Paris brought in armored vehicles and the central French city of Bourges shuttered shops to gird for possible violence between police and yellow vest protesters Saturday, as the movement seeks new arenas and new momentum for its weekly demonstrations.
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Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson lands director Liesel Tommy
The director was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the 2016 Broadway production of “Eclipsed” starring Lupita Nyong’o.
China broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon’s far side
China on Friday broadcast pictures taken by its rover and lander on the moon’s far side, in what its space program hailed as another triumph for the groundbreaking mission to the less-understood sector of the lunar surface.
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Australia police arrest man over suspicious packages sent to US consulate, others
Around 10 diplomatic missions, mostly in Melbourne, on Wednesday reported the delivery of suspicious packages, some of them labelled “asbestos.”
Scott Dozier, the Nevada death row inmate who wanted to be executed, found dead in cell
The state confirmed the death to the Associated Press on Saturday.
Alaska Airlines planes return to the air after nationwide ground stop due to power outage
The airline says all its flights were grounded between about 4:20 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Sunday after a power outage in the Seattle area, where its operations are based.
Police: 3 dead in California bowling alley shooting
The Torrance Police Department says in a tweet there were “reports of shots fired with multiple victims down” at Gable House Bowl.
Slain police officer honored with procession across California town
The flag-draped casket of a California police officer who authorities say was shot to death by a man in the country illegally was carried in a procession Friday through the streets he once patrolled to a public viewing in a community theater.
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Betsy DeVos undergoes surgery after breaking bone in bike accident
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is recovering after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone suffered in a cycling accident.
Frontier Airlines illness: Cleveland Airport water fountain tests come back clean
The city of Cleveland says says that its test of the airport’s drinking fountains and its water supply found no issues. They were thought to have sickened six Frontier passengers earlier this week.