Alexander Payne brings Oscars hopeful 'The Holdovers' to Toronto
Director Alexander Payne has entered the Oscars hunt with his new film "The Holdovers," a poignant 1970s-set dramedy about a cantankerous prep school teacher and a troubled student that screened Monday at the Toronto film festival.
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N. Korean leader heads to Russia for Putin talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was travelling to Russia by armoured train early Tuesday to meet President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang reported, with face-to-face talks potentially focused on weapon sales.
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Biden urges 'national unity' 22 years after 9/11
President Joe Biden called Monday for Americans to unite despite bitter political differences as the United States marked the 22nd anniversary of Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks.
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Ailing US explorer rescued after nine days in Turkish cave
An international team of rescuers on Tuesday pulled to safety a US explorer who spent nine days trapped deep in the narrow tunnels of a Turkish cave with internal bleeding.
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NBA expected to toughen rules on resting stars: reports
NBA team owners are expected to pass tighter rules against resting star players this week, including larger fines for missed games by multiple All-Star players, according to multiple reports Monday.
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Peru shamans 'neutralize' Neymar in World Cup qualifier ritual
Dressed in colorful ponchos, a group of Peruvian shamans tie up an effigy of Neymar as they seek to "neutralize" him ahead of Tuesday's World Cup qualifying match against Brazil.
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NBA Rockets guard Porter arrested on assault charge: reports
Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested Monday on charges of assault and strangulation of a woman in an early morning hotel room incident, according to multiple reports.
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Fernandes shines as Portugal lash Luxembourg in record 9-0 win
Bruno Fernandes ran the show for Portugal as they romped to a record 9-0 win over Luxembourg on Monday without suspended talisman and all-time top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cuban fathers fret about sons recruited for Ukraine war
For Cuban Pedro Roberto Gamuza, 59, the war in Ukraine has hit very close to home: one of his sons has gone to fight there and another was detained on his way, charged with being a mercenary.
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US approves updated Covid vaccines for fall
The United States on Monday approved Covid vaccines with formulations that more closely target currently circulating variants, as infections are once more on the rise.
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