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This week in history: June 12-18
June 12 1942: Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, received a diary for her 13th birthday, less than a month before she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis. 1963: […]
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Famous birthdays this week: June 12-18
These celebrities have birthdays this week: June 12 Actor Sonia Manzano is 75. Actor-director Timothy Busfield is 68. Olympic track gold medalist Gwen Torrence is 60. Actor Rick Hoffman is 55. Actor-comedian Finesse Mitchell is […]
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Film festival showcases AI capabilities on big screen
NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence’s use in movie making is exploding, and a young film festival — now in its junior year — is showcasing what this technology can do on screen today. The annual […]
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Pulp is back for ‘More,’ their first album in 24 years
NEW YORK — Pulp has returned with a new album, their first in 24 years. Who could’ve predicted that? Not even the band, it turns out. “It took us by surprise as well,” dynamic frontman […]
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Philadelphia honors Quinta Brunson with key, mural at alma mater that inspired ‘Abbott Elementary’
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s mayor honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to the city Wednesday in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at Brunson’s alma mater, which was the inspiration for her show […]
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Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling
DEADHORSE, Alaska — President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project as its “big, beautiful twin,” a top administration official […]
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Book Review: Donal Ryan’s spellbinding sequel in 21 voices continues saga of small Irish town
In 2014 Donal Ryan published a novel in the U.S. called “The Spinning Heart” about a rural Irish town after the 2008 financial collapse. It was narrated by a chorus of voices, one per chapter, […]
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Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump’s promise of lower grocery prices
NEW YORK— President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles. The announcement last Friday of a 50% levy on those imports stoked fear […]
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Judge wrestles with far-reaching remedy proposals in Google antitrust case
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fate and fortunes of one of the world’s most powerful tech companies now sit in the hands of a U.S. judge wrestling with whether to impose far-reaching changes upon Google in […]
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US inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so far
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices. Spending by Americans slowed despite rising incomes, potentially an early reaction to […]