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Ex-prosecutor’s new book details fight over indicting Trump
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – As the Manhattan district attorney’s office ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor details just how close the former president came to getting indicted – and laments friction with the new D.A. that put that plan on ice. Mark Pomerantz, who oversaw the ... Read More »
1 responseMexican actor Pablo Lyle gets prison for road rage death
By Gisela Salomon, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019. The sentence came almost four years after Lyle was charged with murder in the death of a man he struck during a traffic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police: Bodies are those of 3 rappers missing nearly 2 weeks
By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) – Three bodies found in a vacant Detroit-area apartment building have been identified as those of three aspiring rappers who went missing nearly two weeks ago, police said Friday. Michigan State Police said Friday afternoon on Twitter that investigators identified the bodies as those of Armani Kelly, 27, of Oscoda; Montoya ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Alice Darling’ shows complexity of female friendships and how they provide salvation
By Christian Collington and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – When it comes to female friendships, Anna Kendrick says the mutual respect and energy of a close friend group can be a source of great strength. In an interview promoting the new film “Alice, Darling,”the actor recalled a moment where she was sitting on her kitchen floor and talking with three of her ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme cold weather in Ottawa leaves Winterlude outdoor activities cancelled
By Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – It has been too warm for the Rideau Canal to open to skaters, but now it is too freezing for another traditional winter activity in Ottawa – the Winterlude festival’s ice-carving competition. The city’s annual winter festival is off to a cold start and has decided to cancel numerous outdoor events. The festival’s ... Read More »
1 responseN.B. premier should scrap French immersion reform and reopen registration: Opposition
By The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s Opposition is calling on the government to scrap the proposed French-language reform scheduled for schools in the fall. The Liberals say the government should instead reopen French immersion registration for the upcoming school year, following public criticism to Premier Blaine Higgs’s plan. The Progressive Conservative government has proposed to cut to ... Read More »
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By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES – Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” one of the more transfixing and beautiful documentaries of the past year, is about a pair of brothers in New Dehli who make ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme cold weather in Ottawa leaves Winterlude outoor activities cancelled
By The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – It has been too warm for the Rideau Canal to open to skaters, but now it is also too freezing for another traditional winter activity in Ottawa – the Winterlude festival’s ice-carving competition. The city’s annual winter festival is off to a cold start and has decided to cancel numerous outdoor activities. The ... Read More »
1 responseDrake, Justin Bieber and the Canadians behind recent pop hits head to Grammys
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – Several Canadians could leave the Grammy Awards with an armful of trophies on Sunday, but most of them aren’t household names. While Bryan Adams, Drake and Michael Buble are all contenders this year, many of the other homegrown nominees on the leaderboard are professionals behind the scenes who added pop and fizz to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boyhood collides with masculinity in Oscar-nominated ‘Close’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – When Lukas Dhont was 12, a camera was thrust into his hands. For Dhont, who would come out as gay as a young adult, the camera was an escape from the strains and stereotypes he was beginning to feel pushed on him. “I needed this other reality in which I could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Shania Twain talks rebuilding confidence with new album
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Shania Twain felt the need on her new album to empower herself the same way she has uplifted listeners with hits like “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and “She’s Not Just a Pretty Face.” So she set aside all feelings of self consciousness – appearing braless for the album’s artwork ... Read More »
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