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TORONTO — Crave is introducing two ad-supported tiers that each shave $5 or $10 off the monthly subscription fee. Bell Media says its new Crave Basic with Ads costs $9.99/month, while Crave Standard with Ads costs $14.99/month.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A musician who performs with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band found a noose on a light pole over the weekend, prompting police in Montana’s largest city to investigate the case as a possible hate crime.

NEW YORK (AP) — A digital poetry archive in Utah, slam poetry workshops in South Carolina and creative writing programs in New Mexico are among the initiatives being supported by more than $1 million in grants from the Academy of American Poets.

Toy maker Mattel is renewing its licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products. Mattel will continue as a Warner Bros.’ toy licensee for categories including preschool, plush, dolls, vehicles, games, and novelty toys.

Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein drama “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” will make their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival thi

TORONTO — This year's Toronto International Festival of Authors will spotlight Arabic writers, with an appearance from Tunisian novelist Kamel Riahi.

Top New Shows (US): 1. The Girlfriends, iHeartPodcasts 2. Better Tomorrow with Hannah Brown , Hannah Brown 3. The Really Good Podcast, Bobbi Althoff 4. Rattled & Shook , Tenderfoot TV 5. OUTLAWS: The Good Thief, Kaleidoscope 6.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Collector by Daniel Silva - 9780062834935 - (Harper) 2. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 9781957568461 - (Blue Box Press) 3. American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. The Flash 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 3. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 5. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 7. Sisu 8. Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant 9.

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, narrated by Jeff Cummings (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 3.