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East Coast Music Association posts plan to address transparency concerns amid boycott

East Coast Music Association posts plan to address transparency concerns amid boycott

The East Coast Music Association has issued a six-point action plan to address demands for greater transparency and representation that have led some to boycott its marquee event.
Movie Review: Jason Statham takes on the mob in 'A Working Man,' a blue-collar action thriller

Movie Review: Jason Statham takes on the mob in 'A Working Man,' a blue-collar action thriller

Jason Statham is cosplaying a construction laborer when “A Working Man” begins. He's making sure the rebar is spaced correctly and the concrete is correctly mixed. But we all know where his real strengths are: Beating up people, ferociously.
Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised

Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way.
Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment

Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers might eventually be useful, too.
Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

PARIS (AP) — A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault told a landmark trial in Paris on Wednesday that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times on a film set.
Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know

Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know

ATLANTA (AP) — Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put in their hair.
Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event

Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event

TORONTO — The safety of an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker weighed heavily at a Hot Docs event on Tuesday, as the festival revealed a lineup it says aims to amplify marginalized voices.
Shania Twain to serve as parade marshal, perform at Calgary Stampede

Shania Twain to serve as parade marshal, perform at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY — Man! She feels like a parade marshal. Country music superstar Shania Twain was announced Wednesday as the parade marshal at the Calgary Stampede this year.
30 years after music icon Selena's murder, Yolanda Saldívar is up for parole. Here's what to know

30 years after music icon Selena's murder, Yolanda Saldívar is up for parole. Here's what to know

Thirty years ago, music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s president, Yolanda Saldívar. For the last three decades, Saldívar has served her life sentence in Texas.
Music Review: Jessie Reyez returns in triumph with 'Paid in Memories'

Music Review: Jessie Reyez returns in triumph with 'Paid in Memories'

Most artists would make the first song on their new album something welcoming, trendy or pleasing, at least to make the Spotify algorithm happy. Not Jessie Reyez.
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