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Independent websites team up to boost rural journalism

Independent websites team up to boost rural journalism

NEW YORK (AP) — Several independent websites are joining forces to create a network for news about rural America, hoping to fill a void created in areas hit hard by the shrinking media industry of the past two decades.
Court hands 'Making a Murderer' subject Avery latest defeat

Court hands 'Making a Murderer' subject Avery latest defeat

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request by Steven Avery to review his conviction for killing a young photographer in 2005, a case that became the focus of a popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer.
Helen Mirren to get actors’ guild Life Achievement Award

Helen Mirren to get actors’ guild Life Achievement Award

The Screen Actors Guild has selected Dame Helen Mirren as their 57th Life Achievement Award Recipient, the union said Thursday.
Consumers caught in middle as Amazon, Visa clash over fees

Consumers caught in middle as Amazon, Visa clash over fees

LONDON (AP) — Customers are caught in the middle of a growing dispute between Amazon and Visa over transaction fees.
Jason Mott, Tiya Miles win National Book Awards

Jason Mott, Tiya Miles win National Book Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mott's "Hell of a Book,” a surreal meta-narrative about an author's promotional tour and his haunted past and present, has won the National Book Award for fiction — a plot twist Mott did not imagine for himself.
Neil deGrasse Tyson book ‘Starry Messenger’ coming in 2022

Neil deGrasse Tyson book ‘Starry Messenger’ coming in 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Neil deGrasse Tyson has a new publisher and high ambitions for his next book.
Why can't some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the US?

Why can't some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the US?

Why can't some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the U.S.? Because they might not be vaccinated with shots recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the World Health Organization.
How to bounce back after a business fails

How to bounce back after a business fails

For small-business owners, failure isn’t an option — it’s a reality. For example, consider the roughly 733,000 businesses that launched in the U.S. in the year leading up to March 2016.
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say

US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply.
Journalist Maria Ressa reflects on Nobel Peace Prize win

Journalist Maria Ressa reflects on Nobel Peace Prize win

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Maria Ressa says much still remains uncertain about her life in the month since she became the first ever Filipino and the first working journalist in more than 80 years to win the Nobel Peace Prize .
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