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Mexican president asks Bad Bunny to play free concert
By The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s president made a public request Wednesday to Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny to play a free concert in Mexico City, to make up for a fake ticket scandal that left thousands frustrated outside his sold-out appearance Friday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he couldn’t offer the singer any ... Read More »
1 responseRapper Gunna pleads guilty in racketeering case in Atlanta
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) – Rapper Gunna, who was arrested earlier this year along with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Atlanta to a racketeering conspiracy charge, according to a statement released by his attorney. Fulton County prosecutors in May obtained the sprawling 88-page indictment that said ... Read More »
1 response$3M deal reached over police shooting of Pharrell’s cousin
By The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – The city of Virginia Beach will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit from the family of a Black man who was shot by police during a chaotic night of violence on the city’s oceanfront last year. The city and the family of Donovon Lynch – a cousin of musician ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thomas Pynchon sells archives to Huntington Library
By The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – The archives of Thomas Pynchon, including correspondence, handwritten notes and the typescripts for such classic novels as “Gravity’s Rainbow” and “V.”, have been acquired by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The library announced the transaction Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Bringing a writer of Pynchon’s caliber to The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Beauty and the Beast’ TV special fetes 30th anniversary
By Terry Tang And Karena Phan (), The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – When it hit theaters in 1991, Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” captured audiences, critics and, later, a best picture Oscar nomination – a first for any animated movie. A TV special celebrating the 30th anniversary of that nomination hopes to bring something new to a tale as old as time. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
ROME (AP) – The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order admitted Wednesday that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his spiritual care. ... Read More »
1 responseHedley frontman Jacob Hoggard opts for jury over judge-alone sexual assault trial
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
HAILEYBURY, Ont. – Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has elected to be tried for sexual assault before a jury, rather than by judge alone. The Hedley frontman is facing a sexual assault charge for an incident alleged to have happened on June 25, 2016, in Kirkland Lake, Ont. A lawyer for Hoggard told a Haileybury, Ont., ... Read More »
1 responseGod of War, Wordle lead a bumpy year in video games
By Lou Kesten, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
It’s been a bumpy year for video games, in part thanks to the ongoing repercussions of the pandemic. Some major releases got delayed (2023 could be a doozy), but enough crossed the finish line to keep gamers happy. Indie developers held up their end, delivering innovative challenges and fascinating stories. Here are the games we ... Read More »
1 responseMark Hamill talks fundraising for Ukraine, love of politics
By Martina Rebecca Inchingolo, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
“These are the drones you’re looking for,” reads an appeal for donations to a Ukraine fundraising effort next to a picture of none other than legendary “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill. Since Hamill was tapped as an ambassador for United24’s “Army of Drones” campaign earlier this fall, a lot has happened: He had a Zoom ... Read More »
1 responseStephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, ‘Ellen’ show’s dancing DJ, dies at 40
By Nardos Haile, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2022
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the longtime and beloved dancing DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and a former contestant on “So You Can Think You Can Dance,” has died at the age of 40. His wife, Allison Holker Boss, confirmed his passing in a statement published Wednesday on People.com. “It is with the heaviest of hearts ... Read More »
1 responseKendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish to headline Montreal’s Osheaga festival
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
TORONTO – Rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop singer Billie Eilish are headlining next year’s Osheaga music festival in Montreal. The two Grammy-winning stars will join Australian alternative dance trio Rüfüs Du Sol as the main acts for the festival, which runs Aug. 4 to 6 at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Rüfüs Du Sol will play as the ... Read More »
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