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'Thanksgiving Grandma' teams up with Airbnb to welcome strangers for the holiday

'Thanksgiving Grandma' teams up with Airbnb to welcome strangers for the holiday

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who shared her Thanksgiving table seven years ago with a stranger she accidentally texted will be opening up her home again this year to two new strangers.
Former CEO at center of fake Basquiats scandal countersues museum, claiming he is being scapegoated

Former CEO at center of fake Basquiats scandal countersues museum, claiming he is being scapegoated

ORLANDO, Fla.
Anchorage adds more shelter beds after unusually high amount of snow and record outdoor deaths

Anchorage adds more shelter beds after unusually high amount of snow and record outdoor deaths

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage scrambled Tuesday to come up with more temporary housing for the homeless after back-to-back snowstorms dumped more than 3 feet of snow on the city in just nine days, an amount that is high even by Alaska standards.
Texas school reverses decision that banned transgender student from role in musical

Texas school reverses decision that banned transgender student from role in musical

SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas school district has apologized and reversed a decision that ousted a transgender student from a part in the musical “Oklahoma!” The school board in Sherman voted unanimously Monday to reinstate the original show and cast
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Nonfiction 1. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, narrated by Michelle Williams and Britney Spears - introduction (Simon & Schuster Audio) 2. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry, narrated by the author (Macmillan Audio) 3.
Bernstein wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize in gala upended by protest

Bernstein wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize in gala upended by protest

TORONTO — Montreal-born Sarah Bernstein won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in a 30th anniversary bash upended by anti-Israel protesters Monday night, when the usually staid gala was crashed by a handful of agitators.
Several charged after Scotiabank Giller Prize gala interrupted during televised bash

Several charged after Scotiabank Giller Prize gala interrupted during televised bash

TORONTO — Three people accused of interrupting the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony on Monday night are facing charges after anti-Israel protesters jumped on stage during the glitzy literary bash.
CEO of Hachette Book Group will step down at end of the year

CEO of Hachette Book Group will step down at end of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Hachette Book Group, Michael Pietsch, is retiring as CEO and will be succeeded by Hachette UK CEO David Shelley.
Social-media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberal online streaming law

Social-media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberal online streaming law

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has released its final policy direction for the Online Streaming Act, requiring digital giants to contribute to Canadian content while leaving individual content creators alone.
Disney says it has $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it battles DeSantis in court

Disney says it has $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it battles DeSantis in court

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov.
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