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Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a throwaway joke.
Gunman kills 3 French police in domestic abuse standoff

Gunman kills 3 French police in domestic abuse standoff

PARIS — A heavily armed gunman in southern France killed three police officers responding to a domestic violence call at his house and then fled, and he was found dead nearby Wednesday after an apparent suicide, the regional prosecutor said.
Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

TOKYO — Yu Miri, who won this year’s National Book Award for translated literature, says Tokyo’s Ueno Park, where a homeless man kills himself in her award-winning story, looks very clean ahead of next summer's Olympics.
'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges

'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges

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US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid

US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S.
Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April

Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, the first decline since April, as Americans confronted a newly resurgent virus. The decline followed a 0.
Christmas unites community after fire guts historic church

Christmas unites community after fire guts historic church

NEW YORK — At Christmases past, parishioners at Middle Collegiate in New York City rejoiced over gospel hymns, carols and soul tunes played on a Steinway piano that is now only metal and ashes after the historic church was destroyed this month by fir
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain.
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

WASHINGTON — In the waning weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has issued a slew of pardons and commutations, including former members of Congress convicted of corruption charges, two people charged in the Russia investigation that shadowed his pre
Train cars carrying crude oil derail, burn north of Seattle

Train cars carrying crude oil derail, burn north of Seattle

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed Tuesday and five caught fire, sending a large black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle close to the Canadian border, authorities said.
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