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Soccer player Paulinho won’t let intolerance of his Afro-Brazilian religion stop his faith
LAGOA SANTA, Brazil (AP) — When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the…
‘ET Canada’ cancelled by Corus Entertainment, blames ‘challenging’ advertising market
TORONTO – The studio lights are going dark at “ET Canada.” Corus Entertainment said Wednesday…
Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facing a backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a…
Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga’a totem pole returns from Scotland museum
VICTORIA – A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost…
The Turkish government withdraws from a film festival after a documentary was reinstated
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish government on Thursday withdrew its support for the country’s oldest…
Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr —…
Hundreds attend funeral for high school band director who died in bus crash
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A high school band director who died when a bus…
Michael Gambon, veteran actor who played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dies at age 82
LONDON (AP) — Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his illustrious career on the…
Man who faked Native American heritage to sell his art in Seattle sentenced to probation
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man who falsely claimed Native American heritage to sell…
An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing. Here’s what we know about the case and the rapper
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing, the latest…
Attorneys for college taken over by DeSantis allies threaten to sue ‘alternate’ school
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal…
Valentino returns to Paris’ Les Beaux-Arts with modern twist; Burton bids farewell at McQueen
PARIS (AP) — Valentino took a sentimental journey to Les Beaux-Arts this Sunday, revisiting the…
Country star Dustin Lynch was at an impasse. The only way forward was to have ‘Killed the Cowboy’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of his sixth studio album, “Killed the Cowboy,” Dustin Lynch…
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour is over. But it’s coming to movie theaters soon
NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary chronicling Beyoncé’s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere…
Review: Coldplay brings empathy – and Selena Gomez – to the band’s 2023 North American tour finale
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale —…
New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist’s extraordinarily productive and tragic final months
PARIS (AP) — Planted in a field, Vincent van Gogh painted furiously, bending the thick…
Folksy philosophies of Ted Lasso comedy series at heart of N.S. university course
HALIFAX — A professor at Dalhousie University is offering a course using the philosophies of…
Amid conservative makeover, New College of Florida sticks with DeSantis ally Corcoran as president
Amid a conservative makeover launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis, trustees of the New College of…
Michelle Good among authors shortlisted for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
TORONTO – Michelle Good is among the finalists for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Balsillie…
She influenced decades of design with blingy, colorful textiles. A new exhibit pays tribute
NEW YORK (AP) — Weaver and designer Dorothy Liebes helped define the look and feel…
5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan State University…
The 2024 Tony Awards set June 16 ceremony with a new location at Lincoln Center
NEW YORK (AP) — Theater fans, mark your calendars: This season’s Tony Awards will take…
Movie Review: Check out ‘The Royal Hotel’ but don’t linger in this subtle horror flick
“The Royal Hotel” is a horror movie but don’t expect any jump-cuts, scary masks or…
Media entrepreneur unites young activists with power brokers for fight to make social media safe
NEW YORK (AP) — A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by…