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Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP

Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B is no stranger to ASCAP accolades with another prestigious honor soon to join her trophy case.
Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes

Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be around Spike Lee, but his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest” comes pretty close.
Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book

Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book

NEW YORK (AP) — Two giants of the women's rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee , have teamed up for a picture book with the mission of inspiring young people to change the world.
EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cuts

EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cuts

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Tuesday to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet, accusing it of promoting a news agenda with a liberal
George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76

George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died.
'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt' and 'incompetent'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump

'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt' and 'incompetent'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump

They have some similarities, Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump — guys in their 70s with homes in New Jersey and big constituencies among white American men middle-aged and older. And both, in very different respects, are the boss.
CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon

CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon

OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content.
Book Review: New essays from writer Richard Russo on how his life informs his art

Book Review: New essays from writer Richard Russo on how his life informs his art

Richard Russo, whose “Fool” trilogy is beloved for the characters he created to populate a fictional upstate New York town, freely admits he’s always pulled from his real life to write his novels.
Nova Scotia-shot 'Washington Black' to make summer premiere on Disney Plus

Nova Scotia-shot 'Washington Black' to make summer premiere on Disney Plus

TORONTO — The limited series adaptation of Esi Edugyan's 2018 Giller Prize-winning novel "Washington Black" will arrive on Disney Plus this summer.
'Money does no good in a bank': World Central Kitchen's Jose Andres urges donors to give more

'Money does no good in a bank': World Central Kitchen's Jose Andres urges donors to give more

José Andrés remembers when he went to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake that the government estimates killed more than 300,000 people.