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Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city of Malmo, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's exuberant, glitter-drenched final.
May 9, 2024 5:16 AM
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Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix's ‘Mother of the Bride’
Romantic comedies are in a destination wedding rut. Perhaps it’s a collective post-COVID wanderlust kicking in, or, more cynically, some combination of tax credits and a place producers want to spend time.
May 9, 2024 4:54 AM
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Kevin Durand loves playing villains in 'Planet of the Apes,' 'Naked Gun' reboot
TORONTO — Kevin Durand has a simple explanation for why he always gets cast as the bad guy. “Just look at my face,” the actor says during an interview at a Toronto hotel. “People see me and they’re like, ‘Ahh!’” The Thunder Bay, Ont.
May 9, 2024 2:00 AM
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Rarely seen Rod Serling story, "First Squad, First Platoon," draws upon his World War II service
NEW YORK (AP) — In a famous “Twilight Zone” episode from the early 1960s, a bloodthirsty World War II commander stationed in the Philippines finds himself transported into the body of a Japanese lieutenant and, to his horror, expected to help kill an
May 8, 2024 11:01 PM
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Video game soundtrack, Renée Fleming, Viola Desmond play among 2024/2025 NAC season
An orchestral performance of video game music from "Final Fantasy" is new territory for the National Arts Centre's upcoming season.
May 8, 2024 10:05 PM
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Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
HONG KONG (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub.
May 8, 2024 7:24 PM
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'Who Owns Outer Space?' wins Donner Prize for best public policy book by a Canadian
TORONTO — A book about the legal implications of developing outer space has won the $60,000 Donner Prize.
May 8, 2024 7:15 PM
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AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market
LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator.
May 8, 2024 6:29 PM
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9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld concert crowd surge have been settled, lawyer says
HOUSTON (AP) — Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said Wednesday.
May 8, 2024 5:42 PM
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Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S. concert tour last year or didn't want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe.
May 8, 2024 5:02 PM
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