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Movie Review: An Iranian woman and her daughter flee abuse in moving indie ‘Shayda’

Movie Review: An Iranian woman and her daughter flee abuse in moving indie ‘Shayda’

Noora Niasari’s delicately moving “ Shayda ” puts the viewer in the shoes of an Iranian woman in Australia living in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter.
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Philadelphia Orchestra's home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off

Philadelphia Orchestra's home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off

The Philadelphia Orchestra's home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto, a rare case of an artist's name replacing a corporation.
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We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year's Oscars are evidence

We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year's Oscars are evidence

NEW YORK (AP) — When Hayao Miyazaki was contemplating whether he would come out of retirement in 2016, he put together a curiously self-critical proposal.
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Ryan Gosling, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste set to perform at the Oscars

Ryan Gosling, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste set to perform at the Oscars

The Oscars just got an infusion of Kenergy. Ryan Gosling will sing the pop power ballad “ I’m Just Ken ” at the show on March 10, the show's producers announced Wednesday.
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Prince Harry loses a court challenge over being stripped of a UK security detail. He plans to appeal

Prince Harry loses a court challenge over being stripped of a UK security detail. He plans to appeal

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry 's fight for publicly funded protection was rejected Wednesday by a London judge who said the U.K.
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Amsterdam police say a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper has been arrested in Paris

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper was arrested on a European warrant at an airport in Paris early Wednesday, Amsterdam police said.
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Ned Blackhawk’s 'The Rediscovery of America' is a nominee for $10,000 history prize

Ned Blackhawk’s 'The Rediscovery of America' is a nominee for $10,000 history prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Blackhawk's “The Rediscovery of America,” winner last fall of a National Book Award, is a finalist for a history honor presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project.
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2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star's death

2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star's death

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 years after Run-D.M.C.
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Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn't malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M.
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State Dept. screens AP-PBS Ukraine war film days after 2-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion

State Dept. screens AP-PBS Ukraine war film days after 2-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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