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Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author

Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mott's first novel since “Hell of a Book” is a kind of meta-sequel to his award-winning meta-narrative about a Black author's haunting promotional tour.
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Nobuyo Oyama, voice actor for beloved Japanese cartoon robotic cat Doraemon, dies at age 90

Nobuyo Oyama, voice actor for beloved Japanese cartoon robotic cat Doraemon, dies at age 90

TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, died of natural causes on Sept.
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South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature

South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature , an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country’s growing cultur
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'Emotional train wreck': Filming of Swissair Flight 111 movie hits close to home

'Emotional train wreck': Filming of Swissair Flight 111 movie hits close to home

HALIFAX — Kris Holden-Ried, clad in a dark pea coat and bright red scarf, stands in a patch of sunlight on the edge of Griffin’s Pond in the Halifax Public Gardens, with the early morning light casting a glow on him as he looks across the water.
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Prince and Princess of Wales meet with families of dance class stabbing attack

Prince and Princess of Wales meet with families of dance class stabbing attack

LONDON (AP) — Prince William and the Princess of Wales on Thursday carried out their first joint public engagement since the end of Kate’s chemotherapy by meeting the bereaved parents of victims of a stabbing rampage in the seaside town of Southport.
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British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Sexual Misconduct Sean "Diddy" Combs

PHOTO COLLECTION: Sexual Misconduct Sean "Diddy" Combs

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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A chilling nonfiction thriller about nuclear war is up for the UK's Baillie Gifford book prize

LONDON (AP) — A chilling, thriller-like account of how a nuclear war might unfold and two award-winning novelists are among finalists announced Thursday for Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize .
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British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with rape in Australia

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance.
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Trump's complaints about '60 Minutes' put a spotlight on editing at the nation's top newsmagazine

Trump's complaints about '60 Minutes' put a spotlight on editing at the nation's top newsmagazine

Donald Trump skipped a “60 Minutes” interview this past week, but he's attacking CBS for how it handled its session with opponent Kamala Harris , calling it a “giant fake news scam” and suggesting the network was out to protect her.
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