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Cash-strapped parents seek back-to-school deals as years of inflation take a toll

Cash-strapped parents seek back-to-school deals as years of inflation take a toll

TORONTO — When August rolled around, April Hicke realized the $100 she typically gives her 13-year-old son to update his wardrobe in time for school to start was no longer enough.
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Pass the popcorn: Film enthusiast aims to set movie-watching record at TIFF

Pass the popcorn: Film enthusiast aims to set movie-watching record at TIFF

TORONTO — A Canadian cinephile will attempt to set a world record at this year's Toronto International Film Festival by watching 80 movies in 11 days – even if it breaks his concession stand budget.
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'Dancing With the Stars' pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California

'Dancing With the Stars' pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — “Dancing With the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev was arrested Thursday and booked on a domestic violence charge in northern California, according to the local sheriff’s office.
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An Israeli boy who broke an ancient jar learns how the museum is piecing it back together

An Israeli boy who broke an ancient jar learns how the museum is piecing it back together

HAIFA, Israel (AP) — As her 4-year-old son perused the Israeli museum’s ancient artifacts, Anna Geller looked away for just a moment. Then a crash sounded, a rare 3,500-year-old jar was broken on the ground, and her son stood over it, aghast.
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
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Guy Maddin wades into more conventional fare with 'Rumours.' It's still weird.

Guy Maddin wades into more conventional fare with 'Rumours.' It's still weird.

TORONTO — Guy Maddin has built a career helming bewildering, dreamlike, avant-garde films, but the Winnipeg auteur's new dark political comedy “Rumours” may be his most accessible work yet.
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You use Spotify to listen to music. Here’s how money from ads and subscription fees flows to artists

You use Spotify to listen to music. Here’s how money from ads and subscription fees flows to artists

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would've felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam — a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens up, right at your fingertips.
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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You just have to find the loop that you want.
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Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms

Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms

Before he was suspended, Zaire Byrd was thriving. He acted in school plays, played on the football team and trained with other athletes. He had never been suspended before — he'd never even received detention.
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'Dancing With the Stars' pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California

'Dancing With the Stars' pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — “Dancing With the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev was arrested Thursday and booked on a domestic violence charge in northern California, according to the local sheriff’s office.
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