Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Day Shift” is about vampires, but it’s one of those Frankenstein-like movies stitched together from used parts, with Jamie Foxx as a family man version of Marvel’s Blade, mashed up with horror and buddy comedy. It’s the kind of star-driven vehicle that yields obvious benefits to Netflix even if, qualitatively
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Foxx, Dave Franco and Snoop Dogg star in Netflix’s vampire action-comedy. Rick Damigella reports.
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The Houston Independent School District has approved $2 million dollars in funding to buy more guns, shields, and ammunition for district police. The motion passed in a six to three vote. It comes after the Superintendent said the district was not prepared for an active shooter and after many parents expressed concern following the Uvalde
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Barbara Starr, CNN Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her request for the National Guard to assist with the ongoing arrival of migrant buses arriving from Texas and Arizona. “We need help from our federal partners as we seek to stabilize and manage our operating environment in this critical moment,” Bowser
Continue Reading CNN, KSAT, WUSA, WCBS, WJLA By Priscilla Alvarez and Barbara Starr, CNN Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her request for the National Guard to assist with the ongoing arrival of migrant buses arriving from Texas and Arizona. “We need help from our federal partners as we seek to stabilize and manage our operating environment
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Megan Thee Stallion has released her new album, ‘Traumazine’. Earlier this week, the star rapper had revealed the cover art and the track list for the album because she said information had already begun to leak. “From my cover art, pieces of my track list and me even hearing a part of
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Stephen Colbert announced that bandleader Jon Batiste is leaving “The Late Show” after seven seasons to pursue other interests. Musician Louis Cato will step in to lead the house band. Colbert thanked the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning Batiste on Thursday’s episode of “The Late Show.” “We’ve been so lucky to have a
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By Tim Lister, CNN When a series of explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday, sending Russian vacationers fleeing from nearby beaches, it was clearly an embarrassment for Moscow. Western officials and analysts have since offered competing explanations about the cause. The Russian Defense Ministry said the explosions — which sent enormous
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has had direct engagements with the Syrian government in an effort to secure the release of detained American Austin Tice, according to a source familiar and a senior administration official. There have been a number of direct interactions — none of which took place in Damascus — but
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Tom Brady se ausentará un tiempo de los Buccaneers de Tampa Bay para “atender asuntos personales”, informó el entrenador en jefe del equipo, Todd Bowles. Tom Brady acaba de revelar lo que hará después de retirarse Brady, de 45 años, no estuvo presente en la práctica del jueves. En ese sentido, Bowles
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. sancionó al vicepresidente de Paraguay, Hugo Velázquez, “por estar involucrado en hechos de corrupción significativos”, según anunció el secretario de Estado Antony Blinken este viernes. Tras conocerse la medida, Velázquez, mantuvo una comunicación telefónica con Telefuturo en la que se declaró inocente de las acusaciones
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By Michelle Toh and Benjamin Brown, CNN Business Germany’s Rhine river is getting too dry, snarling supply chains and creating more problems for its struggling economy. Water in the river has dropped to “exceptionally low” levels in some areas, disrupting shipping on the country’s most important inland waterway, German officials told CNN on Friday. A
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By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A judge has ordered a gunman who took up to 10 hostages at a Beirut bank to force the release of his trapped savings to stay behind bars. It’s apparently a bid to prevent copycats as desperation deepens over Lebanon’s economic meltdown. Relatives said Friday that keeping
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation has opened an investigation into seat belt pretensioners on certain 2020-2022 Kia/Hyundai vehicles, saying that they may rupture or explode. A seat belt pretensioner is a part of the seat belt system that locks the seat belt in place during a
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Two Real Madrid teammates made the three-man shortlist for the UEFA player of the year award for last season, while no Liverpool player was included. Champions League winner Madrid is represented by competition top scorer Karim Benzema and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Courtois was the standout in Madrid’s 1-0 win over Liverpool
Continue Reading Actress Anne Heche’s family has issued a statement saying she is “not expected to survive” after a high-speed car crash in Los Angeles last week. CNN’s Chloe Melas reports.
Continue Reading Amy Simonson, CNN A woman was killed on Wednesday after being struck by a beach umbrella that was being blown in the wind in an unincorporated area of Horry County. Tammy Perreault, 63, was struck by the umbrella while at Beach Access 14, according to a Horry County Emergency Management incident report. According to the
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CNN — If you’ve ever been vaccinated for COVID, there is a good chance that a pharmacist administered the injection. Pharmacists are in short supply and the competition is getting fierce. So much so, that Walgreens is offering signing bonuses of up to $75,000. The number has not been confirmed by the company but people
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CNN By Dan Berman, CNN Former President Donald Trump is reportedly nearing a decision on when to announce a 2024 bid to return to the White House, but his legal troubles continue to build — not just with the recent FBI search at Mar-a-Lago. Multiple federal and state investigations are ongoing regarding the January 6,
Continue Reading By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s prime minister says European authorities are considering a liquefied natural gas pipeline from Spain to Italy. That option would get around France’s opposition to a gas link-up across the Pyrenees between the Iberian peninsula and central Europe. Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Friday that
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation is continuing for a third day for migrants reported missing after their boat capsized south of the Greek island of Rhodes. The coast guard says a Greek frigate and three merchant ships are searching areas south of Rhodes and southeast of Karpathos.
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — In Atlanta, one doggy has gone from the shelter to Hollywood. Coco is the breakout star in one of the summer’s biggest hits on Hulu. She plays the lead character’s four legged companion in the film Prey. The new star was taken care of by the Fulton County Animal Services in 2021.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury has decided to “walk away” from boxing only three days after saying he was returning to the sport. Fury turned 34 on Friday and posted a message on social media saying “Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke and Nimi Princewill, CNN Kenya‘s electoral officials on Friday blamed the delay in announcing the result of the country’s presidential election on candidates’ agents for slowing down the national tally of votes. The chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) accused party agents of approaching the process like
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Ford Foundation took the unprecedented step of issuing $1 billion in debt to help stabilize other nonprofits in June 2020. The move delighted investors and inspired several other large foundations to follow suit. Two years later, the foundations all stand by their decisions to take
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Two Belgian strikers are likely to be in focus when the Italian league season starts Saturday. Returning Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has already shown what he can do in Serie A but compatriot Charles De Ketelaere is something of an unknown quantity for city rival
Continue Reading Associated Press Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it caused cancer. Talc will be replaced by cornstarch, the company said. The company has faced litigation alleging its talcum powder caused users to develop ovarian
Continue Reading CNNEE Nueva York (CNN Business) — Johnson & Johnson abandonará el talco para bebés a base de talco el próximo año y en su lugar lo fabricará con almidón de maíz. Su polvo a base de talco, que no se vende en Estados Unidos y Canadá desde 2020, está en el centro de decenas de
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By Ben Church, CNN Raheem Sterling says he didn’t think twice about joining Chelsea this season despite receiving racist abuse at Stamford Bridge previously in his career. Chelsea banned a fan for life from its stadium following an incident during an English Premier League match in December 2018. The individual was found to have used
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Britons are bracing themselves for more tough times ahead as the economy starts to shrink and a new forecast suggests average annual energy bills could exceed £5,000 ($6,000) next year. Official data published on Friday showed that the country’s GDP dropped by 0.1% in the second quarter of this year.
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