News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a respected report said Tuesday, warning that old-style business models are under threat. The year 2026 marks “a significant milestone: for the first time, social media and video network consumption is now ahead of other […]
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New York classical concerts adapt to growing population with dementia
In his early sixties, Rob Kaufman suffered a medical emergency that caused him to faint and hit his head on a wood floor, resulting in a traumatic brain injury. He was put in a medically induced coma, his wife Ellen recounted to AFP, and was in intensive care for about a month. Nine weeks of […]
Murdochs’ Fox to acquire US streaming giant Roku
Fox Corporation will acquire streaming platform provider Roku in a cash and stock deal worth $22 billion, the companies announced Monday. Fox executives said the transaction would give it “first-party data” and insight on Roku’s more than 100 million global subscribers, an attribute Roku has parlayed into advertising revenue growth. The deal deepens Fox’s exposure […]
Abdullah Ibrahim, world-renowned South African jazz pianist
Pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, who died Monday aged 91, escaped apartheid-era South Africa to be discovered by jazz great Duke Ellington, becoming highly influential with a distinct musical style and touring the world into his nineties. Ibrahim spent many years away from South Africa — first fleeing in 1962, the year anti-apartheid leader Nelson […]
Trump to hold political rally on July 4 to mark US 250th
US President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a major “rally” in Washington on the July 4 Independence Day, further imposing his political brand on celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary. The announcement comes a day after the Republican billionaire staged a mixed martial arts fight on the White House lawn — on what just happened […]
Musical therapy: Classical concerts in New York for dementia sufferers
In his early sixties, Rob Kaufman suffered a medical emergency that caused him to faint and hit his head on a wood floor, resulting in a traumatic brain injury. He was put in a medically induced coma, his wife Ellen recounted to AFP, and was in intensive care for about a month. Nine weeks of […]
US singer Oliver Tree aboard helicopter in deadly mid-air crash in Brazil
American alt-pop singer and internet personality Oliver Tree was aboard one of two helicopters that collided Sunday mid-air in Brazil, leaving all six people aboard the aircraft dead, a police source told AFP. The source shared the manifest of each plane and said the victims could not be formally identified yet as they were badly […]
Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ debuts atop N. America box office
Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi thriller, “Disclosure Day,” debuted in first place at the North American box office with $44 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. With an ensemble cast led by Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, the action-packed film follows an effort to reveal a decades-long coverup of extra-terrestrial visitations. Decades after making […]
Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center arts venue
Workers removed President Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday — a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces. The restoration of the performing arts venue’s original name was the culmination of extended legal […]