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Puppeteers move cardboard animals through DRC's capital Kinshasa's botanical gardens Thursday, April 10, 2025, the first steps of "The Herds", a moving theatre performance that will travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Arctic Circle in a bid to bring attention to the climate crisis. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)
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'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle

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In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at attention in a clearing.

This image released by the Whiting Foundation shows keynote speaker Ocean Vuong, bottom center, with Whiting Awards recipients, counter clockwise-from left, Elwin Cotman, Annie Wenstrup, Karisma Price, Emil Ferris, Eliza Birkenmeier, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Samiel Klwl, Shubha Sunder, Sofie Thanhauser, and Claire Luchette at the 40th Annual Whiting Awards in New York on April 9, 2025. (Beowulf Sheehan/Whiting Foundation via AP)
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Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers

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Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation.

FILE - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu listens to French President Emmanuel Macron during a statement as part of his two-day state visit to France, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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A song critical of Nigeria's president is barred from airwaves

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Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies.

The hat and sunglasses of Dominican singer Rubby Perez, who died in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub during his merengue concert, sit on his casket during his wake at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Mourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse

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Legendary music icon Rubby Pérez has died.

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Ray Mendoza, left, and Alex Garland, co-writers and co-directors of the film "Warfare," pose for a portrait at the London Hotel, Friday, March 28, 2025, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Civil War’ filmmaker and a former SEAL built a new kind of combat movie in ‘Warfare’

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Filmmaker Alex Garland has teamed up with former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza to make a new kind of war film.

Harvey Weinstein appears in State Supreme Court for a hearing in his sexual assault case on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)

Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

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A judge says an accuser will be allowed to use the word “force” in her testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s retrial even though the disgraced movie mogul was acquitted of a rape charge that alleged he used physical force against her.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, centre, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, second from left, President of Comcast Corporation Michael Cavanagh, Chief Executive of Bedford Borough Council Laura Church, left, and Chairman and CEO of Universal Destinations & Experiences Mark Woodbury, right, meet on the day of an announcement that U.S. media giant Comcast Corp will build its first Universal theme park and resort in Europe, opening in 2031, during a visit to Bedford, north of London, Wednesday April 9, 2025. (John Sibley/Pool Photo via AP)
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Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London

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Universal says it has chosen the homeland of Harry Potter to build its first theme park and resort in Europe.

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jon Hamm, left, and Hoon Lee in a scene from "Your Friends & Neighbors." (Jessica Kourkounis/Apple TV+ via AP)

Jon Hamm steals expensive stuff and likely viewers' hearts in Apple TV+'s 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

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“Your Friends & Neighbors” begins with a once high-flying hedge fund manager waking up in someone else’s luxurious house, next to a dead body and in a pool of blood.

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Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184

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The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub has surged to 184 as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic’s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck.

In this photo provided by Bucking Palace, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose for a portrait at Villa Wolkonsky, in Rome, Italy, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Buckingham Palace via AP)

King Charles III’s fairy tale isn’t the one we remember as marriage to Camilla reaches 20-year mark

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla met more than 50 years ago but their romance had to survive meddling families, marriages to other people and no small amount of public ridicule before they finally married.

FILE - Colombian singer Karol G performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Colombian court says song recorded by Karol G and J Balvin violated the rights of children

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A high court in Colombia has ruled that “+57,” a song by urban music stars J Balvin and Karol G, violated the rights of children because its lyrics “sexualized” minors.

FILE - The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization's office in New York on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson, File)

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists

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A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

Tom Cruise, star of the upcoming film "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," laughs during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon at Caesars Palace on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Tom Cruise to return to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning'

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Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise is returning to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.”.

FILE - Clem Burke, from left, Debbie Harry and Rob Roth attend a screening of "Blondie: Vivir En La Habana" during the 20th Tribeca Festival in New York on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Clem Burke, multifaceted drummer of iconic rock group Blondie, has died

Read full article: Clem Burke, multifaceted drummer of iconic rock group Blondie, has died

Clem Burke, whose versatile drumming propelled the iconic rock group Blondie during its decades of music that spanned from new-wave punk to disco-infused tunes, has died.

Honoree Salman Rushdie attends the Authors Guild Foundation Dinner at Gotham Hall on Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Robert Caro, Salman Rushdie and Sandra Cisneros honored by Authors Guild

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Robert Caro, Salman Rushdie and Sandra Cisneros were honored Monday night at an Authors Guild dinner gala that celebrated the written word and its vital role in the preservation of democracy.