By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After five weeks of testimony from Harvey Weinstein ’s accusers and other prosecution witnesses at his sex crimes retrial, his defense has started presenting its own witnesses. But it’s unclear whether the ex-studio boss himself will be one of them. He’s due to decide in the
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday and the two discussed the economy but not Powell’s outlook for interest rates, the Fed said. Powell told Trump that the central bank would make decisions about the short-term interest rate it controls “based
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Thomas is such a believer of speaking dreams into existence that the artist-producer has been patiently awaiting — yet expecting — his current moment of musical appreciation. “I feel like this is like a 20-year-long, overnight success, and I’m really enjoying just the process.
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By MICHAEL CASEY and ANNIE MA AP Education Writer BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs extended the block she imposed last week with a temporary restraining order, which allows the Ivy League
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NEW YORK (AP) — E.l.f. Beauty has acquired Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skincare brand in a $1 billion deal, the companies said. Bieber’s Rhode had $212 million in net sales in the 12 months that ended March 31. The company’s products are only available online, but by the end of this year it plans to begin
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Continue Reading New York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.33 — .18 Altria 59.23 — .25 AmerenCp 95.49 +.17 AmExpress 294.12 +.76 ArchDanM 48.09 — .26 AutoZone 3688.58—55.85 BPPLC 28.96 +.02 Boeing 206.63 +5.13 BristMySq 47.22 +.25 Brunswick 51.07 +.79 Chevron 136.61 +.59 Citigroup 75.00 — .03 CocaCola 70.97 — .18 ConAgraBr 22.53 — .19 ConocoPhil 84.74 +.16 Corning
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills can apply to a career in the arts — and also far away from it. “My platform is career focused,” says Gary Edwin
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By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In the waning days of New Jersey’s contested primary for governor, Democratic and Republican candidates are offering a glimpse of where the general election campaign could go. They’re grappling over the package of Trump tax breaks and program cuts recently passed by the House but characterizing
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By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Being a leading man? Matthew Goode quite likes it. He’s the star of “Dept. Q,” based on the books by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen and set in the cold case division of an Edinburgh police station. From “The Queen’s Gambit” showrunner Scott Frank, the nine-part miniseries launches
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, May 30 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Collingwood 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Sydney AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain 10:55 a.m. ESPN2 —
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 5 0 1.000 — Atlanta 4 2 .667 1½ Washington 3 3 .500 2½ Indiana 2 3 .400 3 Connecticut 0 5 .000 5 Chicago 0 4 .000 4½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 5 0 1.000 — Phoenix 4 1 .800
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay 5, Florida 1 Monday, April 28: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, April 30: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 3
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1 Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT Los
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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen received the International Charlemagne Prize, an annual award for contributions to European unity, on Thursday as the 27-nation bloc confronts Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Trump administration’s trade war and security issues across the continent. The European Union’s most high-profile
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 35 20 .636 — Tampa Bay 29 27 .518 6½ Toronto 28 28 .500 7½ Boston 27 31 .466 9½ Baltimore 19 36 .345 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 37 20 .649 — Cleveland 30 25 .545 6 Minnesota 30 25
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By The Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies. Earlier today, a federal judge blocked Trump’s use of the law to impose
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 36 20 .643 — New York 34 22 .607 2 Atlanta 26 29 .473 9½ Washington 26 30 .464 10 Miami 22 32 .407 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 35 21 .625 — St. Louis 32 24 .571 3 Milwaukee 29 28
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog haven’t seen signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an agency official said Thursday, after Greenpeace raised concerns about Moscow building power lines near the facility. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe with
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By DAVID FISCHER and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether Florida’s attorney general should be held in contempt or sanctioned for not following her order prohibiting the enforcement of a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida.
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dr. Annie Andrews, the South Carolina Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022, says she’s running against Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2026, challenging the four-term incumbent in part due to what she characterized as his waffling positions over the course of
Continue Reading By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” and its music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds. In four-part harmony, they sing together for
Continue Reading By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI AND SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to a withdrawal and to seek a peaceful solution to the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier, Thai officials said. Cambodian troops were conducting a routine
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By AYAKA MCGILL and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed determination Thursday to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems and work on expanding the main Asia-Pacific trade group at a time of tension over U.S. tariffs. “High tariffs will not bring economic prosperity,” Ishiba told a global
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By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, expressed optimism earlier this week about brokering an agreement to halt the Israel-Hamas war and return more of the hostages captured
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By HOLLY MEYER and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing from it, carrying on the Christian songbook’s more than 180-year-old legacy. They are young and old — and all ages in between. Some have been singing from the hymnal all their lives, just
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By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update. Sung in four-part harmony, “The Sacred Harp” is central to its more than 180-year-old American folk a cappella
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By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal Thursday. The protesters, waving flags and chanting slogans, demanded the return of the king and the restoration of
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