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EXPLAINER: What’s changed with Oscar's best picture category

EXPLAINER: What’s changed with Oscar's best picture category

The Academy Awards change more than the public might realize. Every year the academy's leadership board reviews categories and potential changes.
NYPD honors whistleblower Frank Serpico - 50 years late

NYPD honors whistleblower Frank Serpico - 50 years late

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal
French regulator investigates Russian broadcaster RT France

French regulator investigates Russian broadcaster RT France

PARIS (AP) — France’s broadcast watchdog has opened an inquiry into news coverage by Russian state TV channel RT France, after the regulator was alerted to concerns about some of its programs.
Quebec cuts funding to English college in favour of French schools ahead of election

Quebec cuts funding to English college in favour of French schools ahead of election

MONTREAL — Squeezed for space, Montreal’s Dawson College has for years been planning an expansion of its medical technology department that would include a clinic to serve the community and train its students.
Olivia Rodrigo named Woman of the Year by Billboard

Olivia Rodrigo named Woman of the Year by Billboard

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo only needed one album to earn her the title of Billboard's 2022 Woman of the Year, landing her in the same company as Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.
Review: Exploration pays off in Big Thief's 20-track album

Review: Exploration pays off in Big Thief's 20-track album

“Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You,” Big Thief (4AD) Brooklyn-based indie rock band Big Thief seems to draw from a bottomless well of creativity.
Artist envisions clock based on how Georgia rivers flow

Artist envisions clock based on how Georgia rivers flow

ATLANTA (AP) — Imagine a town clock that displays not the minutes and seconds that govern our lives, but time that moves faster or slower based on how fast rivers are running.
Elizabeth the Steadfast: Queen marks 70 years on throne

Elizabeth the Steadfast: Queen marks 70 years on throne

LONDON (AP) — Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor wasn’t born to wear the crown. But destiny intervened.
CNN exec’s ouster rattles prominent staff at pivotal time

CNN exec’s ouster rattles prominent staff at pivotal time

NEW YORK (AP) — The abrupt ouster of CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker because of a workplace relationship has left some prominent employees feeling angry and uncertain about the direction of their network at a pivotal moment.
TV marks Black History Month with provocative, creative fare

TV marks Black History Month with provocative, creative fare

LOS ANGELES (AP) — How U.S. history is told and taught is being challenged and potentially constricted on several fronts, but television's approach to Black History Month is firmly in overdrive.
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