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3 new ‘Star Wars’ movies coming, including Rey’s return
By The Associated Press on April 7th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away – Lucasfilm announced three new live-action films in the franchise Friday. The news, which includes the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey in one of the films, was revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 in London by Lucasfilm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As streamers cut costs, TV shows – and residuals – vanish
By R.j. Rico, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2023
Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with a show being canceled. For a performer, it’s painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different. In December, Riva was floored when she found out that “Gordita Chronicles” would be removed entirely from HBO Max’s vast streaming library – one of dozens of shows that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown
By The Associated Press on April 7th, 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official and the head of the station said Friday. Sadai Banowan, which means “women’s voice” in Dari, was launched 10 years ago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to robbery-killing of rapper Pop Smoke
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – One of four men charged in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter. The 20-year-old man, who was 17 when the killing occurred, also pleaded guilty in Inglewood juvenile court to home invasion robbery. He was sentenced to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!XXXTentacion’s convicted killers sentenced to life in prison
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 men get life for fatal shooting of rapper XXXTentacion
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fentanyl caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio’s death
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died last year because of fentanyl, his manager said. Coolio’s former longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press Thursday that Coolio’s cause of death was fentanyl and that he also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio’s death fentanyl-caused
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died last year because of fentanyl, his manager said. Coolio’s former longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press Thursday that Coolio’s cause of death was fentanyl and that he also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Pink Ladies get their origin story in Paramount+ series
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High leaned into their image of “bad girls,” called themselves the Pink Ladies and created a girl gang. Their formation is chronicled in the new 10-episode musical series ” Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies “ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary’s Suzette Mayr on short list for US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Calgary author Suzette Mayr has been shortlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The US$150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States. Mayr made the cut for her historical novel “The Sleeping Car Porter,” which won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III supports probe into monarchy’s slave ties
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy’s ties to slavery after a document showed an ancestor with shares in a slave-trading company, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Thursday. Charles takes the issue “profoundly seriously” and academics will be given access to the royal ... Read More »
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