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In ‘Girls State,’ Missouri teens start a mock governmentApr 04, 2024 1:28 pm - What would an all-female government look like in the U.S.? For the ambitious high school students in the Girls State program, given the spotlight in a new documentary arriving on Apple TV+ Friday, it’s something they can play at for at least a week.
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levelsApr 04, 2024 7:44 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels as the labor mark...
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Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressureApr 04, 2024 7:39 am - LONDON — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling ...
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Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake as death toll rises to 10Apr 04, 2024 7:13 am - HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescuers searched Thursday for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded when Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud...
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NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unityApr 04, 2024 7:08 am - BRUSSELS — NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better-a...
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Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ dies at 75Apr 04, 2024 6:46 am - Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with “Miss Witherspoon,” has died. He was 75.
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Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in bloodApr 04, 2024 5:45 am - Has there been a more satisfying actor to watch mature on screen in recent years than Dev Patel? Bathed in blood and fury, “Monkey Man” is one gory coming out party for Patel, who also directed and co-wrote the film.
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Naperville teen, 2 others killed in an avalanche near Swiss resort of ZermattApr 03, 2024 8:04 pm - Naperville Central High School freshman Aleksas Beiga and two other people were killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. One person w...
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Braves and White Sox postponed because of rain and snow, rescheduled for June 27Apr 03, 2024 2:29 pm - The Atlanta Braves and the White Sox had their game postponed Wednesday because of a forecast of persistent rain and snow. The game was rescheduled for June 27, when the ...
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A familiar American goes to Italy to live his best life in the bloody Netflix series ‘Ripley’Apr 03, 2024 1:10 pm - Tom Ripley is back for another turn at wearing dressing gowns and having Champagne on the terrace in “Ripley,” a thrilling new Netflix series based on the enduring character created by novelist Patricia Highsmith in “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” It debuts Thursday, April 4.