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Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo

Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo

SAO PAULO — When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo's Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to her sinuous body, she fulfilled a dream of feminine beauty nearly three decades old.
Singer Pharrell is making music on Miami's restaurant scene

Singer Pharrell is making music on Miami's restaurant scene

MIAMI — Grammy award-winning singer Pharrell may have been fired from three different McDonald's as a teen, but that didn't stop him from opening what has become one of the hottest restaurants in Miami.
Lizzo, 'Just Mercy' win top honours at NAACP Image Awards

Lizzo, 'Just Mercy' win top honours at NAACP Image Awards

PASADENA, Calif.
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts

Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts

NEW YORK — The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges against the once powerful Hollywood mogul, but the judge told the panel it must keep working.
Unscripted 'Friends' reunion special to launch with HBO Max

Unscripted 'Friends' reunion special to launch with HBO Max

LOS ANGELES — WarnerMedia's new streaming service will debut with some extra “Friends.
Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal

Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal

NEW YORK — Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal.
Netflix series explores the assassination of Malcolm X

Netflix series explores the assassination of Malcolm X

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new Netflix series is tackling questions around the 1965 assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X. “Who Killed Malcolm X?” dives into questions surrounding his accused killers and allegations of a botched investigation.
Milan Fashion Week carries on amid virus, economic concern

Milan Fashion Week carries on amid virus, economic concern

MILAN — Runway shows continued apace on the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week as the itinerant fashion crowd took an analytical attitude toward the cases of the virus from China clustered not far away in northern Italy.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — TBA. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press" — Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice-President Mike Pence; Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.
Alice Munro among Nobel Prize winners urging Trudeau to deny oilsands project

Alice Munro among Nobel Prize winners urging Trudeau to deny oilsands project

Canadian author Alice Munro and dozens of other Nobel Prize winners around the world have joined the heated opposition facing a massive oilsands project in northern Alberta, decrying the proposed development as "a disgrace.
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