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Jury begins deliberations at US trial sparked by 1MBD fraud

Jury begins deliberations at US trial sparked by 1MBD fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury began deliberating Tuesday at a U.S. trial stemming from an audacious scheme involving former Goldman Sachs bankers to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MBD.
Biden orders push on long COVID, pandemic's shadowy mystery

Biden orders push on long COVID, pandemic's shadowy mystery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting the pandemic's lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating con
Rabih Alameddine wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

Rabih Alameddine wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Rabih Alameddine’s “The Wrong End of the Telescope," a novel written in the second person about a transgender doctor named Mina who works in a refugee camp for Syrians, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
Doris Day's animal charity honors late star with fundraiser

Doris Day's animal charity honors late star with fundraiser

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 100th anniversary of Doris Day's birthday is being recognized with a social-media fundraiser honoring her passion for animals.
Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet breaks hip on tour in Alaska

Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet breaks hip on tour in Alaska

Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet fell and broke his hip in Alaska, and his Grammy-winning band had to perform there without him.
The Canadian Screen Awards' inaugural 'changemakers' on what it takes to spark change

The Canadian Screen Awards' inaugural 'changemakers' on what it takes to spark change

TORONTO — Kayla Grey, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Amanda Parris say being named winners of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's inaugural Changemaker Award is "a daunting honour" but also "a hopeful sign" of change to come.
At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes

At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The boxes weren’t flying off the shelves. They weren’t even making it onto the shelves. The Masters has gone gnome-mad. Yes. Gnomes.
Hugelkultur: A different approach to raised beds, mounds

Hugelkultur: A different approach to raised beds, mounds

I don’t have a giant property, so I strategize to get the most use of the garden I have, and that includes planting vegetables and herbs in raised beds and containers.
Camila Alves McConaughey takes on picky eaters, with love

Camila Alves McConaughey takes on picky eaters, with love

NEW YORK (AP) — Camila Alves McConaughey has co-written a new children's book about a bunch of picky eaters. Only in this case, the picky eaters aren't the children.
Director of 'Drive My Car' surprised by Oscar, popularity

Director of 'Drive My Car' surprised by Oscar, popularity

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi says he was surprised by the international popularity of his Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car,” but attributes it to the universality of the short story by Haruki Murakami on which it is based.
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