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‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

AP Film Writer Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “Twisters” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s about $30 million more than analysts expected initially. It opened last weekend in some

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Police: 3 killed, 6 wounded in ‘exchange of gunfire’ during gathering in Philadelphia; no arrests

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say three men were killed and six other people wounded in an early morning shootout during a gathering in west Philadelphia. Police said more than 100 people were present in the Carroll Park neighborhood when gunfire broke out just after 2 a.m. Sunday. Police said their preliminary information indicated “an exchange

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The loneliness of an Olympic athlete training in wartime Ukraine through an AP photographer’s lens

Associated Press Francisco Seco, based in Istanbul, enjoys making photos of daily life in cities around the world. This assignment, though, took The Associated Press photographer to Ukraine to document the toll Russia’s invasion of the country has had on the lives of athletes training for the Paris Olympics, which starts next week. Here is

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Austrian police detain dozens of protesters trying to disrupt march by far-right extremists

BERLIN (AP) — Police said Sunday that they detained more than 50 people as they clashed with protesters trying to disrupt a march by hundreds of right-wing extremists in the Austrian capital. The demonstrations on Saturday came as Austria’s political parties gear up for September parliamentary elections expected to see the far-right make significant gains.

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Uproar over Biden’s campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The uproar over President Joe Biden’s reelection bid is showing no signs of abating. A fifth senator is now urging Biden to withdraw from the race and let Democrats hold an “open process” for a new nominee. Biden’s campaign is acknowledging “differing opinions” but says the party will unite to

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Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes

Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli got the support from members of his Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), his main coalition partner Nepali Congress and several smaller

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One person was critically injured in a stabbing at Miami International Airport, police say

By Paradise Afshar and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — One person was critically injured in a stabbing at Miami International Airport late Saturday evening, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department, prompting the evacuations of two concourses. Normal airport operations have since resumed, police said in a news release Sunday morning. The investigation so far indicates

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The Secret Service acknowledges denying some past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security

Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The Secret Service has acknowledged it denied some requests by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign for increased security at his events in the years before the assassination attempt on him at a recent rally. In the immediate aftermath of the July 13 attack, the law enforcement agency

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