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Quebec's Anticosti Island recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Quebec's Anticosti Island recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

MONTREAL — Ten years after Quebec's government wanted to launch oil and gas exploration on Anticosti Island, the picturesque territory in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Jessica Knoll's novel 'Bright Young Women' is an ode to victims and survivors of Ted Bundy's crimes

Jessica Knoll's novel 'Bright Young Women' is an ode to victims and survivors of Ted Bundy's crimes

“Luckiest Girl Alive” author Jessica Knoll's latest novel was inspired by Ted Bundy's murders of two sorority sisters at Florida State University in 1978.
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In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work

In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work

NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Heggie recalls that after “Dead Man Walking” premiered in San Francisco in 2000, his first opera was quickly taken up by other companies, but there was “not even a whisper of possibility” that the Metropolitan Opera might be inte
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Minnesota professor dismissed over showing Islamic art can proceed with lawsuit, judge rules

Minnesota professor dismissed over showing Islamic art can proceed with lawsuit, judge rules

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Hamline University adjunct art professor can proceed with her lawsuit against the private Minnesota school but only on the basis of religious discrimination, a federal judge has ruled.
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Bagels and lox. Kugel. Babka. To break the Yom Kippur fast, think made-ahead food, and lots of it

Bagels and lox. Kugel. Babka. To break the Yom Kippur fast, think made-ahead food, and lots of it

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur , which begins this year on Sunday evening (Sept. 25), is a solemn 25 hours of fasting and atonement. But when it's over, fast turns to feast.
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Apple-Podcasts-Top-Podcasts

Apple-Podcasts-Top-Podcasts

Top New Shows (US): 1. Strike Force Five 2. Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University , Wondery 3. After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings , Audacity and Big Little Feelings 4. The Estate , Tenderfoot TV 5. The Murder Years , iHeartPodcasts 6.
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US-Apple-Books-Top-10

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Code Red by Kyle Mills & Vince Flynn (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 2. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) 3. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar (Gallery Books) 4.
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Apple TV app - Top Movies

Apple TV app - Top Movies

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Barbie 2. No Hard Feelings 3. Talk To Me 4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 7. Strays (2023) 8. Retribution (2023) 9.
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Far from home, Ukrainian designers showcase fashion created amid air raid sirens

Far from home, Ukrainian designers showcase fashion created amid air raid sirens

LONDON (AP) — For Ksenia Schnaider and her fellow Ukrainian fashion designers, the show must go on despite the war in their country — or precisely because of it.
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Édgar Barrera, Karol G, Shakira, and more lead Latin Grammy nominations

Édgar Barrera, Karol G, Shakira, and more lead Latin Grammy nominations

Édgar Barrera — the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira , Grupo Frontera and beyond — leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations with 13.
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