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Tom Cruise announces a follow-up film to ‘Days of Thunder’ to hit theaters in 2028
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Tom Cruise stood up from his chair in front of 40 race-car drivers, jumped over a row of potted plants and directly onto a stage. It was his first of many stunts to come at Daytona International Speedway. The 64-year-old Cruise announced Saturday he will reprise his role as NASCAR driver […]
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Olivia Rodrigo’s festival is uniting women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-being
Evoking the same do-it-yourself pop-rock feminism of her ’90s musical influences, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women’s well-being with a benefit show that activated her young audience. Daisy Chain Fields united a women-led lineup boasting queer pop star Chappell Roan, breakout rapper Doechii and riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill behind issues of women’s health, […]
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What to Stream: ‘Mandalorian & Grogu,’ Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding’s ‘I Know Too Much’
The “Mandalorian & Grogu” and a new album from Ellie Goulding are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: “Scary Movie,” the new season of “Chad Powers” and a […]
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AP Exclusive: US coaches Polish forces in a drone-focused drill based on lessons from Ukraine
HOHENFELS, Germany | On a moonless and rainy night, a group of soldiers emerged from a ramshackle building meant to resemble a church. The alpine terrain loomed over them as they quietly set off for the tree line of the German countryside a short distance away. The soldiers are members of the Polish special forces […]
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More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed 1 person and left 15 missing
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz. | State and federal officials ramped up efforts Monday to locate around 15 people who are missing after a major flash flood swept through in the Grand Canyon, killing at least one person. Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular tourist attraction from where scores […]
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Was Dolly Parton a feminist? She wouldn’t say it, but fans heard it — in her life and her lyrics
Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowned novelist, a former nun who helped Central American refugees. And, smiling brightest of all, Dolly Parton. The beloved country superstar, who died this week at […]
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US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP
ASHEVILLE, N.C. | President Donald Trump’s administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it intensifies efforts to economically isolate Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told The Associated Press on Sunday. “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people […]
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US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
WASHINGTON | U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Vowing to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack, Iran later said it had launched […]
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United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United Arab Emirates said that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters Monday, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend for the first time in a month. Iranian officials said that two people were killed and several others wounded in […]
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Hundreds of workers feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal flood deaths cross 900
KATHMANDU, Nepal | Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones. The combined deaths in Nepal and China surpassed 900, […]