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LONDON (AP) 鈥� Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS, saying the U.K. can be the first country in the world 鈥渢o defeat this awful virus.

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TORONTO 鈥� A M茅tis playwright, a pianist who combines baroque and Middle Eastern music and a dance industry veteran are among the winners of this year鈥檚 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down. Paste Magazine, a digital pop culture publication based in Atlanta, announced Wednesday that it was buying Jezebel.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as 鈥淐heers,鈥� 鈥淓R,鈥� 鈥淪ex and the City鈥� and 鈥淭he Closer,鈥� has died. She was 93.

LONDON (AP) 鈥� Elton John has addressed Britain's Parliament at an event honoring his dedication to fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyond.

Audio streaming platform Spotify says that requiring it to make a contribution aimed at supporting Canadian content could force the company to cut its existing investments in order to maintain its financial viability.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring.

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� It鈥檚 her, hi 鈥� Taylor Swift is Spotify鈥檚 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since January 1.