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Longest, fastest, zaniest: Guinness World Records celebrates the 'crazy, fun, inspiring'

Longest, fastest, zaniest: Guinness World Records celebrates the 'crazy, fun, inspiring'

NEW YORK (AP) — Do you know the highest average grossing movie franchise in history? That's easy, “Avatar.
Pilot dies in crash of an ultralight in central New Mexico

Pilot dies in crash of an ultralight in central New Mexico

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — One person has died in the crash of an ultralight in central New Mexico, authorities said Monday. Federal Aviation Administration officials said the crash occurred around 6 p.m.
Toymaker Lego will stick to its quest to find sustainable materials despite failed recycle attempt

Toymaker Lego will stick to its quest to find sustainable materials despite failed recycle attempt

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's Lego said on Monday that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world's largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work.
Weather-related home repairs highest in Atlantic Canada: HomeStars survey

Weather-related home repairs highest in Atlantic Canada: HomeStars survey

TORONTO — Homeowners in Atlantic Canada completed the highest number of emergency repairs due to weather-related events in the past year, according to HomeStars' latest renovation report.
Canada approves Ebola virus vaccine for adults exposed to the deadly disease

Canada approves Ebola virus vaccine for adults exposed to the deadly disease

OTTAWA — Canada has approved a vaccine to prevent Ebola in non-pregnant and otherwise healthy adults aged 18 and older.
UK police open sexual offenses investigation after allegations about Russell Brand

UK police open sexual offenses investigation after allegations about Russell Brand

LONDON (AP) — British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand .
Milan fashion celebrated diversity and inclusion with refrain: Make more space for color, curves

Milan fashion celebrated diversity and inclusion with refrain: Make more space for color, curves

MILAN (AP) — More curvy models than ever showed up on Milan runways this season, due mostly to a single show by Brazilian designer Karoline Vitto, while designers of color showcased their work at collateral events meant to promote their visibility —
Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works

Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease.
Music Review: Breathy, mid-tempo Wilco returns for 'Cousin,' which is heavy on the slower tracks

Music Review: Breathy, mid-tempo Wilco returns for 'Cousin,' which is heavy on the slower tracks

If you like your Wilco mid-tempo, melodic and breathy, then “Cousin” is for you. Taking yet another departure in tone after last year's epic double album “Cruel Country,” the Chicago combo's latest is more along the lines of 2019's “Ode to Joy.
Book Review: Rural Appalachian family’s dreams turn dark in new Ron Rash novel, `The Caretaker’

Book Review: Rural Appalachian family’s dreams turn dark in new Ron Rash novel, `The Caretaker’

Ron Rash has made the fog-shrouded ridges of Appalachia his fictional home in novels and short stories over a highly acclaimed career dating back decades.
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