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Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule
NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Psaki is stepping up — not to a podium, but…
Ryan Fleur is promoted to president of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Ryan Fleur was promoted Wednesday to president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble…
A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb
TOKYO (AP) — The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and…
Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors…
A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction
LONDON (AP) — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works…
Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial opens with added allegations from a former model
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s #MeToo retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury…
Dialysis patients struggle to get treatment in blockaded Gaza. Officials say hundreds have died
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Twice a week, Mohamed Attiya’s wheelchair rattles over Gaza’s…
84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs…
Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice advances
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska bill that would bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker…
Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday recommended a pardon for…
EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Mexico…
Former Brazil coach Tite puts his career on pause to take mental health break
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil coach Tite said on Tuesday he is pausing his…
Minnesota attorney general files preemptive lawsuit against Trump on transgender sports ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a preemptive lawsuit…
Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial to open Wednesday with majority-female jury
NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements are set for Wednesday in former movie mogul Harvey…
Dave Eggers writes sequel to his prize-winning children’s book ‘The Eyes & The Impossible’
NEW YORK (AP) — After winning one of the top literary prizes last year for…