By GERALD IMRAY and MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s top law enforcement official said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that a video he showed in the Oval Office was of burial sites for more than 1,000 white farmers and he “twisted” the facts to push a false narrative
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By COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — For students around the world, an acceptance letter to Harvard University has represented the pinnacle of achievement, offering a spot among the elite at a campus that produces Nobel Prize winners, captains of industry and global leaders. That allure is now in jeopardy.
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, died at 81 from leukemia, his family said Friday. Local media reported he died in Paris, where he lived for more than 55 years. Salgado’s style is marked by black-and-white imagery,
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, died at 81 from leukemia, his family said Friday. Local media reported he died in Paris, where he lived for more than 55 years. Salgado’s style is marked by black-and-white imagery,
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Paul Reubens did not tell his director that he was dying. On July 31, 2023, the news of Reubens’ death came as a shock to documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf, who had spent a year trying to convince him to make the ambitious two-part documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” now streaming
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, MATT BROWN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators were more cautious. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and
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CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival has played host to the directorial debuts of three stars: Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and relative newcomer Harris Dickinson. Their films are very different but the fulfillment of longtime dreams of being behind the camera. All three movies are part of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, which
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, May 24 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 6 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Fremantle 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Melbourne AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco 9:55 a.m. ESPN
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have signed Canadian singer Michael Buble — for a good cause. Buble, a five-time Grammy-winning pop icon, has signed on to be part of the team’s fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. The “Panthers on the Prowl” initiative combines art and philanthropy to support cancer research and
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By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press CANNES, France (AP) — It’s called the Palm Dog contest, but Friday’s winner of the annual Cannes Film Festival tradition was a Panda. Panda, though, is an Icelandic sheepdog who stars in “The Love That Remains,” from Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason. Always positioned at the tail end of the festival,
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MADRID (AP) — Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide was awarded Spain’s 2025 Princess of Asturias Prize for the Arts for her images that for decades have captured “the social reality not only of Mexico, but also of many places,” prize organizers said Friday. Iturbide became famous internationally for her sparse, cinematic and mostly black-and-white photographs of
Continue Reading By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Volley after volley of new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad, creating uncertainty for businesses and households. Trump is no stranger to tariffs. He launched a trade war during his first term as well, taking particular aim
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, May 24 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 6 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Fremantle 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Melbourne AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco 9:55 a.m. ESPN
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 2 0 1.000 — Indiana 2 1 .667 ½ Washington 2 2 .500 1 Atlanta 1 2 .333 1½ Connecticut 0 3 .000 2½ Chicago 0 2 .000 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 4 0 1.000 — Phoenix 2 1 .667
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) 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
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 Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 8 1 4 28 24 10 Minnesota United 7 3 4 25 22 13 San Diego FC 7 4 3 24 25 16 Portland 6 3 5 23 23 20 Los Angeles FC 6 4 4 22 25 20 Seattle 5 4 5
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By The Associated Press A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. The temporary restraining order stops the government from pulling Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows the school to host international students with visas to study in the U.S.
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By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied to a decades-old religious dispute. Hospital officials said the monk is being treated in Thessaloniki for cuts and bruises to his face
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Dow slumps 460 points, or 1.1%, in early trading following Trump’s latest tariff threats targeting Europe and Apple.
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — King Charles III is coming to Canada to deliver a message: Canada is a sovereign nation distinct from the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex its northern neighbor prompted new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence and criminalize dissent in the Central American nation by targeting nongovernmental organizations that have long been critical of President Nayib Bukele. The law proposed by Bukele
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