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New mayor Eric Franklin and new councilmembers Daniel Harter and Justin Shaw were also sworn in during Tuesday's meeting.
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Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser says mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated and sometimes dangerous. His new documentary is Food, Inc. 2.
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BerkleyMyah Ariel's debut is like a fizzy, angsty mash-up of Bolu Babalola and Kennedy Ryan as the challenges of doing meaningful work in Hollywood threaten two young lovers' romantic reunion.
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Carole Bethuel/KinologyThis wildly original adaptation of the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle follows human alienation and anxiety, asking why, in every era, we disengage from life and the people around us. -
Jabin Botsford/Getty ImagesJury selection continues in the trial focused on the former president. Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.
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The Kennedys have been critical of Robert F. Kennedy's third-party run, which has the potential to draw votes away from President Biden — who the family is formally endorsing on Thursday. -
The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat. -
Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport. -
"Primrose Hill" is a gently nostalgic ditty by James McCartney, with cowriting credit to Sean Ono Lennon. On Instagram, McCartney said the song was inspired by an idyllic boyhood memory.
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NASA says the space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Fla., last month was part of a pallet of old batteries jettisoned from the International Space Station three years ago.
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Hawaii's attorney general released the first phase of the investigations into the devastating wildfires on Maui. The fires killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.
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House Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about what moderate Republicans want.
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According to Variety, Leonardo DiCaprio has agreed to take on the title role with Jennifer Lawrence set to play Ava Gardner, Ol' Blue Eyes' second wife.
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An investigation by BBC Russia and independent Russian media outlet Mediazona finds Russia has suffered at least 50,000 casualties since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Your coffee beans may have roots that stretch back 600,000 years — according to a new study.
