August 2nd, 2025

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Judge rules AI company Anthropic didn’t break copyright law but must face trial over pirated books

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books. But the company is still on the hook and could now go to trial over how it acquired those books by downloading them ... Read More »

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Prosecutors set to rest as sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs nears end

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The cross-examination of the prosecution’s final witness at Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial on Tuesday brought the government close to ending its over six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven. Defense lawyer Teny Geragos highlighted numerous text messages Combs exchanged over the past decade with two former girlfriends ... Read More »

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US-Audiobooks-Top-10

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. What Could Go Wrong? by Scott Z. Burns, narrated by the author (Audible Originals) 3. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 4. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author ... Read More »

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Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

Top New Shows (US) 1. The Best People with Nicole Wallace, MSNBC 2. Devil in the Desert, 20/20 True Crime 3. The Protocol, The New York Times 4. Pod Force One, New York Post 5. Senseless with Erika Mahoney, Lemonada 6. The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J., America Media 7. ROC Solid, The ... Read More »

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US-Apple-Books-Top-10

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. Nightshade by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah (Random House Publishing Group) 3. The River Is Waiting (Oprah’s Book Club) by Wally Lamb (S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books) 4. Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Random House Publishing Group) ... Read More »

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Apple TV app – Top Movies

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Final Destination Bloodlines 2. Sinners 3. 28 Days Later 4. The Amateur (2025) 5. A Minecraft Movie 6. Friendship 7. Warfare 8. Jaws 9. Fight or Flight 10. A Working Man The Associated Press... Read More »

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Life on the other side: Refugees from ‘old media’ flock to the promise of working for themselves

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Six months ago, Jennifer Rubin had no idea whether she’d make it in a new media world. She just knew it was time to leave The Washington Post, where she’d been a political columnist for 15 years. The Contrarian, the democracy-focused website that Rubin founded with partner Norm Eisen in January, ... Read More »

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Barbra Streisand finds ‘The Secret of Life’ on her new duets album with Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney

By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025

Barbra Streisand was worried. She had just spent six days a week for six weeks recording the audiobook version of her 2023 memoir “My Name is Barbra” — which became more than 48 hours of discussing her storied, EGOT-winning career and the unexpected life that came with it. But now, it was time to record ... Read More »

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Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame

By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — With his calm and cool demeanor, fashion disruptor and multi-hyphenate Virgil Abloh artfully challenged the fashion industry’s traditions to leave his mark as a Black creative, despite his short-lived career. In the years since his 2021 death at just 41, his vision and image still linger. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robin Givhan ... Read More »

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Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame

By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — With his calm and cool demeanor, fashion disruptor and multi-hyphenate Virgil Abloh artfully challenged the fashion industry’s traditions to leave his mark as a Black creative, despite his short-lived career. In the years since his 2021 death at just 41, his vision and image still linger. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robin Givhan ... Read More »

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Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame

By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — With his calm and cool demeanor, fashion disruptor and multi-hyphenate Virgil Abloh artfully challenged the fashion industry’s traditions to leave his mark as a Black creative, despite his short-lived career. In the years since his 2021 death at just 41, his vision and image still linger. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robin Givhan ... Read More »

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