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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Reneé Rapp has always known what she wants - and isn't afraid to say no

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Reneé Rapp has always known what she wants - and isn't afraid to say no

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a 23-year-old, Reneé Rapp has had a lot of practice telling powerful people no.
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Charles Melton thinks it's good it took years to make it in Hollywood

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Charles Melton thinks it's good it took years to make it in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fame didn’t come overnight for Charles Melton.
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James Patterson awards $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores

James Patterson awards $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores

NEW YORK (AP) — Six hundred employees at independent bookstores — from Chapter One in Victoria, Minnesota, to The Cloak & Dagger in Princeton, New Jersey — will be receiving $500 holiday bonuses from author James Patterson.
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Indhu Rubasingham named as first woman to lead Britain's National Theatre

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Theatre announced Wednesday that Indhu Rubasingham will be the next artistic director of the United Kingdom’s pre-eminent public stage company.
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2023 in other words: AI might be the term of the year, but consider these far-flung contenders

2023 in other words: AI might be the term of the year, but consider these far-flung contenders

Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around the world for terms that emerged this year and seized or crystalized the popular mood. Some were newsy, some cultural.
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FBI to exhume woman's body from unsolved 1969 killing in Netflix's 'The Keepers'

BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI investigators are planning to exhume the body of a young woman whose unsolved 1969 killing has been a source of widespread speculation, especially since Netflix’s documentary series “The Keepers” examined the slaying of a Baltimo
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Novelist's book is canceled after she acknowledges 'review bombs' of other writers

NEW YORK (AP) — A debut author who used fake accounts to “review bomb” other writers on the influential online platform Goodreads has been dropped by her agent and had her book deal cancelled.
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Tony Shalhoub returns as everyone's favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in 'Mr. Monk's Last Case'

Tony Shalhoub returns as everyone's favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in 'Mr. Monk's Last Case'

NEW YORK (AP) — Fourteen years ago, Tony Shalhoub said goodbye to one of his most beloved creations — the obsessive-compulsive private detective Adrian Monk. Monk's last TV appearance in 2009 was even called "Mr. Monk and the End.
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Epic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store. What does this verdict mean for Google?

Epic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store. What does this verdict mean for Google?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company's payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.
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CTV National News appoints Heather Butts as new weekend anchor

CTV National News appoints Heather Butts as new weekend anchor

TORONTO — Heather Butts has been named the new weekend anchor for CTV National News.
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