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Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them

Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them

SEATTLE — Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions. Members of Amazon Prime can pay $2.99 per month in the U.S.
At the edge of the UN security perimeter, those with causes (and signs) try to be heard

At the edge of the UN security perimeter, those with causes (and signs) try to be heard

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Pedro came to the U.S. from Angola five months ago. He works construction in the New York City borough of Queens. Kadija Tyler made the journey from Senegal to Harlem. She works in sales in a department store.
Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Right-wing Polish leaders denounced a new feature film by director Agnieszka Holland as it premiered in the country Friday, accusing the work of defaming Poland with its exploration of a migration crisis along the border with Be
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man

Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat.
What's streaming now: Doja Cat, 'Sex Education,' 'Spy Kids,' 'The Super Models' and 'Superpower'

What's streaming now: Doja Cat, 'Sex Education,' 'Spy Kids,' 'The Super Models' and 'Superpower'

The return of Netflix’s “Sex Education” with Gillian Anderson, Sean Penn's documentary about Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a docuseries that charts the rise of the first supermodels are some of the new television, movies, music and games h
High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Florida's two biggest tourist hubs.
It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues

It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues

NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy Brown, the producing artistic director.
A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time

A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time

NEW YORK (AP) — Along with such classics as “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” Truman Capote had a history of work left uncompleted and unpublished.
Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

LONDON (AP) — Before he hit America, Rupert Murdoch ripped through Britain’s media like a tornado. His newspapers changed the political and cultural weather and swung elections. His satellite television channels upended the staid broadcasting scene.
Sabato De Sarno makes much anticipated debut at Gucci under the gaze of stars like Julia Roberts

Sabato De Sarno makes much anticipated debut at Gucci under the gaze of stars like Julia Roberts

MILAN (AP) — Sabato De Sarno wants people to fall in love with Gucci again, calling his debut collection “Gucci Ancora,” Italian for “Gucci Again.