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Shania Twain to serve as parade marshal, perform at Calgary Stampede

Shania Twain to serve as parade marshal, perform at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY — Man! She feels like a parade marshal. Country music superstar Shania Twain was announced Wednesday as the parade marshal at the Calgary Stampede this year.
30 years after music icon Selena's murder, Yolanda Saldívar is up for parole. Here's what to know

30 years after music icon Selena's murder, Yolanda Saldívar is up for parole. Here's what to know

Thirty years ago, music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s president, Yolanda Saldívar. For the last three decades, Saldívar has served her life sentence in Texas.
Music Review: Jessie Reyez returns in triumph with 'Paid in Memories'

Music Review: Jessie Reyez returns in triumph with 'Paid in Memories'

Most artists would make the first song on their new album something welcoming, trendy or pleasing, at least to make the Spotify algorithm happy. Not Jessie Reyez.
Depardieu is on trial, and so is France. It's a cultural reckoning in an era of #MeToo

Depardieu is on trial, and so is France. It's a cultural reckoning in an era of #MeToo

PARIS (AP) — With his hulking frame and volcanic charisma, Gérard Depardieu reigned over French cinema for half a century, a national icon as familiar as the baguette.
Role models. Peer pressure. Rewards. What really gets people to act more sustainably?

Role models. Peer pressure. Rewards. What really gets people to act more sustainably?

NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools around the country.
‘The Studio’ is the defining portrait of modern Hollywood

‘The Studio’ is the defining portrait of modern Hollywood

NEW YORK (AP) — The studio head has historically been seen as a fearsome and all-powerful figure, capable of ending a career with the snap of a finger or changing lives with an impulsive greenlight.
How do you encourage others to take more eco-friendly steps in daily life? Some tips

How do you encourage others to take more eco-friendly steps in daily life? Some tips

NEW YORK (AP) — How do you get those around you to recycle, drive less, use less plastic and otherwise live more sustainably ? “Getting the people we live with to adopt more sustainable habits can be tricky, especially if they’re not already on board
3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis

3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis

DENVER (AP) — As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices , builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes in an indoor factory to using hemp — yes, the marijuana cousin — to make bu
A new Chili’s near Scranton will be a throwback to 'The Office,' 'awesome blossom' and all

A new Chili’s near Scranton will be a throwback to 'The Office,' 'awesome blossom' and all

It has been nearly two decades since the workplace mockumentary "The Office” first set an episode inside a Chili's, where Michael Scott handed out Dundie awards to his ever-tolerant employees, including trophies for the whitest sneakers and for stink
Music Review: Mumford & Sons return after seven years with a folksy, existential album, 'Rushmere'

Music Review: Mumford & Sons return after seven years with a folksy, existential album, 'Rushmere'

In the 2010s, Mumford & Sons' stomp-clap rock ruled. The English band had not just ushered in a new wave of bluegrass Americana revivalism, they'd created a movement.
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