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Adam Scott gets spooked in a haunted hotel in ‘Hokum’Apr 30, 2026 5:15 am - The first few minutes of “Hokum” might make you think you’re in the wrong movie. I certainly did. If you know anything about Damian McCarthy’s new horror movie, it’s probably that it involves Adam Scott and a haunted Irish hotel.
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Full federal appeals court won’t rehear $83 million defamation verdict against TrumpApr 29, 2026 7:13 pm - A divided federal appeals court said Wednesday it will not grant a rare meeting of its active judges to hear an appeal of an $83 million verdict against President Donald Trump for defaming a magazine advice columnist over an encounter three decades ago.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers, drives in 3 runs to lead Cubs to 5-4 win over PadresApr 29, 2026 6:40 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third home run of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
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Oil prices keep moving higher, but US stocks hold near their recordsApr 29, 2026 4:49 pm - More jumps for oil prices sent tremors through the U.S. bond market on Wednesday, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon. But fat profit reports from Starbucks and other big companies helped the U.S. stock market remain resilient despite that.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla begin New York trip by honoring victims at the 9/11 MemorialApr 29, 2026 4:30 pm - King Charles III and Queen Camilla paid tribute to victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks during a busy swing through New York City on Wednesday — the first visit to the Big Apple by a reigning British monarch in 16 years.
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Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam AltmanApr 29, 2026 4:05 pm - Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world's richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity's benefit.
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Antonacci, Montgomery lead White Sox to 3-2, 10-inning win for sweep that extends Angels’ skid to 6Apr 29, 2026 3:57 pm - Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels’ losing streak to six.
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Powell plans to stay on at Fed after his term as chair ends, citing legal actions by administrationApr 29, 2026 1:11 pm - Jerome Powell plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month “for an undetermined period of time,” saying the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation's central bank at risk.
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Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chancesApr 29, 2026 9:22 am - The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats and affect the balance of power in Congress.
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Stir well, slap lightly. Tips for making a mint julep worthy of the Kentucky Derby.Apr 29, 2026 9:13 am - Horses are poised, bets are on, hats are at the ready and the bourbon is standing by, ready to be poured into thousands of mint julep cocktails. It must be Kentucky Derby weekend.