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Netflix’s ‘The Half of It’ wins Tribeca Film Festival honour

Netflix’s ‘The Half of It’ wins Tribeca Film Festival honour

LOS ANGELES — Alice Wu’s “The Half of It,” a teenage spin on Cyrano de Bergerac, has won the top award from the Tribeca Film Festival.
Harrison Ford piloting plane that wrongly crosses runway

Harrison Ford piloting plane that wrongly crosses runway

HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Harrison Ford was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another plane was landing, and federal authorities are investigating, officials and a representative for the actor said Wednesday.
Georgia city councilman accused of stealing beef

Georgia city councilman accused of stealing beef

FRANKLIN, Ga. — A Georgia city councilman was charged after he allegedly stole a beef tenderloin from a grocery store.
Knowledge about North Korea's Kim is limited, but crucial

Knowledge about North Korea's Kim is limited, but crucial

TOKYO — New rumours about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronavirus.
Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof

Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof

BELLE PLAINE, Kan.
New Navy carrier inquiry suggests tough scrutiny of admirals

New Navy carrier inquiry suggests tough scrutiny of admirals

WASHINGTON — The Navy is launching a wider investigation of the coronavirus crisis aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, suggesting closer and deeper scrutiny of actions and decisions by senior admirals in the Pacific that led to the co
Protective orders issued to 'Duck Dynasty' star's family

Protective orders issued to 'Duck Dynasty' star's family

WEST MONROE, La. — Three members of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson's family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. Daniel King Jr.
Trump trade office adds Amazon to 'notorious markets' list

Trump trade office adds Amazon to 'notorious markets' list

WASHINGTON — The United States for the first time added five of Amazon’s overseas operations to its list of “notorious markets’’ where pirated goods are sold.
No ‘Black Widow’ or ‘F9’ leaves a muted summer movie season

No ‘Black Widow’ or ‘F9’ leaves a muted summer movie season

LOS ANGELES — The six-year fan campaign for a standalone Black Widow movie was paying off: at long last, a film would put Scarlett Johansson’s popular Avenger front and centre .
UK leader Boris Johnson, fiancee announce birth of baby boy

UK leader Boris Johnson, fiancee announce birth of baby boy

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, announced the birth of a son on Wednesday, just two days after Johnson returned to work following hospitalization for the coronavirus.
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