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Thomas Schumacher, who led Disney Theatrical Group to historic success, is leaving the company

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Schumacher, who led Disney Theatrical Group for decades and helped it produce enduring musical theater hits like “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” changing Times Square and Broadway itself, is leaving the company. Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, announced the departure in an email

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Sports on TV for Thursday, Sept. 4

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Sept. 4 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL Qualifier: Collingwood at Adelaide 5:30 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL Qualifier: Brisbane at Geelong COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — Penn St. at Virginia 7:30 p.m. BTN — Notre

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 27 14 .659 — x-New York 24 17 .585 3 Indiana 21 20 .512 6 Washington 16 25 .390 11 Connecticut 10 30 .250 16½ Chicago 9 30 .231 17 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 32 8 .800 — x-Phoenix 26 14 .650

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Welcome to wplace: A chaotic, collaborative digital canvas where users ‘paint the world’

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and ITZEL LUNA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In one new corner of the internet, users are invited to “paint the world.” And paint they have. Welcome to wplace — an ever-evolving, gamified global map overflowing with drawings made on a more than 4-trillion-pixel canvas. Images of Icelandic singer Laufey float

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Trinidad and Tobago leader praises strike and says US should kill all drug traffickers ‘violently’

By ANSELM GIBBS and BERT WILKINSON Associated Press PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean and said that all traffickers should be killed “violently.” U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that 11 people were killed aboard

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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker announces he’s engaged to girlfriend Alexis Lewis

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, whose record-setting Senate speech this year denouncing the Trump administration fueled talk of a potential future national campaign, has announced his engagement to girlfriend Alexis Lewis. Booker, a former Democratic candidate for president, announced the engagement on Instagram Tuesday, posting five photos of the couple who

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James Patterson’s new initiative gives emerging authors up to $50,000 to finish their books

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After years of giving millions of dollars to literacy programs, bookstore employees and librarians, James Patterson has now launched an initiative on behalf of emerging authors. The bestselling novelist and true crime writer announced Wednesday the first 12 recipients of grants from his “Go Finish

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A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech military hardware and thousands of marching soldiers filled the streets of Beijing. Two days earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping huddled together, smiling

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Missouri takes up Trump’s redistricting effort in Republican push to win more US House seats

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are meeting in a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to bolster Republicans’ chances of retaining control of Congress in next year’s elections. The special session called by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe

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Missouri takes up Trump’s redistricting effort in Republican push to win more US House seats

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are meeting in a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to bolster Republicans’ chances of retaining control of Congress in next year’s elections. The special session called by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe

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Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s president and European leaders persevered with talks aimed at strengthening Ukrainian defenses and bringing momentum to so far unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts. The main Russian nighttime targets were

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 6 N.Y. Mets 2 Final Arizona 2 Texas 0 Final Baltimore 7 San Diego 5 Final Toronto 13 Cincinnati 9 Final St. Louis 5 Athletics 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 8 Boston 1 Final Tampa Bay 9 Seattle 4 Final L.A. Angels 4 Kansas City 3 Final

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Sep. 03. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Sep. 03. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Sep. 03. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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