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Former Sen. Joe Manchin is working on a memoir. ‘Dead Center’ is scheduled for September

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Manchin has a memoir coming out in September, what the self-styled maverick from West Virginia calls his “declaration of independence from the extremes on both sides.” St. Martin’s Press announced Tuesday that Manchin’s “Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense” will be

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Lawyer says Prince Harry was unfairly ‘singled out’ when stripped of UK security detail

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his attorney told appeals court judges Tuesday as he sought to win back his government-funded protection. Harry, whose rare appearance in court indicated the case’s importance to him, lost his police bodyguards in

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Praise be, loyal ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ fans: Propulsive final season promises a satisfying catharsis

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Not long ago Yvonne Strahovski, who plays beautiful, ruthless, deeply complicated Serena on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was forced to watch early scenes of her character’s cruelty. Of course, Serena was being cruel to long-suffering heroine June (Elisabeth Moss). It wasn’t a nice experience to relive. “I was dying. I

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Winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage

LONDON (AP) — The winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance: New Play: “Giant” New Musical: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” New Entertainment or Comedy: “Titanique” Family Show: “Brainiac Live” Revival: “Oedipus” Musical Revival: “Fiddler on the Roof” Actress-Play: Lesley Manville, “Oedipus” Actor-Play: John

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John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl’s dark side

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — American actor John Lithgow won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards on Sunday for exploring the dark side of children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant.” Backwards-biographical story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was named best new musical at the awards, Britain’s equivalent

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Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations

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Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s

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Prince Andrew’s damaged reputation led to links with Chinese man accused of spying, documents show

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew’s damaged reputation and desperate need for cash are again causing headaches for King Charles III after a court released more documents on Friday showing how Andrew’s problems led him to become entangled with a suspected Chinese spy. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission released the witness

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Invited to the Met Gala, nothing to wear? Hint: Find yourself a ‘superfine’ suit

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What’s in a suit? According to curators busy prepping the newest Met Gala exhibit, a whole lot more than tailoring: history, culture, identity, power and, most of all, self-expression. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute,

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Unique Chicago museum showcases the history of public housing through its residents

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Set inside a once-dilapidated 1938 building on Chicago’s near West Side, a one-of-a-kind museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America. A former federal housing project that underwent a $17.5 million transformation, the National Public Housing Museum opens Friday and showcases recreated apartments from

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