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Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years since first tour

Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years since first tour

Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — The Fisk Jubilee Singers' first tour wasn't an immediate success, but their perseverance through financial hardship to find an audience took them around the world and kept their school afloat.
1st trial in college admissions bribe scheme to head to jury

1st trial in college admissions bribe scheme to head to jury

BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents who are the first to stand trial in the college admissions bribery scandal used lies and money to steal coveted spots at prestigious schools their kids couldn't secure on their own, a prosecutor said Wednesday before
Toymakers race to get products on shelves amid supply clogs

Toymakers race to get products on shelves amid supply clogs

NEW YORK (AP) — Running out of time to get its products on store shelves ahead of the holidays, the Basic Fun toy company made an unprecedented decision: It's leaving one-third of its iconic Tonka Mighty Dump Trucks destined for the U.S. in China.
Melinda Gates forms nonfiction book imprint, Moment of Lift

Melinda Gates forms nonfiction book imprint, Moment of Lift

NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates, already one of the world's most prominent philanthropists, will now take on the job of publisher. Gates has formed a nonfiction imprint with Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillan.
UK High Court finds that Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife's phone

UK High Court finds that Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife's phone

LONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, hacked the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya and her attorneys during the legal battle over custody of their two children, Britain’s High Court found Wednesday.
Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure

Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donna Weiner looks at Medicare’s prescription drug program from two different points of view. As a participant, she wants to pay less for her medicines, which cost her about $6,000 a year.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Mel Robbins Productions, Inc.) 2. Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, narrated by Robert Petkoff (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3.
In dry California, some buy units that make water from air

In dry California, some buy units that make water from air

BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices.
City seeks festival's return, Pharrell cites 'toxic energy'

City seeks festival's return, Pharrell cites 'toxic energy'

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.
Review: Sean Rowe's voice brings power to compelling new set

Review: Sean Rowe's voice brings power to compelling new set

“The Darkness Dressed in Colored Lights" by Sean Rowe (Fluff & Gravy Records) Singer-songwriter Sean Rowe's big voice is part of the reason his new album has heft, but it's not the only one.
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