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MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday. He was 86.

“Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” by Lisa See (Scribner) Soon after she published her last novel, 2019’s “The Island of Sea Women,” Lisa See joined much of the rest of the world in seclusion, sheltering at her Los Angeles home to avoid the deadly coronav

ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin.

NEW YORK (AP) — No script? No problem! There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all because of the ongoing Hollywood writer’s strike.

OTTAWA — Five visual artists shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award are being recognized for contemporary work that includes explorations of queer representation, the diasporic experience and Canadian identity.

BANFF, Alta. — Canada’s leading media companies are banding together to work on reducing their collective impact on the environment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and music,” the White House announced Wednesday.

PARIS (AP) — UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin the U.N.

TORONTO — The Giller Foundation has launched a new scholarship for Black, Indigenous and racialized high school grads pursuing an education in creative writing and literature.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow has something special for anyone who appreciates the occasional digressions into history on her weekly MSNBC show.