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Book Review: Critic Maris Kreizman charts her political awakening in smart, funny essay collection

Book Review: Critic Maris Kreizman charts her political awakening in smart, funny essay collection

Maris Kreizman always loved books and TV.
Disney cruise ship rescue team saves girl and father after overboard fall

Disney cruise ship rescue team saves girl and father after overboard fall

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Crew members from a Disney cruise ship saved a girl who fell overboard and her father who jumped in after her.
Czech Philharmonic says Jakub Hrůša will become chief conductor in 2028

Czech Philharmonic says Jakub Hrůša will become chief conductor in 2028

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — The Czech Philharmonic announced Monday that Jakub Hrůša has been selected to become its new chief conductor and music director and will assume full duties in 2028 for an initial five year-term.
Musical 'Hamilton' and historian Ron Chernow to receive Liberty Medal awards

Musical 'Hamilton' and historian Ron Chernow to receive Liberty Medal awards

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it will collect the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal this fall, an award for efforts to spread liberty around the world.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 6-12

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 6-12: July 6: Singer Gene Chandler is 85. Country singer Jeannie Seely is 85. Actor Burt Ward (“Batman”) is 80. Actor Fred Dryer is 79. Actor Sylvester Stallone is 79.
Apple Music marks 10 years with new studio for artists, fans and the future of sound

Apple Music marks 10 years with new studio for artists, fans and the future of sound

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — As Apple Music turns 10 this year, the popular streaming service is celebrating a major power move: Apple Music Studios.
Dried bay leaves bring layers of flavor to Portuguese-style beef skewers

Dried bay leaves bring layers of flavor to Portuguese-style beef skewers

On the Portuguese island of Madeira, espetadas are made by threading chunks of beef onto fresh-cut branches of bay and cooking the skewers over the embers of a fire.
Why is Rihanna in Belgium this weekend? Hint: Smurfs

Why is Rihanna in Belgium this weekend? Hint: Smurfs

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium rolled out the blue carpet Saturday for Rihanna and other stars who turned out for the world premiere of the new Smurf movie.
Key moments from the closing arguments at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

Key moments from the closing arguments at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury will begin deliberations on Monday over the fate of Sean “Diddy” Combs after hearing wildly differing views from prosecutors and a defense lawyer over whether he engaged in sex trafficking for two decades.
NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

NEW YORK (AP) — The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco.
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