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'Nomadland' wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars

'Nomadland' wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars

Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of colour to win best director and a historic
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov.
Justice Dept. opens police probe after Breonna Taylor death

Justice Dept. opens police probe after Breonna Taylor death

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced
Alaska governor shares vaccine with Canadian town, hopes to open border

Alaska governor shares vaccine with Canadian town, hopes to open border

HYDER, Alaska — Alaska Gov.
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defence

Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defence

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self- defence .
AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world

AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world

WASHINGTON — The U.S.
Apple announces 1st East Coast campus in North Carolina

Apple announces 1st East Coast campus in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Apple is expanding spending in the U.S. and announced plans Monday to build its first East Coast campus, in North Carolina. The iPhone maker is boosting U.S.
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebound in March

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebound in March

WASHINGTON — Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from February weather disruptions.
Albania: Preliminary poll results show Socialists ahead

Albania: Preliminary poll results show Socialists ahead

TIRANA, Albania — Preliminary results on Monday showed the ruling Socialist Party ahead in Albania’s parliamentary election.
Leaked recording of Iran's top diplomat offers blunt talk

Leaked recording of Iran's top diplomat offers blunt talk

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A recording of Iran's foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has been leaked, providing a rare look inside the country's theocracy.