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James Franco helps ‘Event Cinema’ come of age

NEW YORK — A new James Franco flick hits movie theaters this week with all the stuff you want in a gripping drama – a pretty...

Binay’s schedule ‘too busy’ to firm up debate date

MANILA–Arrangements for the much-awaited debate between Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV are underway, but the date and venue have yet to be...

Chillier mornings here again — PAGASA

MANILA — Brace for cold mornings in most parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, due to the cold weather-associated northeast monsoon or “amihan”, according to Philippine...

Israel, Jordan try to ease Jerusalem tensions

GOP seizes on anger, demographics for success

WASHINGTON — Their rout complete, Republicans are celebrating sweeping victories from North Carolina to Colorado. The GOP’s success, however, may have as much to do with...

New York interstate 3-vehicle crash leaves 27 hurt

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A crash on a Syracuse-area interstate involving a New York City-bound tour bus, a tractor-trailer, and a car has left 27 people injured....

Conservative immigration policies making Canada less welcoming for Filipinos

OTTAWA – Changes to the live-in caregivers program show that Conservative immigration policies are closing Canada’s borders to Filipinos. “Conservative cabinet ministers have long been saying...

Belmonte says Congress might be too busy for anti-hate crime bill

House Chief, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr,. expressed his uncertainty as to whether as Anti-Hate Crime Bill would be passed in the 16th Congress. Belmonte said that...

Manet, Leger at NYC art auction

NEW YORK — A celebrated portrait of a Parisian actress by Edouard Manet is poised to set a new auction record for the artist during the...

3 new shows learn they have no future

NEW YORK  — Television viewers proved to not have much interest in seeing Kate Walsh as a misbehaving judge, a manufactured Utopian society created for the...