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Betty Prashker, publisher of the feminist classics 'Sexual Politics' and 'Backlash,' dies at age 99

Betty Prashker, publisher of the feminist classics 'Sexual Politics' and 'Backlash,' dies at age 99

NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Prashker, a pioneering editor of the 20th century who as one of the first women with the power to acquire books published such classics as Kate Millett's “Sexual Politics” and Susan Faludi's “Backlash" and helped oversee the car
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Group planning Swift fan parties say safety is 'top of mind' after Austrian arrests

Group planning Swift fan parties say safety is 'top of mind' after Austrian arrests

Safety will be "top of mind" when planning parties outside Taylor Swift's concert venue in Toronto, the group organizing the events said, after a threat in Austria forced several Swift shows to be cancelled.
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3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities on Friday announced a third arrest in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack three now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts , even as disappointed fans charmed Vienna by trading friendship bracelets and singing t
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
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Music Review: J Balvin's reggaetón 'Rayo' is a familiar party - but fun nonetheless

Music Review: J Balvin's reggaetón 'Rayo' is a familiar party - but fun nonetheless

NEW YORK (AP) — The titanium sheen is a distraction. The cover of “Rayo,” Colombian singer-rapper J Balvin’s first album since 2021’s “Jose,” depicts a futuristic-looking vehicle wrapped in chrome.
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Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

TORONTO — A four-part docuseries on The Tragically Hip and film shorts from Oscar-winner Torill Kove and actor Connor Jessup are among the homegrown additions to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Q&A: John Legend on his ambitious children's album, 'My Favorite Dream,' and new single, 'L-O-V-E'

Q&A: John Legend on his ambitious children's album, 'My Favorite Dream,' and new single, 'L-O-V-E'

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years on from the release of his debut album, the career making “Get Lifted,” John Legend is entering uncharted territory. On Aug.
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MrBeast wants 'full assessment' of internal culture amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets

MrBeast wants 'full assessment' of internal culture amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets

NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation into “allegations of inappropriate behavior by people in the company," according to a confidential memo obtained by The As
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Game on: ABC News says Harris, Trump have agreed to presidential debate on Sept. 10

Game on: ABC News says Harris, Trump have agreed to presidential debate on Sept. 10

ABC News says that both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart, Kamala Harris, have agreed to meet in a debate on Sept. 10.
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Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center's twin towers on 50th anniversary

Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center's twin towers on 50th anniversary

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center, Philippe Petit recreated the death-defying stunt with a performance about 7 miles north of the trade center at the Cathedral of St.
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