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: (Soundbite of song, "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child."
JULIA GRIFFIN: (Singing) Sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
CLIFFORD REED: (Singing) Sometimes I feel like a motherless child. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child. Lord, Lord, I know my time ain't long. Lord, Lord, I know my time ain't long.
... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-07/in-song-sounds-of-slavery | 2022-03-01T12:43:03 | en | 0.924601 |
I assume if you go to another country and use a credit card, then the foreign transaction fee will always apply.
What if I use a credit card to make a purchase from an online store? Does it depend on if they say the charged are in CAD or another currency? This can be rather unfortunate as not all sites make clear if th... | https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/149620/when-does-a-foreign-transaction-fee-apply-to-a-credit-card-especially-from-shop | 2022-03-01T12:43:07 | en | 0.912789 |
Last week David Letterman's writers went back to work. Now film company United Artists is expected to announce an interim deal with the Writers Guild of America. Madeleine Brand talks with Entertainment Weekly reporter Lynette Rice about what recent contract developments mean for picketing writers.
Copyright 2022 NPR. ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-07/ua-writers-guild-work-towards-deal | 2022-03-01T12:43:09 | en | 0.921466 |
The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a TV series based on the Terminator movies, has its premiere Sunday on Fox. Its incredibly expensive production costs reflect a trend in the industry: rising costs for producing scripted shows in the face of dwindling audiences.
Even when the writers strike is resolved, the television indus... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-10/tv-shows-add-pricey-effects-to-woo-viewers | 2022-03-01T12:43:15 | en | 0.951802 |
Actor Jermaine Crawford, who plays lovable outcast "Dukie" Weems on HBO's critically acclaimed show, The Wire has gone through some serious changes since he first joined the cast. For one, he grew eight inches.
"I started off as 5'5" and now I'm 6'1,"" he tells Madeleine Brand.
Equally dramatic is the change in worldvi... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-11/the-wires-crawford-on-helping-real-life-dukies | 2022-03-01T12:43:21 | en | 0.98758 |
On Sunday night, the Golden Globes become the biggest, high-profile casualty of the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike. The glitzy red carpet awards show, planned for Sunday primetime on NBC, is now reduced to a televised news conference with no hoopla.
The cost to Los Angeles' economy in lost business from the cancelle... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-13/golden-globes-no-golden-goose-this-year | 2022-03-01T12:43:27 | en | 0.89576 |
Every week in Israel, thousands of Jewish families open up their homes to an Arab family. The latter are only fictional characters — from the hit Israeli sitcom Arab Work — but still, many say this is a critical marker in (pop culture) history.
Although Arabs make up 20 percent of Israel's population, aside from the ne... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-15/arab-sitcom-becomes-surprise-hit-in-israel | 2022-03-01T12:43:33 | en | 0.979639 |
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.
Coming up, In Your Ear. Some performers tell us what they're listening to when they aren't singing themselves.
But first, in 1654, 23 Jews fleeing the inquisition arrived on the shores of the Dutch colony called New Amsterdam, now New York ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-16/grubin-gives-history-lesson-with-the-jewish-americans | 2022-03-01T12:43:39 | en | 0.987005 |
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
With all the attention focused on election coverage in South Carolina, the armies of live trucks, the swarms of reporters - and we will be among them - we thought we should take a moment to shift the conversation slightly away from politics and politicians to highlight the Palmetto State.
Joining u... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-18/before-state-primary-get-a-taste-of-south-carolina | 2022-03-01T12:43:45 | en | 0.966849 |
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
And I'm Robert Siegel.
Hollywood has decamped to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, bringing along worries about the screenwriters' strike. More than 120 films are playing in Park City over 11 days. Sundance has... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-18/sundance-film-fest-feels-pinch-of-writers-strike | 2022-03-01T12:43:51 | en | 0.977033 |
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
We're going to end our program today and our visit to South Carolina with a segment we call, Heard on the Street. Hundreds of South Carolinians marched in Columbia yesterday to commemorate the federal holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. The freezing cold did not weaken the crowd's spirits as they w... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-22/heard-on-the-street-south-carolina-mlk-celebration | 2022-03-01T12:43:58 | en | 0.979123 |
Federal agents raided several Southern California museums and art galleries, looking for smuggled and looted antiquities. Madeleine Brand talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Jason Felch about the investigation and which museums are involved.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-25/fbi-raids-l-a-museums | 2022-03-01T12:44:04 | en | 0.922514 |
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin.
Now, it's time for our monthly check-in with the Magazine Mavens. Editors of some of our favorite magazines talk to us about what's hot in their pages and what their readers are thinking about and talking about.
Joining me are Dawn Baskerville,... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-01-30/magazine-mavens-talk-love-and-politics | 2022-03-01T12:44:10 | en | 0.97847 |
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEW10) – Today’s 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from ME, Jaime and it’s about grocery shopping and eggs.
