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Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Ice crystals clung to the eyelashes, parka hood, beanie hat and headscarf of Ruqayah Nasser as she took a break after her first-ever snow tubing runs in a Minnesota park on a subzero (-18 Celsius) January morning.
Edmunds: The best used all-wheel-drive cars you can get for under $25,000

Edmunds: The best used all-wheel-drive cars you can get for under $25,000

All-wheel drive might not be a must-have, but it sure is nice to have if you live in any of the large swaths of America that regularly see snow.
ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform's sister app .
Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking, Thai police said Wednesday.
An Israeli TV reporter lost his ability to speak clearly. AI is helping him get back on air

An Israeli TV reporter lost his ability to speak clearly. AI is helping him get back on air

JERUSALEM (AP) — When a renowned Israeli TV journalist lost his ability to speak clearly because of ALS, he thought his career might be over.
Screen Actors Guild Awards cancel live nominations announcement due to Los Angeles wildfires

Screen Actors Guild Awards cancel live nominations announcement due to Los Angeles wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have canceled an in-person announcement planned for Wednesday morning due to devastating wildfires and winds in the Los Angeles area.
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media - and for the struggling network

CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media - and for the struggling network

NEW YORK (AP) — At a particularly inopportune time for legacy media and CNN, the news outlet is on trial in Florida this week, accused of defaming a Navy veteran involved in rescuing endangered Afghans from that country when the U.S.
Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, has died
Jimmy Carter's woodworking, painting and poetry reveal an introspective Renaissance Man

Jimmy Carter's woodworking, painting and poetry reveal an introspective Renaissance Man

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The world knew Jimmy Carter as a president and humanitarian, but he also was a woodworker, painter and poet, creating a body of artistic work that reflects deeply personal views of the global community — and himself.
National Board of Review Awards hold space for ‘Wicked’

National Board of Review Awards hold space for ‘Wicked’

NEW YORK (AP) — Days after “Wicked” went home from the Golden Globes with a single award for box office achievement, the National Board of Review Awards held space for the smash hit musical, celebrating its cast and director in the New York group's a
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