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Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial

Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while awaiting retrial or be sent to California to serve his prison sentence for rape there.
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How social media has amplified and accelerated Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle

How social media has amplified and accelerated Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle

TORONTO — The ongoing battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar is playing out in superspeed on social media platforms and streaming services, exemplifying how modern technology amplifies and accelerates the competition that lies at the heart of hip-ho
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Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit

Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with a music producer in a copyright case Thursday, allowing him to seek more than a decade's worth of damages over a sample used in a hit Flo Rida song.
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Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted its 10th class of honorees Thursday, recognizing Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima for their impacts on the video game industry and popular culture.
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Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Jon Stewart to premiere new podcasts in early June

Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Jon Stewart to premiere new podcasts in early June

NEW YORK (AP) — Some stars known for their work onscreen — Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Jon Stewart — are entering into the world of podcasts.
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Video game soundtrack, Renée Fleming, Viola Desmond play among upcoming NAC season

Video game soundtrack, Renée Fleming, Viola Desmond play among upcoming NAC season

An orchestral performance of video game music from "Final Fantasy" is new territory for the National Arts Centre's upcoming season.
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Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's 'disturbing' new iPad ad has struck a nerve online

Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's 'disturbing' new iPad ad has struck a nerve online

NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple's new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online.
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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town.
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In new memoir, Tom Selleck looks back at the hard years that made him a star in 'Magnum, P.I.'

In new memoir, Tom Selleck looks back at the hard years that made him a star in 'Magnum, P.I.'

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Selleck starts his memoir in the middle of a car crash. He is 17 and in the passenger seat when he and two friends go airborne in his mom's red Chevy Corvair, tumbling off Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.
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Books about Indigenous life shortlisted for Amazon Canada First Novel Award

Books about Indigenous life shortlisted for Amazon Canada First Novel Award

TORONTO — Four books about Indigenous life are among the finalists for the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award.
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