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Lin-Manuel Miranda will turn ‘Hamilton’ 10th anniversary into a fundraiser for immigration services
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda plans to use the 10th anniversary Broadway performance of his award-winning cultural phenomenon “Hamilton” as a fundraiser for a coalition of nonprofits providing immigration services. The Aug. 6 performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre is expected to raise about $3 million for the Immigrants: We Get the Job Done Coalition, 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dead at 87
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included ‘Pretty Little Baby’ dead at 87
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president’s top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators. The legislation, which now moves to the House, would have a tiny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary: Here’s a look at the park then and now
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being “The Happiest Place on Earth.” The summerlong festivities in southern California include the opening of “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” a show featuring a lifelike animatronic of the company’s founder that debuts Thursday and also marks Disneyland’s official anniversary. Walt Disney’s vision of creating a getaway for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino license
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard Rock casino complex next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets. Eight projects are bidding for a state license to operate a casino in the lucrative New York ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jane’s Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry retraces Diana’s footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prince Harry followed in his late mother’s footsteps on Wednesday by wearing a flak jacket and walking down a path in an active land mine field in Angola to raise awareness for a charity’s work clearing explosives from old warzones. The Duke of Sussex is in the southern African ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry. The international media and entertainment conglomerate filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against the Red Earth Group, which sells jewelry online under the name SatĂ©ur. Disney says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff’s office over beach trespassers
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff’s office isn’t doing enough to protect his multimillion-dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so. The petition filed last month by Littrell’s company in a Florida Panhandle county touches on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
Pete Davidson is going to be a dad. His girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, announced their baby news Wednesday on Instagram with an ultrasound preview. The model and actor posted photos of herself and the “Saturday Night Live” alum with the caption: “welp now everyone knows we had sex.” She included a video of herself getting an ... Read More »
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