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Court to weigh Baldwin codefendant’s plea on weapons charge

By The Associated Press on March 31st, 2023

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge Friday against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set. Prosecutors announced in January a proposed plea agreement with safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls regarding his ... Read More »

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UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king’s May coronation

By The Associated Press on March 31st, 2023

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) – With just five weeks before King Charles III’s coronation, a British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for the historic occasion. Craftspeople at the Duchess China factory in the central England city of Stoke-on-Trent painted delicate gold edges on more teacups ... Read More »

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Historic English pottery rolls out coronation souvenirs

By The Associated Press on March 31st, 2023

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) – With just five weeks before King Charles III’s coronation, a British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for the historic occasion. Craftspeople at the Duchess China factory in the central England city of Stoke-on-Trent painted delicate gold edges on more teacups ... Read More »

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King Charles III visits Hamburg on final leg of foreign trip

By The Associated Press on March 31st, 2023

BERLIN (AP) – King Charles III is boarding a carriage, though not the horse-drawn kind, for the final leg of his three-day visit to Germany, which will bring him and Camilla, the queen consort, by train Friday to the northern port city of Hamburg. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to accompany the British royals on ... Read More »

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Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault for ski collision, jury decides

By Sam Metz, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2023

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – Gwyneth Paltrow won her court battle over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah ski resort after a jury decided Thursday that the movie star wasn’t at fault for the crash. A jury dismissed the complaint of a retired optometrist who sued Paltrow over injuries he sustained when the ... Read More »

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Rapper’s multimillion-dollar politics conspiracy trial opens

By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – A founding member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees was enmeshed in political conspiracies involving millions of dollars in foreign money under two different U.S. presidents, federal prosecutors said as his trial got underway with opening statements Thursday. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel is accused of funneling money from a fugitive Malaysian financer ... Read More »

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial ends, jury deliberates

By Sam Metz, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2023

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – A jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a 2016 ski collision at a Utah resort. The eight-person jury received the case following closing arguments in which attorneys delivered dueling versions of who was at fault in a crash that left retired optometrist Terry Sanderson with four ... Read More »

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Ousted Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz takes Oklahoma church job

By Roxanne Stone, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2023

(RNS) – Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is led by pastor, author and popular YouTuber Michael Todd. Transformation, a juggernaut in a town replete with megachurches, has confirmed that Lentz, who was fired from ... Read More »

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Boston auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to help Ukraine

By The Associated Press on March 30th, 2023

BOSTON (AP) – An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation’s people suffering during its war with Russia. Bidding on the 40-by-24-inch (101.5-by-61-centimeter) painting by American artist Oleg Jones starts at $50,000, and the goal ... Read More »

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‘Scott Pilgrim’ set to return as Netflix anime with original cast reprising roles

By The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2023

Toronto’s favourite problematic dork will live to fight another seven evil exes. Netflix is bringing Scott Pilgrim back to life, this time as an anime, with characters voiced by the same cast as the 2010 movie. The film “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” which became a cult hit, was based on the series of graphic ... Read More »

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Dior transforms Mumbai’s Gateway of India into fashion ramp

By Rafiq Maqbool, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2023

MUMBAI (AP) – In a glittering splash of luxury fashion Thursday, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic Gateway of India monument into a runway laden with celebrity, beauty and craftsmanship. Flanked by the brightly lit, iconic Taj Mahal Hotel, the spectacular decor turned the heritage site in India’s entertainment and business capital into a blend of ... Read More »

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