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How to be a ‘Fall Guy’: Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble lifeMay 03, 2024 6:43 am - There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, says stunt performer Ben Jenkin, is not to breathe in a flame. The other: Keep moving. Jenkin was reminded of that before doing his first fire burn in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy.”
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Get better sleep with these 5 tips from expertsMay 03, 2024 6:29 am - Don’t fall for online fads or unproven methods to fall asleep and stay asleep. Instead, try these simple tricks recommended by sleep experts.
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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists sayMay 03, 2024 5:57 am - An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.
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Lindor shakes off illness, comes off bench to rally Mets past Cubs in 11 inningsMay 02, 2024 7:03 pm - NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor delivered a pair of two-run doubles off the bench, rallying the New York Mets past the Chicago Cubs 7-6 in 11 innings Thursday for a split of ...
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IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filersMay 02, 2024 4:03 pm - WASHINGTON — The IRS said Thursday it has taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers, and is more closely examining ...
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Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prisonMay 02, 2024 12:38 pm - WASHINGTON — A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday ...
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Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in GazaMay 02, 2024 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over ...
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‘What have we done?’ Lawyer describes shock at possible role in Trump's 2016 victoryMay 02, 2024 9:13 am - NEW YORK — A lawyer who negotiated a pair of hush money deals at the center of Donald Trump's criminal trial recalled Thursday his “gallows humor” reaction to Trump's 201...
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Ex-Nickelodeon producer Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ makers for defamation, sex abuse implicationsMay 02, 2024 7:03 am - Former Nickelodeon producer and writer Dan Schneider sued the makers of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” on Wednesday, alleging the makers of the documentary series wrongly implied that he sexually abused the child actors he worked with.
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Experts fear ‘catastrophic’ college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rolloutMay 02, 2024 6:58 am - WASHINGTON — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to...