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B.C.'s Cantonese speakers fight to preserve language amid uncertainty in Hong Kong

B.C.'s Cantonese speakers fight to preserve language amid uncertainty in Hong Kong

You wouldn't know that Cantonese is under threat, judging from the food court of the Parker Place shopping mall in Richmond, B.C., the most ethnically Chinese city in the world outside Asia.
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Queen Elizabeth II remembered a year after her death as gun salutes ring out for King Charles III

Queen Elizabeth II remembered a year after her death as gun salutes ring out for King Charles III

LONDON (AP) — With gun salutes and tolling bells, the United Kingdom on Friday marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III , who remembered his mother as a symbol of stability during her 70-year rei
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Country music star Zach Bryan says he was arrested and jailed briefly in northeastern Oklahoma

Country music star Zach Bryan says he was arrested and jailed briefly in northeastern Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Country music star Zach Bryan was arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and jailed briefly Thursday in northeastern Oklahoma, according to a video posted on his account on the social media site X, formerly Twitter.
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
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Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement

Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Rita Dove has a sharp, simple goal in response to receiving a National Book Award for lifetime achievement: “I want it to be a milestone, not a tombstone.
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From spaceships to 'Batman' props, a Hollywood model maker's creations and collection up for auction

From spaceships to 'Batman' props, a Hollywood model maker's creations and collection up for auction

DALLAS (AP) — From an early model of the iconic alien mothership from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” to a complete Stormtrooper costume from “Star Wars,” bidding opens Friday on thousands of pieces Hollywood model maker Greg Jein collected over
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Music Review: BTS baritone V makes a smooth alt-R&B landing on 'Layover,' his first solo album

Music Review: BTS baritone V makes a smooth alt-R&B landing on 'Layover,' his first solo album

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lot can go wrong when a performer endeavors outside of the group that made their career. In the case of BTS baritone V, a lot can go right, as well.
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Music Review: Tyler Childers shines on 'Rustin' in the Rain,' conceived as an audition for Elvis

Music Review: Tyler Childers shines on 'Rustin' in the Rain,' conceived as an audition for Elvis

“Rustin’ in the Rain,” Tyler Childers (Hickman Holler Records/RCA/Sony) Tyler Childers says he came up with the concept for his latest album, “Rustin' in the Rain,” by imagining song pitches to Elvis Presley .
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Unions gets red-carpet welcome as TIFF opens amid dual Hollywood strikes

Unions gets red-carpet welcome as TIFF opens amid dual Hollywood strikes

TORONTO — Fewer stars and less buzz are expected at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.
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‘That ’70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

‘That ’70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced “That ’70s Show” show star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison Thursday for raping two women, giving them some relief after they spoke in court about the decades of damage he inflicted.
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