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Italian prosecutors open an investigation after Placebo frontman calls Meloni a fascist, reports say

ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Turin have reportedly opened an investigation after the lead singer of British band Placebo insulted Premier Giorgia Meloni during a July 11 concert, calling her a fascist and racist.

Jul 19, 2023 5:08 AM Read more >

'Freddie the Flyer' chronicles exploits of the North's first Indigenous pilot

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Across the pages of a picture book, the northern lights dance over the Arctic landscape with brush strokes of bold colour, as caribou and muskox graze on the tundra and a bush pilot takes to the skies.

Jul 19, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Tupac Shakur's long-unsolved killing again under spotlight as Las Vegas police conduct search

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur , propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death.

Jul 18, 2023 7:32 PM Read more >

Natalie Beach steps out of the online drama and into 'Adult Drama' with her memoir

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Beach is “not bothered” by the constant correlation of her name with her former best friend, Caroline Calloway.

Jul 18, 2023 5:10 PM Read more >

Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'

Canadian filmmaker and deepsea explorer James Cameron said Tuesday that the implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people last month was an extreme outlier in decades of safe exploration.

Jul 18, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

In the absurdity of the Beanie Baby craze, filmmakers found a rich tale about America

Economic bubbles come in all shapes, sizes and levels of insanity, but the Beanie Baby craze was easily one of the most absurd. The cuddly $5 toys, under-stuffed for maximum hug-ability, stamped with cute names on their Ty, Inc.

Jul 18, 2023 2:19 PM Read more >

Sean 'Diddy' Combs aspires to create new Black Wall Street through online marketplace Empower Global

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to strengthen the Black dollar: The music mogul is spearheading a new online marketplace called Empower Global that will specifically feature Black-owned businesses.

Jul 18, 2023 1:05 PM Read more >

Great Big Sea founder to enter Toronto theatre scene with 'Let's Dance! The Musical'

TORONTO — Terra Bruce Productions, the musical theatre company led by a founding member of the folk-rock band Great Big Sea, is set enter the Toronto theatre scene this year with two original shows.

Jul 18, 2023 12:59 PM Read more >

James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrights

NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies

Jul 18, 2023 12:56 PM Read more >

This isn't the first time Hollywood's been on strike. Here's how past strikes turned out

NEW YORK (AP) — The common refrain is that there's nothing Hollywood loves so much as its own history — but that's a history inextricable from its labor movements.

Jul 18, 2023 12:23 PM Read more >