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And the Oscar goes to … a movie most people have seen

JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster. After years of favoring smaller movies like “The Shape of Water” and “Nomadland, “ the clear best-picture favorite “Oppenheimer” — with…

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Taylorville Kindergarten pre-registration begins

TAYLORVILLE — North School is beginning the pre-registration process for incoming Kindergarten students for the 2024-25 school year. A child’s birth date determines whether or not they will attend kindergarten in the fall. If the child turns 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2024, they are allowed to register for kindergarten for the next school year.  There are…

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‘Means of Control’ charts the disturbing rise of a secretive US surveillance regime

FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, former national security advisor John Poindexter launched Total Information Awareness, intent on preventing future assaults on the homeland by amassing extensive databases on people and their movements. The Pentagon program had a creepy eye-surveilling-the-globe-from-a-pyramid logo and was roundly rejected by civil libertarians…

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An end-of-winter stew

Lynda Balslev Is it spring yet? Sadly, not yet. However, this rich and meaty stew will make you grateful the weather is still wintry outside. Brimming with hunks of meltingly tender beef and chunky vegetables nestling in a potent, savory broth, this slow-cooked bowl of warmth will cheer you up on a cold late winter…

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‘Dune: Part Two’ delivers $81.5 million in box office debut

Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two “ is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ‘s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates…

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