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Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome’s main train station are running just as long. And so many visitors are concentrating around St.

Jul 13, 2023 5:02 AM Read more >

Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness at Jan. 6 hearings, has a book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — A former White House aide to President Donald Trump who became a prominent congressional witness against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal.

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Beyond the big top: Montreal circus market unites performers and talent bookers

MONTREAL — As Cesar Omar Barrio made his pitch at a Montreal trade show on Tuesday, a woman on the stage twisted her body into seemingly impossible positions, sometimes juggling balls or tossing them with her feet.

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High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia

BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop down in a small black grinder, before rolling them neatly into a joint.

Jul 13, 2023 1:58 AM Read more >

Former teen performers accuse an agent of sexual assault. They're hoping it's Japan's #MeToo moment

TOKYO (AP) — Kazuya Nakamura says he was 15 when one of the most powerful men in Japanese entertainment history forced him to have sex while he was part of a troupe of backup dancers managed by the legendary talent agent.

Jul 13, 2023 1:04 AM Read more >

Police say there's no sign of crime by BBC anchor who allegedly paid teen for sexual photos

LONDON (AP) — There’s no evidence a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime, London police said Wednesday as the broadcaster's wife publicly identified him for the first time as veteran news anchor H

Jul 12, 2023 9:09 PM Read more >

Manhattanhenge is a bust as clouds hide NYC sunset. Last chance this year is Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) — There's only one more chance this year to possibly take in Manhattanhenge, the biannual alignment of the setting sun with the city's east-west streets that brings New Yorkers out of their apartments to watch it bathe the urban canyons

Jul 12, 2023 7:49 PM Read more >

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.

Jul 12, 2023 7:38 PM Read more >

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.

Jul 12, 2023 7:35 PM Read more >

'A puddle of emotions': Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sarah Snook, Jessica Chastain react to Emmy nominations

Reactions from select nominees for the 2023 Emmy Awards . SHERYL LEE RALPH “I am a puddle of emotions! It is just absolutely crazy. It, I mean, I am living one spectacular year. ...

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