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Oprah to headline Facebook, Instagram graduation event

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah will be the commencement speaker and Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X and Simone Biles will offer words of wisdom to the Class of 2020 in a multi-hour graduation streaming event on Facebook and Instagram on May 15.

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Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whenever she’s down, Tiffany Haddish says she finds a good joke can bring her right back …

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Agents in college bribery probe deny bullying core witness

Federal agents didn't entrap the wealthy parents accused of cheating the college admissions process, the man who helped investigators build …

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Hi-tech scans get under skin of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Researchers using a battery of modern imaging techniques have gotten under the skin of Johannes …

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Stephen Sondheim gets starry but tardy 90th birthday concert

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Groban, Nathan Lane and Jake Gyllenhaal honored composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Sunday with …

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Makers gotta make: finding solace, joy in dangerous times

Their reasons may differ, but crafters agree: Makers gotta make. Those who create things by hand — who weld, weave, …

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Storybooks, radio connect kids isolated in far-flung Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — All it takes is a few words from a storybook to connect kids over the crackle …

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'The Rise of Skywalker' to hit Disney Plus on May 4

NEW YORK (AP) — “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" will begin streaming on Disney Plus on May 4, about …

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NFL draft averages record 8.4M viewers across 3 days

Seth Markman was just as nervous as NFL coaches and general managers about the unknown factors involved with a virtual …

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BC-US--Apple Books-Top-10

1. Walk the Wire by David Baldacci - 9781538761502 - (Grand Central Publishing)

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Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood' miniseries is a woke '40s fantasy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Murphy has a clear-eyed fascination with the 20th-century Hollywood dream machine, so adroit at making …

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 3-9

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 3-9

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Parisians defy lockdown by dancing, briefly, in the street

LE PECQ, France (AP) — The itch to dance, to break out of coronavirus lockdown and bust a few moves …

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Review: ‘If It Bleeds’ gives Stephen King fans 4 new stories

“If It Bleeds,” by Stephen King (Scribner)

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Asian celebs work to combat racist attacks amid pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Olivia Cheng was recently volunteering in Vancouver when she says she witnessed a man drive …

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