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35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival announces award winners

The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners. The festival took place from January 4-15, 2024 and screened 184 films from over 70 countries, including 48 premieres. The line-up includes 41 of the International Feature Film Oscar® Submissions along with Talking Pictures, New Voices New Visions,

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Iran announces strikes in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions increase

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran has announced that it launched strikes against a “spy headquarters and the gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist groups” shortly after missiles hit an area near the U.S. consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Soon after, a statement from Iran’s

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North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said the decision to abolish the agencies handling dialogue

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USC hires longtime Rams defensive line coach Eric Henderson as co-defensive coordinator

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defensive line coach Eric Henderson is leaving the Los Angeles Rams to join Lincoln Riley’s staff at Southern California as the co-defensive coordinator. Henderson also will be the Trojans’ defensive line coach and run game coordinator under new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, the school announced

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Ground collision of two Boeing planes in Chicago sparks FAA investigation

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The left wing tip

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Bernardo Arévalo faces obstacles as Guatemala’s new president to deliver on promised change

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president. Many doubted they would ever see the day. Powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him and his party. Arévalo is now president but those disputes will continue. And with little support in Congress

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Heisman winner Caleb Williams formally leaves USC, enters NFL draft as potential No. 1 pick

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams has formally entered the NFL draft, leaving Southern California after two prolific seasons. Williams made his long-anticipated announcement on social media Monday, the final day for underclassmen to enter the draft. He is widely considered the favorite to be the

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