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Ten years later, the cult of ‘The Nice Guys’ keeps growing

NEW YORK (AP) — When “The Nice Guys” debuted 10 years ago, the writing was on the wall for the big-screen comedy. It came out ...
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Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try

NEW YORK (AP) — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected jail suicide ...
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Humane Society of Sonoma County expanding low-cost clinic to meet growing need for veterinary services

The revamped medical and surgery suite is part of the Humane Society’s broadening mission to make veterinary services more accessible to reduce overpopulation, prevent illnesses and help keep more ...
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Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules

ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County that were seized by the ...
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New Mendocino resort opens with a focus on pickleball

It’s a big deal with a new resort opens in the tiny coastal communities of Mendocino and Fort Bragg. It’s an even bigger deal ...
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China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi

Trump and Xi are set to meet in Beijing next week, with the conflict expected to be on their agenda. On Tuesday, Secretary of ...
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Marianne Boruch wins $100,000 Jackson Poetry Prize as judges hail human genius in AI age

NEW YORK (AP) — A poet renowned for her insights into the natural world and our inner lives has received a $100,000 award. Marianne Boruch is this year’s winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize for ...
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Why gasoline costs 52% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.54 per gallon Wednesday, a price 52% higher than before the war ...
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Hungary returns a seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold worth around $82 million that Hungary seized earlier this year has been returned to Ukraine’s state Oschadbank, President Volodymyr ...
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Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased a soccer ball, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shrieked in joy as they ...
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In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade

NEW YORK (AP) — The last decade has not been good for big-screen comedies. Hollywood studios nearly stopped making them. Horror became the in vogue genre. Laughs were out. Good comedies have kept ...
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Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles

WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These little seaweed cells, called gametophytes, will develop into a strain of ...