A new children’s program from the Howey Music Series wraps up this weekend with a free concert of medieval music by performers in traditional costume playing re-created period instruments. Schola Musicalis’ performance on Saturday is the culmination of a programming expansion by the nonprofit — one that leaders hope will continue as the organization enters its eighth season in the

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Orlando resident Kirk Hartlage remembers the first time he saw rainbow-colored desserts at Walt Disney World.

“It wasn’t a huge variety, like only maybe two or three, in a one-off, walk-up bakery shop counter at what was then MGM Studios,” he says. “It was the only representation of something Pride-related you could buy there. They never really acknowledged they were

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Family and friends and our community continue to remember the victims of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre – the 49 lives lost on June 12, 2016.

The men and women who were killed had families, they had dreams, they had futures. They were loved. They went to Pulse — it was Latin Night — to be with friends and to dance.

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Today, Disney shared a look at the installation of the over 13 feet tall Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie on the stern of the Disney Adventure as work continues in Continue Reading →

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By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press

Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image and likeness.

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved the settlement last week, clearing the way

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Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson at age 82:

“Brian Wilson was my friend and my brother in songwriting. We shared a similar sensibility, as evidenced by his 4 over 5 chord under ‘Aaaah!’ in ‘Good Vibrations’ and mine under ‘I’m Into Something Good.’ We once discussed who used it first, and in the

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By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org

Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan is this?” “Am I in default?” “Will the government really take my wages?”

“Sometimes they just don’t know where to start,” said Damian, California’s student loan servicing ombudsperson.

“I’m talking to

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By SHAWN CHEN, Associated Press Technology Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have enter the legal battle over generative AI.

Filed in federal district court in Los Angeles, the complaint claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two

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By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.

Wilson’s family posted news of his death to his website and social media accounts

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The suit, against Midjourney, is the first time major Hollywood companies have sued over A.I.-generated images.

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