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Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2024
The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax, the families announced Thursday. “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2024
The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax, the families announced Thursday. “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mason Bates’ Met-bound opera ‘Kavalier & Clay’ based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana
By Mike Silverman, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2024
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (AP) – When composer Mason Bates approached Michael Chabon about turning his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” into an opera, he said the writer told him frankly that “opera was not his thing.” “He was very supportive of the endeavor and he gave it his blessing, but he said he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift’s swing through Toronto, by the numbers
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Just how big is the hype around Taylor Swift? Her swing through Toronto, set to begin Thursday, seems to be temporarily reshaping the city, with officials renaming Blue Jays Way to Taylor Swift Way for the duration of the musician’s stay. Streets near the Rogers Centre are being shut down and transit service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, sexual and psychological abuse that “was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged.” The Federal Court lawsuit filed this month in Vancouver says Indigenous children across the country were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!T-Day: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to start Toronto run as city braces for crush of fans
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Taylor Swift fans will converge on Toronto today as the Eras Tour settles in for a fortnight in the city. Canadian Swifties have been waiting for this day for more than a year, after the pop star announced in August 2023 that she’d bring her record-breaking tour north of the border. She’s due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latin Grammys are almost here for a 25th anniversary celebration
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
The 2024 Latin Grammy Awards are here and back in Miami. It’s a big year: the award show is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and Latin music genres have never been bigger globally. So, what should you expect? Édgar Barrera – the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nevada trial set for ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor in newly-revived sex abuse case
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse is set to stand trial early next year in Las Vegas on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, a significant development in the sweeping criminal case after more than a year of stalled court proceedings while he challenged it. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP warn against vigilantism in Squamish, B.C., as concerns circulate online
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Police in Squamish, B.C., have issued a warning against vigilante action over safety concerns they say are circulating on social media. The statement from Sea to Sky RCMP says police want to “reassure” residents of the community about 60 kilometres north of Vancouver that “there is no current threat to public safety.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timothy West, acclaimed British actor and lover of UK’s waterways, dies at 90
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British actor Timothy West, who played the classic Shakespeare roles of King Lear and Macbeth and who in recent years along with his wife, Prunella Scales, enchanted millions of people with their boating exploits on Britain’s waterways, has died, He was 90. In a statement Wednesday, his children said that West died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Force, fraud and coercion’: Alberta RCMP lay sex trafficking charges
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
COCHRANE, Alta. – Police have arrested and charged a 47-year-old man in southern Alberta with human trafficking and other offences dating back two decades. Sgt. Matt Pumphrey of the Cochrane RCMP said they began an investigation in February, after a woman came forward with a complaint. She reported that she had a brief relationship with ... Read More »
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