I was talking about this with a friend over the weekend so I wanted to know if I was the only one who does this. When I go grocery shopping and I need to get eggs, I will open the carton in the store, an... | https://www.news10.com/news/98-3-try-social-dilemma-when-you-shop-for-eggs-do-you-check-every-single-one/ | 2022-03-01T12:47:54 | en | 0.968175 |
(AP) – If there is no doctor in the house, Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to summon one. Amazon and telemedicine provider Teladoc Health are starting a voice-activated virtual care program that lets customers get medical help without picking up their phones.
The service, for health issues that aren’t emergencies, wil... | https://www.news10.com/news/alexa-get-me-a-doctor-amazons-voice-assistant-to-start-seeking-medical-help/ | 2022-03-01T12:48:00 | en | 0.960423 |
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — To kick off the first day of March, make sure to swing by IHOP to grab a free short stack and celebrate National Pancake Day. This year, National Pancake Day falls on March 1 and IHOP is offering their customers one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes per guest.
If you plan on taking par... | https://www.news10.com/news/ihop-to-serve-free-pancakes-for-national-pancake-day/ | 2022-03-01T12:48:06 | en | 0.955233 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing disquiet at home and danger abroad, President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address at a precipitous moment for the nation, aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression.
The speech Tuesday night had i... | https://www.news10.com/news/politics/bidens-state-of-the-union-address-comes-at-fraught-moment/ | 2022-03-01T12:48:12 | en | 0.968257 |
COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) – At Aria’s Apothecary, you can find a haven for all things self-care. Owner Talia Lamiano teamed up with her daughter, Aria, to ignite their dream business and it all started with their homemade candles.
Lamiano’s passion for high quality self-care products stems from her own experiences with all... | https://www.news10.com/off-the-beaten-path/off-the-beaten-path-arias-apothecary/ | 2022-03-01T12:48:18 | en | 0.97432 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Joe Biden will deliver his first of the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said while domestic economic issues like inflation and the pandemic will remain a top priority in the president’s sp... | https://www.news10.com/washington/washington-dc/biden-to-make-1st-state-of-the-union-address-tuesday/ | 2022-03-01T12:48:24 | en | 0.956298 |
Amelia Kerr starred in New Zealand's 4-1 ODI series victory at home against India, which saw her rise in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings. Mithali Raj has held onto her second spot in the batting ODI rankings, while Smriti Mandhana has risen four slots to take the eighth spot.
Kerr did very well in the final two ODI... | https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-mithali-raj-continues-to-hold-second-spot-in-women-s-odi-rankings-smriti-mandhana-rises-to-eighth-position-2936911 | 2022-03-01T12:48:24 | en | 0.96302 |
We see a lot of world records being created every year, while some are somewhat off-beat and weird, others are super dangerous and thrilling. Another such daring and dangerous world record has been set by a man, and you won’t believe what it is!
A man from Armenia has set the world record for doing the most pull-ups wh... | https://www.dnaindia.com/viral/report-man-creates-world-record-for-most-pull-ups-while-hanging-from-helicopter-watch-viral-video-2936912 | 2022-03-01T12:48:30 | en | 0.968607 |
The rate of detection in the last 24 hours until 8:00am was 3.35 per cent while the overall rate of detection of infected cases in Bangladesh as of Tuesday stands at 14.48 per cent.
The health directorate Tuesday said a total of 7,460 people recovered from the highly infectious disease in the last 24 hours, taking the ... | https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-reports-8-covid-deaths-799-cases-in-24-hrs | 2022-03-01T12:48:36 | en | 0.981493 |
India has treated it like its backwaters so long, but now the rising and existing powers around the world are making it clear that the Indian Ocean is not India’s OceanMaj Gen ANM Muniruzzaman (retd), president, BIPSS
Highlighting the importance of the Bay of Bengal, Maj Gen ANM Muniruzzaman (retd) said it was one of t... | https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/bay-of-bengal-to-be-a-region-of-peace | 2022-03-01T12:48:42 | en | 0.97618 |
The CEC reiterated his hope that the political leadership would hold dialogues to reach a consensus.
Replying to a question of a journalist, Kazi Habibul Awal said, “I’ve high blood pressure and now the pressure of a new responsibility has been added. I’m shackled with new responsibilities.”
The five members of the EC ... | https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/cec-not-under-any-pressure | 2022-03-01T12:48:48 | en | 0.935194 |
Sources at the DSCC secretariat office said Abdullah Harun paid the contractor additional bill without completing the work as per the approved design while carrying out the duty as assistant engineer and executive engineer at the waste management department. And, that caused a financial loss to the city corporation.
