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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Show Girl’ debuts at No. 1 with $33 million

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This weekend’s box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It might have looked like a heavyweight matchup, but Swift’s devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable with her film “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” which

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Alessandro Michele’s Valentino collection puts 70s silhouettes in the Paris spotlight

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Against strobe lights that suggested seedy allure more than spectacle, Alessandro Michele’s Valentino collection Sunday showed restraint where once there was riot. Prim ’70s silhouettes — bows, ruching, velvet skirts — set a mood at Paris Fashion Week of controlled nostalgia. The high point was a

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Oktoberfest ends Sunday with the traditional Bavarian salute

By MATTHIAS SCHRADER Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The 190th Oktoberfest came to a close Sunday, wrapping up the world’s largest folk festival with the traditional Bavarian marksmen’s gun salute in Munich. Roughly 6.5 million visitors attended between Sept. 20 and Sunday, German news agency dpa reported, including Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Austrian-born former governor of

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers plan to appeal as convicted hip-hop star faces more years behind bars

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are planning to appeal after the Grammy-winning artist and music executive was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters. The case shattered his carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host

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Marineland asks Canadian government for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Marineland park near Niagara Falls asked the Canadian government on Friday for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson earlier this week denied Marineland’s request to export 30 belugas to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, an aquarium in China. Thompson said

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What the key witnesses at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial told the jury

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex crimes trial involved testimony from 34 witnesses. They included Combs’ ex-girlfriends Cassie and Jane, who said he forced them into drug-fueled sex marathons, a sex worker they knew as “The Punisher,” personal assistants who said they witnessed violence,

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Actor Gary Oldman ranks his ‘Slow Horses’ character Jackson Lamb among the top roles of his career

By NICKI FINLAY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gary Oldman is back on screens as the caustic Jackson Lamb for the fifth season of misfit spy thriller “Slow Horses,” as the critically acclaimed adaptation reaches Mick Herron’s book “London Rules.” This week, the morning after he was invested with a knighthood by the Prince of

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