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Jury selection heads into next week at Weinstein rape retrial
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens more people were screened Thursday as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial, but the selection wrapped up for the week with several slots still to be filled. The panel started taking shape Wednesday, when five women and four men were picked for the redo of the landmark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
The Associated Press and the Trump administration returned to a courtroom Thursday — and will be in another on Friday — as part of the high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists are able to question the president. Lawyers argued before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals about putting in place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Super Bowl performance in new defamation claims
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl, adding it to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track and its allegations of pedophilia against Drake. “The Recording was performed during the 2025 Super Bowl and broadcast to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah McLachlan plots rescheduled ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ anniversary tour
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan is resurrecting her “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” anniversary tour. Nearly half a year after the “Possession” singer-songwriter was forced to scrap the Canadian leg to recover from acute laryngitis, she’s rescheduled the show dates and added several new ones. McLachlan says a 17-date run begins Oct. 15 at Victoria’s Save On Foods ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former OneRepublic bassist to take on California House Republican in tight district
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the fight for the U.S. House, Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican east of Los Angeles as the party looks to regain control of the chamber and slow President Donald Trump’s agenda. Tim Myers, a Grammy-nominated former bassist for international hitmakers OneRepublic, announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens more possible jurors are screened in Weinstein retrial
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens more people are undergoing screening Thursday as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial. The panel started taking shape Wednesday, when five women and four men were picked for the redo of the landmark #MeToo-era trial. They were chosen after several stages of screening and questioning, a multistep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scores more possible jurors start screening in Weinstein retrial
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Scores more people were undergoing screening Thursday as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial. The panel started taking shape Wednesday, when five women and four men were picked for the redo of the landmark #MeToo-era trial. They were chosen after several stages of screening and questioning, a multistep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Kush + Orange Juice’ changed his game. 15 years later, a sequel recaptures the spirit
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Who understood the cool kids better than Wiz Khalifa? In 2010, the easygoing Pittsburgh rapper released his breakout mixtape “Kush + Orange Juice,” crafting the ideal soundtrack for stylish stoners — breezy songs about girls and weed broadcast through his generously enunciated flow. For those paying attention, mass commercial appeal was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Filmmaker-music journalist Cameron Crowe has a memoir out this fall. It’s called ‘The Uncool’
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Crowe was planning to compile some of his old music interviews for a book when he realized he had a more intimate story to tell. Avid Reader Press announced Thursday that the Oscar-winning filmmaker and onetime Rolling Stone journalist will have a memoir out Oct. 28. It’s called “The Uncool.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former bassist for pop rockers OneRepublic to take on veteran California GOP House member
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the fight for the U.S. House, Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican east of Los Angeles as the party looks to regain control of the chamber and slow President Donald Trump’s agenda. Tim Myers, a Grammy-nominated former bassist for international hitmakers OneRepublic, announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results. Trachtenberg, who was known ... Read More »
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