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Sweet Passover staple Manischewitz wine missing from most Seder tables this year

Sweet Passover staple Manischewitz wine missing from most Seder tables this year

TORONTO — A syrupy sweet Passover staple will be absent across much of Canada this year thanks to restrictions on the sale of American booze, bringing the trade war to the Seder table.
At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars

At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.
Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London

Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London

LONDON (AP) — Universal has chosen the homeland of Harry Potter to build its first theme park and resort in Europe, the entertainment company and U.K. officials announced Wednesday.
Lego opens a toy factory in Vietnam it plans to run entirely on clean energy

Lego opens a toy factory in Vietnam it plans to run entirely on clean energy

BINH DUONG, Vietnam (AP) — Lego opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam on Wednesday that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.
New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse

New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse

A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs.
Book Review: 'John & Paul' explores complex ties between Lennon and McCartney

Book Review: 'John & Paul' explores complex ties between Lennon and McCartney

Ian Leslie's “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” takes a detailed look — 426 pages — at how John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked together from their meeting as teenagers until John’s death.
Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein trapped her in a Manhattan hotel room and raped her in 2013 can use the word “force” when she testifies at his retrial even though the disgraced movie mogul was acquitted of using physical force again
Rogers boardroom drama to hit stage as live theatre production in December

Rogers boardroom drama to hit stage as live theatre production in December

TORONTO — A bombastic boardroom battle for control of the Rogers telecom empire is hitting the stage as a live theatre production later this year. Crow’s Theatre says the play, “Rogers v.
Movie Review: 'Drop' doesn't phone it in

Movie Review: 'Drop' doesn't phone it in

It’s oddly comforting that a movie can still dial M when it wants to. Smart phones have largely been a bit of a buzzkill for horror films, leading filmmakers to find all kinds of reasons — dead batteries, no service — to strand potential prey.
‘Civil War’ filmmaker and a former SEAL built a new kind of combat movie in ‘Warfare’

‘Civil War’ filmmaker and a former SEAL built a new kind of combat movie in ‘Warfare’

Filmmaker Alex Garland wanted to make a different kind of war film.
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