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National Gallery brings rarely seen drawings out of the vault for exhibition

National Gallery brings rarely seen drawings out of the vault for exhibition

Rarely seen artwork by masters including Degas, Picasso, Klimt and Munch are being brought into the light for a special exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada.
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Movie Review: ‘September 5’ goes inside a newsroom during the Munich Olympics hostage crisis

Movie Review: ‘September 5’ goes inside a newsroom during the Munich Olympics hostage crisis

News junkies will find much to love in “September 5,” a fictionalized account of ABC’s live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics .
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Louisiana rapper NBA Youngboy gets nearly 2 years in jail for gun-related charges

Louisiana rapper NBA Youngboy gets nearly 2 years in jail for gun-related charges

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A federal judge in Utah sentenced Louisiana rap artist NBA Youngboy to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges after he acknowledged having possessed weapons despite being a convicted felon.
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NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights

NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights

New York can be a magical place for museumgoers. It can also be overwhelming and overcrowded at times , especially at the biggest, most famous museums.
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George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

NEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89.
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Movie Review: 'Kraven the Hunter' is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe

Movie Review: 'Kraven the Hunter' is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe

Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But there's something this slab of human beef can't do: Anchor a decent movie.
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A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title.
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Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple

Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple

NEW YORK (AP) — Her memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy. She remembers the producer placing decorations around the studio and blasting the air conditioner on a warm Nashville day to create a holiday spirit.
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Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov returns to Sundance with a new doc about war in Ukraine

Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov returns to Sundance with a new doc about war in Ukraine

Oscar-winning documentarian and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov has a new film that delves further into the Russia-Ukraine war .
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The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more

The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more

Next year's Sundance Film Festival will feature Jennifer Lopez singing and dancing in Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Questlove exploring the legacy of Sly & The Family Stone and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov's latest doc
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