offer special exemptions of mandatory military service for BTS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michelle Yeoh seeks new challenges after Oscar win
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Michelle Yeoh says she is looking for new challenges including as a producer, as she credited perseverance, hard work and passion for her historic Oscar win last month. The 60-year-old became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a laundromat owner in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pastry artwork pits bakery against town in free speech suit
By Kathy Mccormack And Robert F. Bukaty, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
CONWAY, N.H. (AP) – Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall over his doorway last spring with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate and strawberry donuts, a blueberry muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries. The display got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge seals Alec Baldwin settlement terms in fatal shooting
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed Monday to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in the case that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge says Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal shooting sealed
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A judge has agreed to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, in a wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew involved linked to Hutchins’ death in a fatal filmset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues
By The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if a new contract agreement is not reached with producers. In an email to members Monday, the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America said nearly 98% of the 9,218 votes were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fugees rapper in political conspiracy trial launches defense
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Fugees rapper on trial in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case was trying to reinvent himself as he entered the political arena, not break any laws, defense attorneys said Monday. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel became a best-selling, Grammy-winning artist with the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, but in the years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News-Dominion libel case set to begin after brief delay
By David Bauder, Randall Chase And Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News delayed the opening of the trial Monday, raising the prospect that the two sides might attempt to settle before the eagerly watched case goes before a jury. Superior Court Judge Eric Davis suggested the sides try ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP, Bloc accuse Poilievre of threatening French, Quebec culture with stance on CBC
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Pierre Poilievre’s criticisms of the CBC amount to an attack on Canadian culture by the Conservative leader – and Quebec and francophone culture, in particular. Singh addressed the issue, speaking in French, after Twitter added a label to CBC’s main account on Sunday indicating the broadcaster was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soundgarden, Chris Cornell’s widow settle recordings lawsuit
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
The widow of singer Chris Cornell and his former bandmates in Soundgarden said Monday that they have resolved her lawsuit against them, clearing the way for the release of the band’s final recordings more than five years after his death. Vicky Cornell sued Soundgarden in federal court in 2019 over royalties from recordings her husband ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lincoln Center to hold 2nd Summer for the City festival
By The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Lincoln Center will hold its second straight Summer for the City festival that puts a greater emphasis on diverse offerings while still including classical music programs. The large disco ball and dance floor that marked the first festival last summer will return. Lincoln Center announced Monday that the festival will run ... Read More »
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