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NEW YORK — After watching the ghastly video of George Floyd dying as a police officer pressed a knee on his neck, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Trey Songz couldn’t sleep.

LOS ANGELES — To entice a European TV executive shopping for programs a few years ago, ABC offered up glossy fare including “Scandal” starring Kerry Washington and “How to Get Away with Murder” with Oscar-winner Viola Davis.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20: June 14: Actress Marla Gibbs is 89. Singer Rod Argent of The Zombies and Argent is 75. Singer Janet Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 74. Guitarist Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish is 73.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20: June 14: Actress Marla Gibbs is 89. Singer Rod Argent of The Zombies and Argent is 75. Singer Janet Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 74. Guitarist Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish is 73.

TORONTO — An Obsidian Theatre and Musical Stage Company co-production of "Caroline, or Change" earned a leading eight musical nominations at this year's Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

LONDON — Britain's Prince William has revealed that he has been anonymously helping out on a crisis helpline during the coronavirus lockdown.

LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech Sunday that the nationwide protests following the recent deaths of unarmed black women and men including George Floyd were fueled from “decades worth of anguish, frustration, over une

LOS ANGELES — “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is facing hefty backlash after she posted a series of tweets about transgender people.

TORONTO — A film about a "trainer turned whistleblower" at Ontario's Marineland aquatic park has won the top audience prize at Hot Docs, which was held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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