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Canadian Sarah Bernstein's 'Study for Obedience' shortlisted for Booker Prize

Canadian Sarah Bernstein's 'Study for Obedience' shortlisted for Booker Prize

Canadian novelist Sarah Bernstein's absurdist novel "Study for Obedience" has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize.
B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death

B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the parents of a teenager killed in 2019 for the “likely hypothetical future” care their son would have provided under Korean tradition.
Novels from US, UK, Canada and Ireland are finalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

Novels from US, UK, Canada and Ireland are finalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON (AP) — Novels from Ireland, the United States, Canada and Britain that explore families, communities and a world in crisis make up the six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.
Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes - the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes - the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime.
US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months

US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. U.S.
'Game of Thrones' creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement

'Game of Thrones' creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement

NEW YORK (AP) — John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R.
Census shows 3.5 million Middle Eastern residents in US, Venezuelans fastest growing Hispanic group

Census shows 3.5 million Middle Eastern residents in US, Venezuelans fastest growing Hispanic group

The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African, Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade and Chinese and Asian Indians were the two largest Asian groups, according to the U.S.
2 Chainz says joint-Lil Wayne album is done, talks new 'Amazon Music Live' season

2 Chainz says joint-Lil Wayne album is done, talks new 'Amazon Music Live' season

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no secret that rap superstar 2 Chainz considers Lil Wayne an inspiration, and now that admiration for the “Tha Carter” series icon has translated into another official joint album that he says will be out before 2023 ends.
'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud overdosed on meth, cocaine, fentanyl, coroner says

'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud overdosed on meth, cocaine, fentanyl, coroner says

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Actor Angus Cloud died in July of an overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and other substances, a Northern California coroner's office said Thursday.
A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no Emmy Awards tonight and there are thousands of auto workers on picket lines in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio in a seemingly rapid reemergence of organized labor this year.
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