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A documentary on wildfires raised tough questions in 2021. People may now be more inclined to listen

A documentary on wildfires raised tough questions in 2021. People may now be more inclined to listen

NEW YORK (AP) — When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge.
Biden's education chief says he avoided 'culture wars' despite goading from GOP governors

Biden's education chief says he avoided 'culture wars' despite goading from GOP governors

WASHINGTON (AP) — While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes , President Joe Biden’s education chief says he was focused on what matters: putting more social workers in schools, expanding summer
Movie Review: A family is torn apart under Brazil’s dictatorship in ‘I’m Still Here’

Movie Review: A family is torn apart under Brazil’s dictatorship in ‘I’m Still Here’

It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.
New research says mental health program in high schools reduces drug disorders

New research says mental health program in high schools reduces drug disorders

MONTREAL — New research suggests that students who participate in two mental health workshops in their first year of high school develop fewer substance abuse disorders by the time they graduate, compared to students who didn't attend the sessions.
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content , a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.
Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'

Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'

A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track “Not Like Us.
No cupcakes, no cosmos: 'Sex and the City' brownstone in NYC will get a gate to deter tourists

No cupcakes, no cosmos: 'Sex and the City' brownstone in NYC will get a gate to deter tourists

NEW YORK (AP) — Thinking about toasting Carrie Bradshaw with a cosmo while posing on the front steps of her iconic Manhattan brownstone from “Sex and the City?” Think again.
'SNL' show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas

'SNL' show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lorne Michaels , the creator of the long-running sketch comedy television show “Saturday Night Live” has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, the center announced Wednesday.
B.C. farmers challenge government order to cull ostrich herd over avian flu outbreak

B.C. farmers challenge government order to cull ostrich herd over avian flu outbreak

British Columbia ostrich farmers ordered to cull a herd of 400 due to an avian flu outbreak are holding onto hope that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will change its mind before their kill date in just over two weeks.
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain

Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measur
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