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Sam Neill’s legacy in 7 movies, from Australian thrillers to ‘Jurassic Park’
Rarely would Sam Neill, who died Monday, carry a film on his own, but what he did in several of them, modestly and dependably, was equally as important. His nuanced supporting work allowed some of the greatest actresses of their moment attain their first fireworks. And even though he starred in one of Hollywood’s hugest…
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‘Mr. Speaker?’ Trump puts Mike Johnson on the spot during MAGA interview on radio bill
President Donald Trump confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a radio interview, putting him on the spot about a piece of legislation that appears to have been on the back burner for a while. “You’ve got — we’ve got an AM radio law up on the hill there, I think Steve Scalise doesn’t like…
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Heroic NYPD cop jumps into polluted waterway to save woman from drowning: video
An NYPD cop heroically jumped into a murky and polluted Queens waterway to save a woman from drowning last week, harrowing video shows. The fearless Harbor Unit officer jumped into Newtown Creek around 4:45 p.m. Friday after pilings in the water prevented the police boat from getting close enough to the woman. Police said the…
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Selena Gomez’s mom raises eyebrows with bizarre ‘joke’ about daughters: ‘They throw me in the trash’
Selena Gomez’s mom, Mandy Teefey, is attempting to put out a social media fire that she started herself. After sharing an Instagram post Sunday — that many fans took to be a dig at Gomez and the pop star’s younger half-sister, Gracie — Teefey responded to one fan, claiming it was all in good fun.…
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Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East, while AI stocks sink
Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed 9.6% to $83.30 after the United States and Iran each said…
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Ardent MAGA loyalist named by journalist as potential Lindsey Graham replacement
A veteran politics reporter on Monday suggested who he believes could be the next person to seek the Senate vacancy left by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Scott MacFarlane, chief Washington correspondent for MeidasTouch, told CNN anchor Brianna Keilar that since Graham was facing re-election in November, questions have surfaced over who could replace…
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Shirtless man arrested after police say he climbed, vandalized a Waymo in East Hollywood
A shirtless man recorded standing atop a Waymo and yanking pieces off the self-driving car was arrested Sunday by Los Angeles police. LAPD officers were called to the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Edgemont Street at 1:34 p.m. after receiving a call of someone disturbing the peace. Video from the Citizen App shows a shirtless…
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Is the Iran war back on for real?
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump followed days of intense US strikes on Iran by declaring the US is taking charge of the Strait of Hormuz…
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Protests flare up at Susan Collins’ office after ICE shooting in Maine
A group of protesters swarmed Sen. Susan Collins‘ (R-ME) office Monday after an ICE shooting left a 26-year-old Colombian man dead, according to reports. The group flooded the streets outside the longtime Republican’s Maine headquarters after ICE fatally shot Joan Sebastian Guerrero in a car in Biddeford, Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. Immigration rights…
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President Trump to Make Primetime Address Thursday
President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address to the nation on Thursday, setting up another potential programming decision for broadcast and cable networks. “Donald Trump will be making a Speech to the Nation on Thursday evening, at 9 P.M. Eastern,” Trump’s Truth Social account posted Monday. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”…