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Ottawa's 'night mayor' wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination

Ottawa's 'night mayor' wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination

OTTAWA — Canada's capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good.
UK prosecutors are mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

UK prosecutors are mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him.
True crime's popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It's not all good

True crime's popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It's not all good

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own children. Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison and lost all subsequent appeals.
Rohit Bal, one of India's best-known fashion designers, dies at 63

Rohit Bal, one of India's best-known fashion designers, dies at 63

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, died late Friday after a prolonged illness, the fashion designers association in the country announced. He was 63.
A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?

A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?

NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation .
Rohit Bal, one of India's best-known fashion designers, dies at 63

Rohit Bal, one of India's best-known fashion designers, dies at 63

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, died late Friday after a prolonged illness, the fashion designers association in the country announced. He was 63.
As Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead, they grapple with what it means to hold on to tradition

As Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead, they grapple with what it means to hold on to tradition

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s midnight on the fringes of Mexico City, and the San Gregorio Pantheon is not just alive, it’s booming.
Time change discourse spotlights more important cycle: circadian rhythm

Time change discourse spotlights more important cycle: circadian rhythm

TORONTO — Time change discourse happens on a predictable cycle. Every year, twice a year, a chorus of Canadians decries the policy of springing forward and falling back. It really is like clockwork.
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum

‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum

MADRID (AP) — It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze piercing the boundary between art and life.
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to 'fall back' an hour

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to 'fall back' an hour

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.
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