Articles filed under Associated Press
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Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflictsMay 09, 2024 12:07 pm - MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by ha...
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Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’May 09, 2024 7:36 am - “Mother of the Bride,” now streaming on Netflix, wonders what might happen if you find out a few days before the wedding that your kid (Miranda Cosgrove) is marrying the offspring of the guy who broke your heart. That’s what happens to Brooke Shields’ Lana.
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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingersMay 09, 2024 7:33 am - WASHINGTON — Hard-line Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and D...
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Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to after threatened US arms holdupMay 09, 2024 6:58 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minister said Thursday that his country will “stand alone” if it has to in its war against Hamas — threatening...
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Storms threaten the South as a week of deadly weather punches through the U.S.May 09, 2024 6:56 am - COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could wash over parts of the South early Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging to...
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Stormy Daniels spars with Trump defense attorney in tense exchange over cash-for-silence transactionMay 09, 2024 6:54 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump's defense attorneys grilled Stormy Daniels Thursday on the transaction at the center of the former president's hush money trial, pressing her on w...
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ finds a new hero and will blow your mindMay 09, 2024 5:30 am - Fans of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the first smart chimp and the charismatic ape leader. Not to worry: He haunts the next episode, the thrilling, visually stunning “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
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Nature and human nature mingle in the beguiling ‘Evil Does Not Exist’May 09, 2024 5:30 am - The first images of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” are looking upward at tree branches against the sky while we move slowly through the forest. It’s a sign of what’s to come in a movie that asks plenty of questions about how we interact with nature.
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Bold, audacious ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ explores fandom, identity and the way we rememberMay 09, 2024 5:30 am - Something about the detail and clarity with which Jane Schoenbrun evokes ’90s suburbia in “I Saw the TV Glow” makes you remember growing up there — even if you didn’t. But that’s the thing about memory, isn’t it? It can be distorting.
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Music review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, ‘Can We Please Have Fun’May 08, 2024 9:25 pm - Kings of Leon pose an existential question to listeners on the first single from their new album: Are you a mustang or are you a kitty? Well, turning that around: Whi...