July 2019

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Director Explains Shocking Post-Credit Scene

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Warning! There are obviously “Spider-Man: Far From Home” spoilers below.  It’s the after-credits scene that’s rocked the Marvel Cinematic Universe, bringing in a shocking cameo and leaving Spider-Man caught in a web of lies.  In “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” Spidey (Tom Holland) saves London from Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio, who turns out to be a disgruntled […]

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Scherzer cites back injury for All-Star Game withdrawal

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Max Scherzer won’t pitch in the All-Star Game because of a back injury, although the ace right-hander intends to represent the Washington Nationals on the sideline Monday and Tuesday in Cleveland. A three-time Cy Young Award winner and seven-time All-Star, Scherzer struck out 11 over seven shutout innings on Saturday against Kansas City. Hours later,

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Trump Officials Dismiss Reports of Disease and Hunger in Border Facilities

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WASHINGTON — Top Trump administration immigration officials on Sunday contradicted reports that migrant children were being held in horrific conditions in federal detention facilities, arguing that the government was enforcing oversight standards even as it struggled to house and care for an influx of migrants. Accounts of disease, hunger and overcrowding have multiplied in recent

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In Leak, U.K. Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Inept’ and ‘Clumsy’

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The diplomat noted that Mr. Trump has regularly survived scandals in the past, and suggested that he could win a second term as president. “Trump may emerge from the flames, battered but intact, like Schwarzenegger in the final scenes of ‘The Terminator,’ ” Mr. Darroch wrote, referring to the 1984 science-fiction film. He warned of

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How ‘Midsommar’ Turns A Breakup Into A Wicked Fairy Tale

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“Midsommar” is an eerie elegy. The director, Ari Aster, who emerged a promising new talent thanks to last year’s indie sensation “Hereditary,” has crafted a perverse blend of terror and pitch-black comedy that lulls its characters — and us — into a daze. The pagan death carnival where most of the movie takes place seems

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Teunissen keeps yellow jersey after team time trial

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Dutch rider Mike Teunissen has kept the Tour de France yellow jersey after his Jumbo-Visma squad won Sunday’s team time trial. Jumbo-Visma riders covered the 27.6-kilometer (17.1-mile) stage in 28 minutes, 58 seconds — 20 seconds faster than defending champion Geraint Thomas’ Ineos outfit. Teunissen, the first Dutch rider to wear the race leader’s jersey

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Brexit: Labour needs to ‘get on with’ changing its policy

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Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell acknowledged a “difference” between himself and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit. He said he wanted to “get on with” changing Labour’s policy to support a second referendum, while Mr Corbyn wanted “rightfully” to “build consensus”. However he said the party needed to “decide

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