Be... | https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/dscc-official-fired-over-graft-charges | 2022-03-01T12:48:55 | en | 0.972229 |
Kazi Habibul Awal told the media that the commission has a responsibility of creating conducive environment for the elections. But the political parties also have responsibilities for organising a fair election.
While answering various queries of the newsmen, the new CEC stressed on the role of political parties and bu... | https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/new-cec-not-to-act-as-mediator-among-political-parties | 2022-03-01T12:49:01 | en | 0.98126 |
Jones said the children had gone to The Church of Sacramento, in the Arden Arcade area of the city, for a supervised visit with their father.
Local media reported that authorities thought the fifth victim, whose identity was still unknown, was the person overseeing the visit.
"At 5:07 this afternoon, we received a call... | https://en.prothomalo.com/international/americas/father-kills-three-children-self-in-us-church-shooting | 2022-03-01T12:49:07 | en | 0.985349 |
“Russian occupiers continue to use heavy weaponry against the civilian population,” he said, adding that the number of victims was not yet known.
He posted footage of the massive blast and debris inside the building.
Kharkiv, a largely Russian-speaking city near the Russian border, has a population of around 1.4 millio... | https://en.prothomalo.com/international/europe/central-square-of-ukraines-second-city-kharkiv-shelled | 2022-03-01T12:49:13 | en | 0.978911 |
Justice secretary Dominic Raab, a former war crimes prosecutor, said Britain and its allies would wait as long as it takes to bring any violators to heel, pointing to the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia.
“That’s why we’re making it clear both to Putin but also to commanders in Moscow, on the ground in Ukraine, that... | https://en.prothomalo.com/international/europe/uk-warns-putin-could-be-tried-for-war-crimes | 2022-03-01T12:49:19 | en | 0.967204 |
“In such times of conflict, India attaches the highest priority to safety and well-being of civilians, in particular women, children and elderly. We are of the view that core principles of humanitarian assistance should be fully honoured,” he said.
Tirumurti noted that India remains deeply concerned about the unfolding... | https://en.prothomalo.com/international/india/india-to-provide-urgent-relief-supplies-medicines-to-ukraine | 2022-03-01T12:49:25 | en | 0.964761 |
"The Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress over the past 24 hours probably as a result of continuing logistical difficulties," the British defence ministry said in a military intelligence update on Tuesday, adding that Russia had increased its use of artillery.
"The use of heavy artillery in densely populate... | https://en.prothomalo.com/international/rockets-kill-70-ukrainian-soldiers-huge-russian-column-approaches-kyiv | 2022-03-01T12:49:31 | en | 0.972 |
World Taekwondo, which governs international federations for the sport, was the latest to condemn Putin, saying Tuesday that Moscow’s actions went against the sport’s vision: “Peace is more precious than triumph.”
“In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr V... | https://en.prothomalo.com/international/world-taekwondo-revokes-putins-honorary-black-belt-over-ukraine | 2022-03-01T12:49:38 | en | 0.967424 |
To many people, the unbridled rise in prices of daily commodities seemed as a bigger crisis than the Covid-19 pandemic. We do not see any effective action of the government in this regard. The country now has the highest stock of rice and wheat, and has ample production. Even then the Ministry of Commerce failed to rei... | https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/editorial/does-the-government-have-nothing-to-do | 2022-03-01T12:49:44 | en | 0.957833 |
More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed by a Russian rocket attack and dozens of civilians have died in "barbaric" shelling, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday, as a huge Russian military convoy approached the capital Kyiv.
Fierce resistance on the ground has so far denied Russian president Vladimir Putin deci... | https://en.prothomalo.com/photo/distress-and-destruction-all-over-ukraine | 2022-03-01T12:49:50 | en | 0.978415 |
Students of pre-primary will be allowed to attend class in-person after observing the Covid-19 situations for two more weeks.
Director general of the Directorate of Primary Education Alamgir Mohammed Monsurul Alam told Prothom Alo on Wednesday.
The government declared the closure of all educational institutions across ... | https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/primary-schools-to-reopen-on-wednesday-class-everyday | 2022-03-01T12:49:56 | en | 0.974176 |
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian shelling has pounded the main central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, and other civilian targets.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, a convoy 65 kilometers (40 miles) long of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital, Kyiv, on the sixth day of the Russia invasion of its neighbor.
... | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/live-updates-un-says-some-660000-fled-ukraine-so-far/POKJK5JKPJAVTHYTIYPPTXWHLE/ | 2022-03-01T12:51:19 | en | 0.961734 |
“This figure has been rising exponentially, hour after hour, literally, since Thursday,” agency chief Filippo Grandi told the United Nations Security Council. “I have worked in refugee crises for almost 40 years and I have rarely seen such an incredibly fast-rising exodus of people — the largest, surely, within Europe,... | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/many-non-ukrainians-flee-ukraine-their-fates-also-uncertain/5PPUDD2WMBGK7DLTVUUMSQNCLA/ | 2022-03-01T12:51:26 | en | 0.948808 |
LASK AIR BASE, Poland (AP) — NATO Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg is meeting Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Lask Air Base in central Poland for talks on the eastern flank’s security, as Russia wages war on Ukraine, just across Poland’s eastern border.
