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Caregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky

Caregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky

SEATTLE (AP) — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami
Percival Everett, Ling Ma among winners of $175,000 prizes

Percival Everett, Ling Ma among winners of $175,000 prizes

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett and Ling Ma, already two of the year's most honored writers , are among eight winners of the lucrative Windham-Campbell Prize.
Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70

Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70

Klaus Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, has died after a brief illness, according to a family statement. He was 70.
Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses: National Capital Commission

Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses: National Capital Commission

OTTAWA — When a lumber baron first built a home for his wife at 24 Sussex Drive, he described it as a place of peace. Now, it has become a place of rodents.
Yiyun Li's 'The Book of Goose' wins PEN/Faulkner award

Yiyun Li's 'The Book of Goose' wins PEN/Faulkner award

NEW YORK (AP) — Yiyun Li's novel “The Book of Goose,” the story of two mischievous teenage girls in post-World War II France and their improbable literary success, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
Canadian R&B singer Jully Black honoured at AFN ceremony for NBA anthem rendition

Canadian R&B singer Jully Black honoured at AFN ceremony for NBA anthem rendition

OTTAWA — Canadian R&B singer Jully Black was celebrated by the Assembly of First Nations on Monday for her meaningful one-word change to the lyrics of O Canada at the NBA All-Star Game earlier this year.
Michael Cera to appear in 'Barbie' movie as discontinued character Allan

Michael Cera to appear in 'Barbie' movie as discontinued character Allan

TORONTO — Lovable loser Michael Cera is getting dolled up for the new "Barbie" movie, in which he'll portray a discontinued and long-forgotten character in the toy line. The Brampton, Ont.
Women run the fictional world of ABC's 'General Hospital'

Women run the fictional world of ABC's 'General Hospital'

As “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary , much remains the same for the longest-running scripted series in production in the United States.

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Outlive by Peter Attia, MD and Bill Gifford - contributor, narrated by Peter Attia, MD (Random House Audio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3.
When a reality TV show about jury duty is a summons to laugh

When a reality TV show about jury duty is a summons to laugh

NEW YORK (AP) — So many people want to get out of jury duty these days because they think it's boring or a waste of time. A new TV series shows it can be fun. Bonkers even.