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Migrant’s 3 brutal years trying to reach Italy inspired the Oscar-nominated film ‘Io Capitano’Feb 23, 2024 7:47 am - CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy — Mamadou Kouassi’s searing, epic journey over African deserts, through illegal prisons and across the Mediterranean Sea in a smugglers’ boat infor...
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Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo rulingFeb 23, 2024 7:24 am - When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By citing verses from ...
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Wendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?Feb 23, 2024 7:09 am - Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a form of dementia, according to a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers. Here’s a look at the condition, which also affects actor Bruce Willis.
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Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar planFeb 23, 2024 7:03 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minist...
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U.S. and EU pile new sanctions on Russia for the Ukraine war's 2nd anniversary and Navalny's deathFeb 23, 2024 6:59 am - WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are piling new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliatio...
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Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce WillisFeb 22, 2024 4:51 pm - Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has, a statement released Thursday on behalf of her car...
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Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the OscarsFeb 22, 2024 1:06 pm - Sean Wang’s two grandmothers live together. They read the newspaper together. They dance together. They sleep in the same bed and complain about each other’s farts. The o...
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Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard’s country music chartFeb 22, 2024 7:14 am - Beyoncé made history once again: The superstar singer has become the first Black woman to top Billboard's country music chart. The Grammy winner achieved the feat after h...
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AT&T says its cellphone network restored after a widespread outage hit users across the USFeb 22, 2024 7:08 am - AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. "We have restored wireless service...
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Dreaming of summer peaches? How to grow a peach tree — even in Chicago suburbsFeb 22, 2024 6:00 am - Peach Fuzz is Pantone’s color of the year — what better time to select and plant a peach tree or two? Just make sure you choose a variety good for your horticulture zone.