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As children return to classrooms, stores expect strong sales

As children return to classrooms, stores expect strong sales

NEW YORK (AP) — As more children go back to the physical classroom and families look to restart their lives, back-to-school spending this year could top pre-pandemic levels, according to one key spending measure.
Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth

Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth

NEW YORK (AP) — Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet connection with your neighbors unless you've specifically told it not to.
Huma Abedin, longtime Hillary Clinton aide, has book deal

Huma Abedin, longtime Hillary Clinton aide, has book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Huma Abedin, the close aide to Hillary Clinton and estranged wife of disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, has a memoir coming out this fall. Abedin's “Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds” will be released Nov.
Sales pitch summer? Dems aim to showcase virus relief effort

Sales pitch summer? Dems aim to showcase virus relief effort

MAIDENS, Va. (AP) — When Sherry Brockenbrough and her family opened a distillery on a leafy vista overlooking the James River on March 5, 2020, the coronavirus still seemed like a distant threat.
Original stars joining Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Original stars joining Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of the Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will get a treat when the show restarts on this fall — Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, two of the play's original stars, are returning.
4 small-business innovations that will outlast the pandemic

4 small-business innovations that will outlast the pandemic

Small businesses that survived the COVID-19 pandemic still face a long road to recovery, but some of the innovations business owners adopted last year may outlast the pandemic itself.
Canadian investor snaps up stake in rapper Belly's music, including the Weeknd hits

Canadian investor snaps up stake in rapper Belly's music, including the Weeknd hits

TORONTO — Ottawa rapper and long-time Weeknd collaborator Belly is selling a 50 per cent stake in his songs to a newly formed Canadian music rights management company.
Prince Philip 'wasn’t really looking forward' to centenary

Prince Philip 'wasn’t really looking forward' to centenary

LONDON (AP) — On what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday, his youngest child said he would not have been looking forward to any celebrations to mark the occasion.
Budapest orchestra performs live concert from moving truck

Budapest orchestra performs live concert from moving truck

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Budapest Festival Orchestra wants its audience back.
Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules

Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules

PARIS (AP) — Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions, in hope of luring back tourists — and their dollars — to the continent's trattorias, vistas and cultural treasures.
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