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“Shakespeare in a Divided America,” Penguin Press, by James Shapiro America: land of the free, home of the brave, known for Route 66, Silicon Valley … and Shakespeare? Yes, and from colonial days onward.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15-21: March 15: Actor Judd Hirsch is 85. Bassist Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead is 80. Singer Mike Love of the Beach Boys is 79. Singer-keyboardist Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone is 77.

LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are making made their final appearance as senior royals at Westminster Abbey, joining Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britain's royal family Monday for an annual Commonwealth Day service.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A shooting in an Alabama arena left one person with a life-threatening wound and ended a concert by Atlanta-based rapper Lil Baby, authorities say.

“Cinema ’62: The Greatest Year at the Movies,” Rutgers University Press, by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan What was the greatest year in cinema history? Among film fans and critics, 1939 has long been a favourite pick.

“Cinema ’62: The Greatest Year at the Movies,” Rutgers University Press, by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan What was the greatest year in cinema history? Among film fans and critics, 1939 has long been a favourite pick.

“Journey of the Pharaohs,” Putnam, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown In 1074 B.C., an Egyptian fleet heads out to sea and vanishes from sight and history. In 1927, a pilot attempting to make a transcontinental flight disappears.

LONDON — It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will fulfil their final royal commitment when they appear Monday at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London.

ORLANDO, Fla. — No other age group was under-counted more during the last once-a-decade census than children under age 5, researchers say. Sesame Street is hoping to use Count von Count to change that.

PARIS — The water level in the Seine River is rising after massive rainfall, adding to concerns that it could break its bank in Paris.