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Hot Docs to close its flagship cinema, lay off staff for three months

Hot Docs to close its flagship cinema, lay off staff for three months

TORONTO — Ongoing financial uncertainty is forcing the Hot Docs Film Festival to temporarily close its flagship Toronto theatre and lay off staff for about three months, the organization said Wednesday.
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From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — “Beauty is like war,” says Gary Oldman, in character, in Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope.” “It opens doors.” “Parthenope,” in which Oldman plays the author John Cheever, premiered Tuesday in Cannes.
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Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a 7.7% stake in BuzzFeed

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a 7.7% stake in BuzzFeed

Former Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has purchased a minority stake in BuzzFeed, the digital publishing company that shut down its media outlet last year.
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Music Review: Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious 'Blue Electric Light'

Music Review: Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious 'Blue Electric Light'

The bass is banging, the guitars are shrieking and Lenny Kravitz is howling on “Blue Electric Light,” the rocker's best stuff in years, offering a welcome blast of funk in 2024.
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Lauryn Hill's classic 'Miseducation' album tops Apple Music's list of best albums of all time

Lauryn Hill's classic 'Miseducation' album tops Apple Music's list of best albums of all time

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the debate begin. Who has the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly has an idea.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of 2003 sexual assault in lawsuit

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of 2003 sexual assault in lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — A former model accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a series of allegations against the embattled hip-hop mogul.
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Meredith Moon, the youngest of Gordon Lightfoot's children, on celebrating his legacy

Meredith Moon, the youngest of Gordon Lightfoot's children, on celebrating his legacy

TORONTO — Meredith Moon is helping fulfil one of her late father Gordon Lightfoot's wishes.
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Sarah Pidgeon finds her voice, her inner rock god and a Tony nomination in Broadway's 'Stereophonic'

Sarah Pidgeon finds her voice, her inner rock god and a Tony nomination in Broadway's 'Stereophonic'

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Pidgeon is making her Broadway debut this season in a celebrated, thoughtful show about how art is created. And getting her first Tony Award nomination. And in a play that's transformed her into a member of a rock band.
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Indigenous CBC employee's discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal

Indigenous CBC employee's discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal

OTTAWA — An Indigenous employee with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is taking up the fight against what he describes as systemic racism by his employer.
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Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage

Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage

NEW YORK (AP) — Israel's shutdown and seizure of an Associated Press video camera that provided a live glimpse into Gaza alarmed many journalists, who worried Tuesday about wider implications for coverage of a war largely fought out of the world's si
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