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Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

LONDON (AP) 鈥� Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women鈥檚 Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel 鈥淭he Safekeep,鈥� a story of repressed emotion and suppressed historical memory in the Netherlands after World War II.
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Montreal Grand Prix fans stuck paying turbocharged prices for accommodation

Montreal Grand Prix fans stuck paying turbocharged prices for accommodation

MONTREAL 鈥� Paula Wadden has been a huge Formula One fan ever since she got hooked on the Netflix show "Drive to Survive" a few years ago.
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As N.S. farmers struggle, report urges steps to help increase stagnant local sales

As N.S. farmers struggle, report urges steps to help increase stagnant local sales

HALIFAX 鈥� Nova Scotia farmers who are struggling to break even could benefit from selling more produce in local markets, says a new study released Thursday.
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in long-running Facebook privacy case

Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in long-running Facebook privacy case

OTTAWA 鈥� The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular social media platform.
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Wall Street ticks higher after Oracle rallies

Wall Street ticks higher after Oracle rallies

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� U.S. stocks drifted higher following another encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 added 0.4% Thursday and is sitting less than 2% below its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.
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Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won鈥檛 deliberate

Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won鈥檛 deliberate

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Harvey Weinstein 鈥檚 sex crimes retrial came to a disjointed end Thursday as the jury foreperson declined to deliberate and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge, a day after a split verdict on other charges in the l
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US producer prices rise modest 2.6% in May with inflationary pressures still mild

US producer prices rise modest 2.6% in May with inflationary pressures still mild

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild.
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Meet the charitable foundation carrying the little-known legacy of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'

Meet the charitable foundation carrying the little-known legacy of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of 鈥淭ake Me Out to the Ball Game鈥� goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch.
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A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover 鈥� a day after Sabrina Carpenter sparked considerable discourse unveiling what is believe
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Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Mike Love and Elton John react to the death of Brian Wilson

Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Mike Love and Elton John react to the death of Brian Wilson

Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82. ___ 鈥淚 have no words to express the sadness I feel right now. My Father @brianwilsonlive was every fiber of my body.
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