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Jay-Z’s lawyer says accuser’s rape claim is ‘provably, demonstrably false’
By Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last week by an unnamed woman outlined a range of evidence Monday that he said showed the accuser’s account to be “provably, demonstrably false.” The woman told NBC News last week that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs sexually assaulted her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
By Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture. So extreme that another Ozy executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype Ozy to investment bankers – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa increases French language funding for Alberta government services
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
CALGARY – The Canadian government is boosting the amount of funding it provides Alberta to ensure government services are offered in French as well as English. Federal Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says a new agreement will provide Alberta with about $2 million annually over five years. Alberta Culture Minister Tanya Fir says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kristen Bell set to return as host of Screen Actors Guild Awards next year
By The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kristen Bell will return as host of next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, streaming live on Netflix for a second consecutive year. “I’m honored to be asked back and can’t wait to share the evening with my fellow actors, doing what we do best… celebrating ourselves,” Bell said in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. ‘I just wanted to sing’
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock “˜n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers – Brenda Lee. The “I’m Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” hitmaker who shared stages with both Elvis Presley and the Beatles is a guide to those heady years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10 winners of the “I Love My Librarian Award” are celebrated for their community work
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – At Wisconsin’s Mukwonago Community Library, director Abby Armou isn’t only committed to providing books and other media for local residents. Armou, one of 10 recipients this year of an “I Love My Librarian Award,” has been overseeing the cataloging of some 12,000 Native American artifacts donated to the library in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Nickel Boys’ leads the pack at TFCA Awards, taking home three
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
TORONTO – “Nickel Boys” won three of the top Toronto Film Critics Association Awards on Sunday night. The story of two Black boys sent to a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida was voted best picture, while RaMell Ross won best director and best adapted screenplay, which he shares with co-writer Joslyn Barnes. The film ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stage spoofs of Hallmark TV movies are Christmas gifts for theaters
By Terry Tang, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – A career woman from the big city gets stranded in a quaint town just before Christmas but somehow finds love on the holiday with a prince in disguise … or a high school crush … or a widowed father. Sounds like a plot line from a Hallmark Channel holiday movie? This Christmas, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kane Brown ‘gave everything’ on his new album, ‘The High Road.’ The journey home meant experimenting
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Kane Brown is in his new home studio just outside Nashville, preparing to have the first sit-down conversation about his fourth studio album, “The High Road.” It’s a fitting title, because pounding the pavement is something he’s more than familiar with. A few short days ago, he was in Los Angeles, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there’s a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. The return to power of Donald Trump, who has called journalists enemies and talked about retribution against those he feels have wronged him, has news executives nervous. Perceived threats are numerous: lawsuits ... Read More »
1 responsePopeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2024
Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United States on Jan. 1. That means they can be used and repurposed without permission or payment to copyright holders. This year’s ... Read More »
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