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Tens of thousands mourn Brazilian country music singer

Tens of thousands mourn Brazilian country music singer

GOIANIA, BRAZIL (AP) — Struck with grief, tens of thousands of fans gathered Saturday to pay tribute to Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil's most popular singers who was killed a day earlier in an airplane crash at age 26.
Easing of COVID travel restrictions lets loved ones reunite

Easing of COVID travel restrictions lets loved ones reunite

For Erin Tridle and her boyfriend, it was love at first sight. They met while the American was traveling in France in the summer of 2019. They said, “I love you,” on day two. “People tell us it's like something from a movie,” she said.
Game on: 9-foot video game joystick on record as largest

Game on: 9-foot video game joystick on record as largest

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) video game joystick made of wood, rubber and steel has made it into the Guinness World Records 2022 as the largest.
Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner dies in plane crash

Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner dies in plane crash

SAO PAULO (AP) — Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. She was 26.
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer Inc.
Canadian singer Bamford to supply rapid tests to unvaccinated fans before concerts

Canadian singer Bamford to supply rapid tests to unvaccinated fans before concerts

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canadian country singer Gord Bamford says he's giving unvaccinated fans COVID-19 rapid antigen tests before they attend his concerts and will set up mobile testing sites in communities the day before his shows.
Salma Hayek felt like the mom on the set of 'Eternals'

Salma Hayek felt like the mom on the set of 'Eternals'

NEW YORK (AP) — Salma Hayek laughs when asked if she ever felt like the mom of the group on the set of “Eternals.” “Yes, because everyone also came to tell me about their problems ...
Jimmy O. Yang's Crab Club feasts on Asian American stories

Jimmy O. Yang's Crab Club feasts on Asian American stories

One of the hottest “clubs'' in Hollywood is run by “Crazy Rich Asians” actor Jimmy O. Yang and his producing partners. There's no DJ or bottle service. If you gain entry, you better know how to eat a Dungeness crab.
Gladys Knight's son gets prison over restaurant taxes

Gladys Knight's son gets prison over restaurant taxes

ATLANTA (AP) — The son of R&B legend Gladys Knight has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for failing to withhold payroll taxes for the restaurants that bore his mother's name, federal prosecutors in Atlanta said.
Review: Ballads predominate on ABBA’s comeback album

Review: Ballads predominate on ABBA’s comeback album

“Voyage,” ABBA (Capitol Records) A bouncy, synthy beat bridges the decades and brings ABBA into the present. “You look bewildered,” Agnetha Fältskog sings above the retro rhythm, “and you wonder why I’m here today.” Well, yes.
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