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In her debut novel, “A Burning” (Knopf), Megha Majumdar writes of characters in contemporary India who collide over issues of class, social media, politics and corruption. In the excerpt below, we are introduced to a girl, Jivan, whose flippant comment on a Facebook post leads to an accusation of terrorism. …

 Kobe Bryant was already immortal. Now he’s officially a Hall of Famer as well. And he’s got plenty of elite company in the 2020 class. Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash, and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday …

Singer Kenny Rogers died Friday night, according to a statement from representative Keith Hagan. He was 81. The statement said Rogers died “peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.”  “The family is planning a small private service at this time out of concern …