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Low budget, high profit: horror films are hot

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK Finding dependable, bankable box-office hits for


Wes Anderson doesn’t stray in ‘Isle of Dogs’ HOWL WITH DELIGHT

‘Isle of Dogs’ Grade: 4 stars (out of 4) Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and some violent


Report: Youngstown ranks 108 in top 125 best places to live

U.S. News says Youngstown offers a better value than similarly sized metro areas when you compare housing costs to median household income.


Lecture on Packard motors’ demise

Staff report WARREN The National Packard Museum, 1899 Mahoning Ave. NW, will present a lecture


Sharon Regional to open outpatient facility in Lawrence County

Construction is set to begin this month on phase one of the 14,000-square-foot facility in Neshannock Township.


METRO DIGEST || RoboCats pancake breakfast Sunday

The Girard RoboCats will have a pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Girard Italian Fraternal Home, 33 W. Wilson Ave., from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.


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GM cuts second shift at Lordstown

General Motors Assembly Complex will go down to one shift of production in mid-June, officials announced Friday. The move could mean 1,500 layoffs, which would cut the current workforce in half. Click here to see video of worker reaction.

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Explosions rip through Syrian capital

Loud explosions ripped through Syria’s capital early Saturday and the sky turned orange as Syrian air defense units fired surface-to-air missiles in response to joint airstrikes by the United States, France and Britain.


Jaclyn Hodos, Richard Olesky plan May vows

Jaclyn Hodos, Richard Olesky plan May vows

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Record Reviews

John Prine Album: “Tree of Forgiveness” Grade: B John Prine thinks about things. And when


Adults must stop the bullying

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Bullying’s been in the news a bit lately, in part because of the


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman Christopher and Lauren Vecchione, Canfield, boy, April 12. Tesla


Anniversary celebration

Anniversary celebration YOUNGSTOWN The Diocese of Youngstown will sponsor a Wedding Anniversary


Task force will study US Postal Service

Associated Press WASHINGTON After weeks of railing against online shopping giant Amazon,


SOCIETY DIGEST || West Side Cats needs volunteers

West Side Cats needs volunteers YOUNGSTOWN West Side Cats, a nonprofit, non-kill cat rescue, is


Sunday news shows

Sunday news shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: To be


Alleged chemical attack is brutal end to Syrian town

Associated Press BEIRUT The suspected chemical weapons attack on Douma was a brutal finale for a


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1254.86+0.39 Aqua America, .71


HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY Ruth Schermer Farbman & Jean Schermer Fien

Date of birth: The sisters were born March 27, 1928, in Youngstown Parents: Morris and Sarah


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Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor calls her primary opponent an out-of-touch liberal

Taylor says Mike DeWine wants people to believe he’s conservative, but he’s not


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