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Trump rally shooting flings U.S. to perilous juncture: What path will it take?

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Trump rally shooting flings U.S. to perilous juncture: What path will it take?

American history is repeating itself in a most macabre way. If everything unfolds as expected, Donald Trump will deliver a triumphant speech in Milwaukee next Thursday night to accept the Republican presidential nomination. Adrenaline will be coursing through that crowd for another reason: His admirers will celebrate his very survival from an apparent campaign-stop assassination attempt. Literally one … Read more

Nicolas Cage Is Still Evolving

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Nicolas Cage Is Still Evolving

The wobbly distinction between reality and artifice fascinates Nicolas Cage. The first time we encountered each other was in 2001, during the making of “Adaptation”—a film based on Charlie Kaufman’s struggle to adapt my book “The Orchid Thief” for the screen—in which Cage played Kaufman and his twin, Donald. He was in the middle of … Read more

Rashida Jones Wonders What Makes Us Human

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Rashida Jones Wonders What Makes Us Human

For someone who used to ride a school bus with Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Rashida Jones is remarkably earthbound. Growing up in Los Angeles, the daughter of the “Mod Squad” actor Peggy Lipton and the legendary music producer Quincy Jones, she was so ensconced in the world of mega-celebrity that it took a while … Read more

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown and other classics, dead at 89

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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown and other classics, dead at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died Monday surrounded by family at his home there, said publicist Carri McClure. She declined to comment on any cause of death. … Read more

Trying to buy a car? Your dealership might be recovering from a cyberattack

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Trying to buy a car? Your dealership might be recovering from a cyberattack

Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector. CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in Canada and the U.S., was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks Wednesday. That led to … Read more

Dinesh Karthik picks Ranbir Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Ranveer Singh for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya’s biopics | Hindi Movie News

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Dinesh Karthik picks Ranbir Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Ranveer Singh for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya’s biopics | Hindi Movie News

On his show ‘Hey CB with DK’ by Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik shared an amusing segment about which actors could portray famous cricketers in biopics. Inspired by the hilarious interaction between Allu Arjun and David Warner, Karthik decided to delve into this interesting topic. Karthik found the Allu Arjun and David Warner conversation very entertaining, prompting … Read more

The Outsiders wins best musical and Stereophonic best play at 2024 Tony Awards

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The Outsiders wins best musical and Stereophonic best play at 2024 Tony Awards

The Outsiders, a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday, winning the Tony Award for best new musical on a night when theatre history was made for women as Broadway directors and score writers. The musical, an adaptation of the beloved S. E. Hinton novel, is about … Read more

Pop singer Chappell Roan says she turned down White House Pride performance

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Pop singer Chappell Roan says she turned down White House Pride performance

Pop singer Chappell Roan told a crowd of 150,000 on Sunday that she turned down an invitation to perform at the White House’s Pride festivities, during a set where she spoke about trans rights, women’s rights and freedom for “oppressed people in occupied territories.” Near the end of her set at New York City’s Governors … Read more

Canadian universities say foreign influence registry could harm research partnerships

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Canadian universities say foreign influence registry could harm research partnerships

Canada’s leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities. The U15 Canada universities are among several concerned voices urging MPs to adopt changes to the planned registry, a centrepiece of legislation being whisked through a House … Read more