Elvis Presley
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Authentic Brands Group sues Anthropic over Elvis Presley songs used to train Claude
Owners of Elvis Presley's music catalogue say Anthropic trained its Claude models on 274 of his songs without permission. The suit, filed on Friday, 23 October, seeks about $41 million in damages.
- Oct 1
Selma Ezzine wins Tale e Quale Show episode two as Beyoncé with 65 points
Selma Ezzine took first place for the second consecutive week on Rai 1's Tale e Quale Show with 65 points for her portrayal of Beyoncé, while Andrea Perroni finished second.
- Sep 2
Ed Markey defeats Seth Moulton as older incumbents win Massachusetts primaries
Senator Ed Markey, 80, defeated Representative Seth Moulton on Tuesday, leading a sweep of victories for veteran Massachusetts Democratic lawmakers against younger challengers.
- Aug 25
Dolly Parton laid to rest in Nashville as estate announces 2027 DollyFest celebrations
Following a private burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park beside her late husband Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's estate confirmed the multi-city festival DollyFest will take place in Nashville and London in 2027.
- Aug 24
Shelley Fabares, Star of The Donna Reed Show and Coach, Dies at 82 in Los Angeles
Actress and singer Shelley Fabares, known for her roles on The Donna Reed Show and Coach as well as her chart-topping single Johnny Angel, died on Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 82.
- Aug 15
Spain's Assumption holiday falls on Saturday, triggering labor compensation ruling and reduced commerce hours
August 15, the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a national holiday across Spain, but its fall on a Saturday raises worker compensation questions after a May 2026 Audiencia Nacional ruling on contact center employees.
- Aug 13
Bronze Elvis statue in Bad Nauheim turns five, celebrates during European Elvis Festival
A life-size bronze statue of Elvis Presley as a US soldier in Bad Nauheim, Germany, celebrates its fifth anniversary on Saturday during the European Elvis Festival, with the city expecting 25,000 visitors.
- Aug 10
Las Vegas jury convicts ex-gang leader Duane Davis of murder in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
A Clark County jury deliberated for three hours before finding the 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips leader guilty of first-degree murder, concluding a two-week trial that rested largely on Davis's own public confessions.
- Aug 8
Trump announces $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to counter China
US President Donald Trump announced $3 billion in mining and critical-minerals projects on August 7, targeting battery, rare earths, and industrial mineral production to reduce dependence on Chinese supply chains and refill depleted weapons stockpiles.
- Aug 1
Trump's Reflecting Pool case implodes: charges dropped, Oval Office confrontation follows
The felony case against an Olympic canoeist collapsed after prosecutors admitted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was damaged by a botched contractor installation, not vandals. President Trump turned on his own hand-picked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, triggering a tense Oval Office confrontation.
- Jul 11
Capri bids farewell to Peppino di Capri: the island honors the 'dreamer' who reshaped Italian music over seven decades
The coffin of the singer who spent nearly seven decades reshaping Italian music was carried into Santo Stefano church on 12 July, accompanied by Bach and a crowd that overflowed into the piazzetta of his native Capri.
- Jul 9
Taylor Swift wedding trash sells for $25 a piece, sells out in hours as Swifties snap up cigarette butts and an ovulation test
A New York artist collected discarded items from outside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's private Madison Square Garden wedding and sold them online as 'sculptures' for $25 each. All 50 pieces were gone within a day.
- Jul 1
America's 250th birthday arrives amid deep polarization, partisan squabbling and Trump's self-promotion
The Fourth of July weekend marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence will be overshadowed by sharp political rifts, a controversial state fair on the National Mall, and a wider national mood of self-doubt.
- Jun 13
J Kbello wins third gala of 'Tu cara me suena 13' with Elvis impersonation, leads standings ahead of Gala 10
The Andalusian singer earned a perfect 24 points and donated €3,000 to a natural space recovery charity, extending his lead in the Antena 3 talent show's standings.
- Jun 12
Italian-Belgian crooner Frank Michael, who sold 15 million love ballads, dies at 79
The Italian-born Belgian crooner Frank Michael, best known for his 1996 hit 'Toutes les femmes sont belles' and a catalogue of unabashedly romantic songs, has died of lung cancer at 79, his family announced on Friday.
