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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #34

By Lifestyle staff | January 9, 2022

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7y4sKlp1akAkEYtOJ8aex1?si=dd46e0aaf15e49f2  Madelaine’s picks No Vacation - “Waltzing Back” Fleet Foxes - “Mykonos” Lord Huron - “Ends of the Earth” No Vacation...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #33

By Lifestyle staff | January 2, 2022

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ngm7maKAcnJ2HPxMbRAXa?si=a0536259e20e47c9 Madelaine’s picks The Black Ghosts - “Full Moon” Grizzly Bear - “Two Weeks” Greta Van Fleet - “Flower Power” While...

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Album review: ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

By Daija Hammonds, Managing Editor | December 28, 2021

“Red” by Taylor Swift was originally released in 2012, but Swift has re-released the album as a way of gaining legal control of her catalog with the same themes of growing up and young love.  “Red” was a success when first released with hit...

Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial

By GREG BEACHAM | February 24, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant's wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a packed memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.Speaking...

The Latest: Kobe Bryant service ends with Oscar-winning film

February 24, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the public memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in downtown Los Angeles (all times local):12:45 p.m.A selection from the short film “Dear Basketball” that won Kobe Bryant an Academy Award played on the...

Trump’s India visit prioritizes pageantry over policy

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE | February 24, 2020

AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) — Prioritizing pageantry over policy, President Donald Trump basked in India's welcoming embrace on a day that featured a mega-rally with cheering crowds, a mutual admiration show with his counterpart and a sunset tour of the famed...

Trump, first lady stroll the grounds of iconic Taj Mahal

February 24, 2020

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):6 p.m.President Donald Trump, who once owned the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, took in breathtaking views of the real Taj Mahal...

Lizzo, ‘Just Mercy’ win top honors at NAACP Image Awards

By ANDREW DALTON | February 23, 2020

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Lizzo was named entertainer of the year and “Just Mercy” won best motion picture, best actor and best supporting actor Saturday at the NAACP Image Awards, as the show that recognizes entertainers of color ladled honors on...

The Latest: Fury beats Wilder to reclaim heavyweight title

February 23, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest from the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury (all times local)9:40 p.m.Tyson Fury is a heavyweight champion once again, dominating Deontay Wilder in their title rematch before Wilder’s corner threw in the towel...

Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing

By JILL LAWLESS | February 22, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange marched through London on Saturday to pressure the U.K. government into refusing to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States to face spying charges.Famous backers, including Pink Floyd’s...

Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JONATHAN J. COOPER | February 21, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Candidates have hustled past tourists and slot machines to ask housekeepers and cooks for their votes in the back of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and soul food. They've walked a picket line...

Police: Robbery looks unlikely as motive in rapper killing

By ANDREW DALTON and STEFANIE DAZIO | February 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles does not appear to be part of a robbery, police said Thursday, as detectives sought to identify the shooter and the music community mourned.Investigators were not ruling...