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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

CAIRO (AP) — The head of a U.S.

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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

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

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.

Apr 12, 2025 8:57 AM Read more >

Giant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents.

Apr 12, 2025 12:51 AM Read more >

RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Apr 11, 2025 10:04 PM Read more >

'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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Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

PASADENA, California (AP) — Aty Rotter lost her family home and her spiritual home in the ravenous fire that scorched a large swath of Los Angeles County earlier this year.

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