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Bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Spanish Asturias prize for literature

Bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Spanish Asturias prize for literature

MADRID (AP) — Bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Wednesday.
Edmunds: Who offers hands-free driving systems for 2023?

Edmunds: Who offers hands-free driving systems for 2023?

Fully automated self-driving cars are still a thing of the future. But you can get a taste of what they’ll be like if your vehicle has what’s commonly described as hands-free driving capability.
Woman dies from injuries after being struck by police escort for UK royal

Woman dies from injuries after being struck by police escort for UK royal

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Edinburgh expressed her condolences Wednesday after the death of an 81-year-old woman who was struck by a motorcycle that was part of the U.K. royal’s police escort.
Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

LONDON (AP) — Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Time Shelter,” a darkly comic novel about the dangerous appeal of nostalgia.
Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park

Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits for an all-ages show it aimed to host in a public park in April.
Mattea Roach advances to final of 'Jeopardy Masters' tournament

Mattea Roach advances to final of 'Jeopardy Masters' tournament

Toronto trivia titan Mattea Roach has made it to the final round of "Jeopardy Masters." The Canadian writer and podcaster came in second and third in the two games on Tuesday's show, landing a spot in Wednesday night's final.
Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — The Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver has received about $5 million in new federal funding ahead of its opening on July 1.
When you adopt a desert tortoise, prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet

When you adopt a desert tortoise, prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet

PHOENIX (AP) — They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise.
Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those TikTok videos

Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those TikTok videos

CANNES, France (AP) — When Wes Anderson comes down from Paris for the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, he and his actors don't stay in one of Cannes' luxury hotels but more than an hour down the coast and well outside the frenzy of the fe
Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they're very rare

Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they're very rare

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in an age-old summer question for beachgoers — is it safe to go in the water? Scientists and researchers who study sharks said the
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