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NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Allen White grew up listening to Bruce Springsteen. He doesn’t even remember a time in his life when he wasn’t aware of his music. But sing his songs? It wasn’t until White began preparing to play the rock ’n’ roll legend for “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” that he even tried.“I had never really sang anything, never mind Bruce,” White says. “There was a leap of faith that we were all taking.”There’s an established playbook for music biopics. “Deliver Me From Nowhere” ignored all of it. The film, written and directed by Scott Cooper (“Crazy…

A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesFrontier Airlines is going after customers of Spirit Airlines, whose financial footing has gotten so shaky in recent weeks that it warned earlier this month it might not be able to survive another year without more cash.Frontier on Tuesday announced 20 routes it plans to start this winter, many of them in major Spirit markets like its base at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida. Frontier overlaps with Spirit on 35% of its capacity,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses. The Department of Health and Human Services in late March canceled nearly 700 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grants nationwide — together worth about $11 billion. Awarded during the covid-19 pandemic, they supported…

Tour operator Collette is wrapping up the summer season with a worldwide offer for the entire 2026 travel season.From now until September 26, 2025, travelers can book a variety of experiences on Collette’s Small Group Explorations and Classic programs around the globe. Savings include up to $1,500 per couple for journeys to Africa, Asia, South America, the South Pacific and the Middle East. Travelers can save up to $1,000 per couple for trips to the U.S., Canada, Europe and Central America.First-time travelers can save up to $1,500 per couple using the promo code HELLO2026 at the time of booking, and…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Nearly impossible to measure, quantify, convey, pain is a truly mysterious human sensation. For the last 25 years in my life as a neurosurgeon, I have seen a lot of pain and suffering firsthand, so much of it chronic, persistent and difficult to treat. That is why I spent the past three years digging deep into the complexities of pain, its relationship to the brain and strategies to combat it that you have probably never considered. For most of us, pain will be a reality at some point in our lives, but I am more convinced…

Spotify is introducing a way for you to chat with your friends in a bid to become a more social content consumption app. Users have shared Spotify links for music and podcasts with others outside the platform for years. With this feature, Spotify wants users to do more within the app while also keeping the history of shared content, so users don’t have to search for a song. Messages are only one-on-one, and you can only start a chat with someone with whom you have previously shared content. That means if you have a collaborative playlist with someone, or have…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Jabal al-Baba, West Bank  —  Atop a Palestinian village overlooking Jerusalem, Atallah Mazara’a ruminates about his long-held dream. His Bedouin village of Jabal al-Baba sits near the geographical center of the occupied West Bank, balanced between the north and south of what a future Palestinian state would be made up of. But with each passing day, that dream seems to fade into the horizon, farther than ever before. Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last week announced the final approval of thousands of new housing units to expand Israel’s Ma’ale Adumim settlement, that would effectively cut…

Want a little autumn in your August? You’re in luck.The seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte has returned to Starbucks menus in the U.S. and Canada.The Pumpkin Spice Latte is Starbucks’ most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since the espresso drink’s 2003 launch. It’s also produced a host of imitations. Dunkin’ introduced pumpkin-flavored drinks in 2007; it beat Starbucks to market this year when its fall menu debuted last week. McDonald’s introduced a pumpkin spice latte in 2013.Here’s a look at the Pumpkin Spice Latte by the numbers:— 100: Number of Starbucks stores that sold the Pumpkin Spice Latte…

Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | ReutersEli Lilly on Tuesday said its daily weight loss pill helped patients with obesity and Type 2 diabetes shed weight in a late-stage trial, meeting the study’s main goal and clearing the way for the company to file for approval of the drug globally. The treatment is inching closer to becoming a new, needle-free alternative in the highly lucrative market for weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s. More convenient pills could boost supply for the treatments and make them easier to access than…

Israelis are today staging a nationwide day of protest, burning tires and blocking highways as they call for a ceasefire deal in Gaza that would return the hostages. The so-called “day of struggle” comes as the Israeli government prepares to take over Gaza City, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prevaricates over the latest ceasefire proposal, which Hamas has accepted. If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know. • “Day of struggle:” Protesters in Israel are blocking the main highway in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a negotiated…