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New this week: 'Law & Order,' Madea and Tears for Fears

New this week: 'Law & Order,' Madea and Tears for Fears

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Danton, who taught ballet until late in life, dies at 102

Danton, who taught ballet until late in life, dies at 102

PETAL, Miss. (AP) — Henry Danton, who had an international career as a ballet dancer and teacher before moving to Mississippi late in life and continuing to teach even as he passed his 100th birthday, died Feb. 9, a funeral home said. He was 102.
U.S. warns Canada, again, that it's not happy about proposed digital services tax

U.S. warns Canada, again, that it's not happy about proposed digital services tax

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Trade Representative's office has once again made its feelings clear about Canada's plan to implement a controversial new tax on digital services.
Review: Fall in love with Joe Wright’s ‘Cyrano’

Review: Fall in love with Joe Wright’s ‘Cyrano’

Joe Wright is at his best when he’s making movies about love. They may not always have a happy ending. In fact, they usually don’t.
Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives

Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers who need the insects to pollinate the state's most valuable crop.
Cirque du Soleil plans a new and hybrid Las Vegas show

Cirque du Soleil plans a new and hybrid Las Vegas show

NEW YORK (AP) — Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that appropriately flips its typical script.
Decades later, gay country pioneers Lavender Country return

Decades later, gay country pioneers Lavender Country return

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1973, amid the growing gay rights movement, a band called Lavender Country recorded a country music album that unabashedly explored LGBTQ themes, becoming a landmark that would nonetheless disappear for decades.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio) 4.
'Not just about chips:' Frito-Lay, Loblaw expose tension between suppliers, retailers

'Not just about chips:' Frito-Lay, Loblaw expose tension between suppliers, retailers

One of Canada's biggest food manufacturers has halted shipments to the country's largest grocer in an extreme example of how inflation is impacting the food industry and driving a wedge between some retailers and suppliers.
Review: 'Funny Farm' a warm memoir of rescue in many forms

Review: 'Funny Farm' a warm memoir of rescue in many forms

“Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals” by Laurie Zaleski (St. Martin’s Press) As its title promises, Laurie Zaleski’s memoir about how she came to found and run a large animal rescue farm in southern New Jersey is funny.
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