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Defense Verdict in Retrial of Packing Manufacturer
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco – Plaintiff Lisa Castillo filed an action in the San Francisco, California Superior Court alleging that her husband, Abraham Castillo, died of mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos during his service in the United States Navy in the 1980s and later employment as a…
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U.S. Targets May Not Be on List in Possible Iran Attack, Officials Say
In anticipation of the Iranian strikes, several countries, including the United States, issued new guidelines to their citizens about travel in Israel and the surrounding region.
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What We Know About Iran’s Military as It Threatens Israel
The possibility of a direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel has brought renewed attention to Iran’s armed forces. What are they capable of?
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Haiti Sets Up Transitional Council, Clearing Way for an Acting Leader
A governing council was finalized after a month of negotiations. It is tasked with restoring law and order by appointing an acting prime minister.
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War or No War, Ukrainians Aren’t Giving Up Their Coffee
Coffee shops and kiosks are everywhere in Ukraine’s capital, their popularity both an act of wartime defiance and a symbol of closer ties to the rest of Europe.
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China Feels Boxed In by the U.S. but Has Few Ways to Push Back
China seeks to project military power in the seas around its coastline, yet also faces pressure to mend relations with neighbors for the good of its economy.
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Sweet Dreams
A strange and memorable but not entirely successful film, “Sweet Dreams” turns colonialism into a source of pitch-black slapstick comedy. Written and directed by Ena Sendijarević, the film is set in 1900 on a small and obscure Indonesian island, where a sugar plantation baron named Jan (Hans Dagelet) has apparently died. “Apparently” meaning that, as far as most of the…
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Challengers
Luca Guadagnino directs “Challengers,” a time-shifting drama about a love triangle between tennis pros, as if he’s a top-seeded player so ruthlessly focused on winning Wimbledon that he’d run over his grandmother if she got between him and the stadium. Every shot is a serve, every montage a volley. There’s even part of one match…
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Until It’s Too Late: Bertrand Bonello on The Beast
Not adapted so much as vertiginously extrapolated from a Henry James novella, Bertrand Bonello’s audacious “The Beast” is a hypnotic and destabilizing vision of a past, present, and future in which two star-crossed lovers struggle to connect in the face of their own fears, as the engulfing threat of unknown catastrophes—both individual and collective—subjugates their…
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Disappear Completely
The truly impressive slice of nightmare fuel, “Disappear Completely,” premiering on Netflix today after a successful fest circuit run that included Fantastic Fest, almost feels like John Carpenter or Wes Craven’s “Nightcrawler.” Yeah, horror fans out there have probably already stopped reading this review and set about watching it. You’re welcome. Luis Javier Henaine’s film reminded…
