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'A big family': Glitter-adorned Taylor Swift fans welcome Canadian leg of Eras Tour

'A big family': Glitter-adorned Taylor Swift fans welcome Canadian leg of Eras Tour

TORONTO — The long-awaited Canadian arrival of Taylor Swift came with glitter, velvet and buckets of beads — and that was just among the superfans who gathered all day outside the concert venue to proclaim their devotion to the pop megastar.
The Latest: Taylor Swift kicks off Canadian leg of tour

The Latest: Taylor Swift kicks off Canadian leg of tour

TORONTO — Pop superstar Taylor Swift kicked off the first of six shows in Toronto with fans cheering her entrance. The singer brings her record-breaking tour for a Canadian leg that hits Rogers Centre over 10 days.
Carlos Vives, Joe Jonas and Ela Tauber bring the heat to the 2024 Latin Grammys

Carlos Vives, Joe Jonas and Ela Tauber bring the heat to the 2024 Latin Grammys

“Si Si Si”! It's the song that Carlos Vives opened the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards with in his medley, and a perfect distillation of the spirit of the night.
Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult.
Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87

Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who's “My Generation” and The Kinks' “You Really Got Me,” helped oversee hits by Manfred Mann and the duo Chad & Jeremy and was
Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87

Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who's “My Generation” and The Kinks' “You Really Got Me,” helped oversee hits by Manfred Mann and the duo Chad & Jeremy and was
Shel Tamly, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87

Shel Tamly, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who's “My Generation” and The Kinks' “You Really Got Me,” helped oversee hits by Manfred Mann and the duo Chad & Jeremy and was
Nova Scotia election debate: Leaders clash over pace of health-care improvement

Nova Scotia election debate: Leaders clash over pace of health-care improvement

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's NDP and Liberal leaders attacked Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston's claims of reviving the province's ailing health-care system, citing patient horror stories during a televised debate Thursday.
Airbnb users to play gladiators in Rome's Colosseum, sparking mixed reactions over $1.5 million deal

Airbnb users to play gladiators in Rome's Colosseum, sparking mixed reactions over $1.5 million deal

ROME (AP) — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote “a more conscious tourism.
Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.