SAG Awards nominate ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ snub DiCaprio | AP News

SAG Awards nominate ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ snub DiCaprio | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie” and “American Fiction,” while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor. As they were at the Golden Globes, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” were again the lead nominees. Each film picked up four nods including best

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A legal battle is set to open at the top UN court over an allegation of Israeli genocide in Gaza | AP News

A legal battle is set to open at the top UN court over an allegation of Israeli genocide in Gaza | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A legal battle over whether Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza amounts to genocide opens Thursday at the United Nations’ top court with preliminary hearings into South Africa’s call for judges to order an immediate suspension of Israel’s military actions. Israel stringently denies the genocide allegation.The case, that is likely

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Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned | AP News

Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday he will introduce measures to overturn the convictions of more than 900 post office branch managers who were wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system. Sunak said the scandal, which saw hundreds of postmasters falsely convicted of stealing money because

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France’s youngest prime minister is a rising political star who follows in Macron’s footsteps | AP News

France’s youngest prime minister is a rising political star who follows in Macron’s footsteps | AP News

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint a 34-year-old prime minister surprised many because of his age and relatively short career. But Gabriel Attal has become one of the most prominent and ambitious figures on the French political scene in recent years, saying there’s “nothing greater than serving France.”The centrist politician is

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Kremlin foe Navalny, smiling and joking, appears in court via video link from an Arctic prison | AP News

Kremlin foe Navalny, smiling and joking, appears in court via video link from an Arctic prison | AP News

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A smiling and joking Alexei Navalny appeared in court Wednesday via video link from the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence, the first time the Russian opposition leader has been shown on camera since his transfer to the remote prison.Russian news outlets released images of Navalny, in

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The largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, says new study | AP News

The largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, says new study | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday. The species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest great ape known to scientists — standing 10 feet tall and weighing

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Japan’s nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quake | AP News

Japan’s nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quake | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study its potential impact. The Nuclear Regulation Authority, or NRA, asked for further investigation even though initial assessments showed the Shika nuclear power plant’s cooling systems and

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Germany approves the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softer approach | AP News

Germany approves the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softer approach | AP News

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening of its hard line of recent years toward arms exports to the kingdom.Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit on Wednesday confirmed a report by news magazine Der Spiegel that Germany’s Security Council, made up of Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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Engine maker Cummins to repair, replace 600,000 Ram trucks in $2 billion emissions cheating scandal | AP News

Engine maker Cummins to repair, replace 600,000 Ram trucks in $2 billion emissions cheating scandal | AP News

The Department of Justice released new details of a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. Wednesday that includes a mandatory recall of 600,000 Ram trucks, and that Cummins remedy environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software in several thousand vehicles, skirting emissions testing.Cummins is accused of circumventing emissions testing through devices

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