VENICE, Italy (AP) — Three years ago, filmmaker Nate Parker came under scrutiny for a rape allegation from his college days that essentially derailed the release of his Nat Turner film “The Birth of a Nation.” Now, with a new film about police brutality debuting at the Venice Film International Film Festival, he is apologizing […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Argentina has imposed currency controls in a bid to stabilise markets as the country faces a deepening financial crisis. The government will restrict foreign currency purchases following a sharp drop in the peso. Firms will have to seek central bank permission to sell pesos to buy foreign currency and to make
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The Latest on the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway (all times local): 10:10 p.m. The Southern 500 is finally underway at Darlington Raceway. The NASCAR Cup Series race was delayed more than four hours due to heavy rains that hit the track right before the scheduled 6 p.m. start. Racers were called to their cars
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Steven Brault came into the dugout after his first big league home run ready to celebrate with his teammates. Instead, they greeted him in jest with silence. It was only fitting after he quieted the Colorado Rockies’ bats for most of the afternoon. Brault hit a towering shot into the second deck and pitched effectively
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Richard Pierson (left) and Andy Puddicombe set up the business in 2012 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Andy Puddicombe and Richard Pierson, co-founders of meditation app Headspace. It was a series of tragedies that sent
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Xander Bogaerts had three hits, including a homer, and three RBIs as the Boston Red Sox wrapped up a successful road swing with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. J.D. Martinez also went deep for the Red Sox, who went 6-2 on the trip and have won 11 of their last
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Image copyright Simon Annand Image caption Simon Annand has been granted special access to capture stars in the moments before going on stage The half hour before an actor goes on stage, to give what he or she hopes will be a stellar performance, is precious. These are minutes for finding composure, getting “in the
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It’s been a year since Brazil’s beloved National Museum was destroyed in a huge fire, believed to be caused by a faulty air conditioning unit. The museum had one of the most remarkable collections in the world – from prized prehistoric skeletons, recordings of extinct indigenous languages, to the throne of a slave King. Brazil’s
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Kyle Seager, Tom Murphy and Daniel Vogelbach hit home runs and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 11-3 on Sunday. Seager sealed the victory with a three-run homer in the eighth inning. In 153 career games against the Rangers, he has 28 homers and 99 RBIs, his most against any team. Yusei Kikuchi (6-9)
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Between great white sharks, freak tornadoes and new taxes on vacation rentals, Cape Cod businesses have had a challenging summer. Lodging and beach visit numbers are down on the famous vacation destination, one year after the region dealt with two shark attacks, including the state’s first fatal attack in more than 80 years. Beaches have
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