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Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
March 09, 2026 - 9:31 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, striking a deal to ultimately lower ticket prices for consumers and end an illegal monopoly over live events in America.
Urban salsa music pioneer Willie Colón remembered at New York funeral
March 09, 2026 - 8:19 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Family, friends and fans gathered Monday morning in New York to pay tribute to Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist who died last month at 75.
Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
March 09, 2026 - 6:34 AM

The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84
March 08, 2026 - 3:40 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.
Andris Nelsons out as music director of Boston Symphony at end of 2026-27 season
March 06, 2026 - 8:14 AM

Andris Nelsons is being forced out as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2027 after 13 seasons.
Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis
March 06, 2026 - 7:40 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, a mainstay at the Kennedy Center, is leaving to head the Los Angeles-based Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. It's the latest departure from the Kennedy Center since

Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met
March 06, 2026 - 3:21 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — In his book on reinventing opera, director Yuval Sharon describes “Tristan und Isolde” as “the single hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.”
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March 05, 2026 - 7:07 PM

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A Lagos rave rewrites the rules of nightlife, drawing young Nigerians priced out of club culture
March 05, 2026 - 5:56 PM

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — On a recent Friday night, thousands of mostly young people trooped into a large auditorium in Lekki, an upscale part of Lagos.
After her arrest, a timeline of events in the life of Britney Spears since her conservatorship ended
March 05, 2026 - 9:18 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After her arrest in California on Thursday, here's a look at events in the life of Britney Spears since she was released from a court conservatorship in 2021.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case

Urban salsa music pioneer Willie Colón remembered at New York funeral

Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters

'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

Andris Nelsons out as music director of Boston Symphony at end of 2026-27 season

Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis

Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

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A Lagos rave rewrites the rules of nightlife, drawing young Nigerians priced out of club culture

After her arrest, a timeline of events in the life of Britney Spears since her conservatorship ended

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