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Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge says

Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge says

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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'Jeopardy' star Mattea Roach to host new CBC books radio show, 'Bookends'

'Jeopardy' star Mattea Roach to host new CBC books radio show, 'Bookends'

TORONTO — Former "Jeopardy" champion Mattea Roach will helm CBC's new literary radio show. Roach has been tapped to host "Bookends," which will replace "Writers & Company" as the broadcaster's Sunday books programming.
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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 2. This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 3. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 4. Tom Clancy Shadow State by M.P.
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Air Canada offers rebooking flexibility for flights around possible strike date

Air Canada offers rebooking flexibility for flights around possible strike date

MONTREAL — Air Canada is offering passengers who have booked flights around the date of a possible pilot strike next month some increased flexibility in rebooking their travel.
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Prosecutors make their case for why Utah children's book author should face trial in husband's death

Prosecutors make their case for why Utah children's book author should face trial in husband's death

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Detectives on Monday described in court how they zeroed in on a Utah mother known for penning a children’s book about grief as the main suspect in her husband’s fatal poisoning.
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Utah judge to decide if author of children's book on grief will face trial in her husband's death

Utah judge to decide if author of children's book on grief will face trial in her husband's death

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband then published a children’s book about coping with grief is set to appear in court Monday for the start of a multiday hearing that will determine whether prosecutors
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Utah judge to decide if author of children's book on grief will face trial in her husband's death

Utah judge to decide if author of children's book on grief will face trial in her husband's death

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband then published a children’s book about coping with grief is set to appear in court Monday for the start of a multiday hearing that will determine whether prosecutors
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Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Oklahoma's education board has revoked the license of a former teacher who drew national attention during surging book-ban efforts across the U.S.
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Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Oklahoma's education board has revoked the license of a former teacher who drew national attention during surging book-ban efforts across the U.S.
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Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion

Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion

VANCOUVER — More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Second World War.
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