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So you saw 'Conclave' the movie. Here's what it got right – and wrong – about real-life conclaves

So you saw 'Conclave' the movie. Here's what it got right – and wrong – about real-life conclaves

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis , the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled thanks to Hollywood.
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Cameron Mackintosh, one of the last great theater impresarios, has plans for stages everywhere

Cameron Mackintosh, one of the last great theater impresarios, has plans for stages everywhere

NEW YORK (AP) — The great theater composer Stephen Sondheim loved puzzles, and when he died in 2021, he left one for his good friend, British super-producer Cameron Mackintosh. He left him an unfinished show.
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Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and more

Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and more

NEW YORK (AP) — When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early '80s, leather-clad and bleached hair in tow, he not only brought a punk rock sound to the mainstream.
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A Mexican musician uses a contentious genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers

A Mexican musician uses a contentious genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two days before her new album was launched, musical icon Vivir Quintana was behind barbed wire at a women’s prison in Mexico .
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PHOTO COLLECTION: 2025 Time100 Gala

PHOTO COLLECTION: 2025 Time100 Gala

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Coco Jones is fearless on debut album 'Why Not More?'

Coco Jones is fearless on debut album 'Why Not More?'

NEW YORK (AP) — What music would you create if there weren’t any outside influences or self-imposed creative restraints? That’s what singer-actor Coco Jones contemplated.
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PHOTO COLLECTION:New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

PHOTO COLLECTION:New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Private equity executive raped and tortured women at his Manhattan apartment, prosecutors say

Private equity executive raped and tortured women at his Manhattan apartment, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — A private equity executive turned his New York City apartment into a torture chamber of “grotesque sexual violence," Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday.
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Weinstein accuser had 'zero interest' in sex with him, friend testifies

Weinstein accuser had 'zero interest' in sex with him, friend testifies

NEW YORK (AP) — Friends of one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers testified Thursday that the woman told them long ago that Weinstein sexually assaulted her.
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special

Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special

TORONTO — Carney, meet Critch. CBC says Liberal Leader Mark Carney is among the politicians who will appear on the hour-long "Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special," in which he'll sit down for a Tim Hortons coffee with comedian Mark Critch.
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