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Author: Jay Martel, Bruce Handy
The 10 best songs competing at (a very contentious) Eurovision
Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting this year’s contest due to Israel’s participation.
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Author: Glen Weldon
As Trump meets with Xi, security expert says China now faces the U.S. as a peer
Former national security official Rush Doshi says President Trump’s sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods sparked a clash in which China prevailed. We look at the current state of U.S.-China relations.
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Author: Dave Davies
Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy
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Author: Brian Braiker
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera dream together again at Met Opera
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Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera.
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Author: Jeff Lunden
Netflix goes to the movies
Netflix turned heads in Hollywood by giving Greta Gerwig’s Narnia an exclusive theatrical release, a move that could signal a shift in the streamer’s relationship with movie theaters.
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Author: Mandalit del Barco
Oklahoma now has an official ‘dark sky park’ to watch the stars
Oklahoma now has its first official “dark sky park” where people get a chance to look at the stars without light pollution.
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Author: Graycen Wheeler
Boots Riley wants to ‘compel’ and ‘repel’ you with ‘I Love Boosters’
Riley’s new film centers on a crew of women who steal from luxury fashion stores and sell the goods at lower cost to people who can’t afford retail. He says it’s a challenge to the system.
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Author: Tonya Mosley
New novels from Elizabeth Strout and ‘Pemi Aguda are lonely and enchanting
Aguda’s novel, One Leg on Earth, follows a young woman in Nigeria facing an unintended pregnancy. The Things We Never Say, by Strout, centers on a high school teacher leading a secret life of sadness.
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Author: Maureen Corrigan
Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates
Secretary Duffy, his wife and nine kids took a “Great American Road Trip” to celebrate America’s 250th. They say no taxpayers funded the project. But a nonprofit with transport-related sponsors did.
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Author: Rachel Treisman
