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With 6 films in production, is La.’s Hollywood South back? | Movies/TV
With an unprecedented 16 Oscar nominations for Louisiana-shot “Sinners” this year, the film has put Louisiana front and center with not just viewers, but with the all-important Hollywood studio executives who decide where films are shot. However, other hit films like “Hit Man” and “People We Meet on Vacation” also shot in the state can only do so much to…
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Punjab law student kills female classmate, then shoots himself
Chandigarh: A first-year law student on Monday, February 9, allegedly shot dead a female classmate in the head inside the classroom, then turned the gun and pulled the trigger on himself in Punjab‘s Tarn Taran district. The incident reportedly occurred in Usma village at the Bhago Law College. According to news agency PTI, police confirmed that while the victim, Sandeep…
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How reconstruction became Israel’s new weapon of ‘silent transfer’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month, Jared Kushner, billionaire real estate scion and son-in-law to United States President Donald Trump, presented his vision of a “New Gaza”: glittering skyscrapers, waterfront tourism and a logistical corridor connecting a demilitarised enclave to the world. But 3,000km (1,864 miles) away, on the bombed and dusty lands of the Gaza…
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Bitcoin Price Forecasts Say $50,000 Is on the Way
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of February still on the defensive after last week’s sharp drawdown, with traders increasingly eyeing a deeper retracement toward $60,000 — and even $50,000 — before a durable macro bottom forms. Market forecasts agree that Bitcoin price action has not yet put in a reliable long-term bottom. CPI week comes as markets lose faith…
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Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: State Shuts Down, 1,000s Lose Power
High winds whipped the islands as a storm came through on Sunday, with more expected overnight and into Monday. UPDATE: This story has been updated with additional details. Public schools and libraries will be closed on Monday, the Legislature will not meet, courts won’t open and all non-essential workers have been ordered to stay home as intense winds and rain…
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Lok Sabha disrupted as Opposition presses for Rahul’s statement
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday, February 9, with opposition parties insisting that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi be allowed to speak before the House takes up discussion on the Union Budget. As Krishna Prasad Tenneti called Congress’ Shashi Tharoor to initiate the debate on the Budget, opposition members dug in their heels and…
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WHO Executive Board Adopted New Efficiency Measures; Can They Stick?
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3 new movies to see, stream or skip in February 2026 – 828reviewsNOW
This February, we review a zany new sci-fi adventure from the director of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” an Oscar-nominated documentary about senior opera singers and the concluding installment of a horror movie trilogy. Which should you see, stream or skip? Find out in our review. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — This February, we review a zany new sci-fi adventure from the…
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Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military
On the morning of Nov. 30, 2019, a convoy of pickup trucks carrying men armed with a heavy machine gun and powerful .50-caliber rifles entered the Mexican town of Villa Unión and opened fire. The men had been sent on a mission of intimidation: They planned to set fire to the town hall. Their superior firepower pinned down state and…
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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces. The new convictions against Mohammadi come as Iran tries…
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