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By Associated Press ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ advance in Oscars shortlists The Selena Gomez ballad “Mi Camino,” the Will Ferrell and Harper Steele road trip documentary “Will & Harper” and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s pulsating “Challengers” score are one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled

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By The Associated Press Senate report alleges Amazon rejected safety recommendations At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer’s warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many safety recommendations out of concern the proposed changes might reduce productivity, according to a U.S. Senate committee

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By NewsPress Now Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly ten years in prison NEW YORK | Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture. So extreme that another

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By Associated Press Dec. 20 In 1946, the classic holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life” premiered at the Globe Theater in New York City. In 1986, three Black men were attacked by a group of white youths in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens, New York, resulting in the death of one of the men,

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By The Associated Press Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip | Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorate over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials say new Israeli airstrikes have killed over 30 people including children. Israel’s decision to close the

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By NewsPress Now Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accuser acknowledges inconsistencies A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims. The unnamed woman

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By NewsPress Now Companies tighten security after health care CEO’s killing “Wanted” posters with the names and faces of health care executives have been popping up on the streets of New York. Hit lists with images of bullets are circulating online with warnings that industry leaders should be afraid. The apparent targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare

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By NewsPress Now Bill Belichick to give college coaching a try at North Carolina Bill Belichick had just been introduced Thursday as North Carolina’s next football coach when chancellor Lee Roberts came armed with a gift: a short-sleeved gray hoodie — a bit of a trademark from Belichick’s NFL coaching days — bearing a blue

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By Associated Press San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo SAN FRANCISCO | A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — will have a block in

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By Associated Press A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish WELLINGTON, New Zealand | A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title. Nigel Richards, a professional player

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By The Associated Press Trump announces more job picks WASHINGTON | President-elect Donald Trump has made another flurry of job announcements. He said Tuesday that he had selected Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Kimberly Guilfoyle as the ambassador to Greece and Tom Barrack as the ambassador to Turkey. Ferguson

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By NewsPress Now The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup Next year’s Sundance Film Festival will feature Jennifer Lopez singing and dancing in Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Questlove exploring the legacy of Sly & The Family Stone and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov’s latest documentary about the war in Ukraine. The Sundance

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By NewsPress Now Boeing is building new 737 Max planes for first time since strike Boeing is resuming production of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that ended in early November. The company said Tuesday that plane-building resumed at its plant in Renton, Washington,

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By Associated Press Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award NEW YORK | Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive the Directors Guild of America’s lifetime achievement award. The guild announced Tuesday that Lee, 70, will be given the award at the 77th DGA Awards on

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By The Associated Press The Onion’s bid to buy Infowars goes before judge A bid by The Onion satirical news outlet to buy Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform Infowars is scheduled to return Monday to a Texas courtroom, where a judge will be deciding whether a bankruptcy auction was properly run as Jones alleges collusion

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By NewsPress Now ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10 Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, led nominations to the 82nd Golden Globes on Monday, scoring 10 nods to lead it over other contenders like the musical smash “Wicked,” the papal thriller “Conclave” and

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By Associated Press Dec. 13 In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched futile attacks against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later. In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese soldiers massacred an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 citizens, war

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By NewsPress Now ‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul. The film added $52 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its domestic total to

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By Associated Press Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tie-in book is a smash, selling more than 800,000 copies in first weekend NEW YORK | Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling book last week and the biggest publishing launch of 2024. According to Circana, Swift’s “Eras Tour Book” sold 814,000 copies

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By NewsPress Now Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark NEW YORK | Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time this week as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on. The cryptocurrency officially to rose six figures Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect

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By NewsPress Now Browns RB Chubb makes full circle comeback CLEVELAND | With every game, every carry, Nick Chubb puts a little distance between himself and a moment that changed him. On Sunday, he’ll return to where it happened. The full circle. More than a year since the Cleveland running back’s left knee was obliterated

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By Associated Press Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze HONG KONG | Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The 2,500 exhibits

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By NewsPress Now Senators grill airline officials about fees for seats and checked bags Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee took aim at airline executives Wednesday for using an expanding menu of fees to charge customers for early boarding, better seats and other comforts that used to be part of the ticket price. Sen. Richard

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By NewsPress Now Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and Taylor Swift is once again most-streamed artist NEW YORK | ‘Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped. And it should come as no surprise that for a second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named its most-played artist. On Wednesday, the streaming giant unveiled

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By NewsPress Now U.S. closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The outbreak, which was first reported Oct. 22, sickened at least 104

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By Associated Press Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival MARRAKECH, Morocco | Sean Penn on Tuesday blasted the organizers of the Oscars for being cowards who, in effect, limit the kinds of films that can be funded and made. The 64-year-old actor said at the Marrakech Film Festival that he

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By Associated Press 49ers running back McCaffrey headed to IR with an injured right knee SANTA CLARA, Calif. | San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey will not need surgery on his injured right knee but he will miss the rest of the regular season. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that McCaffrey will be

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By The Associated Press Judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated pay package for Musk DOVER, Del. | A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. The judge on Monday also rejected an equally unprecedented and massive fee request by plaintiff attorneys. The rulings came in a lawsuit filed

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By Associated Press Dec. 6 In 1907, the worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as at least 361 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia. In 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Norwegian vessel Imo

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By Associated Press Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict ATLANTA | One of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and is awaiting a jury verdict was stabbed in jail but appeared in court Monday. Attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client, Deamonte Kendrick, who

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