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Some US airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia

Some US airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia

PHOENIX (AP) — Andrea Nissen is trying to prepare her 65-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease, for a solo flight from Arizona to Oklahoma to visit family.
Mark Levin, Jen Psaki get more screen time on MSNBC, Fox News

Mark Levin, Jen Psaki get more screen time on MSNBC, Fox News

NEW YORK (AP) — Two cable news personalities from the complete opposite ends of the political spectrum — Mark Levin and Jen Psaki — are increasing their presence on television.
Donors pledge half a billion dollars to boost the struggling local news industry

Donors pledge half a billion dollars to boost the struggling local news industry

NEW YORK (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors that have pledged $500 million to help the struggling local news industry, hoping to seed outlets that can make up for those that have closed or been hollowed out over the past two
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

TORONTO (AP) — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook.
'There's no one to fill his shoes': Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94

'There's no one to fill his shoes': Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94

Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94. He died in hospital in Belleville, Ont.
Performing arts center finally opens at ground zero after 2 decades of setbacks and changed plans

Performing arts center finally opens at ground zero after 2 decades of setbacks and changed plans

NEW YORK (AP) — In a mammoth room behind translucent marble walls, workers are setting the stage for the World Trade Center's newest addition. It isn't another office tower, nor is it a monument, at least explicitly, to the memory of the Sept.
Who's that singing? As fall migration arrives, apps that ID birds by sound have taken off

Who's that singing? As fall migration arrives, apps that ID birds by sound have taken off

I was sitting in solitude earlier this summer in an Adirondack chair in my backyard, when I realized I wasn't as alone as I'd thought.
Bruce Springsteen has peptic ulcer disease. Doctors say it's easily treated

Bruce Springsteen has peptic ulcer disease. Doctors say it's easily treated

Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that he’s postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who treating him for peptic ulcer disease.
Directors must navigate TIFF without their lead actors amid Hollywood strike

Directors must navigate TIFF without their lead actors amid Hollywood strike

TORONTO — Promoting a film at the Toronto International Film Festival is inherently challenging, and even more difficult in the absence of lead actors for support during press engagements and on the red carpet.
What happened when England's soccer great Gascoigne met Prince William in a shop? A cheeky kiss

What happened when England's soccer great Gascoigne met Prince William in a shop? A cheeky kiss

LONDON (AP) — For countless fans, giving the heir to the British throne a kiss on the cheek is not usually the done thing.
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