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NEW YORK — Pedro Almodóvar exposed all his vulnerability in the semi-autobiographical film “Pain and Glory.

WASHINGTON — Energy prices continued to rocket higher in February, though overall wholesale prices moderated after a record jump in January. The Labor Department's producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This year's West Virginia Vacation Guide celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Gov. Jim Justice's office said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Their numbers have dwindled since protesters first flooded Louisville’s streets after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home a year ago, but their push for justice has never waned.

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society.

JOHNSTON, R.I. — Where's the beef? Still very much on the mooove in Rhode Island.

LONDON — Christie's says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical works by many better known artists.

MILAN — Riccardo Muti and Plácido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's season revived as a sign of “great optimism and utmost seriousness," the festival's general director said Thursday.

LONDON — Unlike lead character Meredith, “Grey’s Anatomy” is not fighting for its life. It is the most-watched entertainment series for the season to date among young adults on Thursday night and resumes season 17 this week.

NEW YORK — For years, researchers have said a lack of diversity in Hollywood films doesn’t just poorly reflect demographics, it’s bad business.