Eleanor Catton is using the money she won at the New Zealand Post Book Awards to give writers more time to read. Catton’s novel, The Luminaries, was trumped by the story of a Wellington art dealer at last night’s awards.
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Cops TV show crew member shot dead
A crew member for the US TV show Cops has been killed by friendly fire while filming an episode for the long-running reality series, after police responded to an armed robbery. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said 38-year-old Bryce Dion was shot once during a shoot-out between three officers and one suspect in a Wendy’s restaurant