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Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Damaged Building in Moscow’s Financial Center
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that its air defenses intercepted the drone, which then fell onto an exhibition center. Around 20 drones have targeted the Moscow region since early July, according to the ministry.
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To Stop an Extinction, He’s Flying High, Followed by His Beloved Birds
Using an ultralight aircraft, Johannes Fritz once taught endangered ibises a migration path over the Alps. Because of climate change, he is now showing them a much longer route to a winter’s refuge.
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Belief or Betrayal? Ukraine’s Conscientious Objectors Face Hostility.
The option of “alternative service” vanished after martial law was declared last year. But some have refused to serve, and now face jail time and skepticism about their motives.
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Canada Wildfires Force Evacuations in Yellowknife and Kelowna
As residents of Yellowknife fled a wildfire in the Northwest Territories, a state of emergency was issued hundreds of miles away in Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Guatemala’s Anti Corruption Crusader is on Cusp of Presidency
Can an intellectual on an anti-graft crusade win the presidency in a nation sliding toward authoritarianism? Guatemala is about to find out.
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R.I.P. Clarence Avant, Godfather of Black Entertainment (1931-2023)
The world lost a true legend with the death of Clarence Avant, the “Godfather of Black Entertainment,” who passed away August 13th in Los Angeles at age 92. He worked quietly behind the scenes to help advance the careers of so many who became giants in the worlds of music, sports and politics, with the aim of providing…
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Back on the Strip
“Back on the Strip,” about a young man who wants to become a magician and the middle-aged ex-strippers who train him to be an exotic dancer instead, is a slapped-together indie comedy. It would probably crater completely and become unwatchable were it not for the charisma of its actors, which is boundless, and the lightheartedness of the…
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I Can’t Believe I’m Making This Movie: Josh Greenbaum on Strays
Directing an R-rated studio comedy with a canine cast might prove ruff, but “Strays” director Josh Greenbaum found the right howling humor and heart. The latest flick from the “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” filmmaker has him painting “Homeward Bound” in raunchy R-rated drool for the now-adult audience who grew up with…
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The Power of Imagination: On the 20th Anniversary of Big Fish
“The truth is, I didn’t see anything of myself in my father, and I don’t think he saw anything of himself in me. We were like strangers who knew each other very well.” – Will Bloom, “Big Fish” One afternoon, over ten years ago now, a colleague made a remark that betrayed what was likely…
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Strays
Full disclosure, right off the top: I knew I was going to be a soft touch on “Strays.” We’re a longtime Boston Terrier family, and I’ve always wondered what our dogs would sound like if they could talk to us. (Surely, I’m not the only one who entertains such insane ideas.) So the prospect of…