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Pope Leo, Amid Standoff With Trump, Says ‘Woe to Those Who Manipulate Religion’
For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace.
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‘The Last Dance’ Ends a Beautiful, Impactful Run for the Long-time Roger Ebert Film Festival
Born and raised in Urbana-Champaign, Roger Ebert left his mark everywhere—as a sportswriter for The News-Gazette when he was 15, at Urbana High School as Senior Class President and co-editor of The Echo student newspaper, and, at the time of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, on to the University of Illinois and The…
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Netflix’s “Beef” Returns with a Season as Twisted and Hysterical as the First
2023’s “Beef” was so good that a limited series turned into an anthology with creator Lee Sung Jin hoping to avoid the sophomore slump with another twisted, unpredictable tale of anger and class with entirely new characters. The multiple Emmy-winning original told the tale of a pair of fractured people whose chance encounter sent ripples…
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Artemis II Crew Discusses NASA Moon Mission and Next Steps
The four astronauts spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston about their journey around the moon and back to Earth.
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Made in New York: An Iranian Liquor That’s Banned in Iran
As war engulfs their homeland, four expats are distilling aragh sagi, a Persian drink that’s catching on in American bars, restaurants and stores.
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Can Webcams Help Solve New York’s Restaurant Line Problem?
With carefully positioned cameras and user input, the website Damn Lines hopes to address the worst part of visiting popular restaurants.
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Ellison Pledges at Least 30 Paramount-Warner Movies a Year
His remarks at a movie theater convention were part of a campaign to win Hollywood support for his bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
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What Heelys, the Sneakers With Wheels, Taught Me About Momentum as a Child
Heelys, the sneakers with wheels that were a fad in the 2000s, helped me form my first friendships. Recently, I decided to tap into that joy again.
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Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys
You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
