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Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane crash at 42
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
Dave Shapiro, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. Shapiro had a pilot’s license and was listed as the owner of the plane that crashed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The music agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars convene for amfAR gala to raise millions for AIDS research
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
ANTIBES, France (AP) — Artwork by Adrien Brody and James Franco and a chance to sit courtside at a Knicks game with director Spike Lee were among the starry offerings at the annual amfAR Gala to raise money for AIDS research. Held at the famous Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on Thursday, the evening attracted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Leap together,’ Kermit the Frog says in commencement address at University of Maryland graduation
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kermit the Frog knows it’s not easy being green — or graduating from college and entering the real world, especially during a time of economic uncertainty and political turmoil. Members of the University of Maryland’s class of 2025 received their diplomas Thursday evening with sage advice from the amphibious Muppet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A private jet carrying a music talent agent and five others hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, slamming into a home that burst into flames. With jet fuel rolling down the streets, half a dozen vehicles ignited while residents in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PHOTO COLLECTION: Plane Crash San Diego
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston found mentally incompetent for trial
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through the front gate of her home has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, but he demanded a second opinion at a court hearing Thursday. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle a 48-year-old from Mississippi, appeared while in custody behind glass at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A music talent agency says 3 employees died on a plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood. Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot’s license, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Shapiro also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scarlett Johansson debuts as a director in Cannes with a comic tale of grief and empathy
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, “Eleanor the Great,” stars June Squibb as a 94-year-old woman who, out of grief and loneliness, does a terrible thing. After her best friend (Rita Zohar) dies, Eleanor (Squibb) moves to New York and, after accidentally joining the wrong meeting at the Jewish Community Center, adopts her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jennifer Aniston’s accused stalker found mentally incompetent for trial, but wants a second opinion
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through the front gate of her home has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, but he demanded a second opinion at a Thursday court hearing. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle a 48-year-old from Mississippi, appeared while in custody behind glass at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Makeup artist testifies after Kid Cudi at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors called Mylah Morales, a makeup artist who once worked with both Sean “Diddy” Combs and R&B singer Cassie, to the witness stand after Rapper Kid Cudi wrapped up his testimony Thursday in Combs’ sex trafficking trial. Cudi was questioned about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Cassie, Combs’ ex-girlfriend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Veteran journalist explores impact of private equity industry on US society
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
Megan Greenwell was the editor in chief of Deadspin when it was acquired in 2019 by a Boston-based private equity firm. After three months of watching her new bosses make what seemed to her to be boneheaded decisions, she quit. Two months later, the staff followed her out the door. Within five years, the once ... Read More »
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