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Bass guitarist Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of Britain's most influential bands, dies at 59

Bass guitarist Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of Britain's most influential bands, dies at 59

LONDON (AP) — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday. He was 59.
Detroit enclave built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt

Detroit enclave built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Houston scanned the Michigan street where his fixer-upper and older homes bridge gaps between the vacant, overgrown lots and abandoned, ramshackle houses, boarded-up businesses and potholed streets of Highland Park.
Austrian actor Helmut Berger, movie star in the 1960s and '70s, dies at 78

Austrian actor Helmut Berger, movie star in the 1960s and '70s, dies at 78

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian-born actor Helmut Berger, a European movie star in the 1960s and 1970s who rose to prominence with roles in films by Italian director Luchino Visconti, died Thursday, his agent said. He was 78.
Salman Rushdie honored at PEN America gala, first in-person appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie honored at PEN America gala, first in-person appearance since stabbing

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award, just n
Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

ATLANTA (AP) — On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same busy road in Atlanta where her daughter died six months earlier.
Book on interprovincial trade takes home $60,000 Donner Prize

Book on interprovincial trade takes home $60,000 Donner Prize

Lawyer Ryan Manucha has won this year's Donner Prize for his book on interprovincial trade. "Booze, Cigarettes and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade" was named Canada's best public policy book.
Competition Bureau suing Cineplex for alleged junk fees for online tickets

Competition Bureau suing Cineplex for alleged junk fees for online tickets

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau is suing Cineplex for allegedly advertising misleading ticket prices, the agency said Thursday.
Show must go on for a Ukrainian director drafted for war ahead of opening night

Show must go on for a Ukrainian director drafted for war ahead of opening night

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The show must go on, even when its Ukrainian director is drafted by the army weeks before opening night.
Garth Brooks extends sold-out Las Vegas residency with 2024 dates

Garth Brooks extends sold-out Las Vegas residency with 2024 dates

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Country music star Garth Brooks promises no two shows of his new Las Vegas residency opening Thursday night will be the same.
'Rust' weapons supervisor wants charges dropped in Alec Baldwin shooting

'Rust' weapons supervisor wants charges dropped in Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys for the weapons supervisor on the New Mexico film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer asked a judge Thursday to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge, as Baldwin's was last month.
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