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Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

WASHINGTON | U.S. employers added a surprising 172,000 jobs in May as the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of rising costs from the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was down slightly last month from a revised 179,000 in April. The unemployment rate stayed at a low […]

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A new playmaker in Denver, but no Bo Nix yet as Jaylen Waddle settles into the Broncos offense

ENGLEWOOD | The Denver Broncos are back on the football field for the first time since losing the AFC championship game to New England with Bo Nix watching from a suite with his surgically repaired right ankle in a cast. Nix is still sidelined following a second procedure on his right ankle but he was […]

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Toon in Friday

Read more Bennet, Weiser spar in second Dem debate for governor, find common ground on many issues Read more Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added Read more Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras

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Bennet, Weiser spar in second Dem debate for governor, find common ground on many issues

DENVER | Colorado’s two Democratic candidates for governor, Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, traded barbs and underscored how they aligned on many policies during their second formal debate leading up to the June 30 Democratic primary election.  The hour-long debate, sponsored by 9News, The Denver Gazette, and Colorado Politics, came two days […]

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Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added

WASHINGTON | The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center. Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations, said in a statement to The Associated Press that “we […]

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Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS | Actor Shia LaBeouf was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras. LaBeouf must attend an alcohol treatment program under the sentence handed down by an Orleans Parish judge, according to Sarah Chervinsky, an attorney for the actor. LeBeouf, most widely […]

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Movie Review: ‘Scary Movie 6’ brings back the Wayans and the Core Four for a rapid-fire horror spoof

The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of “Scary Movie” and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the psycho plunges into the famously fit actor’s abdomen bounces off, horribly bent. “I’m Teyana Taylor,” she announces. “My abs have abs.” Ghostface accepts the loss but then […]

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Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski

German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski. Kinski, now 65, has urged Wenders to reedit the film. Last month, she told the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung: “That was my first film, he was my first director and […]

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Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy

NEW YORK | A moment early on in “Disclosure Day” will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who grew up with Steven Spielberg films. A TV weather report predicts hail. The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table. Plinking sounds begin. Cereal falls into a bowl. “Those were Froot Loops,” Spielberg says, smiling. “My […]