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It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and yet this year there were a handful for Asian actors and filmmakers.

LONDON — Les McKeown, the former lead singer of the 1970s Scottish pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65, his family said Thursday.

NEW YORK — At least 22.8 million Americans watched on television this week as former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

OTTAWA — International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially during a global pandemic.

LONDON — Books from Europe and Latin America that blur the boundaries of fiction, history and memoir are the final six contenders for the 50,000-pound ($69,000) International Booker Prize.

1. “Ocean Prey” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 2. “On the House: A Washington Memoir” by John Boehner (St. Martin's Press) 3. “Dog Man: Mothering Heights” by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic) 4.

ATLANTA — A comedian called it racial profiling, but a police department working at Atlanta's airport describes what happened as a “consensual encounter.

PARIS — Sometimes in the best cases, life affects art and art affects life.

CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death from inside his creative sanctuary.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Ocean Prey” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 2. “The Devil's Hand” by Jack Carr (Atria/Bestler) 3. “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press) 4. “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig (Viking) 5.