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Japan’s three historic nuclear events — the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II and the 2011 nuclear plant meltdowns in Fukushima — form a key backdrop for “Wildcat Dome,” a novel by Yuko Tsushima.

TORONTO — Longtime former "Breakfast Television" co-host Dina Pugliese is settling back into the chair.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 23-29: March 23: Director Mark Rydell (“On Golden Pond”) is 96. Singer Chaka Khan is 72. Actor Amanda Plummer is 68. Actor Catherine Keener is 66. Actor Hope Davis (“The Matador,” ″About Schmidt”) is 61.

Corned beef, which makes an appearance on many St. Patrick’s Day tables, isn't the only food to which “corning,” or salt-curing, can be applied.

Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You'll be paying more to do so.

BOSTON (AP) — Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revelers filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city on Sunday for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.

The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you prepare for your appointment and answer any pressing questions you might have.

Five new movies opened wide in North American theaters this weekend including a starry spy picture from Steven Soderbergh , an A24 thriller, a Looney Tunes movie and a high concept action-comedy with “The Boys” star Jack Quaid .

TORONTO — Shania Twain famously sings “That don’t impress me much," but the "Canada's Got Talent" judge hopes contestants aren't intimidated by the sassy persona the performer embodied in her 1990s hit.