Stoltenberg and Duda shook hands early Tuesday at the 32rd... | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/nato-chief-meets-polish-president-amid-ukraine-crisis/XHIGFWSZTVDTNNSOQZGCBDJNGY/ | 2022-03-01T12:51:32 | en | 0.867093 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Target pushed through headwinds — from inflation to congested ports — to deliver solid results for the three-month period that included the crucial holiday shopping season.
Fourth-quarter profit rose nearly 12%, sales increased 9.4% and the Minneapolis retailer on Tuesday released an upbeat revenue outl... | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/target-navigates-tricky-holiday-season-posts-strong-outlook/IUSE2APSZJGZVCVH5ZCD56237U/ | 2022-03-01T12:51:39 | en | 0.971902 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say a man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit with the girls at a church in Sacramento, California, on Monday evening.
An official says deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. local time found five people dead, inclu... | https://www.fox13now.com/news/national/california-church-shooting-police-believe-man-killed-3-children-during-a-supervised-visit | 2022-03-01T12:52:57 | en | 0.980788 |
The Latest: Russia pummels Ukraine's second-largest city, convoy nears Kyiv
Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine's second-largest city again Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics Ukraine’s embattled president said were designed to force him into conces... | https://www.4029tv.com/article/crisis-in-ukraine-march-1-2022/39275117 | 2022-03-01T12:53:13 | en | 0.965579 |
Switzerland ditches neutrality to sanction Russia and Putin
Switzerland, a major hub for storing wealth that is popular with Russian oligarchs, is breaking with its tradition of neutrality to sanction Russia.
The Swiss government will adopt EU sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine and immediately freeze a... | https://www.4029tv.com/article/switzerland-sanction-russia-putin/39275073 | 2022-03-01T12:53:23 | en | 0.971742 |
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Planned construction at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, which would close between five and 10 lanes on the busy international crossing, was abruptly postponed on Monday.
The General Services Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection had announced plans to begin the construction pro... | https://www.krqe.com/news/border-report/border-report-tour/expect-delays-border-commuters-brace-for-construction-lane-closures-at-california-port-of-entry/ | 2022-03-01T12:54:56 | en | 0.95731 |
MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a nine-term incumbent, is trying to hold on to his party’s nomination following an FBI raid at his home and offices in January.
He has not been charged with a crime, but his Democratic challenger in Texas’ 28th Congressional District primary election, Jessica Ci... | https://www.krqe.com/news/border-report/border-report-tour/longtime-south-texas-congressman-tries-to-hold-democratic-seat-against-progressive-challenger/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:02 | en | 0.973359 |
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez tells Border Report he hasn’t lost a race yet, and doesn’t plan on starting Tuesday when he’ll seek the Democratic nomination for the open seat for Texas’ 34th Congressional District.
Gonzalez, who currently represents Texas’ 15th Congressional District and is... | https://www.krqe.com/news/border-report/border-report-tour/south-texas-congressman-trying-to-stay-in-office-after-switching-border-districts/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:08 | en | 0.966035 |
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Several Democratic and Republican candidates are vying for their party’s nomination for an open congressional seat that was drastically affected by redistricting by the Texas Legislature last year.
Monica De La Cruz is heavily favored in a field of nine Republicans in Tuesday’s primary ... | https://www.krqe.com/news/border-report/border-report-tour/texas-15th-congressional-district-16-candidates-set-eyes-on-open-house-seat-in-south-texas/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:14 | en | 0.965062 |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have identified the suspect in a violent crime spree across Albuquerque last week and he has a long criminal history. Police say 31-year-old Raphael Marquez is the man who went on a violent crime spree last Sunday. But before that, one Albuquerque woman said he burglarized her home the... | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/suspect-identified-in-albuquerque-crime-spree/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:21 | en | 0.982962 |
The Latest: Russia pummels Ukraine's second-largest city, convoy nears Kyiv
Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine's second-largest city again Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics Ukraine’s embattled president said were designed to force him into conces... | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/crisis-in-ukraine-march-1-2022/39275117 | 2022-03-01T12:55:25 | en | 0.965579 |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspect in the deadly shooting outside of West Mesa High School on Friday, Feb. 25, could be sentenced as an adult if charged and convicted. On Friday, a shooting broke out on 64th St. and Fortuna Rd. just outside West Mesa High School. Marcos Trejo was approached by 16-year-old Andrew Bu... | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/suspect-in-west-mesa-shooting-could-be-sentenced-as-an-adult/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:27 | en | 0.972538 |
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (KVEO) – A release from Pentagon officials states that Gen Z’s “sedentary lifestyle” is leaving them more prone to injuries in military boot camp.
