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Autopsies show Gene Hackman died of heart disease; wife died of hantavirus
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer's and died of heart disease...
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90,000 Palestinians attend first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa...
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China’s Liu Jiakun wins Pritzker Prize, ‘Nobel’ for architecture
NEW YORK — The Pritzker Prize, dubbed the "Nobel" for architecture, was awarded Tuesday to China's Liu Jiakun, who was recognized...
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Youth theater production rises from the ashes of Los Angeles fires
LOS ANGELES — The day after her house burned down, Lara Ganz sent a group message to the youth theater troupe...
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Two women break through gender barriers to build careers
A World Economic Forum report says it will take roughly 130 years for the world to reach full gender parity,...
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List of winners: 97th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Adrien Brody took home his second leading man Oscar for "The Brutalist," Mikey Madison took home the best...
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‘Bernd das Brot,’ a depressed German loaf of bread, has spent 25 years as a TV cult classic
berlin — Forget SpongeBob SquarePants, Sesame Street and the sourdough starter craze — a depressed German loaf of bread named Bernd...
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Ghana’s first female world boxing champion smashes barriers
ACCRA, GHANA — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for...
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Morocco urges people to not buy sheep for Eid al-Adha celebrations
OULAD SLAMA, MOROCCO — Sheep come running when Larbi El Ghazouani pours alfalfa and straw into their troughs twice a day....
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Cuba’s cigar fair showcases humidors as new object of desire
HAVANA — Cuba's legendary cigars, hand-rolled from the finest tobacco leaves, have long captivated connoisseurs, and now a growing number of...
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