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Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-trafficking scheme

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his actions and…

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Bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Spanish Asturias prize for literature

MADRID — Bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature, the Spanish foundation…

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Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

LONDON — Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Time Shelter,”…

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Wes Anderson on his new ’50s-set film ‘Asteroid City,’ AI and all those TikTok videos

CANNES, France — When Wes Anderson comes down from Paris for the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France,…

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Actor Adam Driver chosen as honorary starter for Indianapolis 500

Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500…

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Natalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in ‘May December’ at Cannes

CANNES, France — CANNES, France (AP) — In Todd Haynes’ tonally shape-shifting “May December,” the first announcement of the movie’s…

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Actor Jeremy Renner wants tax credits for film projects in northern Nevada, but he may have to wait

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Actor Jeremy Renner’s hopes to expand a measure for the film industry to northern Nevada were…

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Drag show restaurant files federal lawsuit against Florida and Gov. DeSantis

A popular Orlando restaurant that regularly features drag shows has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida and…

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Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash

CANBERRA, Australia — Prominent Australian Indigenous journalist Stan Grant announced that, after Monday, he will step away from television hosting…

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In Cannes, Scorsese and DiCaprio turn spotlight toward Osage Nation

CANNES, France — It was well into the process of making “Killers of the Flower Moon” that Martin Scorsese realized…

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