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International
British Playwright Tom Stoppard, Who Won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare in Love,' Has Died at 88
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died
Us Halts All Asylum Decisions As Suspect in Shooting of National Guard Members Faces Murder Charge
The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left...
National
4 Dead and 10 Wounded in Shooting at Banquet Hall in Stockton, California
Authorities in Stockton, California, say four people are dead and 10 wounded following a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall
Jalen Brunson Scores 37 Points As Knicks Fend Off Bucks 118-109 and Advance in NBA Cup
The New York Knicks have advanced to the knockout round of the NBA Cup
Politics
Court's Ruling Against Same-Sex Marriage Sets up a Japan Supreme Court Decision
A court has found Japan’s refusal to legalize same-sex marriage constitutional in the last of six cases likely to be brought to the Supreme Court for a final...
Trump Says He Wants to 'Permanently Pause' Migration to the US From Poorer Countries
President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the...
Business
Consumers Should Do Their Research Before Giving in to Travel Tuesday Temptation
Chain stores have Black Friday. Online marketplaces have Cyber Monday. For local businesses, it's Small Business Saturday.
AI Country Hit 'Walk My Walk' Built on Blanco Brown's Sound Sparks Questions of Attribution, Ethics
An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart
Health
T-Boz Transforms TLC's "Creep" Into a Powerful PrEP Anthem
Three decades after "Creep" became TLC's defining '90s hit, T-Boz has reimagined the track as "So We PrEP," partnering with pharmaceutical company Gilead to...
Projected Drop in Global HIV Assistance Sparks Concern for Vulnerable Populations
Global funding for HIV programs is projected to decline by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared to 2023, according to the latest UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.
