Oscar nomination for ’20 Days in Mariupol’ is a first for the 178-year-old Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing chronicle of the besieged Ukrainian city and the international journalists who remained there after Russia’s invasion, has been nominated for best documentary handing The Associated Press its first Oscar nomination in the 178-year-old news organization’s history.

The film, between the AP and PBS’ “Frontline,” was shot during the first three weeks of the war in Ukraine, in early 2022. arrived in Mariupol one hour before Russia began


WWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix next year in a major streaming deal

WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion.

TKO Group Holdings Inc., which houses WWE and UFC, said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that the agreement is for 10 years, with Netflix having an option to extend the deal for an additional 10 years. There’s also an opt out available to Netflix after the initial five years.

“Raw,” which debuted in 1993


Author Yuval Noah Hariri has gathered a lot of information – about information

NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Yuval Noah Harari has another grand theme for his next book: Information.

Harari’s “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” will be published Sept. 10 by Penguin Random House. Harari is known for such broad and accessible historical works as “Sapiens” and “Homo Deus.”

“We’re living through the most profound information revolution in human history, but we can’t understand it unless we understand


United Airlines CEO says the airline will consider alternatives to Boeing’s next airplane

The leaders of United Airlines and Alaska Airlines took turns Tuesday blasting Boeing over manufacturing problems that have led to the grounding of more than 140 of their planes, with United’s CEO saying his airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max.

“I am more than frustrated and disappointed. I am angry,” Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci told “NBC Nightly News” in an interview that aired Tuesday night. “My demand on Boeing is, what are


CP NewsAlert: Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ nominated for best picture Oscar

Korean-Canadian Celine Song’s “Past Lives” has been nominated for a best picture Oscar.  More coming. The Canadian Press

Parkland names former HF Sinclair CEO Michael Jennings to board of directors

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. has named veteran executive Michael Jennings to its board of directors as part of the company’s board renewal process.

The addition of the former HF Sinclair Corp. chief executive to the board is effective Feb. 10.

The move comes as New York-based activist investor Engine Capital LP calls for a complete board overhaul at the company.

Engine Capital, which holds a 2.5 per cent stake in Parkland, has been seeking changes at the company since last March, when it urged


Vatican-affiliated Catholic charity makes last-minute appeal to stop ‘barbarous’ Alabama execution

ROME (AP) — A Vatican-affiliated Catholic charity made an urgent appeal Tuesday to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a planned execution this week using nitrogen gas, saying the method is “barbarous” and “uncivilized” and would bring “indelible shame” to the state.

The Rome-based Sant’Egidio Community has lobbied for decades to abolish the death penalty around the world. It has turned its attention to Thursday’s scheduled execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in what would be the

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Live updates | Trump eyes second GOP win, while Biden hopes to avoid embarrassment in New Hampshire

Donald Trump has won the Republican primary, while prevailed on the Democratic side as a write-in candidate.

Trump’s sole GOP opponent, , says the race is far from over.

What to know

Trump as rematch with Biden appears likely

Biden through a write-in effort

Trump rides to victory on the strength of support from the GOP base,

Who’s running for president? Here are the

Record-setting turnout for New Hampshire’s GOP primary

WASHINGTON — More people cast votes in Tuesday’s New


Canada is capping student visas. Why now? And will it help?

In Today’s Big Story Podcast, over the past several years, the number of international students Canada admits has exploded — to more than one million in 2023. While these students have struggled to find housing and work, they’ve also often been deceived by marketers in their home country, promising a top-tier education that they don’t actually get.

“[International students] may find that they go to school here, end up with a diploma that doesn’t match labour market


Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant’s latest outlays in its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund.

The grantees include Digify Africa, which helps young people join Africa’s digital economy, the Japanese Service Dog Resource Center, and the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. All the groups receiving funds were selected, not by Airbnb