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Friendship, grief and June Squibb in ‘Eleanor the Great’Sep 25, 2025 5:15 am - There is a lovely story of friendship, grief and starting over at the heart of “Eleanor the Great.” The film, directed by Scarlett Johansson in her feature debut, gets tangled in a plot contrivance that is, at best, unnecessary and at worst, loathsome.
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4-star ‘One Battle After Another’ is an American masterpieceSep 25, 2025 5:00 am - In Paul Thomas Anderson’s gloriously messy, madcap roller coaster ride through modern America, objects in the rear view may go out of sight, but they don’t disappear. Political struggles never die in “One Battle After Another,” they just repeat. Or maybe they grow older and become paranoid, pot-smoking, pajama-wearers.
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White Sox fall to Yankees for 100th loss of the seasonSep 24, 2025 10:11 pm - Chicago has lost 10 of 11 and reached 100 defeats for the third straight year, tied for second most in the AL behind Washington's four in a row from 1961-64. In the NL, Colorado has topped 100 losses for the third consecutive season.
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US Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex JonesSep 24, 2025 7:26 pm - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent's involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones' conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Judge scolds Justice Department over public statements in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder caseSep 24, 2025 7:08 pm - At least two senior Justice Department officials likely broke court rules governing the conduct of prosecutors by reposting comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione, the man accused of assassinating the CEO at UnitedHealthcare, a federal judge said Wednesday.
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‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in the USSep 24, 2025 3:45 pm - Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.
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Drone fired from Yemen hits southern Israeli city of Eilat. Medics say 22 people were woundedSep 24, 2025 3:35 pm - A drone fired from Yemen struck the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday, Israel's military said. Medics said at least 22 people were wounded, two of them seriously. It wasn’t immediately clear if they were hurt by the drone or an interceptor.In the Gaza Strip, at least 19 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, according to local hospitals.
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Jessica Chastain opposes Apple TV+ decision to delay ‘The Savant’Sep 24, 2025 2:54 pm - Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with Apple TV+'s decision to postpone the release of the political thriller series “The Savant” following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report findsSep 24, 2025 2:14 pm - The Department of Government Efficiency's remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Ukraine’s president says the world is in ‘the most destructive arms race in history’Sep 24, 2025 11:11 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Wednesday that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history” and called on the international community to act against Russia now, asserting that Vladimir Putin wants to expand his war in Europe.