Robert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of "Chinatown," dies at 89
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Chinatown and Mission: Impossible screenwriter Robert Towne dies
The Oscar-winning writer penned the scripts for films like Chinatown and Mission: Impossible. -
MarketWatch - Business
‘I’m appalled’: My grandfather co-signed his grandson’s student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?
“The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is.” -
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Yahoo Sports - Sports
LaVar Arrington II, son of legendary Penn State linebacker, commits to Nittany Lions
LaVar Arrington II is following his father's legacy by committing to play linebacker at Penn State. -
The Guardian - World
At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says
Dangerous Atlantic ocean route is gaining popularity because of increased vigilance by authorities in the Mediterranean. Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe died and dozens more are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania ... -
ABC News - Entertainment
Movie Review: Hollywood, sleazy 80s-style, in ‘MaXXXine’
Mia Goth reprises her role as aspiring Hollywood star Maxine Minx in “MaXXXine,” an A24 release in theaters FridayEntertainment -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Hollywood Powerbrokers Talk About Recasting Biden
Some top players in Hollywood’s reliably Democratic donor class are looking to replace their leading man.Joe Biden -
BBC News - Top stories
Hollywood icon Paramount agrees $28bn merger deal
The studio has made many hit films, including the Godfather, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible series. -
The Guardian - World
Hollywood studio Paramount agrees $28bn merger with Skydance
End to Redstone family’s involvement in media group, which also owns CBS, Nickelodeon and the UK’s Channel 5. Business live – latest updatesParamount Global, one of Hollywood’s best-known companies, has agreed to a merger with independent film ... -
ABC News - World
Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms
City authorities say nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people -
The New York Times - Top stories
Who Died in the Tulsa Race Massacre?
After more than a century, researchers hope to finally identify the victims of one of the worst racial attacks in American history. -
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Broadway actor Robert Hartwell talks transforming historic home
Broadway performer Robert Hartwell joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new show, "Breaking New Ground," which chronicles his two-year journey to renovate a 200-year-old home in Massachusetts. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Takes Back Control
In the term just ended, Roberts moved the law to match his priorities—and didn’t worry about getting liberal justices on board. -
The Guardian - World
Space Cadet review – Emma Roberts joins Nasa in lazy streaming slop
There are shades of Legally Blonde and Private Benjamin in Amazon’s lesser, low-rent comedy about a Florida bartender with dreams of being an astronaut. There’s a well-tested, and mostly well-liked, formula being recycled in Amazon’s lightweight ... -
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U.S. citizen convicted of drug-related charges by Moscow court
Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, has been convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison -
The Guardian - World
We should all be terrified of Trump’s Project 2025 | Robert Reich
The presumptive Republican nominee has promised to give rightwing evangelical Christians what they want – and more. “Project 2025” is nothing short of a 900-page blueprint for guiding Donald Trump’s second term of office if he’s re-elected.. ... -
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How a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Robert Menendez From Prosecution Backfired
Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Senator Robert Menendez, met with prosecutors last fall to plead his case. Days later, the senator was indicted on bribery charges. -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
MLB insider reveals GM reactions to Luis Robert Jr. trade price
Prolonged struggles at the plate could prevent a Luis Robert Jr. trade this summer. The White Sox aren’t eager to sell low on the extremely talented center fielder, even though he hasn’t met expectations this season, and according to Bob ...MLB -
Financial Times - Business
Katzenberg faces ire of Hollywood donors after Biden debate
Film mogul is central to president’s fundraising efforts but has been accused of concealing Biden’s conditionJoe Biden -
GameSpot - Tech
MaXXXine's Blood-Soaked Hollywood Setting Is A Surreal Dream Come True
When X, the first movie in what's become director Ti West's epic horror trilogy, premiered, there was no way to tell how deep we'd sink into this bizarre and terrifying world. Now, with MaXXXine, the third installment due out Friday, star Mia Goth ... -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
The Hollywood power players turning on the Biden campaign: 'It's about the ability to WIN'
