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Tony Awards for shortened Broadway season will go digital

Tony Awards for shortened Broadway season will go digital

NEW YORK — Despite being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the shortened Broadway season will nonetheless have a Tony Awards.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) 2. “1st Case” by Patterson/Tebbetts (Little, Brown) 3. “A Private Cathedral” by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster) 4. “Choppy Water” by Stuart Woods (Putnam) 5.
Megan Thee Stallion says person who shot her was Tory Lanez

Megan Thee Stallion says person who shot her was Tory Lanez

LOS ANGELES — More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, Megan Thee Stallion said for the first time Thursday night that fellow hip-hop star Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger. “Yes ...
After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously

After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously

BOROUGH OF WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. — The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theatres in the U.S. because of COVID-19.
Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings

Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings

ROME — The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are arriving from outside Europe.
Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials decided Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground state's presidential ballot in November because his campaign turned his nomination papers moments after the deadline.
Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson

Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson

LOS ANGELES — Carol Burnett is seeking to become the legal guardian of her teenage grandson as his mother struggles with substance abuse.
Louis-Dreyfus 'proud to be a nasty, nasty woman' for Dems

Louis-Dreyfus 'proud to be a nasty, nasty woman' for Dems

NEW YORK — The star of “Veep” brought some bite to her role at the Democrats' virtual convention.
Saved by suburbs: Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies

Saved by suburbs: Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — On a warm summer night, two food trucks pulled onto a tree-lined street in a hilltop neighbourhood outside Seattle. The smell of grilled meat filled the air, and neighbours slurped on boba tea drinks.
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes.
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