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Mexican president asks Bad Bunny to play free concert

Mexican president asks Bad Bunny to play free concert

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president made a public request Wednesday to Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny to play a free concert in Mexico City, to make up for a fake ticket scandal that left thousands frustrated outside his sold-out appearance
Rapper Gunna pleads guilty in racketeering case in Atlanta

Rapper Gunna pleads guilty in racketeering case in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Gunna, who was arrested earlier this year along with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Atlanta to a racketeering conspiracy charge, according to a statement released by
Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims

Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims

ROME (AP) — The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order admitted Wednesday that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case a
$3M deal reached over police shooting of Pharrell’s cousin

$3M deal reached over police shooting of Pharrell’s cousin

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The city of Virginia Beach will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit from the family of a Black man who was shot by police during a chaotic night of violence on the city’s oceanfront last year .
Eddie Murphy to receive Cecil B. DeMille award at Globes

Eddie Murphy to receive Cecil B. DeMille award at Globes

NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Murphy will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday.
Q&A: Roger Deakins on cinema's past and future

Q&A: Roger Deakins on cinema's past and future

NEW YORK (AP) — The first photograph Roger Deakins ever took, in 1969 Bournemouth, England, shows a man and a woman quietly eating lunch on a bench outside a ladies room. A sign reads: “Keep it to yourself.

Police: Man charged in Takeoff's death tried to avoid arrest

HOUSTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month outside a Houston bowling alley sought information about using fake plane tickets to obtain an expedited passport in his efforts to flee the country, and repeatedly made onl

Thomas Pynchon sells archives to Huntington Library

NEW YORK (AP) — The archives of Thomas Pynchon, including correspondence, handwritten notes and the typescripts for such classic novels as “Gravity's Rainbow” and “V.”, have been acquired by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
An 84-year-old filmmaker looks into a donkey's soul in ‘EO’

An 84-year-old filmmaker looks into a donkey's soul in ‘EO’

It was the eyes that did it. Filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski had decided some years ago that his next film was going to be about an animal.
'Beauty and the Beast' TV special fetes 30th anniversary

'Beauty and the Beast' TV special fetes 30th anniversary

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it hit theaters in 1991, Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” captured audiences, critics and, later, a best picture Oscar nomination — a first for any animated movie.
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