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Metric backs out of tour with Bloc Party, citing 'sudden production decisions'

Metric backs out of tour with Bloc Party, citing 'sudden production decisions'

Canadian band Metric has announced on social media that it is backing out of an upcoming tour with English band Bloc Party.
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America's news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts

America's news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts

CAIRO (AP) — The head of a U.S.
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Funeral held for Antonine Maillet, renowned Acadian author who died in February

Funeral held for Antonine Maillet, renowned Acadian author who died in February

MONCTON — A funeral was held Saturday for Antonine Maillet, with songs and theatrical performances highlighting a celebration of the life of the renowned Acadian playwright and author.
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Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are urging a judge to let prospective jurors at the hip-hop mogul's upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about their views regarding sex, drugs and violence.
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AP PHOTOS: Thousands of fans gather at the Comic-Con Prague 2025

AP PHOTOS: Thousands of fans gather at the Comic-Con Prague 2025

Thousands of fans gathered at the sixth annual Comic-Con Prague, a three-day pop culture event with interactive workshops, a gaming zone, lectures and insight into upcoming films. This year’s program was enriched by a cosplay competition.
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A trove of artifacts recovered from the black market goes on display in Naples

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special police unit, have been unveiled for the first time in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, in southern Italy.
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'An amazing storyteller': Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, who helmed 'Weekend at Bernie's' and 'First Blood,' dead at 94

'An amazing storyteller': Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, who helmed 'Weekend at Bernie's' and 'First Blood,' dead at 94

Ted Kotcheff, the genre-hopping Canadian filmmaker known for helming Rambo movie “First Blood” and comedies including “Weekend at Bernie's,” has died at 94.
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Michael Wekerle plans to fight for El Mocambo concert venue as it's up for sale again

Michael Wekerle plans to fight for El Mocambo concert venue as it's up for sale again

TORONTO — Toronto's legendary El Mocambo is back on the sales block.
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'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle

'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals – monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe – stand at attention in a clearing.
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Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers

Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation .
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