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The LA County sheriff is investigating a new sex battery claim against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related convictions. A male music producer and publicist said he was asked in late 2020 to come to a photo shoot involving clothing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Han Kang, Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li are among finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part,” Megha Majumdar’s “A Guardian and a Thief” and Yiyun Li’s “ Things in Nature Merely Grow” are among the finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals, fiction and nonfiction awards presented by the American Library Association. “A Guardian and a Thief,” already an Oprah Winfrey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany’s Kessler twins, who became dance stars in the 50s and 60s, die at 89
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers and singers who launched their career in the 1950s and performed with Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte among others, have died, police in Germany said Tuesday. They were 89. The death of the twins in Grünwald, a prosperous suburb of Munich where they shared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Author Boualem Sansal welcomed in France after release from Algerian prison
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — A French-Algerian novelist who was granted a humanitarian pardon last week in Algeria after a yearlong imprisonment returned to France on Tuesday and was received by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace, Macron’s office said. Boualem Sansal, 76, was released last week after Algeria ’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune granted him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age. The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LA County sheriff investigating new sex battery claim against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday it’s investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related convictions. A male music producer and publicist said he was asked to come to a photo shoot in 2020 at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Souvankham Thammavongsa wins Giller Prize for second time for ‘Pick A Colour’
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Souvankham Thammavongsa’s two experiences winning the Giller Prize couldn’t have been more different. The first time, in 2020, she was at home on her couch with a camera crew waiting outside her door. Five years later, on Monday night, she got the full experience — including rapturous applause. “Tonight it was just how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Souvankham Thammavongsa wins Giller Prize for ‘Pick A Colour’
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the Giller Prize for the second time. The author, who first won in 2020, took home the $100,000 award on Monday night for her novel “Pick A Colour.” More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New coin honors Freddie Mercury and his 4-octave range
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance. The coin features an image of the Queen front man, head thrown back and holding the microphone stand midperformance. A musical stave that runs around the edge of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain’s Royal Mint issues special Freddie Mercury coin in tribute to the Queen front man
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance. The coin features an image of the Queen front man, head thrown back and holding the microphone stand mid-performance. A musical stave that runs around the edge of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
The Trump administration is calling its new immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” But the granddaughter of E.B. White, the author of the classic 1952 children’s tale “Charlotte’s Web,” said the wave of immigration arrests goes against what her grandfather and his beloved book stood for. “He believed in the rule ... Read More »
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