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Month: January 2025

Palm Springs International Film Festival enters fifth day with screenings

The Palm Springs International Film Festival entered its fifth day today, featuring special screenings, notable appearances and preparations for the announcement of juried awards later this week. Screenings on Monday morning included the film “Nickle Boys,” an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, exploring the harrowing experiences of two boys at an abusive reform

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Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them — and climate change may be making the situation even worse, according to a new report. Scientists analyzed water samples

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Pentagon reaches settlement that could restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of LGBTQ+ US military veterans who were discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy due to their sexuality could soon have an easier path to accessing more benefits for their service, according to a proposed legal settlement with the Pentagon. The settlement agreement comes from a legal

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Jury Trial begins for man accused of staging long time girlfriend’s death as suicide

By Kodichi Lawrence Click here for updates on this story     COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WKOW) — A jury trial begins Monday for the man accused of staging his long-time girlfriend’s death as a suicide in Columbia County. 80-year-old Larry Manthe is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 76-year-old Alice Langer of the Town

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The Palm Springs International Film Festival gives boost to Coachella Valley economy and local businesses

The Palm Springs International Film Festival is back, and with it comes the celebrities, movie-goers and film enthusiasts. The film festival also brings a much needed economic boost to the local economy. In 2023 alone, nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the Coachella Valley generated more than $110 million in economic activity, according to an

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Jeremy Strong stole Anne Hathaway’s ‘Princess Diaries’ look, but she’s not mad

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Anne Hathaway knew that Jeremy Strong’s Golden Globes outfit looked familiar… That’s because Strong’s velvet mint-green suit resembled an outfit that Mia Thermopolis – Hathaway’s character in the 2001 classic “The Princess Diaries” – wore in the film. Their twinning bucket hat really says it all. The only difference

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