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DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use the regulatory powers of Florida government to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort’s rides and monorail. Lawmakers will introduce a bill in coming weeks that would end an exemption ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren dies
By The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
BROOKFIELD, Vt. (AP) – Edward Koren, a longtime cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine, known for his hairy, huminoid creatures, has died. He was 87. Koren died of lung cancer on Friday in Brookfield, Vermont, according to his wife, Curtis Koren. He created more than 1,000 cartoons of the long-snouted creatures for The New Yorker, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News-Dominion case delayed by judge without explanation
By David Bauder And Randall Chase, 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 put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation. Lawyers for Fox and Dominion Voting Systems would not comment on Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis’ decision or on reports that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News-Dominion case delayed by judge without reason
By David Bauder And Randall Chase, 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 put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation. Lawyers for Fox and Dominion Voting Systems would not comment on Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis’ decision or on reports that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News case judge announces trial delay, gives no reason
By David Bauder And Randall Chase, 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 put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation. Lawyers for Fox and Dominion Voting Systems would not comment on Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis’ decision or on reports that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her ‘most personal’
By The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban when she was in her teens. Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal musician Maal named UN ambassador on desertification
By The Associated Press on April 17th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal on Monday was named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Covention to Combat Desertification. Maal has long been an activist on climate change and refugees. Since 2003, he has been committed to various development challenges in Africa, working with different U.N. family organizations. His NANN-K Trust recently opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pre-taped Screen Awards special salutes Canadian film, TV projects and celebs
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
TORONTO – A Canadian Screen Awards special that replaced a live show took on a patriotic tone Sunday night, promoting the work of this country’s film and TV creatives and celebrities. The pre-taped hour-long special hosted by comedian Samantha Bee featured speeches from top award winners crowned over the past week, and interviews with special ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netflix keeps ‘Love Is Blind’ fans waiting for live reunion
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Love isn’t patient, love isn’t kind – at least if you ask the fans of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind.” More than 45 minutes after a Season 4 reunion special was set to stream live Sunday – Netflix’s second-ever live event on its own platform – viewers were still waiting for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mirvish to close ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ after 13-month run in Toronto
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
TORONTO – “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is set to disappear from Toronto. Mirvish Productions announced Sunday it plans to close the stage play based on J.K. Rowling’s characters that opened less than 10 months ago. The wizards take their final bows on July 2 at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. The end of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bridal pioneer of Kleinfeld’s dies, leaving lasting legacy
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, a bridal industry pioneer and Holocaust survivor who decided over a half century ago that brides deserved better than cookie-cutter dresses, has died in Manhattan. She was 99. Word of her March 29 death has spread steadily, drawing her praise and reflecting her decades-long impact on an industry ... Read More »
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