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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers are hoping Gov. Ron DeSantis is a fan of strawberry shortcake. The House voted 109-4 on Friday to send the governor a bill that would make the tasty treat the official state dessert.

NEW YORK (AP) — Since the flurry of text messages that greeted him when he stepped off a plane in Berlin on Oscar nominations morning , Ryusuke Hamaguchi has had some time to reflect on why his film, “Drive My Car, ” has resonated as it has.

Toronto will resume hosting large in-person events and festivals after two years of limiting public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city's mayor said on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Now a successful talk show host, Tamron Hall is both returning to her journalism roots and taking advantage of the public's never-ending fascination with crime stories in a new Court TV series that debuts Sunday.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Hanna Tverdokhlib has held her phone as if it were glued to her hand since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week.

BERLIN (AP) — Maxim and Shaul had spent the last 52 hours on a bus full of dozens of Jewish refugee children that took them from war-torn Ukraine in the dark of night and across six European borders to safety in Berlin.

Director Mimi Cave was driving one day when she got an email from a name she didn’t recognize. It was Sebastian Stan, writing under a pseudonym. “I just couldn’t help myself,” Stan wrote.

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.

OTTAWA — Pfizer Canada has recalled a prescription drug used to treat high blood pressure but the company and Health Canada are advising people to continue the medication unless told to stop by a doctor.

NEW YORK (AP) — A musical about Neil Diamond has found the polished theater gem who will play the icon onstage — Will Swenson.