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Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his career

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. This year, it's his turn. “Following him is not an easy task.

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Corus Entertainment shakes up management, reverts to single CEO

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. will once again be led by a sole chief executive officer after one of the two men holding that title stepped down. Co-CEO Troy Reeb is moving on from the company after more than 25 years.

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Michelle Obama's 'The Look' reflects on her fashion choices

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama has a new book out this fall that offers a fresh take on her public life, a story not of politics but of fashion. Obama announced on social media Thursday that “The Look” will be released Nov.

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Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary

MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions .

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What it takes to clean industrial soot and grime from a Pittsburgh church's murals

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Avoid new shoes and look after your mental health. How to be well at the Hajj

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to do it.

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Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens

TOKYO (AP) — The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.

Jun 4, 2025 9:58 PM Read more >

Movie Review: Ana de Armas is better at killing than ballet in ‘Ballerina,’ a John Wick spinoff

Watch a bunch of John Wick movies all in a row, and you can get pretty paranoid. You start to think everyone’s an assassin.

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Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81.

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A woman testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs gave her night terrors by dangling her from a balcony

NEW YORK (AP) — A former graphic designer for Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Wednesday that he dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony while screaming profanities, leaving her so traumatized she still has night terrors nearly a decade later and would wak

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