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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. -
CBS News - Entertainment
Robert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of "Chinatown," dies at 89
Through his friendships with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control. -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriting icon behind 'Chinatown,' dies at 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriting icon who won an Academy Award for "Chinatown," has died. He was 89. -
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 -
ABC News - Top stories
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 -
CBS News - Top stories
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 ... -
ABC News - World
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.. ... -
The New York Times - Top stories
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 -
CBS News - Entertainment
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. -
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 -
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 – ... -
NBC News - Top stories
Down-and-out U.K. coastal town looks set to elect Trump ally Nigel Farage
Change is in the air in Clacton-on-Sea, a sleepy backwater that may become the vanguard for the British right wing after electing Nigel Farage.Donald Trump -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Fourth of July fight fiasco: How a Jack Dempsey title bout KO'd a tiny Montana town's finances
The July 4, 1923, heavyweight title fight between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in Shelby, Montana, stands out as one of the most economically disastrous events in boxing history. -
The Guardian - World
Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian army confirms retreat from part of key town of Chasiv Yar
Fall of strategically important town in eastern Ukraine would bring Moscow closer to aim of capturing entire Donetsk region. What we know on day 863 Continue reading...Ukraine -
NBC News - Top stories
How punishing Britain’s Conservatives turned into an election victory for Labour
THETFORD, England — With its historic, flint-clad houses and pleasant fields, Thetford is an unlikely scene for an electoral bloodbath. -
ABC News - Entertainment
How an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant
When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, the cozy arthouse theater had some talented help -
ABC News - World
Rafah is a rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million peopleIsrael -
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Inc. - Business
Small-Town Ohio Theater Gets a Grant with Help from an Oscar-Winning Director
Director Steve Bognar is an advocate for struggling independent theaters everywhere. -
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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.” -
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.”