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German city renamed 'Swiftkirchen' for Taylor Swift concerts gets 1,400 bids for the signs

German city renamed 'Swiftkirchen' for Taylor Swift concerts gets 1,400 bids for the signs

BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it pu
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John Mangum to head Lyric Opera of Chicago, had been CEO of Houston Symphony

CHICAGO (AP) — John Mangum was hired Wednesday to succeed Anthony Freud as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Mangum, 49, had been CEO of the Houston Symphony since April 2018.
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Meyerbeer's 'Le Prophète' from 1849 sounds like it's ripped-from-the-headlines at Bard SummerScape

Meyerbeer's 'Le Prophète' from 1849 sounds like it's ripped-from-the-headlines at Bard SummerScape

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy.
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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2’ gets Venice Film Festival premiere

Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2’ gets Venice Film Festival premiere

The second part of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga’ will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said Wednesday.
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Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees

Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees.
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After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up

After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up

After a desultory start to the campaign season, news outlets are starting to see interest in political news perk up because of an extraordinary run of stories over the past few weeks.
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Hit Japanese video game is now a streaming series aiming for global appeal

Hit Japanese video game is now a streaming series aiming for global appeal

TOKYO (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story — bloody fistfights, beautiful women, expensive cars, muscle and flashy suits.
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Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun

Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun

NEW YORK (AP) — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it.
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Norah O'Donnell leaving as anchor of CBS evening newscast after election

Norah O'Donnell leaving as anchor of CBS evening newscast after election

Norah O'Donnell said Tuesday she is leaving after the presidential election as anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” a post she has held for five years.
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US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Nonfiction 1. Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3.
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