For Netflix documentaries, there’s no place like Sundance
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Ten years after “The Square,” an acquisition that put Netflix documentaries on the map,…
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Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer for a winner after decades of futility
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since May
Originally Published: 18 JAN 24 12:00 ET Updated: 18 JAN 24 12:16 ET By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — After moving higher the past…
Continue Reading Cases almost double as CDC expands warning of salmonella infections linked to recalled charcuterie meats
Originally Published: 18 JAN 24 18:57 ET Updated: 18 JAN 24 21:59 ET By Amanda Sealy and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — As cases of salmonella…
Continue Reading More than 1,000 rally in Russian region in continuing protests over activist’s jailing
By The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — More than 1,000 people have rallied in the Russian region of Bashkortostan, continuing a series of protests…
Continue Reading Officials in Martinique rescue two boaters and search for three others after boat capsizes
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the French Caribbean island of Martinique say two people have been rescued and they are searching for…
Continue Reading At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out…
Continue Reading Police in Jamaica detain former Parliament member in wife’s death
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica say they have detained a former member of Parliament and named him a suspect in his wife’s…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office takes necessary precautions to avoid delayed response in active shooter situations
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — A recent Department of Justice report reveals law enforcement lacked urgency during the Uvalde School massacre. This prompts…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, do-over mayoral primary
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There may be a collective feeling of déjà vu among Democrats in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as…
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What broke the American Dream for Millennials
CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Lansdale, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Rachael Gambino and Garrett Mazzeo planned their financial life by the book: They…
Continue Reading German parliament approves easing rules to get citizenship, dropping restrictions on dual passports
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved legislation easing rules to gain citizenship and ending restrictions…
Continue Reading Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka’s economic reforms are yielding results, but challenges remain, IMF says
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s economic…
Continue Reading Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case
LONDON (AP) — Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid…
Continue Reading Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Miami airport
MIAMI (AP) — A witness saw sparks shooting from a cargo plane as it made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff.…
Continue Reading Tata Steel announces plans to cut 2,800 jobs in a blow to Welsh town built on steelmaking
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot in Wales,…
Continue Reading Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency in charge of emergency management is changing its program that helps those…
Continue Reading Sami rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawyer says some 20 activists have been charged after they blocked several entrances to Norwegian government offices…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Hampshire primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will test former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has become the fifth country in history to reach the moon. Its spacecraft, which wasn’t…
Continue Reading In snowy DC, the March for Life rallies against abortion with an eye toward the November elections
By ASHRAF KHALIL and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of opponents of abortion rights rallied under falling snow…
Continue Reading Rifts emerge among top Israeli officials over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza
By JULIA FRANKEL, NAJIB JOBAIN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Israel’s War Cabinet cast doubt on the…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka has arrested tens of thousands in drug raids criticized by UN human rights body
By JAYAMPATHI PALIPANE Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities say they have arrested tens of thousands of people in a…
Continue Reading A Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot inside Russia causes a massive blaze, officials say
By The Associated Press A Russian official says a Ukrainian drone has struck an oil storage depot in western Russia, causing a massive blaze. It is…
Continue Reading An Israeli preemptive strike against Hezbollah was averted early in the Gaza war, top official says
JERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Israel’s War Cabinet has confirmed reports that early in the war against Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli preemptive strike…
Continue Reading Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar…
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16 women abolitionists you may not know about
Stacker scoured archives and historical sources to compile a list of 16 lesser-known women who were heroes of the abolitionist movement.…
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Why administrative health care costs are high and how they can be reduced
Soundry Health, using data from OECD, analyzed why the U.S. health care system has high administrative costs and explained ways to reduce…
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Increase in ballot errors coincides with turnover among county election officials in Pennsylvania
Votebeat’s Pennsylvania bureau looks at how during the 2023 general election more ballot errors occurred than in any election in the state’s recent…
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The legendary ocean explorer protecting 'Hope Spots' around the world
Reasons to Be Cheerful profiles Sylvia Earle, a pioneer of both deep sea diving and ocean conservation, who has made it her mission to protect the…
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