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Today: May 16, 2024

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The Academy of Country Music Awards are here; Luke Combs leads the nominations

The 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards will take place Thursday at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas

The Academy of Country Music Awards are here; Luke Combs leads the nominations

In Bolivia's Andes, neighbors settle disputes with Tinku ritual combat

In the high altitude Bolivian town of San Pedro de Macha, hundreds of Indigenous Quechua men and women take to the streets for a ritual

In Bolivia's Andes, neighbors settle disputes with Tinku ritual combat

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC's suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

As the U.S. prepares to host its first cricket World Cup next month, a temporary stadium is rising in the New York City suburbs

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC's suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

Video game maker Ubisoft swings to full-year operating profit on record bookings

French video games group Ubisoft swung to an operating profit for its full-year to end-March, it said on Wednesday, as record bookings helped it reverse a year earlier

Video game maker Ubisoft swings to full-year operating profit on record bookings

Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network

ESPN’s broadcast of the Connecticut Sun’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had the highest viewership of a WNBA game on the network

Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Francis Ford Coppola will soon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Levi Strauss settles lawsuit against Italy's Brunello Cucinelli over trademarked tab

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Levi Strauss has settled its lawsuit accusing the Italian luxury fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli of infringing its familiar, trademarked rectangular pocket tab.

Levi Strauss settles lawsuit against Italy's Brunello Cucinelli over trademarked tab

Disney and Comcast seek advisor to resolve Hulu valuation, sources say

Walt Disney and Comcast are seeking to hire a financial adviser to resolve a dispute over how to value the 33% stake in streaming platform Hulu

Disney and Comcast seek advisor to resolve Hulu valuation, sources say

King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages

King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organisations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups,

King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages

Paramount in talks to open its books to Sony, Apollo, sources say

Paramount Global is in talks about opening its books to a consortium of Sony Pictures and buyout firm Apollo Global Management interested in acquiring

Paramount in talks to open its books to Sony, Apollo, sources say

Theater chain AMC beats revenue estimates, expects weaker second quarter

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -AMC Entertainment on Wednesday beat estimates for first-quarter revenue, but the world's largest theater chain said the current quarter could be weaker than a year ago as

Theater chain AMC beats revenue estimates, expects weaker second quarter

Why are meme stocks rallying again?

By Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh (Reuters) -GameStop and AMC Entertainment have again captured retail investors' attention, reminiscent of "the meme stock frenzy" that gripped Wall Street three years

Why are meme stocks rallying again?

YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city

YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city

YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city

Netflix hits 40 million users for ad-supported plan

(Reuters) -Netflix said on Wednesday its ad-supported tier has reached 40 million global monthly active users, from 5 million a year earlier, a sign that its push to attract new users with the cheaper

Netflix hits 40 million users for ad-supported plan

Billionaire Frank McCourt's Project Liberty forms consortium to bid for TikTok's US operations

(Reuters) -Entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said on Wednesday his organization, Project Liberty, is forming a consortium to buy social media platform TikTok in the

Billionaire Frank McCourt's Project Liberty forms consortium to bid for TikTok's US operations

Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers

Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common

Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers

New York Times posts upbeat results on boost from digital subscriptions

New York Times beat estimates for first-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, as its bundled content offering attracted more subscribers to its website and app ahead of major sporting

New York Times posts upbeat results on boost from digital subscriptions

Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children

Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

France secures jobs, investments from Amazon, Pfizer and Morgan Stanley

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -France secured on Sunday new jobs and investments with Internet giant Amazon, healthcare company Pfizer and Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley, as

France secures jobs, investments from Amazon, Pfizer and Morgan Stanley

LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in the European Union face less discrimination but more physical or sexual attacks than three years ago, a

LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds

VP Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer's hottest shows by the artist herself: Beyoncé

Financial disclosure reports for the president and vice president are out and they show Vice President Kamala Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer’s hottest concerts by the artist herself — Beyoncé

VP Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer's hottest shows by the artist herself: Beyoncé

Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year

Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside the store sign for roughly a year

Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year

After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500

Pato O’Ward picked up his first trophy in nearly two years when he arrived at Arrow McLaren’s team lounge in Indianapolis last weekend

After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says

Hungry people in the U.S. faced a $33.1 billion shortfall in funds for basic food needs in 2022, but nearly half of them will not qualify for aid, according to a report by

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says
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