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By HILARY FOX AP Entertainment Writer LONDON (AP) — Sandra Oh has been dancing with death on “Killing Eve” since 2018, so she could do with a laugh. That’s one of the reasons the Canadian-American actor took on the role of Ji-Yoon Kim in the Netflix comedy drama series, “The Chair.” Oh plays the new
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, Allie Malloy and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he doesn’t believe the Taliban have changed, as the people of Afghanistan and the international community wait to see how the militants who have seized control of Afghanistan will govern. “I think they’re going through sort of an existential crisis about
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, Allie Malloy and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he doesn’t believe the Taliban have changed, as the people of Afghanistan and the international community wait to see how the militants who have seized control of Afghanistan will govern. “I think they’re going through sort of an existential crisis
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By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Lebanese Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group says that an Iranian fuel tanker will sail toward Lebanon “within hours,” and is warning Israel and the United States not to intercept it. The delivery, organized by Hezbollah, would be an apparent violation of U.S. sanctions imposed
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Northwesterly winds blew through the Valley yesterday and last night, bringing cooler drier conditions, and posting impressive wind gust speeds. Winds today are expected to be slightly less gusty, calming into tomorrow. Dew points are finally retreating into the forties and low fifties, so it feels SO MUCH better with lower humidity values. The area
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olivertapia (CNN) — Grace, que tocó tierra esta mañana como huracán al sur de Cancún, se ha debilitado a tormenta tropical, con vientos de 105 kph, según el aviso de las 11 am EDT del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Se espera que Grace se fortalezca este jueves en el sur del Golfo de México, donde
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN As kids return to in-person schooling every year, parents are usually prepared for their children’s immune systems to reckon with a few weeks of colds and other illnesses. Add to that list this year: a deadly pandemic, with some symptoms that can mimic other illnesses. As children head to school now,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban checkpoints continued to surface Wednesday, the US Embassy in Kabul warned it could not ensure safe passage for Americans to the airport to escape Afghanistan, despite the Pentagon underscoring alleged Taliban assurances that it
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar will return next season to Iowa Speedway, a short oval track beloved by fans and drivers that had fallen off the schedule after 14 years. The track in Newton will host a doubleheader next July in a deal brokered between IndyCar Series owner Roger Penske, team owner
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Rowdy airline passengers have now racked up a record $1 million in potential fines this year, a toll of the tumult in the sky as travelers have returned after most were grounded by the pandemic in 2020. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the latest cases Thursday, involving 34 travelers
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Chair” lays out an interesting exercise by examining generational divides through the prism of a college English department and the first woman of color leading it, played by Sandra Oh. Yet an exceptional cast mostly outshines the material, leaving what amounts to a mildly diverting binge with one inordinately
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Reminiscence” evokes memories of several other movies — “Blade Runner” and 1940s film noir foremost among them — only pretty much all of them are significantly better than this. Hugh Jackman plays the lovestruck protagonist in a dystopian future, but too many of the points the story earns for ambition
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Taliban’s stunningly swift takeover of Afghanistan has caused dread across much of the nation, as Afghans anxiously readjust to life under a militant group that repressed millions when last in power. Under the Taliban’s rule between 1996 and 2001, brutal floggings, amputations and public executions were common.
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Taliban’s stunningly swift takeover of Afghanistan has caused dread across much of the nation, as Afghans anxiously readjust to life under a militant group that repressed millions when last in power. Under the Taliban’s rule between 1996 and 2001, brutal floggings, amputations and public executions were
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is down right now, struggling to reopen during the pandemic. But it has been down before and gotten back up. That’s the message of “On Broadway,” a new documentary celebrating the Great White Way. The 85-minute film traces how Broadway’s fortunes have gone up
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The Italian soccer season begins Saturday with Juventus the favorite to regain its title while defending champion Inter Milan faces financial difficulties. Juventus travels to Udinese while Inter opens at home against Genoa. AC Milan will be hoping veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimović stays injury-free to mount another
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of Italy’s most wanted men, an alleged major cocaine trafficker who investigators say bought two stolen Van Gogh paintings on the black market with drug money, has been arrested in Dubai, Naples-based police said Thursday. Raffaele Imperiale, an alleged kingpin in the Naples-based Camorra organized crime
Continue Reading By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil (AP) — Decades ago, Júlia María de Assis thought someday she would take over the hotel her father had begun building in Atafona, a seaside district in Brazil’s northern Rio de Janeiro state. But the very attraction that drew the tourists to
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By Megan Marples, CNN Have you ever heard a rattlesnake rattling up close? It turns out the venomous reptiles change the frequency of their rattle the closer humans get to them, according to a new study published Thursday in Current Biology. Rattlesnakes prey on small animals like rodents and vibrate their tails when they feel
Continue Reading CNN By Megan Marples, CNN Have you ever heard a rattlesnake rattling up close? It turns out the venomous reptiles change the frequency of their rattle the closer humans get to them, according to a new study published Thursday in Current Biology. Rattlesnakes prey on small animals like rodents and vibrate their tails when they
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