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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

5Apr

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rapid ascent in Democratic politics in a book out this summer, a move that will undoubtedly spark fresh speculation about her potential presidential ambitions.“True Gretch” is scheduled for release July 9 and a book announcement provided to The Associated Press promises insights into Whitmer’s five-year tenure as Michigan’s governor. It will include a behind-the-scenes look at how she navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, became the target of a kidnapping plot and continually clashed with former President Donald Trump.The book also will highlight her role in the 2022 midterm election, when Michigan voters enshrined abortion rights in the state's constitution through a ballot initiative. Democrats that year also won full control o...

Shirley Bassey and Ridley Scott are among hundreds awarded in UK’s New Year Honors list

30Dec

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Shirley Bassey and Ridley Scott are among hundreds awarded in UK’s New Year Honors list

LONDON -- Singer Shirley Bassey, director Ridley Scott and Mary Earps, the goalkeeper for England's women's soccer team, were recognized Friday in the U.K.'s New Year Honors list, which celebrates the achievements and services of more than 1,000 people across the country.Bassey, 86, who is already a dame — the female equivalent of a knight — was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honor for her services to music. The Welsh singer, best known for her “James Bond" theme songs “Goldfinger” and “Diamonds Are Forever,” became the 64th living member of the order, a special status held by no more than 65 people at any one time.“Entertaining audiences for over 70 years has been a privilege," she said. “My heart is full of emotion and I am truly humbled.”Scott, whose films include “Gladiat...

Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024

13Sep

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Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024

The California professor who testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoirByHILLEL ITALIE AP national writerSeptember 12, 2023, 4:50 PMThis combination of images shows cover art for "One Way Back," by Christine Blasey Ford, left, and a photo of Blasey Ford as she is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 27, 2018. Blasey’s Ford’s “One Way Back” is scheduled for publication next March. (St. Martin's Press via AP, left, and Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)The Associated PressNEW YORK -- The California professor who testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoir. Christine Blasey's Ford's “On...

Hill Harper, an actor on ‘CSI: NY’ and ‘The Good Doctor,’ is running for the US Senate in Michigan

10Jul

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Hill Harper, an actor on ‘CSI: NY’ and ‘The Good Doctor,’ is running for the US Senate in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. -- Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination.Harper is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race for retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat. Stabenow announced in January that she would not be seeking a fifth term in 2024 in the battleground state.Born in Iowa, Harper owns a house in Detroit and bought a coffee shop, Roasting Plant Coffee, in the city in 2017. He attended Brown University and Harvard Law School before becoming an actor. He starred on the CBS show “CSI: NY” for nine seasons and currently appears on ABC's “The Good Doctor.”Harper was appointed to President Barack ...