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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit, Greek officials said Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The rapper Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are a starry collection of the biggest names from film and television.

The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday — and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit.

“The Bear,” “Shogun” and “Emilia Perez” are among the nominees for the 82nd Golden Globes announced Monday morning. Because the Globes split top awards between drama and musical/comedy, there isn’t always a clear read on the top Oscar contenders.

The National brings an abundance of energy for a brooding, middle-aged indie rock band, as evidenced on their new live album, “Rome.

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in $2.2 billion in its nearly two-year run, making it the highest-grossing tour of all time for a second year in a row, Pollstar estimates from data collected across 149 shows.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 15-21: Dec. 15: Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 85. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 82. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 78. Actor Don Johnson is 75.

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Not Fade Away” closed out the Kennedy Center Honors at this year's ceremony, just as honorees The Grateful Dead had used Buddy Holly’s ode to enduring love to close out hundreds of concerts over the years.

VANCOUVER — Is it over now? For Vancouver and Taylor Swift fans around the world basking in the afterglow of the final performance of the pop megastar's record-smashing Eras Tour, the answer is yes, it's over.