Netflix Criticized for Yanking Patriot Act Episode in Saudi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Netflix faced criticism on Wednesday for pulling an episode in Saudi Arabia of comedian Hasan Minhaj's "Patriot Act" that criticized the kingdom's powerful crown prince. The American comedian used his second episode, released on Oct. 28, to lambaste Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of writer Jamal…
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Train Crash On Danish Bridge Kills Six, Injures 16
By JAN M. OLSEN , Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish passenger train apparently hit falling cargo from a passing freight train Wednesday, an accident that killed six people and injured 16 others as it crossed a bridge linking the country's islands, authorities said. The accident was the worst in Denmark in more…
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Times Square Crowd Braves Rain to Bid Wet Welcome to 2019
NEW YORK, NY (AP) — Rain drops fell along with confetti as revelers rang in 2019 in New York's Times Square, capping a soggy New Year's Eve celebration that included singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha's stirring rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" just before midnight. Crews used squeegees to try to remove water from the stages, but New…
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NYPD Won’t Fly Drone In Times Square On rainy New Year’s Eve
By STEPHEN R. GROVES , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A rainy New Year's Eve in New York has some Times Square revelers ponying up to keep dry, while police are scrapping plans to deploy a drone to keep watch over the crowd for the first time. Monday's damp, but mild weather saw people…
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Russia: 4 Die In Building Collapse; Searchers Race Weather
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV , Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — At least four people died Monday when part of a 10-story apartment building collapsed in Russia's Ural Mountains region, and hundreds of rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble in the frigid weather. The nation's top investigative agency, the Investigative Committee, said an explosion triggered by…
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