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After a weekend of gun violence in Chicago, Trump renews call for military intervention
CHICAGO — A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to seven deaths and at least 38 injuries since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation’s third-largest city. It is the latest in a series of threats made and interventions ordered by the Republican president against…
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Vancouver learned to stop worrying and love mega-events
VANCOUVER — On the opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympics, protesters marched to BC Place, the culmination of a decade-long tug-of-war over whether Vancouver had room for a global sports mega-event. Activists first tried to block the Olympics from coming to town, then tried to use it to extract social commitments from organizers, and…
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Firefighters cite progress as Boyle Heights fire burns for fifth day
Firefighters battled a stubborn cold-storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights for a fifth day Sunday as residents’ concerns over air quality continue to mount. Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore said fire crews made significant progress in combating the blaze and that if progress continues at this rate, it should be out by week’s…
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‘Minions & Monsters’ Adds Dimension to the ‘Despicable Me’ Universe
On the opening night of this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, after an awards ceremony and a brief cameo by Guillermo del Toro (who shouted, without a microphone, “F–k AI!”), Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” made its world premiere. This makes sense – Illumination’s animation studio is in Paris, and they’re as close as Annecy…
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Mamdani and his alleged ‘Hamas slate’ of local House hopefuls cozy up to terror-group sympathizer: ‘World is turned upside down’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his so-called “Hamas slate’’ of local congressional candidates were interviewed last week by a terror-group sympathizer in a get-out-the-vote effort for Tuesday’s primary election. Accused hater Bartley Blakeley — who has several hundred thousand online followers across various platforms — posted her chats on Instagram with the far-left mayor and three…
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Bunnie Xo shows off curves in plunging top during girls’ night out amid Jelly Roll divorce
Bunnie Xo flaunted her curves in a plunging crop top during a girls’ night out following her separation from Jelly Roll. The “Dumb Blonde Podcast” host took to Instagram Saturday to share a photo of herself wearing the tiny top and plaid high-waisted pants. She accessorized with a silver necklace and styled her hair in…
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‘Toy Story 5’ goes to infinity and beyond at the box office
“Toy Story 5,” the latest installment to one of Disney Pixar’s longest-running franchises, topped the box office this weekend. The tech-fueled tale, led by fan favorite characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie, earned $160 million for its opening weekend at the domestic box office and a global total of $312 million, according to Rentrak Data.…
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Firefighters battle blaze at South El Monte shooting range
Firefighters are battling a fire near a South El Monte shooting range that sparked Saturday afternoon. A worker who answered the phone shortly after 1 p.m. at LA Clay Shooting Sports Park, 831 Rosemead Blvd., said workers were evacuating all customers from the property where the fire started. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said…
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Jeanine Pirro’s wild threat over Reflecting Pool sparks mockery: ‘Going to get hilarious’
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., issued a wild threat to a prominent journalist during a recent interview on Fox News with Peter Doocy that was sharply mocked by political analysts and commentators. Doocy asked Pirro on “The Sunday Briefing” whether ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl would face criminal charges after…
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SZA Torches ‘Disgusting’ AI Music, Claims Diplo Is Training Models on ‘Best and Brightest Black Minds’
SZA set a flamethrower to AI music and artists who use AI to create, claiming that producer Diplo is “actively attempting to train it on the best and brightest black minds of writers and producers” in a post shared on her private @notmusicatalliswear Instagram account on Sunday. “If your [sic] a musician and you support…