The release was posted on Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, a website that publishes photos, videos, press releases, and news stories... | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/army-major-says-nintendo-generation-has-higher-risk-of-injuries-in-military-2/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:33 | en | 0.93378 |
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Please help Baltimore County police locate a missing woman from the Parkton area.She is 35-year-old Gi Lee who is 5 feet 4 inches and around 140 pounds. Lee is missin... | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-searching-missing-woman-from-parkton-area/39276812 | 2022-03-01T12:55:35 | en | 0.932014 |
Caramel opens with a shot of a flowing river of the syrupy liquid, but don't be fooled. In Beirut, caramel signifies more than sweetness; it's used as a depilatory in beauty salons, inflicting pain rather than causing pleasure.
Caramel, co-written and directed by its star, Nadine Labaki, likewise cuts both ways. It is ... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-01-31/in-beirut-a-beauty-salon-that-feels-like-home | 2022-03-01T12:55:36 | en | 0.974811 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing disquiet at home and danger abroad, President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address at a precipitous moment for the nation, aiming to navigate the country out a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression.
The speech Tuesday night had init... | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/bidens-state-of-the-union-address-comes-at-fraught-moment/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:39 | en | 0.968208 |
Some books make excellent films and some books don't. The difference, says producer Scott Rudin, often lies in who you get to make the films.
Rudin knows a thing or two about making great films: He is the executive producer of There Will Be Blood and the producer of No Country for Old Men, two of the five movies compet... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-07/on-screen-and-off-producer-scott-rudin-adapts | 2022-03-01T12:55:42 | en | 0.975108 |
Switzerland ditches neutrality to sanction Russia and Putin
Switzerland, a major hub for storing wealth that is popular with Russian oligarchs, is breaking with its tradition of neutrality to sanction Russia.
The Swiss government will adopt EU sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine and immediately freeze a... | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/switzerland-sanction-russia-putin/39275073 | 2022-03-01T12:55:45 | en | 0.971742 |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Brian Laundrie autopsy included several answers about the final moments of his life, but the report prompted a big question for one retired FBI agent.
The remains of 23-year-old Laundrie, of North Port, were found in late October in Carlton Reserve about a mile from the environmental park’s ent... | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/ex-fbi-agent-questions-bothersome-detail-in-brian-laundrie-autopsy/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:45 | en | 0.987173 |
A pair of Irish hit men, looking like a disreputable Laurel and Hardy, have been sent to Belgium to lie low after a job, and await further instructions. Ken, the bigger of the two, wants to sightsee in what his guidebook describes as "the best preserved medieval city in Europe." His buddy Ray sees history as just a lot... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-08/in-bruges-medieval-charms-plus-small-arms-fire | 2022-03-01T12:55:48 | en | 0.980909 |
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – In it’s sixth day, the war between Russia and Ukraine is not slowing.
The invasion into Ukraine is also going to impact us here at home. Financial experts are warning many to prepare for what it could mean for your wallet.
Story continues below
- City: New APD officer contract gives pay bump, slight... | https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/russia-invading-ukraine-will-impact-all-of-the-u-s-including-new-mexicans/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:51 | en | 0.95938 |
ANDREA SEABROOK, host:
Now let's revisit a very different time in Russia from the majesty of the big screen.
(Soundbite of music)
SEABROOK: The violins sound faintly as two lone figures, cloaks flying in the wind, are silhouetted against a vast, snowy landscape. Soon two great armies will clash, but for now all is quie... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-10/watch-it-for-the-soundtrack-alexander-nevsky | 2022-03-01T12:55:54 | en | 0.979197 |
(NewsNation Now) — Little more than a year into President Joe Biden’s term, the commander-in-chief and his party are losing voter support to the GOP during a critical election year, a new NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll reveals.
The results of the poll released Monday indicate a grim situation for Biden, who voters sc... | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/newsnation-poll-where-bidens-approval-stands-ahead-of-state-of-the-union/ | 2022-03-01T12:55:57 | en | 0.97205 |
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
A new film from Israel is called "The Band's Visit." It's making news for not getting an Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Film. It was disqualified because it had too much English in the dialogue.
L.A. Times and MORNING EDITION film critic Kenneth Turan says the film was so good, it's likely it wo... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-11/lost-artfully-in-israel-the-bands-visit | 2022-03-01T12:56:00 | en | 0.958729 |
If there is no doctor in the house, Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to summon one. Amazon and telemedicine provider Teladoc Health is starting a voice-activated virtual care program that lets customers get medical help without picking up their phones.
