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Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC's Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage as hosts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal's upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced…
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Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in the platform's listings worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it's banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental…
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'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowed best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan. The most…
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Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died…
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TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as 'a step into the future'

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal airport security officials unveiled passenger self-screening lanes Wednesday at busy Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with plans to test it for use in other cities around the country.…
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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

BOSTON (AP) -- A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter,…
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Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An ammunition supplier testified at trial Monday that he only provided inert dummy rounds to the Western film “Rust” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in 2021, though…
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Chris Mortensen, an award-winning ESPN reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72

BRISTOL (AP) -- Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. He was 72. ESPN confirmed Mortensen’s death…
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Zyn nicotine pouches are all over TikTok, sparking debate among politicians and health experts

WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents and pundits that…
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76.…
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