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Leslie Phillips, ‘Carry On’ star, voice of Sorting Hat, dies
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy “Carry On” comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 98. His agent, Jonathan Lloyd, confirmed Tuesday that Phillips died “peacefully at home” on Monday. The veteran actor made ... Read More »
1 responseNorway: Princess gives up royal duties amid fiancé questions
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Princess Märtha Louise, the daughter of Norway’s King Harald, said Tuesday she no longer will officially represent the Norwegian royal house following “many questions relating to me and my fiancé’s role.” The 50-year-old princess, who is fourth in line to the Norwegian throne, got engaged in June to Durek Verrett, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
ROME (AP) – Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history” about the transition from the Etruscan civilization to the Roman Empire. The discovery, in the San Casciano dei Bagni archaeological dig near Siena, is one ... Read More »
1 responseNintendo’s profit climbs on Switch machine, software sales
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese video game maker Nintendo recorded a 34% surge in its profit in the first half of the fiscal year on strong sales of products for its Switch console like “Splatoon 3,” a paint-shooting game, the company said Tuesday. That prompted the maker of Pokemon and Super Mario games to raise its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honor: he’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. People’s selection was announced Monday night on Stephen Colbert’s late night show and on the magazine’s website. Evans, who for nearly a decade played Captain America ... Read More »
1 responseKim Kardashian honored at CFDA awards, calls for inclusivity
By Nardos Haile, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Kim Kardashian was honored at Monday’s Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards for her shapewear line and used the honor to call for designers to be inclusive for all body shapes. Kardashian was awarded the first-ever Innovation Award presented by Amazon Fashion for her shapewear brand SKIMS. Co-Founder and ... Read More »
1 responseSuzette Mayr wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for ‘The Sleeping Car Porter’
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Suzette Mayr has won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Calgary writer received the honour for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter.” “I think today I’m officially done with my feelings of impostor syndrome as a writer,” Mayr told the crowd assembled at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. “The Sleeping Car Porter,” ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Suzette Mayr wins $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Suzette Mayr has won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter.” More coming... Read More »
1 response‘Hushpuppi’ gets prison term for money laundering conspiracy
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Nigerian social media influencer who called himself Ray Hushpuppi and flaunted a lavish lifestyle fueled by his efforts to launder millions of stolen dollars was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to more than 11 years in federal prison. Ramon Abbas, 40, also was ordered by a federal judge to pay ... Read More »
1 responseMan sentenced in connection with Sweetie Pie’s murder plot
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis insurance agent was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for helping a one-time reality TV star fraudulently obtain life insurance on a relative later shot to death in a murder-for-hire conspiracy. Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam, 44, pleaded guilty to federal charges in July, admitting he conspired with ... Read More »
1 responseWeinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimony
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The New York trial of Harvey Weinstein and its California sequel had a rare crossover Monday as the only accuser of the former movie magnate to testify at both took the stand in Los Angeles and said he sexually assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel bathroom in 2013 while she ... Read More »
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