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COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that's changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a dramatic difference, the 11-year-old said.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Bowers embraced a new challenge with his first animated film, turning his signature storytelling through music into an Oscar-nominated masterpiece.

LONDON (AP) — In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight — and a lavish ceremony.

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Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Moana 2 2. Wicked 3. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 5. Anora 6. Babygirl 7. September 5 8. The Substance 9. Gladiator II 10. Nosferatu (2024) The Associated Press

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You’ve probably got one or two financial jobs on your to-do list that you were too busy to get to or perceived as boring administrative work. Here are some tasks that a) frequently fall by the wayside and b) don’t take a lot of time to rectify.

LONDON (AP) — In a nation where money is counted in pounds and pence, the measure of coins is given great weight — and a lavish ceremony.

TORONTO — Margaret Atwood’s next book will be an autobiography. Her Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart says it will peel back the curtain on Atwood’s writing and "the sparkling inner workings" of her imagination.

MILAN (AP) — Photographer Gérard Uféras was granted full access to the La Scala ballet corps' backstage over six years to produce a series of emotional, candid portraits at the heart of a new exhibition at the theater’s museum and a soon-to-be publis