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TORONTO — At worst, misplacing a spoon on the dining room table would probably draw a finger wag for etiquette, but in the cutthroat world of competitive table setting, the faux-pas can be a fast-track to an embarrassing defeat.

“Second Place,” by Rachel Cusk (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) In 1922, the now-legendary arts patron Mabel Dodge Luhan invited the British writer D.H. Lawrence to her home in Taos, New Mexico.

NEW YORK — Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about an antique wooden highchair her family has long cherished.

VANCOUVER — One of the largest and most popular summer celebrations in Vancouver has been cancelled for the second year in a row.

NEW YORK — The star power is back. When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a heavy-hitting contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothée Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi Osaka.

LONDON — Police have arrested two people after receiving a report of trespassers near the home of Britain’s Prince Andrew, the second-oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II.

AMSTERDAM — The European Union's drug regulator said Monday it has begun evaluating a request by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech to extend approval of their coronavirus vaccine to include children ranging in age from 12 to 15.

It’s hard to resist the allure of a roasted chicken lacquered with a glistening glaze. It’s even harder to nail the recipe. And the challenge is the very ingredient that makes the chicken so attractive — the sugar.

WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfil a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds.

NEW YORK — Alan Moore has many, many stories still to tell.