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- City: New APD officer contract gives pay bu... | https://www.krqe.com/news/technology/alexa-get-me-a-doctor-amazons-voice-assistant-to-start-seeking-medical-help/ | 2022-03-01T12:56:03 | en | 0.954386 |
For comedienne Joan Rivers, almost everything is fair game: race, sex, death and, of course, her life.
That's the subject on her latest project, an autobiographical play, Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress, which premieres Wednesday at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
She discusses her new play —... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-13/joan-rivers-outrageous-and-outspoken-as-ever | 2022-03-01T12:56:06 | en | 0.990116 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Joe Biden will deliver his first of the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said while domestic economic issues like inflation and the pandemic will remain a top priority in the president’s sp... | https://www.krqe.com/news/washington-dc/biden-to-make-1st-state-of-the-union-address-tuesday/ | 2022-03-01T12:56:09 | en | 0.956298 |
You may have forgotten that this is Valentine's Day weekend, but Hollywood hasn't. The new romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe has opened to take advantage of the holiday — but it's a mixed box of chocolates.
This film has a clever premise, about a soon-to-be-divorced father (Ryan Reynolds) telling his young daughter (Ab... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-14/definitely-maybe-hardly-the-charmer-it-might-be | 2022-03-01T12:56:12 | en | 0.976004 |
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (NewsNation Now) — The director of a Nevada-based group that runs two orphanages in Ukraine says when he arrived in the country, he found the situation was more “bleak” than he’d feared. But he said Ukrainians have shown kindness and understanding for the children even in the midst of war.
With more t... | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/amid-war-ukrainians-ensure-orphans-get-food-gas-supplies/ | 2022-03-01T12:56:15 | en | 0.962442 |
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. Troubled times for the goddess of beauty and love. Venus has been banned from London's subway. Transit authorities deemed the underground ads for an exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts, too, quote, "overtly sexual." The posters feature a 16th century painting of ... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-15/venus-painting-deemed-too-risque-for-subway | 2022-03-01T12:56:18 | en | 0.953941 |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city again Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics Ukraine’s embattled president said were designed to force him into concessions in Europe’s largest ground war in generations.
Wi... | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/russia-pounds-ukraines-no-2-city-as-40-mile-convoy-threatens-kyiv/ | 2022-03-01T12:56:22 | en | 0.969026 |
You may recognize John Munch, a fictional police detective played by actor Richard Belzer, from Law and Order. If not, then perhaps you've encountered him on the Fox series Arrested Development, or maybe The X-Files or The Beat.
Whatever the program, chances are good that you have seen Munch before. That's because all ... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-18/detective-john-munch-always-on-the-case | 2022-03-01T12:56:24 | en | 0.975602 |
Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its sixth day, with a mile-long convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles inching closer to the Ukrainian capital and fighting intensifying on the ground.
Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mou... | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know/ | 2022-03-01T12:56:28 | en | 0.958798 |
In 1960, a team of documentary filmmakers descended on the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary in order to record the campaigning between John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey. Politically, the results propelled Kennedy to the nomination. Artistically, the documentarians invented a new form.
Using technology tha... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-19/cinema-of-truth-was-born-in-1960s-primary | 2022-03-01T12:56:31 | en | 0.930576 |
(The Hill) — The Antonov-225 cargo plane, which was the world’s largest plane, was destroyed by Russian forces at an airfield in Gostomel near Kyiv, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Kuleba confirmed the news on his Twitter account on Sunday, and said that “Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. Bu... | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/worlds-largest-plane-destroyed-in-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/ | 2022-03-01T12:56:35 | en | 0.963388 |
One of this Sunday's Oscar nominees is a woman who has a long history with the statuette: Julie Christie won an Academy Award more than four decades ago. Now she's nominated for another award — for a film about a four-decade marriage.
Away from Her, in which Christie plays a woman in the early stages of Alzheimer's dis... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-19/julie-christie-after-decades-oscars-darling-again | 2022-03-01T12:56:37 | en | 0.983765 |
With the Oscars just days away, Melissa Block chats with Academy Awards writer Bruce Vilanch, who has been on the Oscars writing staff for almost 20 years.
Jon Stewart is hosting the show. He's got his own group of writers from Comedy Central furiously working on his material.
A handful of other writers are coming up w... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-22/behind-the-scenes-with-an-oscars-show-writer | 2022-03-01T12:56:43 | en | 0.980046 |
Charlie Bartlett is a sweet, smart, very privileged kid, who has been kicked out of every private academy his over-medicated mom has sent him to. Now, he's about to start at a public school, and he knows there's a decent chance he won't fit in there either.
