In ‘Back to Black,’ Marisa Abela’s fierce take on Amy Winehouse is the best reason to go, go, go
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The tragic arc of Amy Winehouse’s brief life and nova-like career creates built-in problems for a…
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Human rights group urges Thailand to stop forcing dissidents to return home
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A leading international human rights organization has urged the Thai government to stop forcing…
Continue ReadingThe iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing after 34 years
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its instantly recognizable volcano, is soon…
Continue ReadingThe UK’s opposition Labour Party unveils its pledges to voters in hopes of winning the next election
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s still-undeclared election campaign has stepped up a gear. Opposition Labour Party leader…
Continue ReadingPoland puts judge who defected to Belarus on wanted list, opening way to international warrant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prosecutors say they have put a controversial judge who fled to autocratic Belarus on a wanted list, a step…
Continue ReadingFacebook and Instagram face fresh scrutiny under the European Union’s strict digital regulations
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that…
Continue ReadingChina has teased how it might fix its property crisis. Markets are loving it
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese stocks surged on Thursday after officials in a major city announced plans to buy unsold homes in…
Continue ReadingThe Latest | Cohen previously characterized Stormy Daniels payment as extortion
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has acknowledged telling a former prosecutor he felt porn actor Stormy Daniels and her…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it has checked Russia’s offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military officials in Ukraine say their units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s…
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Air quality issues, staying warm today
Good morning! We are still dealing with areas of prescribed burn smoke which has resulted in poor air quality. Bend, Redmond and Sunriver dropped…
Continue ReadingIndonesia raises alert for Mount Ibu volcano to highest level following a series of eruptions
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Ibu, a volcano in North…
Continue Reading‘IF’ gets by (but just barely) with a little help from its imaginary friends
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Occasionally a movie gets misleadingly marketed for understandable reasons, and so it is with “IF,” a…
Continue Reading‘IF’ gets by (but just barely) with a little help from its imaginary friends
CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Occasionally a movie gets misleadingly marketed for understandable reasons, and so it is with “IF,”…
Continue ReadingPremier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR from next season
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap the video assistant referee (VAR) from the start of next season…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s leader says a divisive media bill passed by lawmakers is unacceptable and she’ll veto it
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A controversial media bill passed this week by Georgia’s parliament is…
Continue ReadingBoston Celtics advance to sixth Eastern Conference Finals in eight years, downing Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The top-seeded Boston Celtics continued their charge towards the NBA Finals on Wednesday, defeating the shorthanded…
Continue ReadingGermany’s parliament lifts immunity for prosecution of a far-right lawmaker
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have lifted the immunity from prosecution of one of the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s top candidates…
Continue ReadingBillionaires Jamie Dimon and Ray Dalio sound the alarm on soaring US government debt
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The chorus of voices warning about the dangers of record US government debt is growing louder. In the past…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the AP’s investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that…
Continue ReadingUS prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when…
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