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US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents

US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents

NEW YORK (AP) — Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed she was being charged a $2.49 “program fee” each time she loaded money onto her daughter’s school lunch account.
More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned

More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned

More women chose to have their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, a new study shows, and the biggest increases were in states that ban abortion .
Book Review: 'We're Alone' by Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat weaves personal and political

Book Review: 'We're Alone' by Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat weaves personal and political

Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat explores family, homeland and her literary heroes in “We're Alone,” a new volume of essays that include personal narratives of her early years as child immigrant in Brooklyn to reportage of recent events like
The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote 's “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction.
The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote 's “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction.
'Saturday Night' director credits success of 'SNL' to show's Canadian influence

'Saturday Night' director credits success of 'SNL' to show's Canadian influence

TORONTO — Jason Reitman says showing his film about the origins of "Saturday Night Live" in Toronto feels "amazing," given the sketch-comedy institution's Canadian roots.
Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’

Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’

Quick. Has there ever been a horror film set in a country home with a decent cell signal? Nope, and there’s no signal at Paddy and Ciara’s house, either, deep in the English countryside.
Peggy's Cove guardians keep visitors safe at beautiful but deadly N.S. tourist site

Peggy's Cove guardians keep visitors safe at beautiful but deadly N.S. tourist site

PEGGY'S COVE — Japneet Singh, a security patroller at Nova Scotia's famed Peggy's Cove — a longtime treasure of Atlantic Canada’s coastline southwest of Halifax — is no stranger to the perils of the sea.
What to know about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris

What to know about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music superstar Taylor Swift has officially launched her Kamala Harris era.
Movie Review: Two ideas compete for the soul of 'My Old Ass' but sweetness finally wins

Movie Review: Two ideas compete for the soul of 'My Old Ass' but sweetness finally wins

They say tripping on psychedelic mushrooms triggers hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and nervousness. In the case of Elliott, an 18-year-old restless Canadian, they prompt a visitor.
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