Except that Charlie has internalized the language of psychiatr... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-22/in-charlie-bartlett-the-teen-therapist-is-in | 2022-03-01T12:56:49 | en | 0.986398 |
Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan reviews the thriller Vantage Point. It's the story of an attempted assassination of the president told from the point of view of eight people. Turan says that it's trying to be like the classic Japanese film Rashomon, but it's more like the story of the blind m... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-22/plot-tricks-in-vantage-point-make-it-implausible | 2022-03-01T12:56:55 | en | 0.946358 |
Forty years ago, there was another election that centered on an unpopular war. In 1968, the Democrats gathered for their convention in Chicago, and were met by demonstrators who had organized what they called a "youth festival" to protest the war in Vietnam.
But after several days of peaceful demonstrations, violence e... | https://www.kunm.org/2008-02-29/chicago-10-re-animates-a-protest-story | 2022-03-01T12:57:01 | en | 0.973856 |
The announcement last month that Philippe De Montebello is retiring has led to a spate of articles describing him as the last of a breed.
De Montebello has led New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years. He started as a curator of European paintings and has always maintained that the art should be the primary c... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-03/met-directors-retirement-ends-curator-era | 2022-03-01T12:57:07 | en | 0.977437 |
In the new film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, comedienne Mo'Nique co-stars as Betty Jenkins, of the loving, but dysfunctional Jenkins family. She shares the big screen with an impressive roster of leading men, including actors Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones and Cedric the Entertainer.
Mo'Nique bypassed the audition p... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-07/monique-gives-audiences-a-lot-to-love | 2022-03-01T12:57:13 | en | 0.974619 |
British actor Colin Firth is probably best known for his role as Mr. Darcy in the BBC/A&E production of Pride & Prejudice. The film turned him into a heartthrob. It's being rebroadcast Sunday Night on PBS as part of a Jane Austen series.
His other films include Love Actually, Valmont, The English Patient, Shakespeare i... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-08/colin-firth-pride-goeth-before-the-fame | 2022-03-01T12:57:20 | en | 0.972749 |
Actor Mark Wahlberg co-starred in We Own the Night, recently released on DVD. The film tells the story of two Brooklyn brothers on opposite sides of the law.
This wasn't the first time Wahlberg played a New England police officer. In 2007, he was an Academy Award nominee for best supporting actor for his role as a Mass... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-08/mark-wahlberg-breaking-and-playing-the-law | 2022-03-01T12:57:26 | en | 0.986921 |
A new exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., features photos and portraits of hip hop performers and a wall of graffiti.
The exhibit, "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture," is intended to show the influence of hip hop and rap on visual arts today. The show points to the lyrics of rap ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-09/national-portrait-gallery-hosts-hip-hop-exhibit | 2022-03-01T12:57:32 | en | 0.9326 |
Television fans, start your big screens.
Striking Hollywood writers are considering a contract proposal.
After nearly 15 weeks on the picket line, members of the Writers Guild of America received contract terms from their union leaders at meetings this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. Guild leaders are recommending... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-10/could-the-writers-strike-be-coming-to-an-end | 2022-03-01T12:57:38 | en | 0.948507 |
After four months on the picket line, the Writers Guild of America announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with studios, and writers are expected to ratify the new contract within 10 days.
Fresh Air's TV critic David Bianculli discusses the long-term effects of the four-month-long writer's strike, and--mor... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-11/the-writers-strike-ends-now-what | 2022-03-01T12:57:44 | en | 0.939146 |
Writers in New York and Los Angeles voted to lift a strike order, clearing the way for them to report to work on Wednesday. They will formally approve their new three-year deal over the next couple of weeks.
The writers did not make as many gains as they had hoped in terms of compensation for work streamed and download... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-12/strike-over-writers-to-go-back-to-work | 2022-03-01T12:57:50 | en | 0.983676 |
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
The writers strike has ended. Members of the Writers Guild of America voted last night to end their strike on its 100th day, and as Hollywood gets up and running today, we wanted to know - what's next? To give us the scoop, I'm joined by Eric Deggans, TV and media critic at the St. Petersburg Times... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-13/hollywood-strike-ends-now-what | 2022-03-01T12:57:56 | en | 0.985633 |
Norman Lear went from producing hit TV shows like All in the Family to political activism, including efforts to get young people to vote. The 85-year-old Lear says both involve a lifelong passion.
"To start with, it takes a passion and a devotion to the subject," Lear tells Steve Inskeep. "And it's a desire to pass tha... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-13/norman-lear-from-tv-to-activism | 2022-03-01T12:58:02 | en | 0.982591 |
MELISSA BLOCK, Host:
Many of the 10,000 members of the Writers Guild of America returned to work yesterday after a three-month long strike.
MICHELE NORRIS, Host:
Suddenly, hosts of late night talk shows have a lot to say especially about the end of the strike itself.
