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NEW YORK — Adam Higginbotham's “Midnight in Chornobyl : The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster” has won a $5,000 prize. Higginbotham has received the William E.

LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will no longer co-operate with several British tabloid newspapers because of what they call “distorted, false or invasive” stories.

NEW YORK — The coronavirus pandemic almost upended a new podcast about the hit TV series “The Sopranos” before it even started. But hosts and series actors Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa said fans pleaded with them to find a way to do it.

The man who wrote what is considered the first published Inuit novel, and whose life exemplified both the tragedy and resilience of his people, has died. Markoosie Patsauq, 78, died March 8 in his home in Inukjuak, Que.

Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience “definitely scary and unsettling and nervous.

TORONTO — The recently postponed Canadian Film Fest has found a new home on Super Channel.

“Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride From Hell,” by Tom Clavin (St.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 26-May 2: April 26: Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 87. Guitarist-songwriter Duane Eddy is 82. Singer Maurice Williams of Maurice and the Zodiacs is 82. Singer Bobby Rydell is 78. Singer Gary Wright is 77.

NASHVILLE — Brad Paisley wants to raise a glass to friends, family and frontline workers in the middle of the global pandemic, so just send him a text.

MIAMI — Police said they dispersed crowds violating social distancing guidelines during David Guetta’s coronavirus relief concert in Miami.