MAMA’S BOY: Prince Harry in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana’s 1997 trip
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MAMA’S BOY: Prince Harry in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana’s 1997 trip

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, met with Angolan President João Lourenço on Tuesday at the start of his trip, according to a statement from the Halo Trust,…

‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates
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‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Severance” separated itself from the field with 27 Emmy nominations Tuesday, while “The Studio” led comedy nominees with a record-tying 23 in a dominant year for Apple TV+. No other dramas came close to the dystopian workplace series “Severance,” which achieved a convergence of acclaim and audience buzz for its second…

STOP, THIEF! Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen during ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour
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STOP, THIEF! Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen during ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour

ATLANTA (AP) – Unreleased music by Beyoncé along with footage, show plans and concert set lists were stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer’s choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police incident report. The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8, two days before Beyoncé…

MORE TIME: Girardi cohort gets extra prison time for part in fraud scheme
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MORE TIME: Girardi cohort gets extra prison time for part in fraud scheme

CHICAGO – A former corporate officer with ties to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Girardi received more time in prison Monday. Christopher Kamon was the Chief Financial Officer for Erika’s estranged husband Tom Girardi’s law firm, Girardi Keese. A federal judge sentenced Kamon to 65 months in prison for his role in the…

UP, UP AND AWAY! ‘Superman’ and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening
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UP, UP AND AWAY! ‘Superman’ and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening

NEW YORK (AP) — In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. DC and Warner Bros. had a lot riding on “Superman.” While the Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios has had its own…

NO CHARGES: NFL legend won’t be charged in golf cart accident that killed former agent
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NO CHARGES: NFL legend won’t be charged in golf cart accident that killed former agent

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won’t be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a Southern California golf resort community last April, authorities said. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told KUSA-TV in Denver on Friday that investigators found nothing criminal and…

BIRTHDAY PARTY: Larry David teams with Obamas for history sketch show for the nation’s 250th
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BIRTHDAY PARTY: Larry David teams with Obamas for history sketch show for the nation’s 250th

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thursday. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and “Seinfeld” co-creator will act as executive producer, writer and star of the limited series consisting of six half-hour episodes, produced by the Obamas’ company, Higher Ground. The show…

MORE CHARGES: Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to further charges in London assault case
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MORE CHARGES: Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to further charges in London assault case

LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, denied the more serious charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm at a hearing last month. The singer, wearing a…

WE ARE THE WORLD: Bob Geldof, performers reflect on 40 years of Live Aid
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WE ARE THE WORLD: Bob Geldof, performers reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most…

TIMELESS: Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells at auction for whopping $10.1 million
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TIMELESS: Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells at auction for whopping $10.1 million

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold at auction. The winning bid of 7 million…