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The Adult Survivors Act launched over 2,500 sex abuse suits. Now, it’s expiring

ALBANY, N.Y.

Nov 20, 2023 5:58 AM Read more >

Russia puts Ukrainian winner of Eurovision Song Contest on wanted list

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has placed a Ukrainian singer who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on its wanted list, state news agencies reported Monday.

Nov 20, 2023 5:40 AM Read more >

Hollywood’s feast and famine before Thanksgiving, as ‘Hunger Games’ prequel tops box office

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Nov 19, 2023 1:49 PM Read more >

French performers lead a silent Paris march for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

PARIS (AP) — Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on a silent march through central Paris on Sunday to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and

Nov 19, 2023 12:28 PM Read more >

Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses

LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by British police over three alleged sexual offenses, U.K. media reported Sunday. The Sunday Times and BBC said Brand, 48, was interviewed last week at a London police station.

Nov 19, 2023 11:50 AM Read more >

Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition late Saturday night in El Salvador, the first to wear the crown from her country.

Nov 19, 2023 8:36 AM Read more >

Inuvialuk artist Kablusiak named winner of $100,000 Sobey Art Award

OTTAWA — A Yellowknife born, Calgary-based Inuvialuk artist has been named the winner of the Sobey Art Award four years after being shortlisted for the honour for the first time.

Nov 18, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer's Instagram.

Nov 18, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic

Nov 18, 2023 1:03 PM Read more >

'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief — as soon as possible — from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. "Please regulate AI.

Nov 18, 2023 6:06 AM Read more >