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🔒 Take the Coke Zero Sugar 400 trivia challenge and you could see the NASCAR regular season finale in Daytona
Read full article: 🔒 Take the Coke Zero Sugar 400 trivia challenge and you could see the NASCAR regular season finale in DaytonaEnter the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Race Weekend Trivia Challenge and you could be experiencing all the high-speed action in person.
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Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco to urge its people to use their faith and wealth for good
Read full article: Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco to urge its people to use their faith and wealth for goodPope Leo XIV has arrived in the cosmopolitan Mediterranean principality of Monaco to encourage its people to use their Catholic faith and wealth for good.
Musician who canceled Kennedy Center holiday performance asks for suit to be dismissed
Read full article: Musician who canceled Kennedy Center holiday performance asks for suit to be dismissedMusician Chuck Redd is asking a judge to throw out the Kennedy Center’s lawsuit over his canceled Christmas Eve show, saying he never had to perform.
US book critics honor Nobel laureate and South Korean novelist Han Kang
Read full article: US book critics honor Nobel laureate and South Korean novelist Han KangThe National Book Critics Circle honored a novel by Nobel laureate Han Kang and Karen Hao’s examination of artificial intelligence and OpenAI at its annual awards on Thursday.
Easy ways to save on the increasing costs of streaming services
Read full article: Easy ways to save on the increasing costs of streaming servicesStreaming price hikes have become so common that they’ve earned a nickname: “Streamflation,” and Consumer Reports says those rising fees can quickly add up, especially for the roughly half of American households with three or more services.
Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' dies at 87
Read full article: Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' dies at 87Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer,” has died at 87.
Fetty Wap has a lot to say on 'Zavier.’ It’s his first album since being released from prison
Read full article: Fetty Wap has a lot to say on 'Zavier.’ It’s his first album since being released from prisonMelodic rapper Fetty Wap was released from federal prison to home confinement in January after serving just over half a six-year sentence for his role in a drug trafficking scheme.
Italy traces stolen Bond girl fortune to Tuscan vineyards and villas
Read full article: Italy traces stolen Bond girl fortune to Tuscan vineyards and villasItalian police say they have seized about 20 million euros in property and assets linked to money stolen from Swiss actor and original Bond girl Ursula Andress.
A soothing study session: Students cram in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as musicians play
Read full article: A soothing study session: Students cram in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as musicians playAmsterdam’s Concertgebouw turns its famous main hall into a quiet study space, with live classical music playing as students work.
Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger
Read full article: Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions lingerTwo landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube.
Democratic lawmaker asks judge to take Trump's name off Kennedy Center
Read full article: Democratic lawmaker asks judge to take Trump's name off Kennedy CenterA Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts venue.
Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80
Read full article: Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died.
Lobsters and red carpet gowns: A new show celebrates Schiaparelli's surrealist fashion
Read full article: Lobsters and red carpet gowns: A new show celebrates Schiaparelli's surrealist fashionThe Victoria and Albert Museum is opening a new exhibition celebrating how the fashion house Schiaparelli turns fashion into surreal art.
Courtney Barnett works her way through writer's block with a little help from a praying mantis
Read full article: Courtney Barnett works her way through writer's block with a little help from a praying mantisWriter's block is the fear of any creative person, and it struck rock singer and songwriter Courtney Barnett hard as she made her new album.
