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Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead Voice of America

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded international broadcasters that have been the subject of harsh criticism from the White House.

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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 …

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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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