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Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film

Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film

NEW YORK — Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new “Star Wars” film.
New book aims to portray 'real' Prince Harry and Meghan

New book aims to portray 'real' Prince Harry and Meghan

LONDON — Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals — and enmeshed in a feud with Britain’s tabloid press — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to tell their story in a book penned by sympathetic journalists. Harper Collins U.K.
New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms

New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms

Bored with your surroundings? Justin and Hailey Bieber are showing off their lives in their Toronto home in a new series, while Hulu this week is premiering a documentary looking back at an early 1990s isolation tale — Biosphere 2.
Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'

Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'

DAYTON, Ohio — Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film centre after him are “the chosen ones.
Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19

Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19

LONDON — Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was 71.
Ferrari slashes 2020 earnings forecast of COVID-19 pandemic

Ferrari slashes 2020 earnings forecast of COVID-19 pandemic

SOAVE, Italy — Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari on Monday lowered its full-year earnings guidance significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and acknowledged that the new outlook assumes a sharp recovery in the second half of the year.
Author says prequel to 'Twilight' series will arrive Aug. 4

Author says prequel to 'Twilight' series will arrive Aug. 4

NEW YORK — “The Midnight Sun” will finally appear. Stephenie Meyer's long-awaited prequel to her “Twilight" series is coming out Aug. 4, the author announced on her website (www.stepheniemeyer.com) Monday.
German court ends long-running trial over 2010 Love Parade

German court ends long-running trial over 2010 Love Parade

BERLIN — A German court on Monday closed a trial over the mass panic at the 2010 Love Parade techno music festival in which 21 people died, ending the proceedings without a verdict after 2 1/2 years.
Ex-Green Beret claims he led foiled raid into Venezuela

Ex-Green Beret claims he led foiled raid into Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — A former Green Beret has taken responsibility for what he claimed was a failed attack Sunday aimed at overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and that the socialist government said ended with eight dead.
Biden wins Kansas primary conducted with all-mail balloting

Biden wins Kansas primary conducted with all-mail balloting

TOPEKA, Kan. — Joe Biden has overwhelmingly won a Democratic presidential primary in Kansas that the state party conducted exclusively by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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