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'South Park' co-creator jokes he's 'terribly sorry' over premiere that drew White House anger

'South Park' co-creator jokes he's 'terribly sorry' over premiere that drew White House anger

SAN DIEGO (AP) — “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution, which showed a naked President Donald Trump in bed with Satan.
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday.
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday.
EU regulator green lights an injectable HIV drug that could help stop transmission

EU regulator green lights an injectable HIV drug that could help stop transmission

LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus' transmission.
Comic-Con 2025 kicks off with new 'Freddy's,' 'Toxic Avenger' and thousands of costume-clad fans

Comic-Con 2025 kicks off with new 'Freddy's,' 'Toxic Avenger' and thousands of costume-clad fans

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Tradition meets AI in Nishijinori weaving style from Japan's ancient capital

Tradition meets AI in Nishijinori weaving style from Japan's ancient capital

KYOTO, Japan (AP) — Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a high-tech collaborator: artificial intelligence.
Tea-loving Nepal is warming up to coffee

Tea-loving Nepal is warming up to coffee

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Coffee hasn't always been an easy sell in Nepal . The Himalayan country is a major tea producer, as well as a major consumer. When people greet each other in the morning, they don't ask “how are you.
Banksy work 'The Migrant Child' removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration and future display

Banksy work 'The Migrant Child' removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration and future display

MILAN (AP) — Art restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy titled “The Migrant Child” from the side of a building overlooking a Venetian canal to preserve the work for future public display, officials said T
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84

Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy “King of the Hill,” has died.
Matt Johnson's 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' to open TIFF's Midnight Madness

Matt Johnson's 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' to open TIFF's Midnight Madness

TORONTO — Matt Johnson’s time-warping bromantic misadventure and a crime thriller starring Bob Odenkirk are headed to the Midnight Madness program at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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