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Tips for getting a professional headshot that feels authentic and conveys the image you want

Getting author photos made to promote his first book was a meaningful experience for freelance journalist Philip Eil. The professional photographer he hired was friendly and supportive, he said, and he liked watching her work during the several hours they spent together. She shot some close-ups in her studio and then took outdoor images of […]

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Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn’t improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds

WASHINGTON | About half of rural voters identify with Make America Healthy Again, a sprawling political movement championed by the Trump administration, but most said President Donald Trump’s healthcare policies have not benefited their communities, according to a new poll from The Associated Press in partnership with KFF. About 8 in 10 rural voters — […]

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Here’s why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu

It’s October and time for flu shots. Medical experts urge getting a flu vaccination soon, before influenza starts spreading widely — and to get up to date on protection against other fall respiratory viruses, too. Updated COVID-19 shots are available now, plus shots for people especially vulnerable to another winter risk called RSV. While these […]

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Arkansas gem hunter finds a diamond he claims could be worth $1 million

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. | Jack Pearadin is the first to admit that his diamond-hunting hobby hasn’t paid off, despite sifting rocks for more than a dozen years. But earlier this year, the Navy reservist and his friend shoveled a six-carat diamond from a field in Arkansas where he’s found over 300 gems so far. And […]

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As India and China repair ties, a Tibet film tells the story of a forgotten resistance

HANOI, Vietnam | In the mountains of Nepal’s Mustang region, just hours from the homeland he had never seen, Tenzin Rigzin Phurpatsang struggled to breathe the air his Tibetan ancestors had adapted to over generations. The thin air felt heavy. The 37-year-old, first-time actor was in Mustang to film “Four Rivers Six Ranges,” a historical […]

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FBI has commissioned a classified and internal ‘Patel Report’ about times when it ‘fell short’

WASHINGTON | The FBI is issuing a classified report to its workforce examining what it says are chapters from the bureau’s history “where this institution fell short,” according to an internal message obtained Friday by The Associated Press. It was unclear what episodes from the FBI’s past are chronicled in the new “Patel Report.” But […]

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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio | Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, five items cost as much as a full cart once did. And on Wednesday, Bos and nearly 1,400 other people were […]

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Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns

CAIRO | The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who’d been barred from flying on his country’s airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday. The co-pilot has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, according to three […]

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Doctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids. What families need to know

Sean and Heidi Cripe will never forget the call from their son’s high school saying Davis was being taken to the emergency room. “He chugged an energy drink — like, just trying to be cool,” said Sean Cripe, recounting the day nearly a decade ago. The teen’s heart soon fell out of rhythm and he […]