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New productions of Mieczys艂aw' Weinberg鈥檚 鈥淒er Idiot鈥� and Sergei Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥淭he Gambler" will highlight next summer's Salzburg Festival. The festival will include 172 performances from July 19 to Aug.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he's not supposed to on Broadway .

TORONTO 鈥� A chaotic comedy about a generation-defining smartphone and a drama about a tortured opera director are among the Toronto International Film Festival's picks for best Canadian films of the year.

Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science. Her Lyda Hill Philanthropies supports museums, basic research, and programs like National Geographic Explorers.

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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Chanel Miller's next book after her prize-winning memoir 鈥淜now My Name鈥� will help fulfill a longtime dream 鈥� to write and illustrate children's stories.

Country stars Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett and Cody Johnson are headed to next year's Boots and Hearts. All three will headline the 2024 edition of the camping and country music festival, which takes place Aug.

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name with Chinese President Xi Jinping makes it hard to resist.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Iranian authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was handed over by police in Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.

BOSTON (AP) 鈥� President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn鈥檛 sure he鈥檇 be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn鈥檛 also in the race, warning that democracy is 鈥渕ore at risk in 2024鈥� and that the former president and his allies a