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Discovery 'Shark Week' has breaching great whites, looks back at 'Jaws' and starts with some dancing

Discovery 'Shark Week' has breaching great whites, looks back at 'Jaws' and starts with some dancing

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as they become contestants on a TV dance show.
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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026

CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent and persistent late-night critics.
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Congress approves Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

Congress approves Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they v
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Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted

Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted

DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members

K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its single album Friday.
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Review: 'Donkey Kong Bananza' trades manic platforming for unhurried exploring

Review: 'Donkey Kong Bananza' trades manic platforming for unhurried exploring

TORONTO — Even a rampaging ape needs to take time to stop and smell the roses.
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Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope

Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Lauren Adams, general manager for KUCB public radio in Unalaska, Alaska, didn't have much time to reflect on Congress, 4,000 miles away, stripping federal funding for public media this week. She's been too busy working.
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What's in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid

What's in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.
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Malaysia's first professional violin maker carves out a rare craft

Malaysia's first professional violin maker carves out a rare craft

SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye.
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Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after 'Citizen Kane' sled goes for $14.75 million

Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after 'Citizen Kane' sled goes for $14.75 million

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” that once belonged to Princess Diana has sold at auction for $525,000.
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