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Nicholas Van Varenberg with his father Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is arrested in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. - The 21-year-old son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is accused of holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix.Tempe police say Nicholas Van Varenberg was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful imprisonment, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.He's out of jail after posting a $10,000 bond.Court documents released Tuesday say police went to the apartment after receiving reports about loud noise and yelling.Police say Van Varenberg became upset at his unidentified roommate for answering the door for police, grabbed a knife and kept his roommate from leaving the apartment.Van Varenberg is the youngest son of Van Damme, known for his martial arts action films of the 1980s and 1990s.
September 13, 2017

Son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is arrested in Arizona

Finn, a five-year-old Australian cattle dog, poses in front of city hall in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on Wednesday. - AP
Dog's YouTube 'candidacy' is a big hit in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - One of the candidates in for mayor in St. John's, Newfoundland, has become a celebrity - the one with fur and four legs. It's a 5-year-old Australian cattle dog named Finn. He's featured in a tongue-in-cheek, campaign-style YouTube video that has been making the rounds on social media. Owner Glenn Redmond said Wednesday a lot of people are saying Finn is the best candidate, but he concedes the dog's name won't actually be on the ballot. Redmond says he made the video to draw attention to local issues like potholes and sidewalk snow clearing. He says Finn will soon be featured in another video asking local people who they are voting for in the municipal election Sept. 26. - AP
September 13, 2017

Dog's YouTube 'candidacy' is a big hit in Newfoundland

Humanoid robot YuMi conducts the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra performing a concert alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at the Verdi Theatre in Pisa, Italy on Wednesday. - Reuters
Robot 'conductor' steals the show from Italy's top tenor
PISA - Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's voice soars to the rafters of the Tuscan theater, but all eyes are on the orchestral conductor beside him - a robot with an apparent penchant for Verdi. The concert in the heart of Pisa is a world first, with two mechanical "arms" conducting live music at the grand finale of the first International Festival of Robotics. The Swiss-designed YuMi sweeps its baton skywards with one hand, while the other curves around in a caress that spurs on the strings as the operatic "La Donna E' Mobile" reaches its climax. But music lovers beware: YuMi can conduct set pieces, but cannot improvise, react or interact with the musicians. "It was extremely difficult to train," says Andrea Colombini, the conductor of the Lucca...
September 13, 2017

Robot 'conductor' steals the show from Italy's top tenor

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiwi opera diva Te Kanawa announces retirement
WELLINGTON - New Zealand opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, hailed as one of the greatest sopranos of the modern age, officially announced her retirement Wednesday at the age of 73.Te Kanawa has not performed publicly for about a year but told the BBC she did not intend to perform in front of an audience again."I don't want to hear my voice, it is in the past," she told the British broadcaster."When I'm teaching young singers and hearing beautiful young fresh voices, I don't want to put my voice next to theirs."Te Kanawa's career spanned more than five decades and included performances at the world's top opera houses, although she is best known as the diva who sang at Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding in 1981."I've had such an...
September 13, 2017

Kiwi opera diva Te Kanawa announces retirement

Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson says his thriller days are over
TORONTO - Special set of skills or not, Liam Neeson says he's finished making thrillers.In an interview, Neeson said that while "they're still throwing serious money at me" to do films in the mold of "Taken," he plans to stop. The 65-year-old actor says he's too old for those films and that audiences will eventually not buy him as an action hero.Neeson still has two upcoming revenge thrillers he's already shot: "Hard Powder" and "The Commuter." But, he said, "that's it."Instead, Neeson has turned back to dramatic work. His Watergate drama "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" premieres Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival. He's also lined up to co-star in "Widows," by...
September 13, 2017

Liam Neeson says his thriller days are over

Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson awarded millions in Australia defamation case
MELBOURNE - A judge awarded Rebel Wilson record damages of 4.56 million Australian dollars ($3.66 million) on Wednesday over magazine articles the actress said cost her roles in Hollywood films.A Supreme Court jury in Australia's Victoria state had decided in June the articles claiming she lied about her age, origins of her first name and her upbringing in Sydney were defamatory.Justice John Dixon said a substantial award amount was required to "vindicate" Wilson after her reputation as an "actress of integrity was wrongly damaged."Bauer Media, publisher of the Australian magazines Woman's Day, Australian Women's Weekly, NW and OK, said it was considering the judgment.The 37-year-old Wilson, best known for the comedies "Pitch Perfect" and...
September 13, 2017

Rebel Wilson awarded millions in Australia defamation case

Cancer cells are seen on a large screen connected to a microscope at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover, Germany. - Reuters
Cancer mutation gains ground as test for immunotherapy drugs
MADRID - Scientists are stepping up the hunt for better diagnostic tests to predict if cancer patients will benefit from costly modern immunotherapy drugs, which are transforming cancer care but remain a hit-and-miss affair.Research presented at Europe's biggest oncology congress in Madrid adds to evidence that patients with an above average number of genetic mutations in their tumors have a better chance of responding to the new treatments, and drug makers are racing to confirm the idea.Immuno-oncology (I-O) drugs such as Merck & Co's Keytruda and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo, which help the immune system attack tumors, can have dramatic effects and yet only around 20 to 30 percent of patients show a lasting improvement.Analyzing the number of mutations within a tumor makes...
September 12, 2017

Cancer mutation gains ground as test for immunotherapy drugs

LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem's 'American Dream' tops Billboard chart at No. 1
LOS ANGELES - Electro-rock band LCD Soundsystem scored its first chart-topping record on the US Billboard 200 album chart on Tuesday, the only new album in the top ten after a quiet week of releases."American Dream," the fourth album by LCD Soundsystem, sold 81,000 albums, some 5,000 songs and was streamed nearly 6 million streams, totaling 85,000 album units, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.The Billboard 200 chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album)."American Dream" knocked off last week's chart-topper, rapper Lil Uzi Vert's "Luv is Rage 2," which dropped to No. 2 this week with 73,000 album units sold.No other new albums cracked into the top ten of...
September 12, 2017

LCD Soundsystem's 'American Dream' tops Billboard chart at No. 1

Iskra Lawrence
Fashion on upward curve: Bigger is beautiful
NEW YORK - For years, images of impossibly slim, gorgeous, blemish-free women have filled fashion magazines, billboards and television screens.Now, 26-year-old British model Iskra Lawrence is waging war on unattainable beauty standards in the fashion world, flexing her might on a social media fueling diversity.She is among a growing number of plus-size models finding fame and calling themselves body activists, promoting health and well being. She also refuses to allow clients to photoshop any of her images."The whole concept of Photoshop is an illusion," Lawrence said in an interview during a rare spot of downtime before jetting off on her latest shoot, this time to a windswept beach in Iceland."They're not flaws. They're part of your body. We were just convinced by...
September 12, 2017

Fashion on upward curve: Bigger is beautiful

Felix Kjellberg
YouTube star PewDiePie in hot water again, over the N-word
STOCKHOLM - YouTube's most watched blogger PewDiePie was in hot water again on Tuesday after using a racial slur while playing a livestreamed video game, just a few months after losing contracts over anti-Semitic remarks.In a video clip available online since Monday, the 27-year-old Swede, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, can be heard using the N-word in an expletive-laden tirade at his opponent.PewDiePie is known for posting humorous clips and testing video games for his more than 57 million followers on YouTube, making him the site's most watched blogger.One game developer said he was going to file a complaint to prevent the Swede from playing his games online."He's worse than a closeted racist: He's a propagator of despicable garbage that does real damage to the...
September 12, 2017

YouTube star PewDiePie in hot water again, over the N-word

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