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'Really, that song?' Celine Dion comes out swinging over Trump's use of Titanic theme song

Canadian singer Celine Dion "does not endorse" Donald Trump's purportedly unauthorized use of her "My Heart Will Go On" song and accompanying video at the former president's rally, according to a note from her management.

Trump was mocked on social media after using the song, widely known as the theme song for the movie Titanic, at his campaign rally in Montana.

On Saturday, Dion's management weighed in, posting a statement from the singer's own account on social media. ...

Aug 10, 2024

'Profound grief' for family of British-Pakistani father and son on Titanic sub

Islamabad (AFP) - The family of the British-Pakistani father and son among the five people who died on the Titanic tourist submersible expressed "profound grief" at their loss Friday. Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, are members of the Dawood dynasty, owners of an industrial empire that is one of the most profitable in Pakistan. "It is with profound grief that we announce the passing of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood," said a statement from the Dawood Foundation, a family-run education charity. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the other passengers on the Titan ......

Jun 23, 2023

Journey to the bottom of the sea: On a Titanic tour

Los Angeles (AFP) - The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have ever visited the luxury liner's watery grave. Tom Zaller, who runs the company behind "Titanic: The Exhibition," said touring the ship's resting place in a tiny submersible -- like the one that vanished Sunday in the North Atlantic -- was unforgettable, but frightening. "As you get deeper and deeper, it gets darker and darker," he told AFP of his voyage, 23 years ago. "When you when you first start off on the top, it's ......

Jun 22, 2023

Search for missing Titanic sub like 'going into space'

Los Angeles (AFP) - Rescuers trying to find the orca-sized submersible that vanished on its way to visit the wreck of the Titanic are facing a gargantuan task that will test the limits of technical know-how -- with only a very slight chance of success, experts say. Teams from around the world were racing against the clock Tuesday to locate the vessel and its five-person crew before their oxygen runs out -- with little more than a day's supply left. But scouring a 7,600-square-mile (20,000-square-kilometer) area of the North Atlantic to a depth of more than two miles (almost four kilometers) is......

Jun 21, 2023

Titanic sub firm fired exec who raised safety concerns: suit

Boston (AFP) - The former director of marine operations for the US company whose Titanic tourism submersible is missing raised safety concerns before being fired, according to a 2018 lawsuit. David Lochridge's misgivings about the safety of the missing submersible, the Titan, are contained in a response he filed to a lawsuit brought against him by its owner, OceanGate. A massive US and Canadian coast guard search effort is underway in the North Atlantic after the OceanGate submersible carrying five people went missing on Sunday during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic. Lochridge, a submarine ......

Jun 20, 2023

Bacteria 'munching' on Titanic: scientists

HALIFAX, Canada — In less than 30 years, there may be nothing left of the Titanic but a heap of "rusticles," warns researcher Henrietta Mann, who has spent four years researching bacteria gnawing on its sunken hull.

Apr 10, 2012

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