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Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97

Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died on Saturday.

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Ex-FCC chief, public TV advocate Newton Minow dead at 97

Former Federal Communications Commission head Newton Minow, who famously described network TV as a “vast wasteland,” has died

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Oklahoma plans new sex offender laws after rapist killed six people before trial

Scott Fetgatter proposes legislation aimed at halting early release of certain sex offenders after mass killing

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New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts

Election administrators across the United States say they’re concerned their offices will be targeted for fake Twitter accounts that'll confuse or mislead voters after the social media platform changed its long-standing verification service

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Coronation pledge of allegiance will be changed at King Charles’ request

Charles’s close friend said Archbishop’s call for pledge of allegiance was ‘ill-advised’

The Independent UK

Botticelli's Venus is an 'influencer' and Italy is not happy

Sandro Botticelli's iconic goddess of love in his 15th-century masterpiece “Birth of Venus” has now become a “virtual influencer” in a new Italian tourism campaign

The Independent UK

Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees amid fighting

Qatar has flown a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food

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AP-Week in Pictures: Global / April 29 - May 5, 2023

April 29 - May 5, 2023

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US court halts execution of man who received ‘unfair’ trial

The Supreme Court put the execution of Richard Glossip indefinitely on hold in a ruling on Friday.

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King Charles ‘tones down’ pledge of allegiance after friend criticised archbishop’s ‘abhorrent’ initiative

Charles close friend said Archbishop’s call for pledge of allegiance was ‘ill-advised’

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New pipeline agency rule aimed at cutting methane leaks

The federal agency that regulates pipelines has announced new rules aimed at reducing leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from a network of nearly 3 million miles of natural gas pipelines that crisscross the country

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Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Sudanese officials say that the country's two warring generals have sent their envoys to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed Sudan to the brink of collapse

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement

In a settlement agreement last year, TurboTax’s owner Intuit Inc. was ordered to pay $141 million to low-income consumers who were deceived into paying TurboTax to file their federal returns — despite being eligible for free, federally-supported tax services

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Spain's April heat nearly impossible without climate change

Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found, and would have been almost impossible in the past

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How (and when) to watch King Charles' coronation in the US

King Charles III’s coronation Saturday will mix of a thousand-year tradition with the streaming age

The Independent UK

Russia's Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut pullout in Ukraine

The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor is threatening to pull his troops out of the protracted battle for the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut next week

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

APRIL 28-MAY 4, 2023

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King Charles does not want ‘abhorrent’ pledge of allegiance during coronation, friend reveals

Charles’ close friend says Archbishop’s call for pledge of allegiance was ‘ill-advised’

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AP Week in Pictures: North America

APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2023

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Hard to read? Oregon GOP boycott comes down to reading level

Republicans blocking bills about abortion, gun control and gender-affirming healthcare in Oregon this week are basing their boycott on an obscure, 44-year-old state law that requires bill summaries to be written at the reading level of an 8th- or 9th-grader

The Independent UK

Listen both ways: Blind walkers winning safer road crossings

A federal ruling blasting Chicago planners for not equipping more of their intersections with audible signals that help blind pedestrians cross busy streets has given advocates a victory they call long overdue

The Independent UK

Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?

Accounts of rape and assault shared by women at a civil trial against Donald Trump mark the first time that any of the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the former president have been heard in a court of law

The Independent UK

8 fatally shot in Serbian town day after 9 killed at school

Serbian state television says at least eight people have been killed and 13 wounded in a drive-by shooting in a town close to Belgrade

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