Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here’s what fueled the growth
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spotify paid out $9 billion in streaming royalties last year, the streaming giant said Tuesday…
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Rules that helped set real estate agent commissions are changing. Here’s what you need to know
By ALEX VEIGA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home may soon change, along with…
Continue ReadingUS abortions reach highest level in over a decade, sparked by surge in medication abortion
CNN, POOL, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, DANCO LABS By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that…
Continue ReadingSome Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals will be sent back to Gaza by Israel
By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Mick Krever, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli authorities are preparing to send a group of Palestinian…
Continue ReadingThe world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country
By Helen Regan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to…
Continue ReadingThe Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years,…
Continue ReadingDeRozan scores 28 points as the Bulls edge the Trail Blazers 110-107
By JAMES FEGAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and found Nikola Vucevic for a key hook shot with 9.3 seconds left,…
Continue ReadingMother wanted in death of her 5-year-old son – who was found inside a suitcase in Indiana – is arrested, police say
By Cindy Von Quednow and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A mother who has been wanted by Indiana police since after her 5-year-old son’s body…
Continue ReadingFederal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Court orders that prohibited two criminal defendants from possessing firearms while they awaited trial were constitutional…
Continue ReadingOlympic great Perkins warns doping-allowed Enhanced Games are ‘borderline criminal’
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic great and Australian Sports Commission chief Kieren Perkins says “someone will die” if a multi-sport event…
Continue ReadingGoogle, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats
By KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to…
Continue ReadingOregon man found guilty of murder in 1980 cold case of college student after DNA link
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man living in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, has been found guilty in the 1980 cold case murder of a 19-year-old college…
Continue ReadingTrump says Jews who vote for Democrats ‘hate Israel’ and their religion
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate…
Continue ReadingUS and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on…
Continue ReadingVigilantes battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s…
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‘I still feel like kicking up my heels!’: Redmond senior shares her story of perseverance for Women’s History Month
Brookdale Redmond, a senior living community, is highlighting an exceptional resident who helped blaze a trail for women in the workforce, Maria…
Continue ReadingBiden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President…
Continue ReadingTrump says any Jewish person who votes for Democrats ‘hates their religion’ and ‘everything about Israel’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Monday that any Jewish person who votes for Democrats…
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Amid rise in use and safety concerns, Bend-La Pine Schools revises e-bike, e-scooter rules, bans middle-school riders
Bend-La Pine Schools officials say a rising use of e-bikes by students not old enough to legally ride them has led to collisions and close calls.…
Continue Reading2 men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Southern California’s Mojave Desert
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say two men who used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros in Southern California’s Mojave Desert…
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