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British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88

LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88.

In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family.

“He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language,” they said. ”“It was an honor to work with Tom and to know... Read More

No backup plan for Olympic ice hockey arena as construction goes down to the wire

MILAN (AP) — There is no backup stadium if the main ice hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Games is not ready on time.

Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade is behind schedule and its completion is going right down to the wire.

A test event at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena — the new, 16,000-seat venue on the outskirts of Milan — had to be moved, and new test events aren't scheduled until Jan. 9-11.

“There is no plan B,” Andrea Francisi, the chief games... Read More

Lions lose 4-time Pro Bowl C Frank Ragnow for year with hamstring strain after he ended retirement

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Frank Ragnow's season is over before it started.

The four-time Pro Bowl center failed a physical because of a hamstring strain, days after coming out of retirement, the team announced Saturday.

The Lions say Ragnow reported to the team's training facility on Friday and an exam showed he has an injury that will prevent him from playing this season.

“Frank has always been a team-first guy and is a true warrior," the team said in a statement Saturday. “He will forever be a Lion.”

The 29-year-old Ragnow was reinstated... Read More

Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online.

Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1% jump from last year. Traffic particularly piled up between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time nationwide, when $12.5 million passed through online shopping carts every minute.

Consumers also spent a record $6.4 billion online on Top catego... Read More

AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When an AI-generated country song called “Walk My Walk” hit No. 1 on Billboard's country digital song sales chart this month, it was credited to a fictional artist named Breaking Rust — a white, digitally generated avatar that didn't exist two months ago.

But the song's vocal phrasing, melodic shape and stylistic DNA came from someone who does exist: Grammy-nominated country artist Blanco Brown, a Black music artist who has worked with Britney Spears, Childish Gambino and Rihanna.

And he had no idea.

“I didn't even know about the... Read More

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British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88

No backup plan for Olympic ice hockey arena as construction goes down to the wire

Lions lose 4-time Pro Bowl C Frank Ragnow for year with hamstring strain after he ended retirement

Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty

AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics

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