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For those unfamiliar with Toronto-based punk rock band PUP, the name is an acronym for “pathetic use of potential,” lead singer Stefan Babcock has said.

Superman already has a lot on his shoulders. It seems unfair to add the fate of the summer movie season to his list.

Canadian comedian Dave Thomas says a close call with death in 2020 brought his life into sharper focus. “I had sepsis and my arms and legs were twice their size. I was in the hospital. I was actually in hospice.

As they so often do in Marvel Land, worlds collide in “Thunderbolts.” But in this refreshingly earthbound iteration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the collision isn’t a matter of interplanetary strife.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that said that her lungs were heavy and congested.

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Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Conclave 2. A Working Man 3. Captain America: Brave New World 4. Mickey 17 5. Black Bag 6. Flight Risk 7. Sinners 8. Freaky Tales 9. Locked 10. Wicked The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Elza van den Heever’s portrayal of Salome sticks to her when she leaves the Metropolitan Opera for a rented apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

The average cost of raising children is nearing $300,000, according to Statistics Canada — and that’s only up until 17 years old.