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Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC

Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Earthshot Prize , founded by Britain’s Prince William to honor groundbreaking solutions to environmental issues, will broadcast its second ceremony on PBS and the BBC.
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Bono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre

Bono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre

NEW YORK (AP) — Bono opened his book tour Wednesday night in what he called a “transgressive” mood, a little bit guilty for appearing on stage with three musicians who were not his fellow members of U2 and otherwise singing, joking and shouting out h
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Former CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme among luminaries to be invested into Order of Canada

Former CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme among luminaries to be invested into Order of Canada

OTTAWA — Former CTV national news anchor Lisa LaFlamme is among the luminaries set to be invested into the Order of Canada. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will decorate 44 appointees at a ceremony at Rideau Hall this morning.
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P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

TORONTO — Debut novelist Nicholas Herring took home the top fiction prize at the Writers’ Trust Awards Wednesday evening for his tale of a lobster fisher whose unhappily monotonous life is upended by a series of unexpected events.
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'Manifest' takes off on Netflix for fourth and final season

'Manifest' takes off on Netflix for fourth and final season

When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than five years — only to land with crew and passengers that hadn't aged
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Woman says humiliation kept her silent on Weinstein assault

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massage therapist testified Wednesday that the humiliation and embarrassment she felt at allowing herself to be repeatedly alone with Harvey Weinstein after he sexually assaulted her kept her silent about it for years.
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Filmmaker Haggis takes stand to 'clear my name' in rape suit

Filmmaker Haggis takes stand to 'clear my name' in rape suit

NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Paul Haggis told jurors Wednesday that he believed he had a consensual encounter with a woman who later accused him of rape, portraying himself as a “flirt” who acted on what he thought was mutual attraction.
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Italy's right-wing government slammed for anti-rave decree

Italy's right-wing government slammed for anti-rave decree

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday defended her government against criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest while a march by thousands of fascist sympathizers
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Autopsy: Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to head, torso

Autopsy: Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to head, torso

HOUSTON (AP) — Rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso following a shooting outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer's iconic “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting in a climate protest last week were sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action “cro
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