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Movie Review: ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ a stop-motion charmer, examines the shells we build around us

It’s not your typical stop-motion film when characters name pets after Sylvia Plath and read “The Diary of Anne Frank” — or when the story's inspired by a quote from existentialist thinker Søren Kierkegaard.

Oct 22, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market Tesla's new robotaxis.

Oct 22, 2024 8:27 AM Read more >

Hoard of 1,000-year-old coins unearthed in a farmer's field sells for $5.6 million

LONDON (AP) — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said.

Oct 22, 2024 8:22 AM Read more >

GloRilla conquers self-doubt on her path to becoming one of hip-hop's most promising voices

LOS ANGELES (AP) — GloRilla burst onto the hip-hop scene, lighting up the rap world a couple years ago with breakout tracks like “ Tomorrow ” and “ F.N.F. (Let’s Go) ” — even snagging a Grammy nomination.

Oct 22, 2024 8:03 AM Read more >

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

OREGON, Ohio (AP) — On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past a beach where a child sat splashing and a pair of newlyweds waded for a portrait photographer.

Oct 22, 2024 7:35 AM Read more >

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience

NEW YORK (AP) — In a memoir released eight months after he died in prison, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny never loses faith that his cause is worth suffering for while also acknowledging he wished he could have written a very different book

Oct 22, 2024 7:09 AM Read more >

King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III ends the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years Tuesday as anti-monarchists hope the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state

Oct 22, 2024 4:26 AM Read more >

Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged reef

SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — Under clear skies Tuesday, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, a dozen men and children prepared their small boats for a day at sea.

Oct 22, 2024 2:07 AM Read more >

A Samoan village prepares to welcome King Charles but fears an uncertain future for its reef

SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — Under clear skies, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, on Tuesday a dozen men and children prepared their small boats for a day at sea.

Oct 21, 2024 11:42 PM Read more >

King Charles III's Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change ... and dance

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week. Freddie Tuilagi made sure of that when he visited St.

Oct 21, 2024 9:28 PM Read more >