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First Look at Johnny Depp in ‘Ebenezer’ Brings Funny, Frightening Footage to CinemaCon
CinemaCon got a big “Bah! Humbug!” on Thursday when Paramount presented the audience with the footage of Ti West’s “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.” The footage starts with Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer Scrooge walking through town. He says, “Bah! Humbug!” prompting the “Christmas a humbug?” line from his nephew, Fred (played by Sam Claflin). Ian McKellen arrives
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Eric Swalwell donors footed $500K in hotel bills, including rooms where alleged rapes happened
Accused sexual abuser Eric Swalwell spent a whopping $500K of donor cash inside luxury hotels — including the rooms where he allegedly raped two women — according to campaign financial records reviewed by The California Post. The disgraced politician racked up close to $36,500 in hotel expenses over the last 12 months — billing 70
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‘Lucky bastard’ Scooter Braun gushes over Sydney Sweeney as couple takes major step in romance
They’re feeling euphoric. Scooter Braun and Sydney Sweeney hard-launched their relationship with a black-and-white photo shared to their Instagram Stories this week. On Wednesday, the actress, 28, posted the snap of her and the music mogul, 44, cuddled up close together at an event, adding a white heart emoji to the top of the pic.
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With masala steak frites and chai cocktails, an L.A.-favorite Indian restaurant evolves in Venice
With their third location of Badmaash — and the first to open in eight years — the Mahendro family is evolving their vision for modern Indian cuisine. The downtown restaurant Badmaash helped shape how Angelenos enjoy Indian food, and with a new, reimagined version in Venice, they’re changing the narrative again. In late March they
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What to know about the Israel-Lebanon conflict
After six weeks of fighting, Israel and Lebanon appear to be on the verge of a ceasefire. President Donald Trump announced the 10-day pause, which he said would help “achieve PEACE” between the countries, in a social media post on Thursday. The ceasefire is set to take effect at 5 pm ET. The agreement came
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Veteran diplomats stick a knife in Kushner and Witkoff negotiations: ‘They get an F’
Donald Trump’s Iran negotiations are collapsing under the weight of incompetence with Middle East experts openly dismissing the negotiating team of Manhattan real estate developers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, saying they’re completely out of their depth on one of the world’s most complex geopolitical stages. According to interviews with Time, diplomats are unanimous in
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The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History
If you could travel back in time, what year would you choose? What would you change about history? For a surprising number of Chinese people, their answer turns out to be the same: Use what they know today to save China from its unglorious past. In a new book titled Make China Great Again: Online
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Mayor Bass has a new plan for addressing climate change in Los Angeles
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass released a new plan Thursday setting goals for the city to combat climate change and adapt to a warmer future. Bass’ Climate Action Plan calls for doubling local solar power in Los Angeles by 2030 and reducing the use of fossil fuels in buildings and city buses. It outlines how the
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‘You can’t just point your gun’: ICE agent charged after pulling gun on motorists
A nationwide arrest warrant has been issued for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of pointing his gun at two motorists during the federal surge into Minnesota earlier this year. Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., 35, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was charged with two felony counts of second-degree assault in Hennepin County District Court for
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Trump Voters Have Had Enough
Tomas Montoya has sold festival foods—funnel cakes, burgers, hot dogs—across the American Southwest for years. But lately, business has been rough. Costs are up, so he’s increased his prices. Employees are begging for hours he can’t give them. In Arizona, where he lives, Montoya pays $6 a gallon to fill up his food trucks with