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Texas oilman's Ansel Adams photo gets $988,000 at auction

Texas oilman's Ansel Adams photo gets $988,000 at auction

DALLAS — A West Texas oilman's mural-sized print of an Ansel Adams photo has sold for nearly $1 million at an auction.
Model's 'tears of joy' as agent held over alleged sex crimes

Model's 'tears of joy' as agent held over alleged sex crimes

LE PECQ, France — A former model who testified to French police that she was drugged and raped as a teenager by an associate of disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein said she wept “tears of joy” Thursday after the modeling agent was taken into cus

Lactalis Canada signs deal to buy Agropur Cooperative's yogurt business

OTTAWA — Lactalis Canada Inc. has signed a deal with Agropur Cooperative to buy its Canadian yogurt business, Ultima Foods Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

NEW YORK — An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition. With dancing, drinking and fancy dinners a no-go because of virus concerns, companies are getting creative about their holiday office parties this year.
Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others

Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others

NEW YORK — Just the other day, pianist and actor Hershey Felder found himself in the apartment in Italy once owned by the 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
Cancelled routes, pre-flight tests: COVID complicates holiday travel for sun seekers

Cancelled routes, pre-flight tests: COVID complicates holiday travel for sun seekers

MONTREAL — Tania Azevedo wasn’t sure if she would make it to Aruba after all. After Ontario’s lockdowns forced her to close her hair salon in Toronto, Azevedo decided to capitalize on the free time by visiting friends in the small island nation.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

NEW YORK — Onstage, Finneas and Billie Eilish come across like a seasoned, veteran musical duo.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix

AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix

LOS ANGELES — The video couldn’t have been simpler: A woman in her apartment, lip-syncing audio of President Donald Trump as he expounded on possible coronavirus treatments.
Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'

Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'

NEW YORK — Just a month after publication, Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” is well on its way to becoming the bestselling presidential memoir in modern times. Crown announced Wednesday that sales have topped 3.3 million copies in the U.S.

Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

NEW YORK — Laurence Hyman, son of the late Shirley Jackson, has been on a quest for more than 20 years. Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive backlog of unreleased material.
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