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‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations
NEW YORK (AP) — Three Broadway shows — “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her”…
’60 Minutes’ report that prompted Trump lawsuit is nominated for an Emmy Award
It got “60 Minutes” sued by the man who became president of the United States.…
Did Donald Trump – or ABC News – choose who would interview the president? Why does it matter?
NEW YORK (AP) — During a contentious exchange about deportations in his interview with ABC…
Wiener wonderland: Hundreds of dachshunds chase record in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Throngs of dachshunds strut their stubby stuff in Hungary on Thursday…
Summer Movies: 11 breakout actors to watch
Many of the big movies this summer might come from familiar places — whether they’re…
Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong
Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. She can…
Actor Diego Boneta is trying something new with debut novel ‘The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Diego Boneta had grown tired of Hollywood’s obsession with narco storylines…
Former CMW president resolves ‘miscommunication’ with buyers that led to legal action
TORONTO — The former president of Canadian Music Week says legal action he launched over…
Dakota Johnson and Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’
Before Celine Song was an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, she was a playwright in New York who…
In final season, ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ embraces depravity even as it appeals to Christians
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a show about a Christian megachurch pastor and his nepo…
The US has more than 900 measles cases and 10 states have outbreaks. Here’s what to know
One-fifth of states have active measles outbreaks as confirmed cases nationwide keep ticking up, according…
UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap
LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which…
Border Insecurity: Canadian musicians face volatile tour life under Trump
TORONTO — Canadian country singer Robert Adam recorded their new album in Nashville, but under…
Martin Scorsese and Pope Francis teamed to produce a documentary called ‘Aldeas – A New Story’
NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis…
Altar acupuncture: A Minneapolis church brings well-being sessions to its migrant ministry
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos…
More than 100 media outlets have received $22.2M in Google payments: journalism group
Almost $22.2 million in Google payments have made their way to 108 Canadian news outlets,…
King Charles III says his cancer journey brought the best of humanity into focus
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III described Wednesday how a cancer diagnosis can be a…
‘The unthinkable was happening,’ Weinstein accuser says of alleged 2006 sex assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after she first told her story to a jury,…
Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER — Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that…
Surgeries cancelled at one of Quebec’s largest hospitals after violent storm
MONTREAL — One of Quebec’s largest hospitals cancelled surgeries on Wednesday after it lost power…
Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy ‘will not define us’
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street…
CBC, APTN quietly cancel planned comedy about Indigenous rap duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Indigenous hip-hop duo the Snotty Nose Rez Kids say they don’t know why CBC and…
Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times —…
Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO — The deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival has prompted event organizers across…