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The nominations to the 95th Academy Awards are now out. But where can you watch the heavy hitters? Replete with spellbinding multiverses, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” topped the list with 11 nods and is available as a digital rental. Elsewhere, stories of friendship and family permeated 2022 cinema and the nominations this year, as did big-budget blockbusters. Nine of the 10 best picture nominees had theatrical releases. Some of the films nominated across categories are still in theaters, only in limited release. Читать дальше...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says an internal review of the state’s execution procedures is complete and the state will begin scheduling lethal injections. Ivey made the announcement on Friday. She initiated the review in November after three lethal injections were aborted because of problems with intravenous lines. Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm told Ivey that he is confident the state is ready to resume executions. He said the prison system is adding to the pool of medical professionals for execution preparations... Читать дальше...

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has announced it’s cutting 8% of its global workforce as it looks to reduce costs. The job losses are the latest in a wave of tech company layoffs. The Stockholm-based company provides equipment for high-speed 5G wireless networks. It says it is expecting to lay off 8,500 employees this year and into 2024 as part of its strategy to reduce its costs by 9 billion Swedish kronor, or about $900 million, by the end of the year.

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is back on the witness stand in his double murder trial. Murdaugh is facing cross-examination from a prosecutor determined to make him recount every time he lied to a client. In two hours of cross-examination Thursday, prosecutors didn't ask questions about the deaths of Murdaugh's wife and son. Instead, they focused on how Murdaugh stole millions of dollars from his law firm and clients. In questioning from his lawyers, Murdaugh denied the killings, saying he loved his wife and son very much. Читать дальше...

A Dutch parliamentary inquiry has released a damning report into the government’s handling of lucrative natural gas extraction that caused a string of earthquakes in the northern province of Groningen. The report says profits were put before people in the region. The conclusions in the nearly 2,000-page report are the latest damaging blow to the credibility of Dutch governments that have been led for more than a decade by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who did not immediately react to the findings. Gas... Читать дальше...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year. Consumer prices rose 0.6% from December to January, up sharply from a 0.2% increase from November to December. On a year-over-year basis, prices rose 5.4%, up from a 5.3% annual increase in December. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core inflation rose 0.6% from December... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s struggling banks on Friday decided to suspend their strike, which started earlier this month, for one week after caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati asked them to do so.

Sevval Istanbulluoglu is leading relief efforts on the Siena campus with help from a small Turkish community that includes freshman men's basketball player Zek Tekin and sophomore volleyball player Ece Emrullah, who are also from Istanbul. 

Cosori is recalling more than 2 million air fryers sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because their wire connections can overheat and cause a fire risk. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Thursday. The agency says consumers should stop using the air fryers immediately. The recall involves multiple model numbers in 3.7-quart and 5.8-quart sizes. All of the units have the Cosori brand name on the front. The air fryers were sold between June 2018 and December 2022. Consumers... Читать дальше...

A Chinese diplomat accused the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong of interfering in its affairs after he said the city’s freedoms were eroding and warned the American not to cross political “red lines.” Consul General Gregory May gave a video address last month in which he expressed concern over diminished freedoms in Hong Kong and said its reputation as a business center depended on the rule of law. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office in Hong Kong on Friday said its commissioner Liu Guangyuan met... Читать дальше...

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has told the young people of Namibia that the democracy their parents and grandparents fought for is now theirs to defend and protect. She also has encouraged them to include women and girls, voices that she said are too often unheard, in the process as they move forward. Biden on Friday addressed more than 1,000 students seated around her in a courtyard at Namibia University of Science and Technology. She is midway through a trip to Africa, including a Kenya visit that begins later Friday.

Shares are higher in Europe after closing mostly lower in Asia ahead of the release of consumer price data in the U.S. Benchmarks advanced in Paris, London, Tokyo and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. Japan reported its core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh foods, rose the most in 41 years in January. But the nominee to head its central bank, economist Kazuo Ueda, told lawmakers he favors keeping Japan's benchmark interest rate near zero to ensure stable growth. On Thursday... Читать дальше...

A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of a famous shipwreck. The SS Savannah became the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean partly under steam power in 1819. It ran aground off Long Island two years later. The roughly 13-square-foot piece of wreckage was spotted in October off Fire Island. It may be difficult to identify the wreckage with 100% certainty, but National Park Service officials say evidence points to the Savannah. Читать дальше...

The rancher accused of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border returns to court Friday. Prosecutors allege George Alan Kelly opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on about eight unarmed migrants on his land Jan. 30. They say one man was fatally shot in the back as he fled. Kelly’s attorney says he did not kill the man but that Kelly acknowledges he fired warning shots at smugglers that day. Friday's court hearing in Nogales, Arizona aims... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it test-fired long-range cruise missiles off its eastern coast a day earlier, adding to a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations as its rivals step up military training.

Consumer prices in Japan have jumped by the most in more than 41 years, adding to pressure on the central bank to adjust its longstanding ultra-lax monetary policy. The report Friday came as the nominee to become governor of the Bank of Japan, Kazuo Ueda, told lawmakers its current strategy was “appropriate." Ueda said the BOJ's near-zero benchmark interest rate should continue “to solidly support the economy.” Ueda is expected to succeed BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, the chief engineer of the current policy... Читать дальше...

Nevada voters will decide whether to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude as a form of criminal punishment from the state constitution on the 2024 ballot, part of a growing push among some states to scrub outdated, century-old language. The Nevada Senate unanimously passed the joint resolution on Thursday after the assembly took similar steps last week. Ballot measures must get through two consecutive sessions before going to a ballot vote. Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited in... Читать дальше...

Beyond Meat reported better-than-expected fourth quarter sales despite flagging consumer demand and lower prices. The plant-based meat maker said its revenue fell 21% to $80 million in the October-December period. Still, that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet were forecasting revenue of $75.8 million. Beyond Meat’s shares jumped 13% in after-hours trading. The El Segundo, California, maker of plant-based burgers, sausages, nuggets and other products said sales volumes continued... Читать дальше...

Winter storms are sowing more chaos across the U.S. The weather shut down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzed travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. The nearly 11 inches of snow that fell in Portland stalled traffic during the Wednesday evening rush hour and trapped drivers on freeways. Some spent the night in their vehicles or abandoned them altogether as crews struggled to clear roads. The storms brought heavy snow to places that rarely see it... Читать дальше...

Boeing is again stopping deliveries of its 787 passenger used on many international routes. The company said Thursday that it's looking at a part that separates the nose of the plane from the pressurized cabin. Boeing says the issue doesn't raise immediate safety issues. But the Federal Aviation Administration says it's still working with the company to determine if fixes are needed on planes that have already been delivered to airlines. The discovery is the latest setback for the Boeing 787. Deliveries were stopped for more than a year... Читать дальше...