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Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group

Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time.
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Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court

LONDON (AP) — Actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years.
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Margaret Atwood calls Canada-U.S. tensions 'most direct threat since the War of 1812'

Margaret Atwood calls Canada-U.S. tensions 'most direct threat since the War of 1812'

TORONTO — Margaret Atwood says it feels “very weird” to see reality mirror “The Handmaid’s Tale” as the dystopian series comes to an end.
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Former Creedence Clearwater front man John Fogerty celebrates 80th with show in Manhattan

Former Creedence Clearwater front man John Fogerty celebrates 80th with show in Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — As he turned 80 this week, John Fogerty was in a mood to honor his past and to revise it. We should all be so alive and so remembered at his age.
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Performers and opera lovers see 'The Central Park Five' as a show of resistance against Trump

Performers and opera lovers see 'The Central Park Five' as a show of resistance against Trump

DETROIT (AP) — As Detroit Opera officials made plans last fall to bring a production based on the Central Park Five to their 2025 lineup, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump loomed large and just off stage.
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Ex-assistant testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way

Ex-assistant testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight
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It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

BREMEN, Ga.
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Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set

Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set

Clarksdale, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see the hit film “ Sinners ,” set in their community and steeped in Mississippi Delta culture.
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Chiuri leaves Dior, joining a growing list of high-profile global fashion exits

Chiuri leaves Dior, joining a growing list of high-profile global fashion exits

PARIS (AP) — Maria Grazia Chiuri , the first woman to lead Dior’s women’s collections, announced Thursday she is stepping down as creative director after nine years at the storied French fashion house — the latest sign of mounting pressure and ongoin
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Bodies of 5 missing musicians of Mexican regional music band are found near Texas border

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — The bodies of five musicians, members of a Mexican regional music group who had gone missing, were found in the northern city of Reynosa along the Texas border, authorities said on Thursday.
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