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Orange crush: Boats packed with revelers tour Amsterdam canals to celebrate the king's birthday

Orange crush: Boats packed with revelers tour Amsterdam canals to celebrate the king's birthday

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Decked in the national orange color, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands Saturday are marking King's Day , celebrating the birthday of their monarch who is enjoying a very slight rise in popul
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban , a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

“ Barbenheimer ” is a hard act to follow.
Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial

Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial

Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
15-year hunting ban and $10K penalty for man who baited, killed B.C. grizzly

15-year hunting ban and $10K penalty for man who baited, killed B.C. grizzly

ELKFORD — The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $10,000 and banned from hunting for 15 years for illegally killing a grizzly bear near Elkford, B.C.
#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again.
Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — A Mexican film has won the top prize Friday at the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds into its third year.
Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass

Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass

(RNS) — One song has stuck with Julio Cuellar Gonzales for practically his entire life.
PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war

PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK (AP) — PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival, as the literary and free expression organization continues to face widespread unhappiness with its response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence

CHICAGO (AP) — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago , a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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