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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Too Late by Colleen Hoover - 9781538756614 - (Grand Central Publishing) 2. The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand - 9780316259385 - (Little, Brown and Company) 3.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. John Wick: Chapter 4 2. Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant 3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 4. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. 5. Fast X 6. 65 7. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 8. BlackBerry 9.

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says a case launched by the Competition Bureau against the theatre chain over movie ticket fees should be dismissed because it's based on a "mischaracterization.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's former NDP leader has written a book on how the province responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PARIS (AP) — The cobblestoned banks of the Seine River served as the stage for Chanel’s latest haute couture collection.

NEW YORK — Eating superstar Joey “Jaws” Chestnut shook off a rain delay and gobbled his way to another win at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, downing 62 franks and buns in 10 minutes.

CALGARY — After a few years of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials with the Calgary Stampede say they're happy the advice they'll be handing out this year is to simply wear a cowboy hat and stay hydrated.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia folk singer is lending his name to a program that provides healthy food to students at rural schools in the province, saying he wants to raise awareness about an often invisible problem.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.