Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’
Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals is openiong in Morocco, drawing…
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Retailers coax Black Friday shoppers into stores with big discounts and giveaways
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers used giveaways and big discounts to reward U.S. shoppers who ventured out for Black Friday even as…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make…
Continue ReadingSanta’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Associated Press ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN (AP) — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American…
Continue ReadingBattered by war and divisions, Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up…
Continue ReadingLove connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use fast start to beat Dolphins 30-17
AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start…
Continue ReadingCustomers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South…
Continue ReadingStock market today: S&P 500 and Dow post gains and close out best month of 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%…
Continue ReadingChina’s aging population fuels ‘silver economy’ boom, but profits can prove elusive
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from…
Continue ReadingCrew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of…
Continue ReadingSilvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema of the 1940s and 50s, has died at 93. Over her 60-year career,…
Continue ReadingOil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop…
Continue ReadingCanada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business…
Continue ReadingFor the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African…
Continue ReadingJoshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them
Associated Press The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are…
Continue ReadingTeen dies after being hit by a stray bullet during ride home from hockey game in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old has died after being hit by a stray bullet last weekend on a St. Louis highway. Colin Brown was hit Saturday night…
Continue ReadingJon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Maccabi Tel Aviv plays soccer game without incident in Hungary after Amsterdam violence
DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Besiktas in the Europa League has been played without incident before empty…
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