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Trump spoke to Putin as many as 7 times since leaving office, Bob Woodward reports in new book

Trump spoke to Putin as many as 7 times since leaving office, Bob Woodward reports in new book

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new bo

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Lies He Told Me by David Ellis & James Patterson (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) 3. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Crown) 4.
Book Review: 'Countdown 1960' shows parallels with this year's presidential election season

Book Review: 'Countdown 1960' shows parallels with this year's presidential election season

"Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America's Politics Forever" is a look at a critical period in U.S. history that holds lessons for today. CNN news anchor Chris Wallace starts the book in January 1960, when U.
Sweden updates its Cold War-era preparedness booklet

Sweden updates its Cold War-era preparedness booklet

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden said it will issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month, with the new version “adapted to better reflect today’s security policy reality” such as what to do in case of nuclear attack
Wilmer Valderrama's 'American Story' is one of service to his family and his country

Wilmer Valderrama's 'American Story' is one of service to his family and his country

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilmer Valderrama vowed to “never let his family down” the night that he landed his breakthrough role as foreign exchange student Fez on “That '70s Show.
Sweden updates its Cold War-era preparedness booklet

Sweden updates its Cold War-era preparedness booklet

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden said it will issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month, with the new version “adapted to better reflect today’s security policy reality” such as what to do in case of nuclear attack
Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her next book club selection

Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her next book club selection

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her new book club pick, and made a trip to the famed Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with Presley's daughter and Elvis and Priscilla Presley's granddau
Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her next book club selection

Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her next book club selection

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her new book club pick, and made a trip to the famed Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with Presley's daughter and Elvis and Priscilla Presley's granddau
Book Review: 'The Book of George' is a witty novel in lively episodes like a first-rate TV sitcom

Book Review: 'The Book of George' is a witty novel in lively episodes like a first-rate TV sitcom

“The Book of George” is a novel of many finely crafted, often funny moments that arrive episodically as the title character grows older. At first he’s a millennial kid, then a college guy as the Twin Towers fall on 9/11.
Book Review: Paula Hawkins returns with psychological thriller ’The Blue Hour'

Book Review: Paula Hawkins returns with psychological thriller ’The Blue Hour'

Since bursting on the scene in 2015 with “The Girl on a Train,” Paula Hawkins has established herself as a reliable writer of psychological thrillers set in the U.K.