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The best Christmas movies for every mood

The best Christmas movies for every mood

‘Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is.
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For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

SEATAC, Washington (AP) — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods .
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In Montreal, one man is fighting to stop DVDs from going the way of the dodo

In Montreal, one man is fighting to stop DVDs from going the way of the dodo

MONTREAL — The Luddites were a 19th-century group of British textile workers who destroyed the mechanized looms and knitting frames they saw as a threat to their livelihoods.
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British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly admits to reckless driving in Australia while awaiting trial

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly admits to reckless driving in Australia while awaiting trial

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly admitted in an Australian court on Thursday to reckless driving while he was awaiting trial on charges of raping a woman three months ago.
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Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover

Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover

MACAO (AP) — When Portugal returned its colony Macao to China in 1999, coffee shop owner Daniel Chao was a first grader living in a different world.
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Now caretaker of his dad's work, Sean Ono Lennon seeks to innovate, not merely repeat

Now caretaker of his dad's work, Sean Ono Lennon seeks to innovate, not merely repeat

NEW YORK (AP) — Only recently given stewardship over his late father's work, Sean Ono Lennon is on a remarkable run.
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The truth behind Santa Claus, as seen by grown-ups: To tell or not to tell?

The truth behind Santa Claus, as seen by grown-ups: To tell or not to tell?

NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, it's a family story they can chuckle about NOW. But Lisa Highfill wasn't laughing that December day almost 20 years ago.
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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history.
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Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover

Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover

MACAO (AP) — When Portugal returned its colony Macao to China in 1999, coffee shop owner Daniel Chao was a first grader living in a different world.
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Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview

Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to speedily extract the rapper from a lawsuit in which a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13.
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