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‘False flag incoming’: Journalists wince as Trump admin hints at major military operation
A U.S. official’s statement to Axios published on Sunday has a number of journalists bracing for impact, several of whom accused the Trump administration of “misleading” the American public in a “deplorable” attempt to “justify” a U.S. invasion of a sovereign nation. Axios’ report claims that Cuban leaders had recently discussed plans to “attack” the…
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‘Avedon’ Review: Ron Howard Exposes the Man Behind the Photos
Ron Howard will always be best known for narrative films like “Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Cocoon” and “Frost/Nixon,” but in the past decade he’s turned more and more to a string of valuable documentaries, from the music docs “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” and “Pavarotti” to “Rebuilding Paradise,” We Feed People” and “Jim Henson…
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James Webb Spots Strange Structure at Core of Distant Galaxy
A stunning new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows a nearby galaxy bursting with light at its center, revealing the distinct but optically invisible structure that underpins the sprawling realm. Known as Messier 77, or the Squid Galaxy, it’s located in the constellation Cetus some 45 million light-years from Earth. Like our…
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How Shohei Ohtani scored a little league home run during Dodgers’ rout of Angels
Angels right fielder Jo Adell threw up his hands to signal that he thought the play should be called dead. Catcher Logan O’Hoppe pointed up the right-field line in dismay. The netting extending from the right-field foul pole at Angel Stadium betrayed the home team on Saturday, resulting in Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s little-league…
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MAGA conspiracy theories fly as global health emergency declared over Ebola
The World Health Organization’s declaration Sunday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern triggered a wave of panicked — and in some cases conspiratorial — reactions across the political spectrum. Right-wing influencer Laura Loomer led the charge with a sprawling post…
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on HBO Max This Week
You’ve made it through another week, and that means you get to (hopefully) just kick back and relax with some movies this weekend. Of course, at this point, you might be feeling decision fatigue pretty hard, and have zero desire to actually sift through the many, many titles on HBO Max and pick one. So,…
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Why Israel’s lawsuit against Times over ‘blood libel’ has a chance
Does the “Gray Lady” have a “longstanding Jewish problem“? That question may soon be answered in a Manhattan courtroom as the New York Times stands accused of an alleged attack piece on Israel. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would sue the paper and columnist Nicholas Kristof for defamation over the publication of…
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Hey, young athletes: Would you trust this former Dodgers pitcher to manage your money?
For Ross Stripling, baseball was something of an accidental career. He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree. After his junior year, he turned down a six-figure bonus offered by the Colorado Rockies. After his senior year, he accepted…
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‘Michael’ Passes $700 Million Worldwide at Box Office as ‘Obsession’ Opens to $16 Million
Lionsgate/Universal’s “Michael” has retaken the top spot at the box office and remains on course to break the all-time biopic record as it crosses $700 million in global grosses. It seemed after Mother’s Day like Disney/20th Century’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” might combine with the upcoming “The Mandalorian & Grogu” to give Disney the…
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3 dead in Oakland after speeding driver crashes into crowd
Three people were killed when a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians Saturday night in Oakland, authorities said. A spokesperson for the Oakland Fire Department said the crash occurred at 11:15 p.m at 85th Avenue and International Boulevard. Three people were killed at the scene, and three others, including two in critical condition, were taken to local…