Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop…
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Auburn QB Thorne says angry bettors sent him Venmo requests after loss
AP Sports Writer Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne has taken heat from a different source after struggling in a loss to California: Angry sports…
Continue ReadingProtesters storm Mexico’s Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the…
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After 155 years, the Campbell Soup company is changing its name
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — No more soup for the Campbell’s company. The 155-year-old Campbell Soup Company plans to drop…
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President Biden gets lesson on superstitious underwear from NCAA title-winning coach
By David Close, CNN (CNN) — It was a championship hoops kind of day at the White House. President Joe Biden and presidents before him have…
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Israeli official floats safe passage for Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar in return for hostages
By Hira Humayun and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli official has floated the possibility of offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage…
Continue ReadingA residential care worker gets prison in Maine for assaults on a disabled man
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A residential care center employee in Maine is going to prison after pleading guilty to what prosecutors described as…
Continue Reading‘Free Kshamenk’: The campaign to release the last captive orca in Latin America
Ivan Sarmenti, CNNE (CNN) — The last captive orca in all of Latin America cuts a lonely figure. “Kshamenk” has lived in the Mundo Marino…
Continue ReadingDetroit-area officer sentenced to prison for assaulting man after his arrest
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground has…
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Dave Grohl says he fathered a child outside of his marriage
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Musician Dave Grohl has shared some personal news about his family. The Foo Fighters frontman announced that he…
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US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations to retire this week
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries and…
Continue ReadingItaly says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Italy’s foreign minister has voiced strong support for Western Balkan countries’ European Union accession bids,…
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Johnson emphasizes agreement with Trump on plan to tie government funding to election security bill
By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the…
Continue Reading Johnson emphasizes agreement with Trump on plan to tie government funding to election security bill
CNN By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas man pleads guilty in lucrative telemarketing scam
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people into making…
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Senior Republicans urge Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine hitting targets deep inside Russia
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A group of key House Republicans have written to President Joe Biden urging him to lift the…
Continue ReadingNobel Prize Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Nobel Prize, an international award given yearly for achievements in physics, chemistry,…
Continue ReadingEPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms
Associated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling…
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Oregon agency, AARP, others partner for ‘Scam Jam’ events this week in Bend, Sisters
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation and Oregon AARP are hosting back-to-back Scam Jam seminars in Bend on Thursday at…
Continue ReadingMan charged with plotting to attack a Jewish center in New York was in Canada on a student visa
NANAIMO, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities say a Pakistani man arrested last week in Quebec and accused of plotting to attack a Jewish…
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