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‘Captain Marvel’ rockets to historic $153M debut

Published On: March 11, 2019 02:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press

“Captain Marvel,” Marvel Studios’ first female-fronted superhero movie, launched with $153 million domestically and $455 million globally, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the biggest blockbusters ever led by a woman.

False alarm prompts massive police presence at NY hospital

Published On: March 11, 2019 01:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BRONXVILLE, March 11: Police rushed to a suburban hospital late Sunday after two patients reported seeing a man with a shotgun, but after hours of searching and reviewing security camera footage, officials concluded it was a false alarm.

60 years after Dalai Lama fled, China defends Tibet policies

Published On: March 10, 2019 02:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, March 10: China is defending its often-criticized rule in Tibet 60 years after the Dalai Lama fled into exile amid an uprising against Chinese control, saying those who question its policies are merely biased.

UK official says EU playing games over Brexit

Published On: March 10, 2019 11:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, March 10: With tensions escalating, Britain’s House of Commons leader said Saturday that European Union officials need to take seriously British proposals for ending the Brexit impasse before a crucial vote in Parliament.

Ebola treatment center in Congo is attacked again; 1 dead

Published On: March 10, 2019 11:07 AM NPT By: Associated Press

CONGO, March 10: Heavily armed assailants again attacked an Ebola treatment center in the heart of eastern Congo’s deadly outbreak on Saturday, with one police officer killed and health workers injured, authorities said, while frightened patients waited in isolation rooms for the gunfire to end.

Della Duck, intrepid space explorer and amputee, comes to TV

Published On: March 9, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Della Duck is a brave and resourceful fowl, the sort that refuses to be defeated by a solo crash landing on the moon — even when it costs her a leg.

Smollett indicted on 16 counts stemming from reported attack

Published On: March 9, 2019 05:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press

A grand jury in Chicago indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.

Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force

Published On: March 9, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 9: President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.

How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push

Published On: March 9, 2019 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

March 9: At first glance, Mark Zuckerberg’s new ”privacy-focused vision ” for Facebook looks like a transformative mission statement from a CEO under pressure to reverse years of battering over its surveillance practices and privacy failures.

Keeping kids’ rooms calm, colorful and (relatively) tidy

Published On: March 8, 2019 05:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Spring cleaning season is here, and some of us got a head start by taking Marie Kondo’s message to heart: You’ll be happier if you eliminate clutter. In many households, no room is a bigger magnet for clutter than a child’s bedroom. Designers say parents are increasingly interested in managing that clutter effectively — and attractively.

At least 25 Central American migrants die in Mexico accident

Published On: March 8, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, March 8: Authorities in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas say at least 25 Central American migrants have died when the truck they were travelling in overturned.

China endorses Huawei legal defense against US ‘suppression’

Published On: March 8, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, March 8: China’s foreign minister has endorsed tech giant Huawei’s legal fights with the U.S. government, saying Chinese companies shouldn’t be “silent lambs.”

Huge power outage in Venezuela raises tensions amid crisis

Published On: March 8, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CARACAS, March 8: Much of Venezuela remained engulfed by darkness into early Friday amid one of the largest power outages in years, raising tensions in a country already on edge from ongoing political turmoil.

Scientists discover different kind of killer whale off Chile

Published On: March 8, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 8: For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn’t look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one.

Ex-Trump campaign boss Manafort sentenced to 47 months

Published On: March 8, 2019 09:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, March 8: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines.

Warner Bros. chair being investigated for sexual misconduct

Published On: March 7, 2019 04:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WarnerMedia is investigating claims that Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara promised acting roles in exchange for sex as detailed in The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday. The article includes text messages between British actress Charlotte Kirk and Tsujihara going back to 2013 when they were introduced by Australian billionaire James Packer at the Hotel Bel-Air past midnight. Packer and his business partner Brett Ratner were close to closing a production deal with the studio at the time.

Butterflies abound in mountainous Mexican winter habitat

Published On: March 7, 2019 03:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press

It’s challenging to convey the sheer magic of witnessing tens of thousands of butterflies hanging from trees in giant clumps, sunning themselves on the hillside or fluttering in the sky like snowflakes. But after experiencing it, it’s easier to understand folks like these, most of whom had traveled from the US to Mexico solely to see the monarchs.

UN: 11 million North Koreans need food and kids are stunted

Published On: March 7, 2019 10:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, March 7: An estimated 11 million people in North Korea — over 43 percent of the population — are undernourished and “chronic food insecurity and malnutrition is widespread,” according to a U.N. report issued Wednesday.

Forbes names Kylie Jenner youngest self-made billionaire

Published On: March 6, 2019 07:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Move over Mark Zuckerberg. At 21, Kylie Jenner has been named the youngest-ever, self-made billionaire by Forbes magazine. Forbes estimated that Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics is worth at least $900 million, and she owns it all. She hits the billion-dollar mark when you add in cash she has already pulled from the profitable business, the magazine said.

R. Kelly tells CBS ‘I didn’t do this stuff’ in interview

Published On: March 6, 2019 06:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press

In his first interview since being charged with sexually abusing four people, including three underage girls, R. Kelly says he “didn’t do this stuff” and he’s fighting for his life. The R&B singer, out on bail after his Feb. 22 arrest in Chicago, gave the interview to Gayle King of ‘CBS This Morning,’ with excerpts airing Tuesday night. More of the interview will air Wednesday and Thursday on ‘CBS This Morning.’