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Algiers · AlgiersALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — While France celebrated the anniversary of victory over the Nazis on Wednesday, Algeria commemorated a more somber anniversary: The crackdown by French colonial forces on Algerian independence activists the same day 79 years ago. Both events took place on May 8, 1945. In Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron lay a wreath Wednesday at the eternal flame beneath the Napoleon-era Arc de Triomphe, honoring those killed fight…See the Story
Algeria’s leader demands justice over French colonial-era wrongdoing
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United States · United StatesNEW YORK (AP) — A woman who accused the former CEO of the Grammy Awards of sexually assaulting her in 2018 has asked a judge to drop her lawsuit. The woman made the request in a weekend letter to a judge, which cited a “fear of potential grave harm” if she was forced to relinquish her anonymity. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court against Grammy Awards ex-CEO Neil Portnow. The woman has been identified in the lawsuit as an internati…See the Story
Woman seeks to drop sexual assault lawsuit against ex-Grammys CEO
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
Inflation · Buenos AiresBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Prices in Argentina have surged so dramatically in recent months that the government has multiplied the size of its biggest bank note in circulation by five — to 10,000 pesos, worth about $10. The central bank announcement Tuesday promised to lighten the load for many Argentines who must carry around giant bags — occasionally, suitcases — stuffed with cash for simple transactions. Argentina’s annual inflation rate…See the Story
With inflation soaring, Argentina will start printing 10,000 peso notes
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Basketball · United StatesCOEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team during the NCAA Tournament. The deputy attorney for the city of Coeur d’Alene made the announcement on Monday, writing in a charging decision document that though the use of the slur was “detestable” and “incredibly offensive,” there wasn’t evidence suggest…See the Story
No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women’s basketball team
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
Oregon, United States · OregonIn sibling directors Bill and Turner Ross ’ latest, “Gasoline Rainbow,” five Oregon teens just out of high school make their meandering way some 500 miles to reach the coast for what’s been billed as the “End of the World” party. They are like countless young protagonists before them: on the road to find out. But while they share much of the same yearnings and anxieties of American road travelers from “On the Road” to “Easy Rider,” the circumsta…See the Story
Movie Review: A radiant teenage road trip in ‘Gasoline Rainbow’
Coverage: 2 sources
Billie Eilish · AtlantaATLANTA (AP) — A music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not take place this year. Posts Wednesday on the Instagram page and website of Music Midtown, a longtime fixture for pop music lovers, says the festival is “going on hiatus this year.” The posts did not explain why. An email to the festival’s producer, Live Nation, was not immediately returned. The festival has featured big artists over the yea…See the Story
Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Gaza · GazaThe Arab Student Union at Jackson-Reed High School in Northwest D.C. has withdrawn its request for a federal court to take emergency action in a lawsuit that claimed the school suppressed the student club’s right to free speech. The American Civil Liberties Union, which initially filed the suit on behalf of the ASU on April 24, filed a motion and issued a news release on Wednesday, saying the two sides had negotiated an interim agreement, effect…See the Story
Agreement reached in Arab Student Union’s suit against DC, high school principal
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Stock Markets · OttawaShares of Shopify plunged Wednesday after the Canadian company that helps retailers with online sales warned of easing revenue growth and thinner margins in the current quarter. That caught a lot of investors off guard after the company rebounded strongly from the pandemic and started 2024 with a bang. Shopify Inc. predicts that revenue will climb by a high-teens percentage rate for the second quarter, well below the 23% jump in the first quar…See the Story
Shopify tumbles on weak outlook after a very strong start to 2024
67% Center coverage: 3 sources