Gaza film, Malkovich drama vie for Venice top prize
The Venice Film Festival hands out its top awards on Saturday after two weeks of often dark, violent programming including a chilling Israeli-made documentary about Gaza and an oddball drama starring John Malkovich.
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'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' are favorites for Emmys night
Apple TV's new horror-comedy series "Widow's Bay" and gritty hospital drama "The Pitt" have emerged as the favorites ahead of the Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, which will take place Monday in Los Angeles.
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DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26: UNICEF
A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children's agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.
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'Everything different' as Zverev returns to US Open final
Six years after an agonizing loss in the US Open final, Alexander Zverev says "everything is different" as he returns to the title match in Flushing Meadows.
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Coastal erosion forces cancellation of California music festival
A music festival set to feature The Killers, Olivia Dean and Jack White was cancelled Friday because the California beach where it was to be held has been eaten away by coastal erosion.
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Top seed Zverev holds off Khachanov to reach US Open final
Top seed Alexander Zverev out-gunned Karen Khachanov to reach his third straight Grand Slam final on Friday, rolling into the US Open title match with a straight sets win.
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James McAvoy brings new film 'Faith' to Toronto fest
Scottish actor James McAvoy reflected on spirituality ahead of the world premiere of his supernatural drama "Faith" on the second day of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday.
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Rennes beat Marseille to seize top spot in Ligue 1
Adrien Thomasson scored the only goal of the game as Rennes went provisionally top of Ligue 1 on Friday with a 1-0 win over Marseille, who slumped to a third successive defeat.
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Faultless Duplantis, hungry Ingebrigtsen shine at inaugural Ultimate
Seasoned Scandinavian campaigners Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen shone on the opening day of the inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Friday.
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Duplantis delivers masterclass for Ultimate pole vault win
World and Olympic champion Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis delivered a faultless display of pole vaulting to seal victory on the opening day of the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Friday.
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