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NEW YORK (AP) — How do you top a five-time Grammy Award-winning album that had critics applauding its rich blend of R&B, hip-hop, swing, jazz and pop? If you're Jon Batiste, you go even higher and wider.

SANTA FE, N.M.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rapper Magoo, known for his work in the hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo and hit song “Up Jumps da Boogie” featuring Aaliyah and Missy Elliott, has died. Magoo, a pioneer of the ’90 and early 2000s Virginia rap scene, was 50.

A Florida judge should rule without trial against Disney as the company fights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of a board that oversees Walt Disney World, the Republican governor's appointees said Tuesday in court.

The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television productions being shut down , from the “Gladiator” sequel to the live action “Lilo & Stitch.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will pay tribute to Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Michael B. Jordan and Sofia Coppola in its annual fundraising gala on Oct. 14, the museum announced Tuesday.

HALIFAX — The next time you order a meal in Nova Scotia, you could get a discount on your bill – if you know some Gaelic.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Their dreams of representing Indonesia in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant turned to nightmares when they were forced to undergo “body checks” in front of local organizers.

BOSTON (AP) — A marble statue that depicts a felled Native American pulling an arrow from his torso is being returned to the Boston-area organization cofounded by Paul Revere that thought it had been destroyed decades ago.