3 hours ago | NY Times

Why a culture that has bred cynicism and placed a premium on the performance of virtue is in need of new ideas to build a better America.
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Disney animator brings magic to Netflix, starting with ‘Sea Beast'

4 hours ago | Boston Herald

With Friday's “The Sea Beast,” Oscar-winning animator Chris Williams begins a new era at Netflix. After nearly 25 years at Disney, Williams, 53, took a surprise hike to write...
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'Jet Truck' stuntman dies during live performance in Michigan

6 hours ago | WMUR

A stuntman died following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck performance Saturday at a southwestern Michigan air show.
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UFC 276 news, rumors: Nate Diaz slaps interviewer, Jon Jones picks Alex Pereira over Israel Adesanya

6 hours ago | CBS Sports

UFC middleweight champion Adesanya also defended his performance against Jared Cannonier
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African/Caribbean International Festival of Life comes to Washington Park

8 hours ago | WGN TV

CHICAGO - All of the sights and sounds of African and Caribbean culture will be on display in Chicago this weekend. The African/Caribbean International Festival of Life is...
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3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall

9 hours ago | Boston Herald

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting rampage Sunday at a shopping mall in...
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Max Holloway reacts to UFC 276 loss, says Alexander Volkanovski is 'No. 1 pound-for-pound right now'

10 hours ago | MMAjunkie

As has been the case any time he's fallen short in a fight, Max Holloway is handling his trilogy-fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski with the utmost class. Holloway suffered a...
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Emotional Jessica Eye overcame severe health issues before UFC 276 retirement, sets sights on pro wrestling next

13 hours ago | MMAjunkie

LAS VEGAS - Jessica Eye has closed the mixed martial arts chapter of her career, but already has her sights set on a different kind of competition. Saturday, following her UFC...
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'Luckiest woman in the world': Actress Lindsay Lohan announces she is married

13 hours ago | ABC

On Instagram, Lohan wrote that she is "The luckiest woman in the world."
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‘Stranger Things:' How Vecna Changed The Lore Of The Upside Down

14 hours ago | Forbes

Season 4 of Netflix's Stranger Things introduces a compelling villain that challenges our assumptions about the Upside Down.
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3 feet of rain sets up 4th round of flood misery for Sydney

More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds were told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes Monday as Australia's largest city faces its fourth, and possibly... Read more ...

UK tennis fined $1 million for Russian ban - media

The All England Club and Lawn Tennis Association are furious after being slapped with fines, one report says The Women's Tennis Association has slapped Wimbledon organizers the... Read more ...

Russia warns Finland against NATO border base

If Lappeenranta hosts a military base, it would make itself a target if a conflict ever erupted, the State Duma speaker said The mayor of Finnish border town Lappeenranta would... Read more ...

Three dead as Hurricane Bonnie passes over Central America

Storm kills one in El Salvador and two in Nicaragua as it moves from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Read more ...

Russian Lawmaker Proposes Declaring U.S. 'Terrorist State'

State Duma deputy Oleg Morozov took aim at the U.S. in the wake of Sunday's explosions in the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border. Read more ...

Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region

Schools and government offices have closed in the Iranian capital and several other cities in the country after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region Read more ...

Italian Alps glacier collapse: Rescuers resume search; six killed

Sixteen people are thought to be missing as authorities describe the disaster as an 'unthinkable carnage'. Read more ...

Russia tries to press its offensive into Ukraine's east

POKROVSK, Ukraine - Russian forces tried Monday to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine after taking control of a key stronghold. The Ukrainian military confirmed... Read more ...

Data puts Turkey's annual inflation at 78.6%, a 24-year high

Annual inflation in Turkey hit 78.62% in June, the highest rate since 1998 Read more ...

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