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MONTREAL — There were fewer visits to Quebec movie theatres in 2024, bucking an upward trend that had seen the number of trips to the cinema grow steadily since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Finger Eleven guitarist James Black has picked up a new instrument, one that pushes the boundaries of his visual imagination — generative artificial intelligence technology.

NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Walker, AP radio correspondent: We’re here to talk about three big cases in New York. Sean "Diddy" Combs charged with sex trafficking and racketeering by the Feds. He pled not guilty.

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3.

Disney will pay Comcast's NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service. The move closes out an appraisal process that's dragged on for a few years.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged in federal court with sex trafficking and racketeering and has pleaded not guilty. The trial has generated salacious headlines and massive coverage.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton & James Patterson (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Stuart Woods’ Finders Keepers by Brett Battles (Penguin Publishing Group) 3.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Sinners 2. A Minecraft Movie 3. Warfare 4. A Working Man 5. The King of Kings 6. 28 Days Later 7. Wicked 8. The Monkey 9. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 10. Black Bag The Associated Press

Top New Shows (US) 1. The Best People with Nicole Wallace , MSNBC 2. The Protocol , The New York Times 3. Trial by Jury: Diddy , CNN 4. Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial , iHeartPodcasts 5.

Before Celine Song was an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, she was a playwright in New York who needed day jobs to pay rent. That’s how she found herself as a professional matchmaker.