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Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest after police shut down crowded event

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan. The well-attended event on Sunday drew an order to disperse from police and at least one arrest. Flanked by bodyguards, Chalamet posed for photos with his high-cheeked, curly-haired doppelgängers, some of whom had dressed

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A Missouri elementary school building has been renamed after its beloved longtime custodian

By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — A K-8 school in Swedeborg, Missouri, has renamed its building after its longtime favorite custodian in celebration of her retirement in July. The Swedeborg District III Elementary School building was renamed the “Claudene Wilson Learning Center” in August to honor her more than 32 years of service to the small

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Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into southwestern Russia, a local official reported Sunday, months after Kyiv staged a bold assault on its nuclear-armed enemy that Moscow is still struggling to halt. An “armed group” sought Sunday to breach the border between Ukraine and Russia’s Bryansk

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Japan plunged into political uncertainty after voters deliver dramatic defeat to longtime ruling party

By Helen Regan and Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty. Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost continuously since 1955, has lost its parliamentary majority in the

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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ misses projections as superhero films’ grip on theaters loosens

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries. Projections for the third “Venom” film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65

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Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sick. Mohammadi is being held at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, which houses political prisoners and those with Western ties. She already had been serving a 30-month sentence,

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Vance calls Russia an American adversary but won’t label Moscow as an enemy

Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says Russia is a U.S. adversary but suggests it’s counterproductive to approach Moscow as an enemy. The Ohio senator also said Donald Trump is committed to NATO, the transatlantic military alliance seen as the bulwark preventing further Russian aggression in Europe, although the

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Polls close in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election held without real opposition

Polls have closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president. That’s despite a recent overhaul of the electoral system and years of reform that have included economic liberalization and easing censorship. Shavkat Mirziyoyev retains a tight grip on power in the country of 37 million. He

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They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed

AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from Venezuela and Colombia. Teachers have been helping them by translating vocabulary and handing out written instructions in Spanish. Outside the classrooms, it’s a different story. City Council has tried to dissuade

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Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election faces a rare Republican challenger in her bid for reelection. Republican Courtney Kramer is challenging Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Kramer says she wants to bring transparency and accountability

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