By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, banned from traveling, put under house arrest and ordered to stop making films for 20 years. And, yet, Panahi has continually made films. Many of them rank among the greatest of the century. Most would call that
Continue ReadingBy NATALIA ALAMDARI/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press At first glance, they look like raises. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a music professor’s salary jumped $13,000 in the past decade. A University of Nebraska at Kearney political science professor’s grew by $15,000. A University of Nebraska at Omaha social work professor got a $19,000 bump.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–WILD-RANGERS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New York Rangers. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–WILD-RANGERS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New York Rangers. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–WILD-RANGERS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New York Rangers. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–WILD-RANGERS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New York Rangers. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press Long before Jessie Reyez was celebrated for her voice, poetry was the Toronto-bred musician’s “first love.” The Grammy-nominated and Juno Award winner’s music often feels like spoken poetry, backed by a mix of R&B, hip-hop and Latin beats. When music, and the commercial demands of the industry, fail to satiate
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Former national security adviser John Bolton turned himself in to federal authorities Friday morning in Maryland and pleaded not guilty after being indicted on charges of keeping top secret documents at his home and sharing classified information with family members. Bolton was ordered released from custody after making his court appearance. His criminal case is
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Human Bean is once again raising money to benefit breast cancer patients through the Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary Breast Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.
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By MIKE CATALINI and OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Barack Obama has endorsed the Democratic candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, seeking to boost Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger ahead of high-stakes elections next month. The two-term Democratic former president appears in digital ads for the candidates, who are running
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Pedestrians taking their next stroll through Civic Center Park will see new and improved sidewalks and walking surfaces.
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Making his pitch to connect with a Republican crowd that instantly recognized him, Kentucky Senate candidate Daniel Cameron likened the gathering to a family reunion — a feel-good reminder of his status as a party stalwart in the Bluegrass State. Cameron — a former state attorney
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age Broadway musical is all grown up and leaving the nest. And, like any happy parent, Keys may visit it every once in a while. A new “Hell’s Kitchen” cast has assembled in Cleveland for a national tour that will take them
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Instagram will launch new safety features for teens, including the ability for parents to prevent their kids from chatting with the platform’s AI characters, parent-company Meta announced Friday. It’s one of several new safety features from Meta and OpenAI meant to combat growing concerns about how AI could impact
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A Persisterhood informational meeting will host three health care professionals who will address looming crises in the medical field.
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A North Korean submunition has been found in a drone that was used to attack Ukraine last month, according to a new report, providing further insight into the extent that Pyongyang is helping Russia wage war on its Eastern European neighbor. The modified submunition – a small part of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez knows a thing or two about love and relationships. The singer-dancer-actress recently appeared on Howard Stern’s show and talk turned to her love life. Lopez said it’s difficult being in a romantic relationship when you are famous. Stern asked: “Do you think you’ve truly been loved?”
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In a rare interview, Lia Thomas described what life was like as arguably the most prominent transgender swimmer in the world. Thomas has been the subject of global scrutiny after winning a host of NCAA women’s races, triggering an outcry from those who thought she – as a transgender
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department on Thursday filed foreign bribery charges against Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News and other prominent pro-Trump figures for defamation over their promotion of 2020 election lies. The bribery and money laundering charges against Smartmatic arose from an existing case filed
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By Alayna Treene, Zachary Cohen, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump did not take the possibility of the US sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine off the table during his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, sources familiar with their conversation told CNN. But Trump is also not expected to commit to
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Oct. 18 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 4 a.m. FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Carlton Midnight FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Collingwood 2 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Western at Gold Coast AUTO RACING 12:55 p.m. ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Sprint
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Federline says concern for his two sons with Britney Spears long kept him from telling his story, and those same concerns are the reason he’s telling it now that they’re men. In a memoir to be released Tuesday, “You Thought You Knew,” Federline documents
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 20 7 6 66 57 33 Cincinnati 19 9 5 62 49 40 Inter Miami CF 18 7 8 62 76 53 Charlotte FC 18 13 2 56 53 46 New York City FC 17 11 5 56 49 42 Nashville 16 11
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By SIBI ARASU and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press With trade threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. derailed the world’s first global carbon fee on shipping as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. Earlier this year, amid much fanfare, the world’s largest maritime nations agreed on the regulations, which would impose a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv18-19 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Oct. 20 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 6 p.m. BTN — Washington at Penn St. 8 p.m. BTN — UCLA at Michigan St. MLB BASEBALL 5:05 p.m. TBS — N.L. Championship Series: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, Game 6 (If Necessary) TRUTV —
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Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 4 1 .800 — Boston 3 1 .750 ½ Toronto 4 2 .667 ½ Brooklyn 2 2 .500 1½ Philadelphia 1 3 .250 2½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 4 0 1.000 — Atlanta 2 2 .500 2 Charlotte 2
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Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 167 137 New England 4 2 0 .667 150 120 Miami 1 5 0 .167 134 174 N.Y. Jets 0 6 0 .000 123 170 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 5 1 0 .833 194
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