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Netflix delves into the 'human side' of Challenger disaster

Netflix delves into the 'human side' of Challenger disaster

NEW YORK — Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986. That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after liftoff.
Pandemic forces journalists to rethink campaign coverage

Pandemic forces journalists to rethink campaign coverage

NEW YORK — When the coronavirus shutdown began, ABC News' Martha Raddatz figured her plan for a cross-country road trip to meet voters would be shelved, too.
Pandemic forces journalists to rethink campaign coverage

Pandemic forces journalists to rethink campaign coverage

NEW YORK — When the coronavirus shutdown began, ABC News' Martha Raddatz figured her plan for a cross-country road trip to meet voters would be shelved, too.
Jennifer Podemski launches The Shine Network for Indigenous women in film and TV

Jennifer Podemski launches The Shine Network for Indigenous women in film and TV

TORONTO — Actor-director Jennifer Podemski has launched an online platform to support Indigenous women in Canadian film and TV.
Disney Plus launches beta test for streaming watch parties in Canada

Disney Plus launches beta test for streaming watch parties in Canada

Disney Plus is testing a new feature exclusively with Canadian subscribers that recreates the experience of watching TV with a group of family and friends.
Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79

Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79

SAN FRANCISCO — Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died Monday. She was 79. She died of a heart attack, her husband Gordon Getty said.

UN enlists slew of celebrities for film on global issues

TANZANIA, Tanzania — The United Nations has enlisted a slew of celebrities including multi-Grammy winner Beyoncé, actor Don Cheadle and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai for a film promoting actions to tackle the world’s biggest issues from
Legal advocates line up on both sides of Bill Cosby's appeal

Legal advocates line up on both sides of Bill Cosby's appeal

PHILADELPHIA — Legal advocates are lining up on both sides of actor Bill Cosby’s appeal as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to review his 2018 sex assault conviction.

Florence Howe, co-founder of Feminist Press, dead at 91

NEW YORK — Florence Howe, an activist, educator and major contributor to American literature and culture who as co-founder of the Feminist Press helped revive such acclaimed and influential works as Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wall-Paper”

MPR reporter quits over handling of sex misconduct reporting

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An arts reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News announced her resignation Monday, accusing management of dragging their feet on a potential story about a male employee at a sister station accused of sexual misconduct.
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