A Carnegie Hall concert series designed for mental health
Reasons to Be Cheerful looks at how, with an emphasis on mindfulness and human connection, New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall is using culture to…
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Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on…
Continue Reading New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters
By HIRO KOMAE and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in…
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Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut blast, heightening fears of wider regional conflict
CNN By Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir, Tamara Qiblawi, Tara John and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior…
Continue Reading Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that…
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China tries to lure foreign tourists with expanded visa-free scheme after weak post-pandemic bounce back
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has struck an agreement with Thailand to permanently waive visa requirements for each other’s…
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Miracle at Haneda: Passengers describe terror and relief after fiery Japan Airlines collision
CNN By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of…
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Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns after plagiarism and campus antisemitism accusations
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Harvard President Claudine Gay announced Tuesday she is stepping down just six months into her…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip, echoing Wall Street’s weak start to 2024
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks slipped on Thursday, tracking a weak start to 2024 on Wall Street as Japan’s…
Continue Reading South Korean police raid house of suspect who stabbed opposition leader Lee in the neck
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police have raided the residence and office of a man who…
Continue Reading In 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge…
Continue Reading Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage
By COLLIN BINKLEY and MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as a cardinal…
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Canutillo takes down Bel Air in triple overtime, 76-74
EL PASO, Texas – It took three overtime periods for the Canutillo Eagles and the Bel Air Highlanders to settle their class 5A showdown. The…
Continue Reading Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 78 dead
By HIRO KOMAE, RICHARD COLOMBO and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — Rescuers in Japan are braving the cold in a race against time…
Continue Reading Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files as presidential candidate in Utah, the first state to grant him access
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has filed to run as a presidential candidate in Utah…
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Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Noelia Sanchez was born in the rolling farmlands of southwest Missouri, where her Mexican parents worked as…
Continue Reading Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative session
By ADAM BEAM and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war…
Continue Reading Things to know about Minnesota’s new state flag and seal
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag next spring that…
Continue Reading State tax cutting trend faces headwinds from declining revenues and tighter budgets
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Income, sales, property and gas taxes: Almost every U.S. state cut at least one such…
Continue Reading Several Midwestern cities are going to be counted again like it’s 2020
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest are going to be counted again in…
Continue Reading US intel confident militant groups used largest Gaza hospital in campaign against Israel: AP source
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is confident Palestinian militant groups used Gaza’s largest…
Continue Reading Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The elections in Bangladesh are all about one person: Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s opposition leader in…
Continue Reading 10-year-old California boy held on suspicion of shooting another child with his father’s gun
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 10-year-old Northern California boy on suspicion of shooting to death another child with his…
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Trump defense strategy in January 6 case may go beyond trying to delay trial, court filings reveal
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Much of Donald Trump’s legal strategy in his federal 2020 election interference case has, so far, centered…
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El Paso community comes together for veteran’s burial without family
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The community gathered Tuesday, for U.S. Navy Veteran Peter Botello, who was laid to rest with no family in attendance.…
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Sen. Menendez charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in corruption scheme
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted race car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of…
Continue Reading Australia launches inquiry into why Cabinet documents relating to Iraq war remain secret
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ordered an inquiry into why 20-year-old Cabinet…
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Man dies after crawling inside jet engine at Salt Lake City airport
KUTV By Pete Muntean and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — Police in Utah are investigating the death of a man who crawled into the engine of a Delta…
Continue Reading Ex-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found competent to stand trial for alleged $15 million client thefts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial on charges that he stole more than…
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