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Ill-considered posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisis

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A writer from a “Law & Order" spin-off and the play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings found themselves out of jobs after making social media posts this week that their bosses found too incendiary or insensitive, highlighting an apparent surge in such firings across many …

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Theater master classes for youth attract Broadway talent

NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine being a young songwriter and getting tips from a creative team who really know how …

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Weekend protest coverage boosts cable news viewership

NEW YORK (AP) — For many Americans, the unrest sweeping through several cities this past weekend was reason enough to …

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Influencer Jake Paul faces charges after Arizona mall riot

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Social media influencer Jake Paul faces misdemeanor charges following a riot at a mall outside Phoenix, …

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Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also …

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Creator fires 'Law & Order' spin-off writer for online posts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A TV writer who has worked on “S.W.A.T.” and “Chicago P.D.” was fired from an upcoming …

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Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong to be honored by PEN America

NEW YORK (AP) — Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the government since earlier this …

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'Just Mercy,' drama of racial injustice, to be free in June

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will …

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In COVID-19 darkness, gift of a `Moment of Light' to museum

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — If not for the pandemic, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum would have missed out on a classic Dutch 16th …

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Cartoonists to thank frontline workers playfully this Sunday

NEW YORK (AP) — The funny papers this Sunday will have more than laughs.

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Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday

1. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)

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U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 —

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COVID-19 puts National WWII Museum 20th anniversary online

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before the

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John Prine's wife urges Tennessee to expand absentee voting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The wife of singer-songwriter John Prine, who died from complications of COVID-19, urged lawmakers Tuesday to …

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CMT special focuses on good news work of everyday heroes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars highlighted the heroic work of citizens and communities around the country who were coming …

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