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AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimes

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On Tue, 06/15/2021 - 04:33 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said Tuesday it will no longer run the names of people charged with minor crimes, out of concern that such stories can have a long, damaging afterlife on the internet that can make it hard for individuals to move on with their lives.

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Q&A: Rita Moreno on finding self-worth and never giving up

By JAKE COYLE - AP Film Writer, 47 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 03:38 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Rita Moreno emigrated with her mother from Puerto Rico at age five. By six, she was dancing at Greenwich Village nightclubs. By 16, she was working full time. By 20, she was in “Singin’ in the Rain.”

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Judge OKs Weinstein's extradition for California rape case

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press, 64 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 03:14 PM

A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal fight prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense's concerns about Weinstein's failing health and a squabble over paperwork.

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In Argentina, pandemic exacts a heavy toll on tango culture

By DÉBORA REY - Associated Press, 43 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 09:01 AM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a huge ballroom in a Buenos Aires basement, the tables are stacked. On the orchestra stage, the piano lid is closed near unplugged speakers and billboard images of tango celebrities.

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Jane Austen family link to abolition movement comes to light

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press, 48 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 03:48 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Jane Austen admirers savor the wit and romance of “Pride and Prejudice” and her other enduring novels, scholars ferret out details of Austen’s life and times, including a family link to slavery that surfaced 50 years ago.

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Notre Dame shows pluck of the Irish in ripping State 9-1 to set up Game 3

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 179 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 09:57 AM

Nobody said this was going to be easy. When you get to the Super Regional level, it’s not supposed to be. Indeed, Notre Dame players and coach had promised on Saturday that it would not be. And then, on a coolish Sunday evening, the Fighting Irish delivered on that vow, drubbing Mississippi State Bulldogs 9-1.

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Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of 'Network,' dies at 83

By JAKE COYLE - AP Film Writer, 59 Reads
Sun, 06/13/2021 - 05:52 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including “Deliverance,” “Network” and “Superman,” was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died. He was 83.

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Teen who recorded Floyd's arrest, death wins Pulitzer nod

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On Fri, 06/11/2021 - 01:22 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and began recording when she saw George Floyd being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer was given a special citation by the

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AP wins 2 Pulitzers for photos of pandemic pain, US unrest

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press, 90 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:16 PM

Associated Press photographers awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Friday had dodged tear gas to capture protests against racial injustice and patiently built trust with elderly people to empathetically document the toll of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Latest: 2021 Pulitzer Prizes honor journalism, arts

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On Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:12 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes:

NEW YORK — One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.” Other winners for books include the late Les Payne and daughter Tamara Payne for their Malcolm X biography “The Dead Are Arising.”

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