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Randy Bachman to take Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Canadian tour next year

Randy Bachman to take Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Canadian tour next year

TORONTO — Randy Bachman is taking Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the road — minus Fred Turner. Bachman announced plans for the Back In Overdrive Tour 2025 on Friday, more than a year after he revealed he was reviving the "Takin' Care of Business" band.
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Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just something yo
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A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia

A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia

BERLIN (AP) — A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for a year while Belarus sought his extradition has been released and gone to Germany.
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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
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'Amateurish' thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery

'Amateurish' thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol and left two more badly damaged in the street as they
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'Scandal' cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina

'Scandal' cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina

The cast of ABC's hit political drama “Scandal” may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as “Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause.
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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
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Not just for summer: 'Brat' is Collins Dictionary's word of the year

Not just for summer: 'Brat' is Collins Dictionary's word of the year

LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year.
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This Toronto writer kept hearing her dead mom's voice. So she made a show about it

This Toronto writer kept hearing her dead mom's voice. So she made a show about it

TORONTO — After Wendy Litner’s mom died of cancer several years ago, a curious thing happened: her voice seemed to linger. “I felt like I could hear her all the time,” says Litner, a Toronto-based screenwriter.
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At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever

At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever

TOKYO (AP) — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour.
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