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The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending December 16, 2018: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. Becoming by Michelle Obama – 9781524763152 – (Crown) 2. Can’t…
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 16, 2018: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Facetune, Lightricks Ltd. 4. Rebel Inc., Ndemic Creations. 5. Plague Inc.,…
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Nielsen’s top programs for Dec. 10-16
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, NBC, 18.12 million. 2. NFL Football: L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, Fox,…
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Official suspended, accused of harassing transgender student
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia high school assistant principal who told a transgender male student “you freak me out” and questioned his choice of bathrooms has been suspended — a move the American…
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Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks
The Trump administration is moving to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms.
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The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending December 16, 2018: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Venom 2. The Equalizer 2 3. Smallfoot 4. Mission: Impossible – Fallout 5. Peppermint 6. Crazy Rich Asians 7. A…
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Authorities: Worker dies after falling down elevator shaft
HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a construction worker in Massachusetts has fallen down an elevator shaft and died. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office says the 41-year-old Haverhill resident had been working at a…
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Sex offender Owen Labrie ordered to jail after Christmas
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge declined Tuesday to shorten the jail term for an elite prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate in 2015, saying he needed to consider the victim’s…
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Belgian PM offers to resign after migration tears government
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel submitted his resignation Tuesday amid pressure on his government after the biggest coalition party quit over Michel’s support for a United Nations compact on international migration. “I…
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The Latest: Official suspended in transgender incident
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a West Virginia high school assistant principal accused of harassing a transgender student in a school bathroom (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A West Virginia assistant principal has…
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Victims, accountability on agenda at pope’s sex abuse summit
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday released the first details of Pope Francis’ upcoming high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit, making clear that bishops attending the gathering must reach out to victims before they…
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UN urges ‘violence-free environment’ for Congo elections
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is calling for “a violence-free environment” for what could be historic elections in Congo on Sunday, noting with concern recent incidents that resulted in loss of life…
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Prada withdraws luxury trinkets over blackface controversy
NEW YORK (AP) — Prada is no longer selling a line of accessories and displays following complaints they featured blackface-style imagery. The controversy began last week when a New Yorker complained in a viral Facebook…
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Russian businessman to stay in jail pending laundering trial
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Russian businessman who lived a lavish life in North Carolina will remain in jail while he’s prosecuted on charges including money laundering and murder-for-hire. An online court docket shows a…
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Georgia man convicted of child rape caught in Bahamas
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia man who fled an Atlanta courthouse before being convicted of child rape and molestation has been arrested in the Bahamas. Fulton County district attorney’s spokesman Chris Hopper said…
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