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Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73
By Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement. “His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
By The Associated Press on December 15th, 2024
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, a representative for the actor told the Los Angeles Times. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the incident Friday night at the celebrity hotspot Mr. Chow. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2024
The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less than the film “Madame Web.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Santa Claus is like a snowflake’: Alberta actors embrace diversity of Saint Nick
By Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alex Appiah is feeling merry and bright as he prepares for a shift at West Edmonton Mall, donning a beard of white and a suit of red. The 29-year-old Edmonton man has worked through the shopping centre’s holiday hustle and bustle for eight years, mostly at the mall’s Galaxyland indoor amusement park. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
By Josh Funk, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow in upstate New York, a major ice storm in Midwest states, severe weather warnings around Lake Tahoe and unsual tornado activity in Central California. The ice storm beginning Friday evening created ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit
By The Associated Press on December 14th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charles Dickens’ characters come alive in a Dutch town enamored with the English author
By Aleksandar Furtula And Ahmad Seir, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2024
DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life. Oliver Twist, Ebeneezer Scrooge and Miss Havisham were among the characters at hand, mingling with chimney sweepers, livestock and Christmas carol singers in Deventer’s historic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies
By Hallie Golden, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2024
A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims. The unnamed woman described being driven from Rochester, New York, to New York City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail after spending a night in jail in a stampede case
By The Associated Press on December 13th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – A popular actor in southern India was released from jail on bail on Saturday, a day after he was arrested by police in connection with a stampede that led to the death of a woman at the premiere of his movie earlier this month. A 35-year-old woman died and her 8-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unique among ‘Person of the Year’ designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on December 13th, 2024
Time magazine gave Donald Trump something it has never done for a Person of the Year designee: a lengthy fact-check of claims he made in an accompanying interview. The fact-check accompanies a transcript of what the president-elect told the newsmagazine’s journalists. Described as a “12 minute read,” it calls into question 15 separate statements that ... Read More »
1 responseSaudi Arabia banned film for 35 years. The Red Sea festival is just one sign of the industry’s rise
By Baraa Anwer, The Associated Press on December 13th, 2024
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – “My Driver and I” was supposed to be made in 2016, but was scuttled amid Saudi Arabia’s decades-long cinema ban. Eight years later, the landscape for film in the kingdom looks much different – and the star of “My Driver and I” now has an award. Roula Dakheelallah was named ... Read More »
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