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TORONTO -- The 2020 Juno Awards nominees are set to be revealed this morning. Among the potential contenders at Canada's biggest night in music are previous Juno winners Daniel Caesar, Avril Lavigne and Carly Rae Jepsen, who all released acclaimed albums over the past year. Source

NEW YORK -- The closely watched #Metoo era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers expected to testify against the disgraced movie mogul before the end of the week. Source

PARK CITY, UTAH -- The "Groundhog Day"-esque comedy "Palm Springs," by Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island, has set an acquisition record at the Sundance Film Festival by 69 cents. The indie distributor Neon and the streaming service Hulu bought "Palm Springs" for exactly $17,500,000.69 in a sale announced Monday evening at the Park City festival. Source

LOS ANGELES -- Renee Zellweger, Al Pacino and dozens of other Academy Award nominees bowed their heads in a moment of silence Monday for Kobe Bryant to open the annual Oscars luncheon, a sombre moment in an otherwise sunny annual affair that serves as a meet-and-greet, celebration and training session for each year's class of nominees. Source

VICTORIA -- It's a big day at the Royal BC Museum as it welcomed back a classic car of epic proportions. Museum staff could be seen buffing and polishing up John Lennon's iconic 1965 Rolls-Royce, readying it for display in the museum's main lobby. Source

SAO PAULO -- Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children's book, but the author of "The Alchemist" said he deleted the draft after Bryant's death in helicopter crash. The 72-year-old novelist told The Associated Press Monday that the two men started discussing the project in 2016, when Bryant retired after a 20-year NBA career. Source

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- The brother of rapper Nicki Minaj was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl at his Long Island home. A judge convicted Jelani Maraj of predatory sexual assault and child endangerment in November 2017. Source

TORONTO -- The creator of a new YouTube documentary series on Justin Bieber says the Canadian pop superstar shows an "incredibly vulnerable" side as he opens up and sets the record straight on rumours surrounding him. Source

TORONTO -- The creator of a new YouTube documentary series on Justin Bieber says the Canadian pop superstar shows an "incredibly vulnerable" side as he opens up and sets the record straight on rumours surrounding him. Source

The opportunity to sit on the same toilet as Frank Sinatra doesn't come around often. That's why eager fans paid thousands to snag his gold-seated commodes at auction. Furnishings from his executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, were auctioned off Sunday by SS Auction, Inc. Source