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‘Black Widow’ soars to pandemic box office record

Even with an option to watch “Black Widow” at home, audiences went to the movie theater in pandemic record numbers this weekend to catch the first Marvel movie released in two years. The Walt Disney Co.

Jul 11, 2021 12:08 PM Read more >

Crew of fisherman catches 39-pound salmon during tournament

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A crew of fishermen reeled in a 39-pound record-setting salmon during a tournament in Muskegon over the weekend. “You feel like it’s a stroke of luck, you feel like maybe you did something right.

Jul 11, 2021 11:41 AM Read more >

The evolving etiquette of asking about someone's COVID-19 vaccine status

Nicole Hunt thought she was just making small talk with the next person in line when she asked whether he'd been vaccinated. But she soon found she'd run afoul of the shifting social mores surrounding this prickly question.

Jul 11, 2021 8:23 AM Read more >

South Africa ramps up vaccine drive, too late for this surge

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some in wheelchairs, others on canes, hundreds of South Africans waited recently on the ramps of an open-air Johannesburg parking garage to get their COVID-19 vaccine shots.

Jul 11, 2021 12:21 AM Read more >

Joe Pepitone suing Hall of Fame for return of famed bat

Former New York Yankees star Joe Pepitone has filed a lawsuit against the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum seeking the return of the Louisville Slugger bat that Mickey Mantle used to hit his 500th career home run more than five decades ago.

Jul 10, 2021 5:11 PM Read more >

The Latest: Largest Navajo Nation casino is set to reopen

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The largest of the Navajo Nation casinos is preparing to reopen for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Twin Arrows Resort Casino east of Flagstaff has been closed since March 2020.

Jul 10, 2021 4:48 PM Read more >

Review prompted by building collapse closes Miami courthouse

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami-Dade County Courthouse will begin undergoing repairs immediately because of safety concerns found during a review prompted by the deadly collapse of a nearby condominium building, officials said.

Jul 10, 2021 3:51 PM Read more >

Paul Verhoeven blesses Cannes with lesbian nun drama

CANNES, France (AP) — The veteran provocateur Paul Verhoeven premiered his lesbian nun drama “Benedetta” at the Cannes Film Festival with a solemn vow to resurrect sexuality in movies.

Jul 10, 2021 2:24 PM Read more >

Warner Bros studio tour expands with DC Universe, Potter

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Batman’s secret cave, Harry Potter’s cupboard under the stairs and the apartment from “Friends” are major centerpieces to the huge Warner Bros. studio lot expansion. Warner Bros.

Jul 10, 2021 11:48 AM Read more >

Léa Seydoux tests positive, may miss Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France (AP) — Léa Seydoux, one of France's most famous actors, may miss the Cannes Film Festival after testing positive for COVID-19.

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