COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported first-quarter operating profits of 354 million euros, down 18% from a year ago. The Espoo, Finland-based company said Thursday that net sales in the first quarter grew 1% in constant currency to 5.348 billion euros. Nokia was “shocked to see the Russian invasion
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered from a bumpy beginning and rediscovered their championship form in plenty of time to dispose of the Chicago Bulls in their opening-round series. They likely won’t make it past the next round unless they’re playing at this level right
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Giggster compiled a collection of images of 15 unique movie theaters from around the country.
Even with the film industry being different from years prior, Giggster took some time to explore the best states for filmmakers.
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From a long-standing Queens bar in “Goodfellas” to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in “Titanic,” Giggster compiled a list of locations from 10 iconic ’90s movies.
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Giggster took a look at all the Producers Guild of America award winners and identified the 15 producers who have won more than one trophy for films.
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Neptune knows pressure is high to keep Villanova’s basketball team a national championship contender as he takes over for the retired Jay Wright. Neptune started his coaching career at Villanova as a video coordinator. He rose the ranks and became Wright’s top assistant during two
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This year’s NFL draft class speaks reluctantly about its COVID-19 experiences. To some, they are inspirational reminders of what they’ve already overcome. To others, the challenges were more akin to old war stories. Whether it was the travel restrictions that prevented Alabama receiver John Metchie III
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kayvon Thibodeaux doesn’t lack any confidence, already proclaiming himself the best player in the NFL draft. The All-American defensive end from Oregon already talks like an All-Pro. He can go anywhere in the top 10 after initial projections had him as the potential No. 1 pick Thursday night.
Continue ReadingCNN By Darren Lewis and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jarrod Bowen joined West Ham United in January 2020 and as he looks back over the last few years with the club it’s almost as if he can’t quite believe what has happened. West Ham finished the 2019/20 season five points shy of relegation, having lost
Continue ReadingBy Darren Lewis and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jarrod Bowen joined West Ham United in January 2020 and as he looks back over the last few years with the club it’s almost as if he can’t quite believe what has happened. West Ham finished the 2019/20 season five points shy of relegation, having lost half
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese internet services company Baidu has received a permit to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public in Beijing, one of just two companies to receive such approvals. Baidu and a rival AI driving company, Pony.ai, obtained permits allowing them to offer rides without a safety driver behind the wheel to take
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Businesses in Sri Lanka are closed, teachers absent and public transportation interrupted as people heed a call for a general strike to pressure the president to step down over a growing economic and political crisis. Sri Lanka is on the verge of bankruptcy with huge
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On Wednesday evening, the City of Palm Springs held a virtual community meeting for the new homeless navigation center. Palm Springs’ new Homeless Navigation Center is set to be located at 3589 McCarthy Road in the northern part of the city. The location of the center has been a source of controversy for residents of those
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN A shooting spree in Mississippi left four people dead and resulted in a police standoff with the suspect Wednesday, which ended when a SWAT team found him dead inside a local business, officials said. Police say the suspect, Jeremy Reynolds, 32, first fatally shot three people at a
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — It’s easy to get overshadowed in a lineup that includes Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, but Taylor Ward is beginning to garner some attention as well. Ward hit a grand slam and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Los Angeles Angels rolled
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — It’s easy to get overshadowed in a lineup that includes Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, but Taylor Ward is beginning to garner some attention as well. Ward hit a grand slam and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Los Angeles Angels rolled
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California Highway Patrol officer was shot Wednesday while investigating a crash on a San Diego freeway and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. The officer, an eight-year veteran, was shot once in the right thigh during a struggle with a “pedestrian” at about 6:15 p.m. as he investigated
Continue Reading By YESICA FISCH, JON GAMBRELL and VANESSA GERA Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — European leaders blasted Russia’s decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as “blackmail,” saying the cutoff and the Kremlin’s warning that it might cease shipments to other countries is a failed attempt to divide the West over its
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has passed one of the nation’s most far-reaching requirements for employers to tell job-seekers what they can make. Such “pay transparency” laws are championed as giving applicants, particularly women and people of color, a better shot at fair pay. But less than three
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