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How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024's biggest indie hits

How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024's biggest indie hits

NEW YORK (AP) — The microbudget movie "Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend.
DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.
Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year

Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year

Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding. “Christmas in the Spotlight” debuts Saturday on Lifetime.
What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

NEW YORK (AP) — Hard as it may be to believe, changing the future of cinema was not on Mike Cheslik’s mind when he was making “Hundreds of Beavers.
Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected

Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected

LONDON (AP) — A legal claim by more than 300 survivors of a bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency was rejected Friday by a special tribunal. Judges on the U.K.
Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

STONY PLAIN, Alta. — A bail hearing has heard that a woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake didn't know the child and was supposed to be under house arrest.
In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it's not so easy, even in a simulated world.
In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it's not so easy, even in a simulated world.
Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral's reopening as 'a calling'

Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral's reopening as 'a calling'

PARIS (AP) — When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, he felt compelled to act somehow. Returning home, the French fashion designer began sketching ideas, imagining the monument’s reconstruction.
A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.
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