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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Adria Arjona’s confidence only keeps growing
By Leslie Ambriz, The Associated Press on December 11th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Adria Arjona’s mother is her biggest fan – and her fans’ biggest supporter. While in town for Paris Fashion Week this year, Arjona recalls the moment her mother stood outside their hotel, tearfully thanking a crowd of fans who were armed with “Andor” and “Father of the Bride” posters and screaming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP Breakthrough Entertainer: GloRilla, once a choir girl, is one of hip-hop’s most promising voices
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on December 11th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – GloRilla has gone from choir girl to husky-voiced rap queen, climbing the hip-hop ranks so high that she’s earned a trip to the White House. The Memphis-born performer has become one of industry’s most promising voices with her genuine character, rap flow and unmistakable Southern drawl. She established herself this year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
By Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press on December 11th, 2024
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title – despite the language barrier that stopped him from chatting with his opponents. Nigel Richards, a professional player who holds five English-language world titles, won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion’s winning auction bid
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on December 10th, 2024
A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. The decision late Tuesday night is a victory for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on December 10th, 2024
A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet after Alex Jones claimed that a recent bankruptcy auction was fraught with illegal collusion. The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with Jones. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keynote Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health during Academy Women’s Luncheon
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on December 10th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – While surveying a room packed with Hollywood’s most influential figures, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez took center stage to spotlight a critical issue: Prioritizing mental health and supporting underserved communities often left behind in the conversation. “It’s about taking action to ensure that underserved communities have access to mental health resources,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rustad says he expects defiance in B.C. Conservative ranks amid row over core values
By Dirk Meissner and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2024
VICTORIA – John Rustad says he expects a spirit of defiance and for free speech to reign in his British Columbia Conservative Party caucus – even if it involves pitting team members against each other, including himself. But he said there’s no rift in the upstart party, despite differences about its core values that have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Should never have happened’: Indigenous man’s braids cut off in Edmonton hospital
By Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous man’s braids were cut off and thrown away while he was in an Edmonton hospital. Eve Adams went in May to visit her husband, Dexter Adams, at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital and found the 84-year-old’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trustee over Infowars auction asks court to approve The Onion’s winning bid
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on December 10th, 2024
A trustee who oversaw the Infowars bankruptcy auction told a judge Tuesday that he picked The Onion’s bid for the conspiracy-filled platform because was it far better than the only other proposal he received, from a company affiliated with Alex Jones. Trustee Christopher Murray testified during the second day of a hearing where a judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TikTok files legal challenge of federal government’s shutdown order
By Darryl Greer and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada. The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver last Thursday. In November, Ottawa ordered the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform. That means TikTok must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who is Tony Buzbee, the lawyer suing Jay-Z as part of civil cases against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on December 10th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, with his latest being a lawsuit he’s filed against Jay-Z, accusing the iconic rapper as well as Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting a minor at an awards show after-party in 2000. The lawsuit against Jay-Z is part of a series ... Read More »
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