Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
By Trisha Ahmed, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz. The law, prompted by the frustration a legislator felt at not being able to buy tickets to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvey Weinstein is back at NYC’s Rikers Island jail after hospital stay
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One-time movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was returned to a New York City jail in what his publicist said Tuesday was the result from a published report claiming he was getting VIP treatment during his 10-day stay at a hospital. The publicist, Juda Engelmeyer, said Weinstein was moved late Monday from Bellevue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katy Perry and Rihanna didn’t attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans
By Wyatte Grantham-philips, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – No, Katy Perry and Rihanna didn’t attend the Met Gala this year. But that didn’t stop AI-generated images from tricking some fans into thinking the stars made appearances on the steps of fashion’s biggest night. Deepfake images depicting a handful of big names at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual fundraiser ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud – the biggest beef in recent rap history – explained
By The Associated Press on May 7th, 2024
In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding – to the point that police were asked about their feud after a security guard was shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansion on Tuesday. But it wasn’t always this way. Over a decade ago, the pair collaborated on a few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Met Gala hauls in record sum of more than $26 million to fund Costume Institute
By The Associated Press on May 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The 2024 Met Gala raised more than $26 million, a record sum for the party that has become an annual gathering for mega-celebrities in fashion, film, TV, sports, music, business and more, the museum said. Monday evening’s gala, a fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute, was sponsored by TikTok and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cross-border beef: How Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap scuffle escalated within weeks
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2024
TORONTO – A long-simmering feud between hip-hop superstars Drake and Kendrick Lamar reached a boiling point in recent days as the pair traded increasingly personal insults on a succession of diss tracks. After a security guard standing outside Drake’s Toronto home was seriously injured in an overnight shooting Tuesday, local police fielded questions about any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Oksana Lyniv, Speranza Scappucci, Marin Alsop and Xian Zhang filled their lockers in the guest conductors’ dressing room off the Metropolitan Opera’s orchestra pit. Just four women had led the orchestra from 1883 through 2016, but four took the baton in a landmark week from April 19-26. “Maybe I’ll say it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security guard at Drake’s home seriously injured in overnight shooting
By Maan Alhmidi and Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2024
TORONTO – Drake’s sprawling Toronto mansion was surrounded by police on Tuesday after a security guard working outside the rapper’s residence was seriously injured in an overnight shooting. Toronto police were searching for suspects who fled in a vehicle and said it was too early to comment on a motive. Insp. Paul Krawczyk said he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drama series based on Reena Virk’s murder does ‘great disservice,’ says retired cop
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2024
A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk does “a great disservice” to the victim, her family and her community, says a retired cop who worked on the original investigation. The Disney Plus miniseries “Under the Bridge,” which premieres Wednesday, centres on the real-life story of Virk, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Official languages commissioner sees complaints drop by more than half in past year
By The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – The number of complaints from Canadians who say their official language rights weren’t respected dropped by more than half last year. In his annual report released today, official languages commissioner Raymond Théberge says his office received 847 admissible complaints between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, down from 1,788 in the previous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security guard at Drake’s Toronto mansion seriously injured in overnight shooting
By The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2024
Police say a security guard working outside Drake’s Toronto home was seriously injured in an overnight shooting. Toronto police say they are in touch with the superstar rapper’s team who are cooperating with the investigation. Police say the guard was standing outside the gates of the mansion in Toronto’s affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood when he ... Read More »
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