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Cruise ship with Broadway stars to steam off to Mexico in spring 2025

Cruise ship with Broadway stars to steam off to Mexico in spring 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A cruise ship with some of Broadway's biggest names — including Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti and Emmy-winner Wayne Brady — will sail from Florida to Mexico next spring.
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest

Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest

NEW YORK (AP) — Black music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson.
Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people

Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people

NEW YORK (AP) — Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music’s biggest stars, will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept.
You don't have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts

You don't have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts

Peanuts are generally grown in southern climes. Most come from China, India, Nigeria and the southern U.S., which all fall squarely in climates in or similar to USDA hardiness zones 8-11 .
A gate is installed on a Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor says more measures needed

A gate is installed on a Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor says more measures needed

TOKYO (AP) — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year's climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures that are home to the mountain, said additional
When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school

When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn’t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology.
When violence and trauma visit American places, a complex question follows: Demolish, or press on?

When violence and trauma visit American places, a complex question follows: Demolish, or press on?

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Last week in Parkland, Florida, wrecking equipment began demolishing the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where a gunman's rampage in 2018 ended with 17 people dead.
Sabato De Sarno unveils Gucci precision saturated in color to close Milan Fashion Week

Sabato De Sarno unveils Gucci precision saturated in color to close Milan Fashion Week

MILAN (AP) — It’s been creative director musical chairs at some of Italy’s top fashion houses, and the pressure is showing, at least on social media.
Fines for illegal hunting and fishing more than double in B.C.

Fines for illegal hunting and fishing more than double in B.C.

VICTORIA — Fines for illegal hunting and fishing in British Columbia are more than doubling as the province cracks down on offences against wildlife.
That cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn't live

That cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn't live

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z's electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of “Empire State of Mind” at the Tony Awards was actually pre-taped, a show official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.
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