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Leslie Jamison wins Writers' Trust award for international non-fiction author

Leslie Jamison wins Writers' Trust award for international non-fiction author

American author and essayist Leslie Jamison has won this year's $75,000 Weston International Award. The prize, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada, recognizes the career achievement of a non-fiction writer from outside of Canada.
Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it's clean enough for swimming

Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it's clean enough for swimming

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water.
Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths.
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the 'Worst Cooks in America,' dies at 55

Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the 'Worst Cooks in America,' dies at 55

NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is unlikely to testify as judge says jury could get case next week

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is unlikely to testify as judge says jury could get case next week

NEW YORK (AP) — The possibility that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial all but vanished Tuesday after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting as little as two days and the judge said jurors
Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar - as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas

Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar - as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas

Thirty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he’s finally getting a trophy. It’s not for his death-defying stunts , either. At least, not exclusively.
Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison 'murder plot'

Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison 'murder plot'

CHICAGO (AP) — R.
FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting “the health interests of Americans,” under a new initiative announced Tuesday.
Weeds aren't just nuisances, they're messengers. Here's what they can tell you

Weeds aren't just nuisances, they're messengers. Here's what they can tell you

Got weeds in your lawn? Me too. And although it’s tempting to reach for a spray bottle , that shouldn’t be our first impulse. Believe it or not, weeds aren’t just freeloaders crashing our garden party .
Movie Review: An intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness in Pixar’s ‘Elio’

Movie Review: An intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness in Pixar’s ‘Elio’

Elio is a lonely 11-year-old just looking for big answers about life.
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