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NEW YORK — The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot.

TORONTO — Director Tracey Deer will receive an emerging talent award at next month's Toronto International Film Festival.

NEW YORK — Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Aug. 30: Actor Elizabeth Ashley is 81. Actor-turned-politician Ben Jones (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 79. Actor John Kani (“Black Panther”) is 78. Comedian Lewis Black (“The Daily Show”) is 72.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

TORONTO — A new report finds emergency department visits dropped by 25 per cent in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Institute for Health Information found 318,000 fewer visits took place in March 2020, compared to March 2019.

NEW YORK — The author and educator Kleaver Cruz has travelled the world asking the same question: “What does Black joy mean to you?” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced Monday that Cruz has adapted his “Black Joy Project" into a boo

I know I am revealing my age when I say that the last time I remember an alcohol craze like this it was wine coolers. I was barely scraping legal when they were super-hot in the 1980s, but I knew there was an “it drink.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to encourage outdoor instruction when schools start next month.