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Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes

Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a crowd that created a disturbance at the main gate to the Minnesota State Fair as it was drawing to a close, sheriff's officials said.
Environmental groups call for postponement of climate talks

Environmental groups call for postponement of climate talks

LONDON (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups has called for a pivotal climate conference to be postponed amid concern that many of those most affected by global warming won’t be able to attend because of the continuing threat from COVID-19.
Spanish hospital baby switch discovered two decades later

Spanish hospital baby switch discovered two decades later

MADRID (AP) — Health authorities in Spain are blaming human error for the switching of two baby girls in a maternity ward almost 20 years ago, after one of them discovered by chance through a DNA test as a teenager that she wasn’t the daughter of her
New this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs

New this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. — The upcoming 20th anniversary of Sept.
US-Apple-Books-Top-10

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins - 9780735211254 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward - 9781951045562 - (Penelope Ward Books, Inc.) 3.
US-Apple-Movies-Top-10

US-Apple-Movies-Top-10

Movies US charts: 1. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 2. The Boss Baby: Family Business 3. Jungle Cruise 4. Wrath of Man 5. No Man of God 6. Respect 7. Stillwater 8. Don’t Breathe 2 9. A Quiet Place Part II 10.
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US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3.
Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve on his intimate relationship with 'Dune'

Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve on his intimate relationship with 'Dune'

TORONTO — For Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, his sprawling adaptation "Dune" is more than a personal and professional accomplishment — it's part of his identity.
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics

From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics

FREMONT, Ind. (AP) — The bald, broad-shouldered cyclist has spent years remembering a nighttime road in a faraway city. He can still describe the city’s narrow streets and crushing heat. He talks about the dead end that forced his convoy turn around.
China-to-Hong Kong travelers will no longer need quarantine

China-to-Hong Kong travelers will no longer need quarantine

HONG KONG (AP) — Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China will no longer need to quarantine, Hong Kong’s top official said Tuesday, easing curbs imposed after outbreaks of the coronavirus on the mainland.
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