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Salman Rushdie attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat of his lifetime. Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded the Freedom to Publish award on Monday evening May 15, 2023. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in rare public address after attack
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Tue,05/16/23-4:57AM , 147 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, gestures as he leaves after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list. Ukraine’s president will head home with much of what he wanted – though not the Western fighter jets he seeks to defend against Russian air attacks. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

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Zelenskyy's European tour aimed to replenish Ukraine's arsenal and build political support
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Mon,05/15/23-11:12AM , 44 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list. Ukraine’s president will head home with much of what he wanted — though not the Western fighter jets he seeks to defend against Russian air attacks.
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Bright sunshine in Liverpool bodes well for the Eurovision Song Contest celebrations happening in the city Saturday where a big screen in the fan zone by the Pier Head will show the contest live to fans with tickets. (May 13)

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Pop acts sing for glory at Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, with Ukraine in spotlight
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sat,05/13/23-4:22AM , 248 Reads
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The final of the Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Saturday in Liverpool, with a Swedish diva and a party-loving Finnish rapper among favorites to win a joyous music competition clouded, for a second ye
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Drag acts perform during the second semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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It's Eurovision time! Here's how the contest works and who to watch for
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Fri,05/12/23-3:34AM , 202 Reads
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Sprinkle the sequins and pump up the volume: The 67th Eurovision Song Contest reaches its climax on Saturday with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool.
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