Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia “Poor Things” took five prizes and Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won three. British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first best director BAFTA for “Oppenheimer,” and …
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The U.S. military conducted five self-defense strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, including one against an unmanned underwater vessel, U.S. Central Command said Sunday. Saturday’s incident marked the first observed Houthi use of an unmanned underwater vessel since attacks in the Red Sea region started in October, CENTCOM said. The military on Saturday between 3 p.m. and 8 …
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Former President Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care for a year, and yet, the 39th President of the United States lives on. Thoughts on that from his grandson, Jason Carter: My grandfather was born in 1924. Had no running water, no electricity, and he grew up plowing fields behind a mule. He lived to see both his life and …
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HOUSTON – Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch held a special service Sunday dedicated to healing and thanksgiving, a week aftera woman opened firein one of its hallways before being gunned down by security officers. Osteen’s Lakewood Churchhas not had services since the Feb. 11 shooting that sent worshippers scrambling for safety. On Sunday, Osteen, his wife Victoria Osteen and …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that aired on Feb. 18, 2024. ROBERT COSTA: South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham who opposed the bipartisan Senate legislation joins us now from Clemson, South Carolina. Senator, good morning. At this point do you expect– SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM: Morning. ROBERT COSTA: –any new …
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UPDATE: On Monday afternoon police announced a suspect is in custody. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the two victims who were found dead inside a dorm room on the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs campus. According to authorities, at approximately 5:59 a.m., a call was received of a report of shots fired from the …
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Washington — Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican who has endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for the White House, dismissed questions about Trump’s legal troubles on Sunday, saying “the American people are more focused on their future than Donald Trump’s past.” “They’re not talking about legal challenges, they’re talking about their challenges across a kitchen table,” Scott said …
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More than 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported. The sudden death of Navalny, 47, was a crushing blow to many Russians, who had pinned their hopes for the future on President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe. Navalny remained vocal in …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina that aired on Feb. 18, 2024. ROBERT COSTA: We turn now to South Carolina’s other Republican senator, Senator Tim Scott. He joins us this morning from his home state. Senator, thanks for being here. Former President Donald Trump has spent a lot of time …
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The Washington Post’s Dan Balz is considered by many the dean of political reporters. Balz is 77 years old – the same age as former Presidents Trump, Clinton and Bush. He says the spotlight on President Biden’s age (81) is understandable, and nothing new. In 1984, when Ronald Reagan – then 73 – was running for reelection, he playfully used …
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