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Laine Hardy uses album release to help hurricane recovery

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana country artist Laine Hardy will celebrate his 21st birthday Sunday with the release of his first album in a French Quarter benefit to help recovery efforts following Hurricane Ida.

Sep 11, 2021 12:17 PM Read more >

Cumberbatch, Chastain, other TIFF honourees thrilled to return to festival fanfare

TORONTO — The star power ramped up on day three of the Toronto International Film Festival as Tribute Award honourees gathered in person, marvelling on the return to cinemas and red carpets after a year and a half of pandemic shutdowns.

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'Free Solo' filmmakers swap peaks for depths in 'The Rescue'

In “The Rescue,” Oscar-winning “Free Solo” filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin trade climbing peaks for watery depths.

Sep 11, 2021 11:35 AM Read more >

Maxwell brings shimmer, shine and smiles to NY Fashion Week

NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of Brandon Maxwell's show at New York Fashion Week, his models were doing something models don't usually do on runways: They were smiling.

Sep 11, 2021 11:28 AM Read more >

TV's Cartoonito aim: to help tots be 'best humans' possible

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a good time to be a preschooler with TV privileges. You can watch classics including “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” always worth your attention.

Sep 11, 2021 8:53 AM Read more >

Prince Andrew's lawyers question service of legal documents

LONDON (AP) — A U.S. court will hold a pretrial conference Monday in the civil suit filed by a woman who claims Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her as the two sides argue over whether the prince was properly served with documents in the case.

Sep 11, 2021 7:51 AM Read more >

TIFF honouree Alanis Obomsawin as prolific a filmmaker as ever at age 89

TORONTO — For distinguished documentary maker Alanis Obomsawin, getting a career retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival isn't just about reflecting.

Sep 11, 2021 6:00 AM Read more >

Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall

More than 65,000 fans packed a stadium in Tampa to watch Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to a win in the NFL's season opener, just hours after President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new plan to slow the latest COVID-19 surge.

Sep 11, 2021 5:58 AM Read more >

From COVID to Ida: Louisiana's marginalized 'see no way out'

CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Darkness set in for Natasha Blunt well before Hurricane Ida knocked out power across Louisiana. Months into the pandemic, she faced eviction in New Orleans. She lost her banquet-hall job. She suffered two strokes.

Sep 11, 2021 5:36 AM Read more >

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez make romance official in Venice

NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of smooching on yachts and holding hands on intimate walks, Jennifer Lopez and old flame turned new again Ben Affleck made it official Friday night on the red carpet for the premiere of Affleck's “The Last Duel” at the Ven

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