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Kimberly Palmer: How to use a tax refund to fight inflation

Kimberly Palmer: How to use a tax refund to fight inflation

If inflation has eaten away at your budget the way waves erode a beach, then your tax refund might just provide a much-needed protective barrier.
Multidisciplinary artists from Vancouver, Toronto to vie for $50K photography award

Multidisciplinary artists from Vancouver, Toronto to vie for $50K photography award

TORONTO — Multidisciplinary artists from Vancouver and Toronto are in the running for the $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award.
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
Report: Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for pricey horses

Report: Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for pricey horses

BERLIN (AP) — Two horses fit for a queen, please. That's what Britain's Queen Elizabeth II had asked for as a gift during her state visit to Germany in 1978, weekly Der Spiegel reported Monday.
Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

NEW YORK (AP) — Two first-time hosts — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas — will make their “Saturday Night Live” debuts in April.
Taron Egerton slots Tetris story into place in new biopic

Taron Egerton slots Tetris story into place in new biopic

The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think.
Review: Prohibition-era tale ‘Hang the Moon’ goes down easy

Review: Prohibition-era tale ‘Hang the Moon’ goes down easy

“Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) Jeannette Walls burst on the scene with her intensely personal memoir “The Glass Castle” in 2005.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43

Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43

NEW YORK (AP) — Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia. He was 43.
Whitney Houston's family wants to highlight her gospel roots

Whitney Houston's family wants to highlight her gospel roots

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston’s brother remembers when his young sister listened to their mother during gospel rehearsals before she mimicked every tune that was sung.
Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to the public on Monday when its workers took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government's unpopular pension reform plans.