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NEW YORK (AP) — Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers need to assemble themselves.

Top New Shows (US): 1. The Editor Who Was Accidentally Texted War Plans , The Daily 2. Trump’s Escalating War With Higher Education , The Daily 3. J.F.K., The C.I.A. and the Original ‘Deep State’ , The Daily 4.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Last Breath (2025) 2. Babygirl 3. Wicked 4. Flight Risk 5. One of Them Days 6. The Hunger Games 5-Film Collection 7. Companion 8. Riff Raff 9. The Brutalist 10. Dog Man The Associated Press

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Lethal Prey by John Sandford (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Inc.) 3. Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing) 4.

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Not a Very Good Murderer by Ronan Farrow, narrated by the author (Audible Originals) 3.

DETROIT (AP) — Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte" to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ephemerals.

NEW YORK (AP) — When a couple decided to take their relationship further on the most recent season of “Love Is Blind,” the moment was soundtracked with a familiar song: Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — along with the newly announced stars set to play them.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe Saldaña and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators.