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Judge: No separate defamation trials for Fox News, Fox Corp.
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox denied the company’s request Wednesday to hold separate trials – one for Fox News and another for the network’s parent company. The request by Dominion Voting Systems came a day after its attorneys told the judge that Fox attorneys ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian singer Celine Dion announces new music is coming on Thursday
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
MONTREAL – Canadian pop singer Céline Dion is promising her fans new music this week, after a rare neurological disorder forced her to cancel or postpone concerts to concentrate on her health. The Quebec-born singer announced on social media that the new music would drop Thursday morning. Dion announced in December that she has “stiff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for a consecutive year
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Ariana DeBose’s stint as host of last year’s Tony Awards went so well that she’s been asked to return this year. The Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee will lead the June 11 celebration from New York City’s uptown United Palace theater live on CBS and on Paramount+. “I was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry will attend father’s coronation. Meghan won’t
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry will attend his father King Charles III’s Coronation next month, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, ending lengthy speculation on whether he would be welcome after leveling charges of racism and media manipulation at the royal family. But Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain in California with the couple’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palace: Prince Harry to attend his father’s May 6 coronation
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry will attend the Coronation service of his father, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey on May 6, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, setting aside months of speculation about his presence. Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain in California with the couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mario, Mariah, Madonna added to National Recording Registry
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Mario, Madonna and Mariah have entered the national audio canon. Madonna’s star-making 1984 album “Like a Virgin,” Mariah Carey’s 1994 holiday perennial “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and the original 1985 theme from Super Mario Bros. are now in the U.S. National Recording Registry as part of “the defining sounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musician Kauan Okamoto alleges talent manager assaulted him
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – When Johnny Kitagawa told one of the boys staying at his luxury house to go to bed early, everyone knew “it was your turn.” That was among the recollections shared Wednesday by musician Kauan Okamoto, then 15, about allegedly being sexually assaulted by Kitagawa, a powerful figure in the Japanese entertainment world. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Renner attends premiere, months after snowplow crush
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jeremy Renner attended the premiere for his new series Tuesday, capping a remarkable recovery roughly four months after the “Avengers” star was nearly killed in a snowplow accident. Renner was surrounded by family and supporters at the “Rennervations” premiere in Los Angeles, where he posed for photos and did interviews, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hearing pushed back for Alaska illustrator on threat charge
By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A court hearing was pushed back until next week for an Alaska children’s book illustrator charged with terroristic threatening after authorities said he posted around the capital city transphobic notes that referenced shooting children. Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Tuesday, but Assistant District Attorney Rexene Finley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘BLK: An Origin Story’ takes home five Canadian Screen Awards on first day
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – A docuseries exploring the untold stories of Black Canadians was among the big winners Tuesday at the Canadian Screen Awards. Episodes of “BLK: An Origin Story,” which aired on Global and is streaming on StackTV, took home five trophies, including best direction for a documentary series and best photography for a documentary or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper using packaged concrete to repair the road in the Brentwood area. “Today, after the whole ... Read More »
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