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NEW YORK (AP) — The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre.

TORONTO — Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books.

A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave your back open to any stray sticky notes.

TORONTO — Ontario will spend $35 million to help the Shaw Festival rebuild the Royal George Theatre.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers need to assemble themselves.

Top New Shows (US): 1. The Editor Who Was Accidentally Texted War Plans , The Daily 2. Trump’s Escalating War With Higher Education , The Daily 3. J.F.K., The C.I.A. and the Original ‘Deep State’ , The Daily 4.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Last Breath (2025) 2. Babygirl 3. Wicked 4. Flight Risk 5. One of Them Days 6. The Hunger Games 5-Film Collection 7. Companion 8. Riff Raff 9. The Brutalist 10. Dog Man The Associated Press

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Lethal Prey by John Sandford (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Inc.) 3. Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing) 4.

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Not a Very Good Murderer by Ronan Farrow, narrated by the author (Audible Originals) 3.