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US prisons ban 'staggering' number of books: campaigners
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday, including a primer on drawing, a book about tying knots and textbooks teaching inmates foreign languages.
Rupert Murdoch, global media mogul and conservative kingmaker
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Rupert Murdoch transformed media and politics on three continents, building a chain of newspapers he inherited from his father at just 21 into a lucrative and profoundly influential right-leaning empire.
US family reaches deal over cells harvested in 1950s
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US biotechnology company has reached a settlement with the family of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used for groundbreaking medical research without her consent.
'Pee-wee Herman' actor Paul Reubens dies aged 70
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Paul Reubens, the US comic who became famous in the 1980s for playing eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman, and later infamous for his arrest at an adult theater, has died aged 70.
Emmys to be postponed due to Hollywood strikes: US media
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES - This year's Emmy Awards will be postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, US media reported Thursday.
'Succession' tops nominations for strike-threatened Emmys
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES - "Succession," the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations Wednesday for the Emmys -- television's version of the Oscars.
Entertainment industry struggles with 215bn piracy site visits
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE): Anti-piracy authorities say they have cracked down on illegal streaming of films and TV programmes, but data suggests the practice is booming, reaching 215 billion illegal site visits last year.
Dark, lustful and complex: It's a woman's world at Cannes
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - From a sex offender to far-from-perfect mothers and girls unabashedly exploring their sexuality, this year's Cannes Film Festival has thrown out the stereotype of the one-dimensional female character.
The Weeknd starts scrapping stage name on social media
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» NEW YORK - The Weeknd appears to be making good on his recently expressed desire to transition back to his given name, Abel Tesfaye, after soaring to stardom under his globally known stage moniker.
US court reinstates conviction of 'Serial' podcast subject
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday reinstated the conviction of the man at the center of the hit podcast "Serial, who had served more than 20 years in prison for his ex-girlfriend's murder.