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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson & Nancy Allen (Little, Brown and Company) 3.
Drug company Apotex signs deal to buy Montreal-based Searchlight Pharma

Drug company Apotex signs deal to buy Montreal-based Searchlight Pharma

TORONTO — Montreal-based healthcare company Searchlight Pharma is being purchased by drug company Apotex. The financial terms of the deal that's expected to close in the second quarter of this year were not immediately available.
Apple TV app - Top Movies

Apple TV app - Top Movies

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Anyone But You 2. The Beekeeper 3. The Passion of the Christ 4. Migration 5. The Iron Claw 6. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 7. Oppenheimer 8. Argylle 9. Bob Marley: One Love 10.
Maryse Condé, prolific 'grande dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

Maryse Condé, prolific 'grande dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

NEW YORK (AP) — Maryse Condé, an acclaimed French-language novelist from Guadeloupe who in novels, stories, plays and memoirs imagined and redefined the personal and historical past from 17th century New England to contemporary Europe, has died at ag
Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027

Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027

Klaus Mäkelä was hired Tuesday to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891.
McDonald's Canada launches new menu of customer hacks, new Lil Yachty jingle

McDonald's Canada launches new menu of customer hacks, new Lil Yachty jingle

Canadians who have combined their favourite McDonald's dishes will soon get to see some of their creations hit the fast-food chain’s official menu — a phenomenon growing in popularity across the quick-serve industry.
US job openings rise modestly to 8.8 million in February in strong labor market

US job openings rise modestly to 8.8 million in February in strong labor market

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the American job market remains strong. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8.
Take your daughter to work, Broadway edition: 'Hadestown' welcomes Jon Jon Briones and his daughter

Take your daughter to work, Broadway edition: 'Hadestown' welcomes Jon Jon Briones and his daughter

NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Jon Briones had the best vantage point to watch his daughter, Isa, make her Broadway debut. He wasn't sitting in the front row or hovering backstage. He was beside her.
Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says

Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says

Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is unconscious, the federal government said Monday.
Renting for life? Here's what that means for your financial planning

Renting for life? Here's what that means for your financial planning

You can still have financial security — even significant wealth — without a house or condo, says financial planner.