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‘Secret Invasion’ exposes the limits of Marvel’s series-crossover strategy
In hindsight, “Secret Invasion” used an appropriate device – shape-shifting alien Skrulls masquerading as humans – as the basis for a Marvel series that didn’t seem to know precisely what it intended to be. While the showcase for Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury has connections to Marvel’s next aspiring blockbuster, “The Marvels,” the show mostly illustrated how the studio’s Disney+/theatrical crossover strategy might have reached its limit.
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Mick Jagger celebrates his ‘rockin’ 80th birthday
Mick Jagger keeps on rocking. The Rolling Stones frontman is celebrating his 80th birthday on Wednesday.
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Ellen Burstyn returns to legendary horror franchise 50 years later in eerie ‘Exorcist: Believer’ trailer
Ellen Burstyn, beloved actor who starred in the groundbreaking 1973 horror film “The Exorcist,” has returned to the nightmare-inducing franchise for the first time since its debut 50 years ago in the franchise’s next installment, “The Exorcist: Believer.”
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‘Twisted Metal’ milks the PlayStation game to offer up a vehicle for Anthony Mackie
With 2023 having already produced one great post-apocalyptic series based on a video game (a.k.a. “The Last of Us”), a second was probably too much to ask. “Twisted Metal” – a Peacock series spun out of the PlayStation game – manages to start with a rush of zany energy courtesy of the writers behind “Deadpool,” before hitting potholes as it becomes too over-the-top to justify the ride.
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The US economy grew stronger than expected in the second quarter, but consumers are pulling back
The US economy picked up steam in the second quarter despite punishing rate hikes and still-high inflation.
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A customer during the grand re-opening of a Century 21 department store in New York, on Tuesday, May 16. Mandatory Credit: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Published on July 27, 2023
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Travis Scott’s Giza Pyramids concert canceled
Travis Scott’s concert at the Giza Pyramids was officially canceled two days before it was set to be held due to “complex production issues,” event organizer Live Nation said.
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Travis Scott’s concert at the Giza Pyramids was officially canceled two days before it was set to be held due to “complex production issues,” event …
Published on July 27, 2023
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NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets
When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the search for exoplanets as well as rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting stars.
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USWNT great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to MLS will benefit both men’s and women’s soccer in US
US soccer great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami will benefit both the men’s and women’s game collectively.
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress
After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be ramping up its counteroffensive, deploying thousands of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said.
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This month is the planet’s hottest on record by far – and hottest in around 120,000 years, scientists say
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Niger army endorses presidential coup plotters despite international condemnation
The Nigerien military has backed the coup leaders who have reportedly seized the president of the West African country, prompting warnings from international leaders of the threat to democracy.
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Biden hosting Italian prime minister he once viewed with skeptical eye
President Joe Biden on Thursday will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House, months after expressing skepticism as her far-right government took hold.
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The Dow is on pace to do something today it hasn’t done since 1897
The Dow is on pace for its best run in 126 years. The blue-chip stock index on Wednesday notched its 13th straight day of gains, its best winning streak since 1987 and its highest level since February 2022.
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The European Central Bank hikes rates to historic high but hints it could pause
The European Central Bank raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday but hinted it could pause at its next meeting, as data points to a deepening economic downturn in the 20 countries that use the euro.
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Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court today for hearing on whether he should spend life in prison
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Crumbley is in court Thursday morning for a hearing to determine whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing four students and wounding seven others at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021.
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US pending home sales rose last month for the first time since February
US pending home sales rose in June, up 0.3% from the previous month, marking the first increase since February.
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Shocking Split: Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson End their Eight-Year Hollywood Fairytale Amid Irreconcilable Differences!
In an unexpected twist of events, the Hollywood power couple Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson are calling it quits after an extraordinary eight-year journey together as husband and wife. The renowned TMZ news outlet, who is no stranger to such high-profile revelations, uncovered the shocking news. They secured a copy of the court documents that confirm the unsettling truth - Tina Knowles has indeed filed for divorce.
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3 Marines who were found dead in a car in North Carolina died from carbon monoxide poisoning, police say
Three Marines who were found dead in a privately-owned vehicle parked outside a convenience store in Hampstead, North Carolina, on Sunday, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a release from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office.
