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Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

TOKYO (AP) — Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. Ichikawa died after suffering heart problems on Wednesday in Tokyo, the entertainment company Shochiku Co.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped

Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped

DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday after getting kicked out of a musical play in Colorado last weekend for disruptive behavior and then falsely denying she had been vaping.
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Ashton Kutcher resigns as chair of anti-sex abuse organization after Danny Masterson letter

Ashton Kutcher resigns as chair of anti-sex abuse organization after Danny Masterson letter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher has resigned as chairman of the board of an anti-child sex abuse organization that he co-founded, after he and wife Mila Kunis wrote letters seeking leniency for their former “That '70s Show” co-star and convicted ra
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Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year

Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Jeezy files for divorce from Jeannie Mai after 2 years of marriage

Jeezy files for divorce from Jeannie Mai after 2 years of marriage

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Jeezy has filed for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai after two years of marriage.
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Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91.
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Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman separate after 27 years of marriage

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman separate after 27 years of marriage

NEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman have decided to end their marriage after 27 years and two children. “We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage.
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Canadian landscape architect Claude Cormier, designer of public spaces, dies at 63

Canadian landscape architect Claude Cormier, designer of public spaces, dies at 63

MONTREAL — Claude Cormier, a celebrated Canadian landscape architect who helped design some of Montreal and Toronto's best-known public spaces, has died at 63.
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New York City mayor gives Sean 'Diddy' Combs a key to the city during a ceremony in Times Square

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs got the key to New York City on Friday, the same day that he released his first studio album in 17 years.
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Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding are among National Book Award fiction nominees

Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding are among National Book Award fiction nominees

NEW YORK (AP) — Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian prison novel “Chain-Gang All-Stars” are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction.
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