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Disney World unions vote down offer covering 45,000 workers

Disney World unions vote down offer covering 45,000 workers

ORLANDO, Fla.
Iranian director freed on bail after going on hunger strike

Iranian director freed on bail after going on hunger strike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was released on bail Friday, two days after going on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment last summer, his supporters said.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; retired Adm. Mike Mullen, a former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Buttigieg; Sen.
Why a new Alzheimer's drug is having a slow US debut

Why a new Alzheimer's drug is having a slow US debut

The first drug to show that it slows Alzheimer’s is on sale, but treatment for most patients is still several months away.
Punk icon Lydon fails in bid to play Eurovision Song Contest

Punk icon Lydon fails in bid to play Eurovision Song Contest

LONDON (AP) — Punk icon John Lydon has failed in his attempt to become Ireland’s entry for the pop music competition the Eurovision Song Contest. The former Sex Pistols frontman entered the song “Hawaii” with his post-punk band Public Image Ltd.
Longtime AP country music chronicler Joe Edwards dies at 75

Longtime AP country music chronicler Joe Edwards dies at 75

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Journalist Joe Edwards, who chronicled country music and helped “Rocky Top” become a Tennessee state song during his four-decade Associated Press career, has died. He was 75.
Mexican actor Pablo Lyle gets prison for road rage death

Mexican actor Pablo Lyle gets prison for road rage death

MIAMI (AP) — Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019.
Ex-prosecutor's new book details fight over indicting Trump

Ex-prosecutor's new book details fight over indicting Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — As the Manhattan district attorney's office ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor details just how close the former president came to getting indicted — and laments friction with the n
Lauded rebel fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88

Lauded rebel fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88

PARIS (AP) — Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide but who made his name with metallic space-age fashions that put a bold, new edge on catwalks, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced Friday.
Worries abound that Mexico’s Maya Train will destroy jungle

Worries abound that Mexico’s Maya Train will destroy jungle

CALAKMUL BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Mexico (AP) — Miguel Ángel Díaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesn’t drive away what he's trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees.
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