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Month: April 2024

Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibit until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages seized by Hamas on Oct. 7. Their decision, praised as courageous by

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Mauricio Pochettino laments ‘sad situation’ after Chelsea players squabble over penalty during 6-0 win against Everton

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said it was a “sad situation” seeing his players squabble over who was going to take a penalty during an otherwise impressive 6-0 win against Everton. Cole Palmer, who ultimately took the penalty and scored his fourth goal of Monday’s Premier League game, had won

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on a visit to Islamabad, said Tuesday that international efforts toward a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas have been “wholly insufficient.”

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Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist. When the Democratic president

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ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albums from ABBA, Blondie and the Notorious B.I.G. are entering the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. They’re among the 25 titles announced Tuesday that have been selected for preservation as “defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture.” ABBA’s 1976 album “Visitors”

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