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Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner

Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City's medical examiner said Wednesday.
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9 jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial

9 jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Nine jurors were picked Wednesday on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial .
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to delay his May 5 sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense.
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Davido's '5ive' welcomes the Afrobeats megastar into an era of change and growth

Davido's '5ive' welcomes the Afrobeats megastar into an era of change and growth

NEW YORK (AP) — Afrobeats may be the hot sound of the moment , but Davido remembers a very recent past when music from Africa wasn’t embraced globally, amid a perception the continent was one of only destitute poverty and primitive lands.
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Big Tech should pay more for data they train AI systems on, Nobel laureate says

Big Tech should pay more for data they train AI systems on, Nobel laureate says

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has thrown some support behind creative industries, which have been battling tech firms to be compensated for their work.
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Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines' biggest stars, dies at 71

Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines' biggest stars, dies at 71

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nora Aunor, who became one of the biggest stars of Philippine cinema during a career that spanned seven decades, has died. Aunor died Wednesday, according to social media posts from her children. She was 71.
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Movie Review: Michael B. Jordan has double duty in Ryan Coogler’s pulsating, vein-bursting ‘Sinners’

Movie Review: Michael B. Jordan has double duty in Ryan Coogler’s pulsating, vein-bursting ‘Sinners’

It’s gotta be something in the water.
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Spotify says it's back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users

Spotify says it's back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify experienced a widespread outage Wednesday — with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with the popular music and audio streamer. But the platform said it was back up and running hours later.
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Spotify says it's back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users

Spotify says it's back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify experienced a widespread outage Wednesday — with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with the popular music and audio streamer. But the platform said it was back up and running hours later.
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Nate Bargatze will host the 2025 Emmy Awards

Nate Bargatze will host the 2025 Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards , CBS announced Wednesday. One of the most popular stand-ups currently working, Bargatze will emcee the Sept. 14 ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
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