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Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition late Saturday night in El Salvador, the first to wear the crown from her country.

Nov 19, 2023 8:36 AM Read more >

Inuvialuk artist Kablusiak named winner of $100,000 Sobey Art Award

OTTAWA — A Yellowknife born, Calgary-based Inuvialuk artist has been named the winner of the Sobey Art Award four years after being shortlisted for the honour for the first time.

Nov 18, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer's Instagram.

Nov 18, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic

Nov 18, 2023 1:03 PM Read more >

'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief — as soon as possible — from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. "Please regulate AI.

Nov 18, 2023 6:06 AM Read more >

Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after it was filed

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing allegations of beatings and abuse by music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has been settled, the artists announced Friday, one day after the lawsuit was filed.

Nov 17, 2023 10:03 PM Read more >

Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A drawing of a nude Donald Trump. A punching bag sculpture shaped like a woman’s torso. A display of women's party shoes standing proudly on prayer rugs.

Nov 17, 2023 9:17 PM Read more >

Bill Cosby accuser files new lawsuit under expiring New York survivors law

A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse a one-year window for claims

Nov 17, 2023 5:40 PM Read more >

Snoop Dogg says he's giving up 'smoke.' It caught some of his fans off guard

NEW YORK (AP) — Asking for privacy, hip-hop legend and longtime marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg says he's going to stop smoking — though he didn't specify exactly what that might mean.

Nov 17, 2023 4:34 PM Read more >

K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — K-pop superstar Rosé said Friday at a mental health awareness event hosted by first lady Jill Biden that it's important for the world to understand that famous people grapple with emotional struggles, too.

Nov 17, 2023 2:56 PM Read more >