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TORONTO — A Toronto-raised musician has recruited some veteran artists for a virtual concert and fundraiser marking what would be John Lennon's 80th birthday next month.

NEW YORK — An enigmatic painting from Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli will go on auction next year and art watchers will be seeing if it fetches more than its eye-watering $80 million estimate, despite the pandemic.

LAS VEGAS — Evel Knievel's son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over a movie daredevil character named Duke Caboom.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africans of all walks of life are dancing to “Jerusalema,” a rousing anthem to lift their spirits amid the battle against COVID-19.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett (Viking) 2. “Troubled Blood” by Robert Galbraith (Mulholland) 3. “Vince Flynn: Total Power” by Kyle Mills (Atria/Bestler) 4. “The Harbinger II” by Jonathan Cahn (Frontline) 5.

LONDON — Britain’s film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations.

1. “Rage” by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster) 2. “Blackout” by Candace Owens (Threshold Editions) 3. “The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett (Viking) 4. “Total Power" by Vince Flynn and Kyle Miles (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 5.

LOS ANGELES — Holly Hunter has been entrusted with playing an array of real-world women, from tennis great Billie Jean King to a cheerleading mom gone astray to her latest role, a federal prosecutor caught in the maw of politics.

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — A leading U.S. cosmetics chain has halted expansion plans into Canada, saying it will instead focus on its U.S. operations and "omnichannel capabilities" including online shopping. Ulta Beauty Inc.

Milan designers skirted the line between the virtual and the physical Thursday, taking lessons learned in lockdown to create new collections that are relevant in a reshaped world.