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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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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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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

As vast swaths of three continents bake under blistering temperatures and the oceans heat to unprecedented levels, scientists from two global climate authorities are reporting before July has even ended that this month will be the planet’s hottest on record by far.

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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.

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Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56, Irish media says

Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56.

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Former pastor charged with killing 8-year-old girl who was walking to Bible camp nearly 50 years ago

An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in 1975, Pennsylvania officials announced Monday.

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Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers

A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to “draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks.”

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Senator Scott Makes Presidential Primary Debate Stage

United States Senator Tim Scott, elected in 2016 as the first black U.S. Senator since Reconstruction and in 2010 as the first Republican African American elected from South Carolina to the U.S. Congress since 1897, has raised the money and poll numbers to qualify to compete on the August 23 debate stage with former President Donald Trump.

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New home sales dropped in June after May’s surge

New home sales dropped in June from the month before, even as buyers continued to rely on new construction as an alternative to the historically low supply of existing homes for sale.