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This photo provided by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts shows Kearstin Piper Brown, left, as Poppea, and Anthony Roth Costanzo, as Nero, in a scene from "The Comet/Poppea" in the Run AMOC* Festival at Lincoln Center, June 17, 2025, in New York. (Lawrence Sumulong/Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts via AP)
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Nero's ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York meet in `The Comet/Poppea' at Lincoln Center

Read full article: Nero's ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York meet in `The Comet/Poppea' at Lincoln Center
FILE - The headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is seen with the American flag in the foreground, in Prague, Jan. 15, 2010. (Michal Kamaryt/CTK via AP, file)
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Voice of America and Radio Farda's Persian services cover the Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks

Read full article: Voice of America and Radio Farda's Persian services cover the Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks

Despite the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle or sharply cut back on U.S. government-run news outlets like Voice of America, two Persian-language services have been called into duty to report on Israel's war with Iran to Iranian audiences.

FILE - Music artist Nezza sings the national anthem prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh,File)
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Nezza's anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium ignites debate over team's immigrant support

Read full article: Nezza's anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium ignites debate over team's immigrant support

After Latin pop and R&B singer Nezza's viral controversial performance at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers fans have grown frustrated over the team’s lack of vocal support for local immigrant communities impacted by the rise of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests and raids.

Petroloukas Chalkias, left, plays his clarinet as Antonis Kyritsis sings during a folk festival in Sklivani village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death

Read full article: From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death

Fans in Greece are paying their respects to clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of seven decades made him a hero of mountain folk music.

FILE - Jeff Ross performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on Aug. 22, 2023, (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that's far from a roast

Read full article: Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that's far from a roast

Jeff Ross, the comedian known for hosting brutal roasts of celebrities, is coming to Broadway this summer with a one-man autobiographical show that will offer fans a softer side.

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FILE - Fashion designer Francesco Risso in the backstage prior to a Marni Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear fashion show, during the Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
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Francesco Risso leaves Marni after a decade as creative director in another fashion world shakeup

Read full article: Francesco Risso leaves Marni after a decade as creative director in another fashion world shakeup

Francesco Risso is stepping down as Marni creative director after a decade, the OTB Group announced Tuesday, marking yet another high-level creative shift in the fashion world.

FILE - Tyler Perry arrives at the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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Tyler Perry sued by actor on 'The Oval' for sexual assault and harassment

Read full article: Tyler Perry sued by actor on 'The Oval' for sexual assault and harassment

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his power in the entertainment industry to sexually assault and harass him.

FILE - R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019, in Chicago. A federal appeals court on Friday, April 26, 2024, upheld R&B singer R. Kelly's sex-crime conviction and 20-year sentence in his Chicago case. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)
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Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison 'murder plot'

Read full article: Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison 'murder plot'

R. Kelly's attorneys say the R&B singer collapsed in prison and was hospitalized.

FILE - Austrian musician Alfred Brendel, recipient of the Classical Music Award for 'Retirement Concerts," appears at the South Bank Awards in London on Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
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Alfred Brendel, pianist renowned for refined playing of Beethoven, dies at age 94

Read full article: Alfred Brendel, pianist renowned for refined playing of Beethoven, dies at age 94

Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven over a six-decade career, died Tuesday at his home in London.

Sean "Diddy" Combs looks on as defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland cross examines Dawn Richard during Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 19, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is unlikely to testify as judge says jury could get case next week

Read full article: Sean 'Diddy' Combs is unlikely to testify as judge says jury could get case next week

Hopes that Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial have faded after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting two to five days.

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James appears during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, on Feb. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury

Read full article: LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury

LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy in time for training camp.

FILE - Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
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Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a ‘moron’ will plead guilty

Read full article: Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a ‘moron’ will plead guilty

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty.

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Mason Thames, as Hiccup, riding Night Fury dragon, Toothless in a scene from "How to Train Your Dragon.", (Universal Pictures via AP)

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83 million, beating ‘Lilo and Stitch’

Read full article: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83 million, beating ‘Lilo and Stitch’

“How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth.

St. Mark's Square, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice's artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptials

Read full article: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice's artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptials

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a spotlight on Venice’s own traditions during the celebrations.

This photo provided by the New York Public Library shows the exterior of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York on May 7, 2025. (Jonathan Blanc/New York Public Library via AP)
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The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York

Read full article: The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country.

FILE - People appear in Josie Robertson Plaza in front of The Metropolitan Opera house at Lincoln Center in New York on March 12, 2020. . (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown

Read full article: Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown

Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial but can't get in

Read full article: Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial but can't get in

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says he came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs to support him but couldn't enter the packed courtroom.

Singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce watch Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers,Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final between Panthers and Oilers

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Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities that flocked to Amerant Bank Arena to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

FILE - Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer complains about trial secrecy as a famous rapper's name goes unmentioned

Read full article: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer complains about trial secrecy as a famous rapper's name goes unmentioned

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs is protesting the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon's sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial after Combs and the public were excluded from lengthy legal arguments.

FILE - Sabrina Carpenter poses in the press room with the award for best pop solo performance, and best pop vocal album during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

Read full article: A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover.

Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction Rachel Clarke for her book 'The Story of a Heart', right, and Winner of the Women's Prize for Non Fiction Yael van Der Wouden, who wrote 'The Safekeep' pose for the media in London, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

Read full article: Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep.”.