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Pope Francis to
release album
called ‘Wake Up!’
NEW YORK (AP) — Pope
Francis is becoming Pop
Star Francis: The religious
leader is set to release a
pop-rock album.
Believe Digital, the la-
bel releasing the album,
announced Friday that
“Wake Up!” will be avail-
able on Nov. 27. The album
will feature extracts from
Pope Francis’ speeches in
various languages, includ-
ing English, Italian, Spanish Francis’ speeches in various
and Portuguese.
Pope Francis premiered
the first single called “Wake guese. It will be available on
Up! Go! Go! Forward!” on
Rolling Stone’s website on
Friday. The album is avail-
able for pre-order on iTunes.
The album’s 11 tracks range from pop to rock to Latin
sounds. Some of the album’s proceeds will be donated
to “a support fund for refugees,” according to a news
release.
Pope Francis is currently on a visit to the United States.q
Judge grants Jenner’s request
to legally change name, gender What you see through the
ANTHONY McCARTNEY
AP Entertainment Writer
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP)
— She proclaimed her new
name on the cover of Van-
ity Fair magazine, but Cait-
lyn Jenner’s transition from
her old identity as Bruce
Jenner is finally official.
A judge on Friday ap-
proved Jenner’s request
to formally change her
name and gender, mark-
ing another milestone in
the Olympic gold medal-
ist’s public transition as a
transgender woman.
Jenner, 65, sought the
change “to better match
my identity,” according to
court filings she submitted
earlier this month.
Superior Court Judge Ger-
ald Rosenberg granted
the petition during a brief
hearing. Jenner did not at-
tend but was represented
by two lawyers.
The approval means Jen-
ner’s new name will be
Caitlyn Marie Jenner, re-
This CD cover image released
by Believe Digital, shows
“Wake Up!” The album will
feature extracts from Pope
languages, including English,
Italian, Spanish and Portu-
Nov. 27.
Associated Press
In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur
Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft
Theater, in Los Angeles.
placing her birth name of
William Bruce Jenner. She
will now be able to get
documents — including a
driver’s license and Social
Security card — that con-
form to her new identity.
Jenner publicly transitioned
to a woman in recent
months after revealing her
intentions to journalist Di-
ane Sawyer in a televised
Saturday 26 September
In this image made by Felix & Paul Studios and provided by the Clinton Global Initiative, former
U.S. President Bill Clinton sits at his desk in New York in part of a seven-minute movie made with
virtual reality techniques.
Associated Press
Bill Clinton appears in virtual-
reality movie on Africa
ANICK JESDANUN Clinton will be taking them — that will be set up in the
AP Technology Writer to East Africa through vir- main lounge.
NEW YORK (AP) — As world tual reality. “The ability of technology
leaders descend on the Viewers with special gog- like this to bring people
United Nations this week- gles will be able to fol- together from around the
end, former President Bill low Clinton’s travels in world has the potential to
eight minutes. Footage encourage everyone, no
was captured last spring matter where they are,
with 360-degree cameras. to be more engaged in
global issues and how to
goggles changes as you solve them,” Clinton said in
move your head left, right a statement to The Associ-
and even up or down. ated Press.
Virtual reality is no longer “I enjoyed being able to
the domain of just science bring the viewer with me
fiction and video games. to see the important work
You feel as though you’re being done on the ground
Associated Press sitting in the same living in Africa. I hope everyone
room as Clinton chats with who watches the film will
special and debuting her an entrepreneur in Karatu, feel compelled to make a
new name and look on the Tanzania, who sells solar- positive difference in their
cover of Vanity Fair maga- powered products. You own way.”
zine. appear to share a tent as Rob Holzer of Matter Unlim-
Some details that accom- Clinton and his daughter, ited, the creative agency
panied her petition to le- Chelsea, fit people in Nai- behind the movie, said that
gally change her name robi, Kenya, with hearing when people experience
and gender were redact- aids. The movie also takes the projects rather than just
ed after Jenner cited pri- you to a Nairobi classroom hear about them, they’re
vacy concerns and threats that is part of a Clinton- more likely to volunteer
she says she has received backed initiative to im- and donate.
during her transition.q prove education for young The movie’s co-director,
women and girls. It starts Paul Raphael of Felix & Paul
and ends with Clinton talk- Studios, said he was drawn
ing to you from his desk in by the immersive nature of
New York. virtual reality.
Clinton plans to unveil the “It’s not something you look
movie in New York on Sun- at in front of you,” he said.
day at the annual meeting “It’s something you visit,
of the Clinton Foundation’s something no film or You-
Clinton Global Initiative. Tube video can replicate.”
Heads of states, corporate The movie will be distrib-
executives and civil-society uted for free to owners of
leaders in attendance will Gear VR, including a new
be able to watch using $99 model Samsung an-
special goggles — Sam- nounced Thursday for ship-
sung’s Gear VR headset ment in November. q