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Victoria's Secret hires first transgender model
New York, Aug 6 (AP/UNB) — Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria’s Secret nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for implying trans women are off brand.
ABC executive withholding judgment on the 'The Rookie'
Beverly Hills, Aug 6 (AP/UNB) — ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said Monday she is withholding judgment on the fate of "The Rookie" pending an investigation into co-star Afton Williamson's claim that she endured sexual misconduct and racism during the show's production.
Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert to star in NY comedy festival
New York, Aug 5 (AP/UNB) — Some of the comedy world's biggest stars — including Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Kevin Smith, Nicole Byer and Trevor Noah — will headline this year's New York Comedy Festival.
French "flying man" successfully crosses English Channel
Paris, Aug. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- French "flying man" Franky Zapata on Sunday successfully crossed the English Channel on a "flyboard" he designed, fulfilling his ambition just 10 days after a failure.
Clintons, Mariah Carey turn out for Barbra Streisand concert
New York, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) — Barbra Streisand's return to New York City's Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years attracted figures from pop superstar Mariah Carey to Bill and Hillary Clinton for a concert that turned political.
Oscar-winning documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker dies at 94
Sag Harbor, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) — D.A. Pennebaker, the Oscar-winning documentary maker whose historic contributions to American culture and politics included immortalizing a young Bob Dylan in "Don't Look Back" and capturing the spin behind Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign in "The War Room," has died. He was 94.
Freed from Swedish jail, rapper A$AP Rocky lands in US
Los Angeles, Aug 3 (AP/UNB) — Nearly a month after he was arrested in Sweden, rapper A$AP Rocky returned to the United States as the verdict in an assault case against him and two other Americans looms.
Cate Blanchett in talks for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley
Dhaka, July 3 (UNB) - Double Oscar winner Cate Blanchett is in negotiations to star in filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s next feature, the remake of Nightmare Alley.
Eighth and final 'Homeland' season to debut February 2020
Beverly Hills, Aug 3 (AP/UNB) — Showtime says the eighth and final season of "Homeland" will debut in early 2020.
Rapper A$AP Rocky heading back to US as verdict looms
Stockholm, Aug 3 (AP/UNB) — Rapper A$AP Rocky and two other American suspects were temporarily freed from a Swedish jail and planning to head back to the U.S. on Friday as judges mull a verdict in the assault case against them.