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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?
Read full article: Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game against 140,000 people worldwide.

How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest
Read full article: How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song ContestActs from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Basel, Switzerland, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Key moments from first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
Read full article: Key moments from first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trialTestimony in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial has opened a window into what prosecutors say was the sordid world of group sex, drugs and violence beneath his glittering, jet-set persona.

Still finding trouble in the woods: 'Blair Witch Project' star at center of Maine road dispute
Read full article: Still finding trouble in the woods: 'Blair Witch Project' star at center of Maine road disputeHeather Donahue starred in the low-budget hit movie “The Blair Witch Project” and has been embroiled in a spat with locals in her tiny Maine town after she started marking trees to help people find their way in the dense forests.

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'
Read full article: Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them.

Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’
Read full article: Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato.”.

Sebastián Yatra releases new album 'Milagro' inspired by life's small miracles
Read full article: Sebastián Yatra releases new album 'Milagro' inspired by life's small miraclesFor Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra, life is full of small miracles that come from dance, family and freedom.

Singer Chris Brown's tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault charge
Read full article: Singer Chris Brown's tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault chargeGrammy-winning singer Chris Brown’s upcoming tour has been thrown into question as a British judge ordered him held in custody while facing allegations he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
Read full article: US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion mergerCharter Communications is merging with Cox Communications in an approximately $34.5 billion deal that brings together two of the biggest cable companies in the country.

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
Read full article: The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prisonThe New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 has been sentenced to serve 25 years in prison.

Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson
Read full article: Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey RobinsonThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminary Smokey Robinson.

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96
Read full article: Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” has died.