By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion and Freud? From top hats to stilettos, bustiers to bullet dresses, what we choose to put on our backs is interpreted through the lens of psychoanalysis in a new exhibit five years in the making. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, curated
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The plots of Dan Brown’s novels have so many turns that even the author has to make sure he can keep it all organized. “Anybody who writes a thriller needs to have a plan. There’s a great saying that the thriller writer who starts a
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, setting up a likely approval by the full Senate, which would make Miran the third Trump appointee to the seven-member board. The White House
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday proposed canceling a public land management rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to open more taxpayer-owned tracts to drilling, logging, mining and grazing. The rule was a key part of efforts
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves of Atlanta resigned from his Georgia state Senate seat Wednesday, the first of many candidates who will face that choice as they pursue statewide office in 2026. “One thing has become clear from my time in the Senate: the challenges Georgia is
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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday. Planet-warming emissions from 180 major cement, oil and gas producers contributed significantly to all of the heat events considered in the study, which was published in the journal Nature
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By The Associated Press There’s a new Bachelorette in town — and we’ve met her before. Taylor Frankie Paul, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, will be the lead on Season 22 of “The Bachelorette.” She broke the news herself Wednesday on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. ABC confirmed the news in a statement
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Sept. 11 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL Playoffs: Hawthorn at Adelaide, Semifinal AUTO RACING 3:05 p.m. FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Practice, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. 4:10 p.m. FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series:
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have granted recognition to same-sex partnerships in the Chinese city, despite the rights offered being limited, in a major setback to the LGBTQ+ movement. The Registration of Same-Sex Partnerships Bill, unveiled in July, stemmed from
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that he has “confidence” in the country’s ambassador to the United States, who faces mounting criticism of his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer’s defense of Peter Mandelson came after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv13-14 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Sept. 15 COLLEGE GOLF 4 p.m. GOLF — 2025 Jackson T. Stephens Cup: First Round, Shoreacres, Lake Bluff, Ill. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (6:40 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Washington (6:45 p.m.) 10
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By The Associated Press Congress did not extend President Donald Trump’s Aug. 11 order that federalized the city’s police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city. But the National Guard and some other federal agencies will continue their deployment, and it’s not clear when that might end. Also, this measure of
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is no defender of democracy. At least he turned down the title when a reporter suggested he might be. “Those are heavy thoughts and I have a tendency to reject them,” he said backstage this weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. “I
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The opening weekend of the NFL season was capped by a pair of unlikely comebacks led by the reigning MVP and a quarterback making his NFL debut. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter on Sunday night to beat Baltimore in
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Movie theaters across the country are pulling out the stops for Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday in December. A new documentary about the song and dance man’s life, “Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration,” will be in theaters over his birthday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14, Fathom Entertainment said
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was “recklessness” for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another term last year, but she defends his ability to do the job, according to an excerpt of her new book. Harris,
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was “recklessness” for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another term last year, but she defends his ability to do the job, according to an excerpt of her new book. Harris,
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The swelling wave of public anger first swept through the island nation of Sri Lanka in 2022 and ousted the president. Two years later, it erupted in Bangladesh as protesters toppled the ruling government. On Monday public fury exploded in Nepal, forcing its prime minister to
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The suspect in last year’s knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen was convicted Wednesday of murder and membership in the Islamic State group, and sentenced to life in prison. Three people were killed in the attack at a “Festival of Diversity” on Aug. 23, 2024, marking the
Continue ReadingBy KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Democratic former school board member who garnered attention for defeating a future cofounder of Moms for Liberty announced her 2026 bid for the U.S. Senate in Florida on Wednesday. Jennifer Jenkins made headlines when she unseated Tina Descovich on the Brevard County School
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and LORNE COOK Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes in Yemen on Wednesday, killing dozens just days after Houthi rebels carried out a drone attack that struck an Israeli airport. The Israeli strikes killed at least 35 people and wounded more
Continue ReadingBy SALEH MWANAMILONGO Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from two attacks on civilians in eastern Congo by an Islamic State-affiliated rebel group has risen to 89, Congolese authorities said. Officials said late Tuesday that 71 people were killed at a funeral in Nyoto on Monday, and 18 others were killed in
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By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — An agreement between Tehran and the United Nations’ atomic watchdog will provide the U.N. agency access to all of Iran’s nuclear facilities and require Iran to report on the whereabouts of material that was at sites attacked by Israel earlier this year, the head of the agency
Continue ReadingVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Powerful explosions were heard in the suburbs of Lithuania’s capital Wednesday morning after several railcars loaded with liquefied gas caught fire, authorities said. One person was injured, according to the fire and rescue department. Columns of smoke were visible across Vilnius and residents in the area were warned to stay indoors.
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