Biden's debate performance has Hollywood insiders wringing their hands about his presidential candidacy and what to do next.Joe Biden -
NBC News - Top stories
Epoch Times, the conspiratorial pro-Trump news outlet, is looking to conquer Hollywood
In recent years, The Epoch Times has amassed a large audience as a publisher of right-wing news articles and peddler of baseless election conspiracies.Donald Trump -
CBS News - Top stories
Russia says part of a key Ukraine town seized amid deadly airstrikes
The attack prompted President Zelensky to call on allies to help bolster air defences and provide more long-range weapons to thwart RussiaUkraine -
The Wall Street Journal - World
A Conservative Farm Town Went Green Without Really Trying
Tiny Morris, Minn., adopted wind turbines, solar panels and composting to save money, not the planet—and now it has become a model for other rural towns -
ABC News - World
Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to strategic town
A spokesperson for Ukraine’s military said its army has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region which has been reduced to rubble under a months-long Russian assaultUkraine -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Drege, 25, dies after Tour of Austria accident
Norwegian cyclist Andre Drege dies following an accident during the Tour of Austria on Saturday. -
CBS News - Top stories
Jon Landau, "Titanic" and "Avatar" producer, dies at 63
He worked with director James Cameron on the "Titanic" and the "Avatar" series. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Jon Landau, Producer of ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar,’ Dies at 63
In a decades-long collaboration with the director James Cameron, he produced three of the highest-grossing films of all time. -
ABC News - World
US citizen Robert Woodland convicted in Moscow of drug-related charges and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison
US citizen Robert Woodland convicted in Moscow of drug-related charges and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Shark Tank' Star Robert Herjavec Turns Profit on $38.8 Million Billionaires' Row Condo
The entrepreneur fetched well above the $31.9 million he paid for the four-bedroom One57 pad three years ago. -
NBC News - Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he 'won't take sides' on what happened on 9/11
The independent candidate made the remark in a post on social media, and said later that he was referring to "possible Saudi involvement" in the terror attack. -
The Guardian - World
Labour put 'safe' seats at risk to target marginals. It paid off – but there’s a cost | Robert Ford
The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base. The asteroid hit at dawn. The seats of four Tory former prime ministers – Cameron, May, Truss, Johnson – ... -
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Slovakian PM Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt
Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has taken his first trip outside the capital since resuming his duties after an assassination attempt -
The Guardian - World
‘We made the Maldives from a hotel in Heathrow airport’: Hollywood location scouts reveal their secrets
Globe-trotting in search of picture-perfect scenes for the screen is not always as glamorous as it sounds. But to better understand these unsung heroes’ shadowy art, you first have to track them down …. The script called for a tree: a magical kind ... -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
White Sox 9th-inning collapse in 7-4 loss was so crazy it felt like Hollywood script
Just when you thought the White Sox couldn’t script up any more crazy ways to lose a game, they put together a ninth-inning collapse that felt like it was scripted in Hollywood. The White Sox entered the final frame nursing a one-run lead and gave ... -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Paramount and Skydance agree to merge, marking a new chapter for the storied media company
Tech scion David Ellison's Skydance Media will gain control of Paramount, marking the end of the Redstone family's reign over the storied studio. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Paramount Global agreed to merge with David Ellison's Skydance Media in a deal that ends the Redstone family's involvement with the Hollywood company.
Paramount Global agreed to merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media in a deal that ends the Redstone family’s involvement with the Hollywood company. -
The Guardian - World
Arriving in Hollywood with a dream to be a producer, I underestimated the toxic culture waiting for me | Kate Wilson
Interning for an A-lister’s production company, I thought I had made it – but three years later I was back in cold, wet London . When I was young, I dreamed of making it in Hollywood and working in the movies. Enthralled by the showbiz industry, I ... -
ABC News - World
A third Japanese climber has died on a mountain in Pakistan in less than a month
A Japanese climber has died while descending one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan, the third death of a Japanese on the mountain in less than a month