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$50K Olympic track prize the latest in a long, conflicted relationship between athletes and moneyApr 11, 2024 6:58 pm - Since the day they were founded, the Olympics have had a confusing relationship with money. The games were supposed to celebrate sport for sport's sake. But the price ath...
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Alice Rohrwacher’s tombaroli tale ‘La Chimera’ is pure magicApr 11, 2024 12:53 pm - When we talk about “movie magic,” the first thing that comes to mind is often something like the bikes achieving liftoff in “E.T.” But it applies no less to Alice Rohrwacher’s wondrous “La Chimera,” a grubbily transcendent folk tale of a film that finds its enchantment buried in the ground.
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‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and a little hopeApr 11, 2024 12:39 pm - The makers of the influential 2008 documentary “Food, Inc.” never planned to make a sequel. But 16 years after that Oscar-nominated film, they’re back with “Food, Inc. 2.” What happened?
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OJ Simpson, fallen football star acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76Apr 11, 2024 10:13 am - LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liabl...
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Biden will meet with Philippine and Japanese leaders as worry grows over China's Indo-Pacific actionApr 11, 2024 8:11 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is meeting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Thursday as the thre...
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Ukraine's parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags onApr 11, 2024 7:07 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new soldiers to replenish depleted forces who are incre...
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Glass Animals return this summer with a new album, tour to Northerly Island Aug. 28Apr 11, 2024 6:29 am - Glass Animals' latest album was born thanks to a massive storm, a house on a cliff and an existential crisis. And now the English indie-pop band is going on tour, which stops at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago Wednesday, Aug. 28.
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When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early startApr 10, 2024 2:37 pm - The 97th Academy Awards will be held March 2, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.
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Giancarlo Esposito always had leading-man credentials. ‘Parish’ just makes it officialApr 10, 2024 1:56 pm - Giancarlo Esposito has long been lauded as a charismatic, scene-stealing thespian and commander of roles who's worthy of leading-man stature. But it might be surprising that for first the time, it’s actually official with AMC’s “Parish.”
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Conservative revolt in the House blocks effort to reauthorize a key U.S. spy toolApr 10, 2024 1:30 pm - WASHINGTON — A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final...