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NEW YORK (AP) — Kehinde Wiley was already well into his influential art career when his portrait of Barack Obama — arms crossed, perched on a chair amid brilliant foliage — was unveiled in 2018. But there’s no doubt it changed the artist's life.

CANNES, France (AP) — After one of France's top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms

LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepting the U.S.

TORONTO — The Weeknd is no more — and not just because it's Monday. The Toronto-born singer has changed his display names on Instagram and Twitter to his birth name, Abel Tesfaye, though the usernames remain "theweeknd".

TORONTO — Broadcaster Shelagh Rogers is stepping down from her long-time gig as host of "The Next Chapter" on CBC Radio. Rogers has hosted and produced the program, which features interviews with writers, since 2008.

“Sidle Creek,” by Jolene McIlwain (Melville House) Lately, the news out of rural Appalachia has not been good: a train derailment, toxic chemicals, the opioid epidemic, deaths of despair.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Afrobeat star was arrested Monday after being accused of assaulting a police officer in the commercial hub of Lagos.

TORONTO — A live Gordon Lightfoot album billed as his final release is set for July 14. "At Royal Albert Hall" is an unedited recording of his performance at the venue in London in 2016.

“Blue Skies” by T.C. Boyle (Liveright) There have been entire shelves of non-fiction books written about climate change. I’ve reviewed quite a few. They’re packed with truly frightening scenarios based on science.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Iranian writer, journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi will be honored at this week's PEN America Literary Gala.