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'Know My Name' author Chanel Miller has written a children's book, 'Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All'

NEW YORK (AP) — Chanel Miller's next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream — to write and illustrate children's stories.
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Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean to headline Boots and Hearts

Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean to headline Boots and Hearts

Country stars Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett and Cody Johnson are headed to next year's Boots and Hearts. All three will headline the 2024 edition of the camping and country music festival, which takes place Aug.
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Chinese comedians living abroad are winning fans. But some topics are off limits

Chinese comedians living abroad are winning fans. But some topics are off limits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name with Chinese President Xi Jinping makes it hard to resist.
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Iran arrests a popular singer after he was handed over by police in Turkey

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was handed over by police in Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
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Biden tells donors: 'If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win'

Biden tells donors: 'If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win'

BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in the race, warning that democracy is “more at risk in 2024” and that the former president and his allies a
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Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, bringing an official finish to the labor strife that shook the entertainment industry for most of 2023.
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Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dead at 79

Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dead at 79

NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo band Wings, has died at age 79.
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From Barbie's unexpected wisdom to dissent among Kennedys, these are the top quotes of 2023

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — From dissent within the Kennedy family to the unexpected wisdom of Barbie, Yale's 2023 list of notable quotations have something for just about everyone. This year's list is topped by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service

4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon, their management agency said.
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Jonathan Majors' accuser recounts night of assault, actor's 'violent temper' that left her fearful

Jonathan Majors' accuser recounts night of assault, actor's 'violent temper' that left her fearful

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Tuesday that the actor was prone to fits of explosive rage, an escalating pattern that she said ultimately led to her assault in the backseat of a car and his career-halting arrest this pas
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