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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media. Just 6 percent of people say they have a lot of confidence in the media, putting the news industry about
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google's online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View, California-based Google and rejected the
Donald Trump
BOSTON – It's a bit of a stretch, thinking presidential candidate and New York businessman Donald Trump would help his competitor, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. But with comedian Jimmy Fallon's help, that's what happened Thursday night on NBC's "Tonight Show." Dressed
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NEW YORK (AP) — James Levine, the former Boston Symphony Orchestra maestro, will retire as the Metropolitan Opera's music director at the end of the season because of Parkinson's disease, ending a 40-year run that lifted the company to a golden era but became increasingly problematic as
Massachusetts
BOSTON – During an emotional and at times tearful news briefing, two Boston University students on Tuesday explained why they filed suit against the university and their one-time music professor, a world-renowned music French horn player, whom they claim repeatedly sexually harassed them. The students, Erin Shyr and Maria Currie, accuse
Fidel Castro
WASHINGTON – "They've taken everything away from me – or almost everything – I still have my smile, the proud sense that I'm a free man, and an eternally flowering garden in my soul," wrote Armando Valladares, a Cuban poet and artist jailed for 22 years after
transgender
For the first time, the Bible landed on the top-10 list of books that drew the most protests when found in libraries or classrooms. The problem: its religious viewpoint. With plenty of books published annually that various groups find offensive, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom
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PARIS (AP) — A 400-year-old picture that might have been painted by Italian master Caravaggio has been found in an attic in southern France. Eric Turquin, the French expert who retrieved the painting two years ago, says it is in an exceptional state of conservation and estimates its value at 120
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