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George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond

George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond

VENICE, Italy (AP) — No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney .
What to know about Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ festival, the tomato street fight turning 80

What to know about Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ festival, the tomato street fight turning 80

Thousands of people will paint a town red with tomato pulp Wednesday, flinging the fruit at one another in the 80th anniversary of Spain’s famous “Tomatina” tomato street fight .
Campaigners want to change the world map to show Africa is bigger

Campaigners want to change the world map to show Africa is bigger

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size.
'Not a very funny place': Canadians part of a growing makeshift memorial in Kyiv

'Not a very funny place': Canadians part of a growing makeshift memorial in Kyiv

KYIV — Amidst a sea of blue-and-yellow flags in Kyiv's Independence Square that pay tribute to Ukraine's fallen soldiers, there's a bright splash of red and white.
Businesses put at risk when employees use unauthorized AI tools at work

Businesses put at risk when employees use unauthorized AI tools at work

An artificial intelligence chatbot could help quickly clean up your presentation moments before an important board meeting. But those quick AI fixes can become a liability for the higher-ups you're trying to impress.
'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96.
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday.
'KPop Demon Hunters' gives Netflix its first box-office win

'KPop Demon Hunters' gives Netflix its first box-office win

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank earnings Canada's big banks will report their third-quarter results this week.
How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country.