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‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud advances with new proposed legislation
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida lawmakers will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government, according to a notice published Friday, the latest development in a feud over a law critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” The notice posted on the Osceola County website says the Republican-controlled statehouse will take up legislation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Shah of ‘Real Housewives’ gets 6 1/2-year prison term
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Jennifer Shah, a tearful member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” who insisted she is not the character she plays on the show, was sentenced Friday to 6 1/2 years in prison for defrauding thousands of people, many of them vulnerable or older, in a telemarketing scam that stretched ... Read More »
1 responseMultiple wounded in Florida shooting near rap video set
By Terry Spencer And Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Multiple people were wounded in a shooting after an altercation outside a restaurant in south Florida, which witnesses said happened during the making of a rap video. Several witnesses told reporters that the video involved 38-year-old rapper French Montana, and that he was not wounded. His publicist did not respond ... Read More »
1 responseHarry’s claim he killed 25 in Afghanistan draws anger, worry
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – In a book full of startling revelations, Prince Harry’s assertion that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan is one of the most striking – and has drawn criticism from both enemies and allies. In his memoir, “Spare,” Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants while serving as an Apache ... Read More »
1 response‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member gets 6 1/2 years
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge sentenced a member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” to 6 1/2 years in prison on Friday for defrauding thousands of people nationwide in a telemarketing scam, many of them vulnerable or older. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence for Jennifer Shah after she ... Read More »
1 responseCAJ survey suggests 8 in 10 newsrooms have no Black, Indigenous journalists on staff
By Peter Uduehi, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
A recent survey that looks at the racial composition of newsrooms across the country suggests media companies have a long way to go if they want to diversify editorial teams, especially when it comes to full-time and supervisory roles. National data released last month by The Canadian Association of Journalists on the racial and gender ... Read More »
1 responseGrammy winner accused of assault, kidnapping fatally shot
By The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said. A Metro Nashville Police officer killed Mark Capps, 54, during an encounter Thursday at the man’s home in the Hermitage neighborhood, agency spokesman Don Aaron said. Officers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry’s book exposes grief, war, drugs, family rifts
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Bereaved boy, troubled teen, wartime soldier, unhappy royal – many facets of Prince Harry are revealed in his explosive memoir, often in eyebrow-raising detail. From accounts of cocaine use and losing his virginity to raw family rifts, “Spare” exposes deeply personal details about Harry and the wider royal family. The Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daniel Barenboim leaves Berlin Staatsoper job after 30 years
By The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
BERLIN (AP) – Daniel Barenboim on Friday announced his resignation as the general music director of Berlin’s Staatsoper, a job that he has held for over three decades, saying that his health has become too poor to carry on. The renowned conductor and pianist, who turned 80 in November, has been in the post since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member faces sentencing
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for a member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” who they say lived lavishly after defrauding thousands of people nationwide in a telemarketing scam, many of them elderly. But her lawyer says she should face no more than three years behind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Heave Away’: Canada’s goal tune at the World Juniors is ‘the song that never dies’
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – “Heave away, me jollies, heave away!” It’s a phrase that Canadian hockey fans couldn’t get enough of at the world junior hockey championship – a Celtic melody played each time that Team Canada scored a goal. And for Billy Sutton, one of the members of St. John’s band The Fables, it’s a reminder ... Read More »
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