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Oscars add UK hub for broadcast after concerns about travel

Oscars add UK hub for broadcast after concerns about travel

With less than a month until showtime, the 93rd Oscars are taking another pass at the script.
World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show

World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show

BEND, Ore. — The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth two years ago.
Human parents feel for mama bear trying to corral her cubs

Human parents feel for mama bear trying to corral her cubs

WINCHESTER, Conn. — A mother bear caught on video trying to coax four rambunctious cubs across a busy Connecticut road has parents across the internet nodding in sympathy.
Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda

Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda

WASHINGTON — In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday formally scrapped a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S.
State police to probe deadly Virginia Beach police shooting

State police to probe deadly Virginia Beach police shooting

Virginia Beach police have turned over their investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a former college football player to Virginia State Police after the Black man's death amid a rash of weekend shootings drew heightened public scrutiny.
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins

With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins

SUEZ, Egypt — Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could have billions of dollars in legal repercussions:
Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight

Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize.
EU, US pledge more than $1 billion to tackle Syria's crisis

EU, US pledge more than $1 billion to tackle Syria's crisis

BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United States pledged a combined $1.2 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria's deepening humanitarian and economic crises.
Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border

Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border

MEXICO CITY — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of the soldiers shot and killed a Guatemalan citizen at a checkpoint.
Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August

Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August

NEW YORK — The award-winning series of graphic novels about congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death. Abrams announced Tuesday that “Run: Book One” will be published Aug.