William Friedkin, acclaimed 'Exorcist' director, dead at 87 - Variety
By Will Dunham , 2023 William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling
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Justice Department stands with Ukraine in war crimes investigations, Attorney General Garland says
Attorney General Merrick Garland says the U.S. Justice Department is cooperating with the International Criminal Court and supporting Ukrainian prosecutors carrying out war crime investigations
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UK moves some asylum seekers to a barge on southern coast
By Toby Melville PORTLAND, England (Reuters) -Britain began moving some migrants on to a large residential barge on its southern
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of 'The Exorcist' and The French Connection,' dead at 87
William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director of two gripping film classics, “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died
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Amazon.com set to meet with FTC ahead of potential antitrust lawsuit -source
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com is set to meet next week with the U.S. Federal Trade
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From prison, Pakistan's former Premier Imran Khan and his lawyer plan to challenge his graft case
A lawyer for Pakistan’s Imran Khan has met with him at a prison where the former prime minister is being held after his sentencing to discuss how to challenge the graft case that landed him behind bars
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Extreme heat has killed 147 people in 5 counties, coroners report. The real number is likely much higher
The current death toll is a mere snapshot of the fatal toll this searing summer is taking. And experts say that estimate is likely far lower than the actual number of lives lost to the excruciating heat.
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U.S. consumers saying 'bad time to buy' a house hits 13-year high in July
By Safiyah Riddle The share of U.S. consumers who believe it is a bad time to buy a
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NATO, EU send aid to Slovenia after devastating floods that killed at least 6 and left many homeless
The European Union and NATO began sending urgent aid to Slovenia after severe flooding over the weekend affecting two-thirds of the small European country killed at least six people and left hundreds homeless
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China praises Ukraine talks in Saudi that Russia said were 'doomed to fail'
Beijing on Monday praised ongoing talks aimed at finding a formula for peace in Ukraine, after a Chinese envoy attended a weekend summit in Saudi Arabia that was slammed by Russia as "doomed to fail."
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A dog hit the pedal on a golf cart and ran over a 4-year-old, who was uninjured
A fire crew's dog jumped on the pedal of a golf cart which then struck a 4-year-old Michigan girl, leaving her with no visible injuries, firefighters said.
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New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
Supporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from New Hampshire who also led the Communist Party have sued the state
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