Mr. JON STEWART (Host, "The Daily Show") Wait a minu... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-14/listening-in-as-writers-return-to-late-night-shows | 2022-03-01T12:58:08 | en | 0.930368 |
Mexican screen siren Lupita Tovar was just a teenager when she received her big break: Dozens of aspiring actresses had gathered in Mexico City to audition for an American talent scout, but the black-haired beauty separated herself from the pack when she was asked to imagine that her mother had died.
"Tears started rol... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-14/lupita-tovar-mexicos-sultry-screen-sweetheart | 2022-03-01T12:58:15 | en | 0.984236 |
Driving along the Mexico-U.S. border, photographer Richard Mosse noticed a rucksack sitting on the side of the road. He stopped, looked inside, and found keys, toothpaste, a card for an English language course and a Spanish language Bible. He realized they were personal effects abandoned by a woman who had crossed the ... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-15/illegal-immigrants-leave-familiar-items-behind | 2022-03-01T12:58:21 | en | 0.960834 |
Czech-born filmmaker Milos Forman is an Academy Award-winning director, but his life story, as Forman tells Terry Gross, is no less dramatic than his cinematic success.
Born in 1932 in a small town near Prague, Forman experienced war at a young age, when Nazi armies marched on his country. Though Forman continued to li... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-15/milos-forman-orphan-immigrant-and-oscar-winner | 2022-03-01T12:58:27 | en | 0.978208 |
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
I'm Michel Martin. This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, a past president tells us what he believes and how that moral code guides him. Also, we re-broadcast our chat with senior songwriter, Jill Scott. But first, as we've been saying, it's President's Day and a cast of candidates have spe... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-18/presidents-on-screen-does-art-imitate-life | 2022-03-01T12:58:33 | en | 0.9761 |
Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the first nationwide broadcast of the PBS classic, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Fred Rogers died in 2003 but the gentle show continues to air, guiding children to the "land of make believe."
Now, an old video clip, circulating on YouTube, offers advice to millions of adults who rem... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-19/mister-rogers-still-asking-kids-to-be-his-neighbor | 2022-03-01T12:58:39 | en | 0.970495 |
Every year, the week of the Oscars, Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas, partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and about 12 counters go to an undisclosed location in Southern California and hand count all 6,000 ballots. It takes the team about three days to determine the Academy Award winners.
Michele Norris talks with Oltmanns... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-19/oscar-ballot-counters-hide-away-to-tally-winners | 2022-03-01T12:58:45 | en | 0.895731 |
Two Impressionist paintings stolen from a Zurich, Switzerland, art museum earlier this month have been recovered, police said Tuesday.
The recovered paintings — Claude Monet's "Poppy Field at Vetheuil" and Vincent van Gogh's "Blooming Chestnut Branches" — were discovered in a parking lot in front of a Zurich mental hos... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-19/two-stolen-paintings-recovered-in-switzerland | 2022-03-01T12:58:51 | en | 0.982656 |
Juno, a film that tells the story of a pregnant 16-year-old in search of a worthy adoptive couple for her child, didn't start out as a teen-pregnancy movie.
"We didn't intend to make a movie about teen pregnancy and the options available to people who find themselves in that situation," says screenwriter Diablo Cody. "... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-22/juno-not-your-average-teen-pregnancy-movie | 2022-03-01T12:58:57 | en | 0.972328 |
Day to Day host Madeleine Brand found out Sunday what it's like to attend the Oscars all alone. She felt a little like a cheap airplane.
9 a.m. Alex Chadwick, my co-host and Oscar date, calls. He's sick. Can't talk. Won't be able to make it. I'm going by myself.
9:02 a.m. Terror. Red carpet. Alone. Reality intrudes: Ma... | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2008-02-25/oscar-diary-surviving-the-red-carpet-alone | 2022-03-01T12:59:03 | en | 0.962864 |
PM Narendra Modi convenes high-level meeting on Ukraine issue at 6 pm: Govt sources.
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- India
PM Narendra Modi convenes high-level meeting on Ukraine issue at 6 pm: Govt sources.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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NATO chief says the alliance sees no need to change its nuclear weapons alert level, despite Russia's threats, reports AP. PTI SCY
NATO chief says the alliance sees no need to change its nuclear weapons alert level, despite Russia's threats, reports AP. PTI SCY
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Ukrainian president tells European parliament his country is fighting 'to be equal members of Europe', reports AP.
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- Ukraine
Ukrainian president tells European parliament his country is fighting 'to be equal members of Europe', reports AP.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-gen... | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/agency-wire/1943297-ukrainian-president-tells-european-parliament-his-country-is-fighting-to-be-equal-members-of-europe-reports-ap | 2022-03-01T13:03:08 | en | 0.95281 |
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