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Can the Taylor Swift effect jolt Toronto's sputtering tourism industry?

Can the Taylor Swift effect jolt Toronto's sputtering tourism industry?

Visitors injected billions of dollars into Toronto’s economy last year, a new study finds, but tourists have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels amid signs of slowing growth. Some 26.5 million visitors arrived in 2023 and spent $8.
Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here's what you need to know

Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here's what you need to know

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month.
A new 'Hunger Games' book - and movie - is coming

A new 'Hunger Games' book - and movie - is coming

NEW YORK (AP) — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel.
Drake takes down Kendrick Lamar diss tracks on Instagram

Drake takes down Kendrick Lamar diss tracks on Instagram

TORONTO — Drake is pulling back on his beef with Kendrick Lamar.
Dakota Fanning finds a character she is drawn to in Ishana Night Shyamalan's 'The Watchers'

Dakota Fanning finds a character she is drawn to in Ishana Night Shyamalan's 'The Watchers'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It can sometimes be difficult for child actors to shed public conceptions of them as a kid, hindering them from being taken seriously in Hollywood as adults.
Climate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with community heating and cooling

Climate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with community heating and cooling

Jennifer and Eric Mauchan live in a Cape Cod-style house in Framingham, Massachusetts that they've been cooling with five air conditioners. In the summer, the electric bill for the 2,600-square-foot home can be $200.
Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house

Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house

PARIS (AP) — Virginie Viard, the artistic director who replaced Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel after his death, is leaving the French luxury fashion house.
Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

TOKYO (AP) — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall's new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori," or alone.
A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

Ahmed Othman isn't on TikTok and doesn't want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when they were in eighth and seventh grade respectively, but with no social media, just iMessage.
A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

Ahmed Othman isn't on TikTok and doesn't want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when they were in eighth and seventh grade respectively, but with no social media, just iMessage.
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