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I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids
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The Times
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Valeriia Sydorova was 16 years old and living “like any other teenager” when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Sydorova’s mother had died in 2019 and, with her father working away in another region of Ukraine,...
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The Manhattan Beat: Rock the Week with Awesome Live Music in NYC
Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ concerts in the New York City area this week. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including location and directions, parking, ticket availability,...
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ returns to Brooklyn Academy of Music for first time since brief suspension
Jimmy Kimmel, late-night TV’s longest-running host and a Brooklyn native, at a 2024 event in Los Angeles. He returns to his hometown this week to film a week of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File...
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ returns to Brooklyn Academy of Music for first time since brief suspension
Jimmy Kimmel, late-night TV’s longest-running host and a Brooklyn native, at a 2024 event in Los Angeles. He returns to his hometown this week to film a week of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File...
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ returns to Brooklyn Academy of Music for first time since brief
Late-night TV’s longest-running host and a Brooklyn native, Jimmy Kimmel, is heading back home for a week of shows starting tonight after returning to television with his best ratings ever. The run features a star-studded guest roster, including...
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Jim Sheridan on tackling miscarriages of justice and possibly working with ‘special actor’ Daniel Day-Lewis again
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The Irish News
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FOUR years ago, Jim Sheridan‘s documentary series Murder at The Cottage delved into the brutal 1996 murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier at her holiday home in west Cork. Now, the Oscar-nominated Irish director is returning to the case...
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Taylor Swift Conquers Her Biggest Stage Ever on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Taylor Swift has stood atop the pop world, glittering in a sequined midnight blue bodysuit with rainbow confetti falling at her feet. She has mesmerized stadiums packed with fans, whose screams and cheers registered on the Richter scale. She’s...
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Group-Friendly Michelin Dining in Texas
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Meetings Today
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In November 2023, the Michelin Guide made its Texas debut in a three-year deal. Staged at Houston’s event-capable 713 Music Hall, the inaugural ceremony recognized 117 restaurants in and around Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston and San...
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TV shows we love: Wet Hot American Summer
If you’ve lived through the 80s, watch this. If you already have, then watch it again. Wet Hot American Summer is an outrageously funny satirical comedy, with a cast that includes Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Ken Marino and Paul Rudd, as well...
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Until Dignity Becomes Customary: The Determination Of Francia Márquez Mina
And their connections with Colombia’s African descended communities. Colombia is the third country after Brazil and the United States with the largest Afro-descendant population in the Americas. With more than ten million people of African...
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Oasis's 'biblical' reunion is largely thanks to this blockbuster album
Unless this is your first day on the internet, you've no doubt noticed Britpop-era icons Oasis are back together, playing their first shows in 16 years. The tour has already netted an estimated £400 million ($815 million) before arriving in...
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Passage du Caire: Paris’s Oldest Covered Passageway
Opened in 1798, the Passage du Caire has witnessed the rich history of Paris’s 2nd arrondissement, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. Besides being the first of the city’s many covered passages, the Passage du Caire is unique in that...
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TV tonight: the final season of hit roguish comedy Brassic
Brassic 10pm, Sky Max Danny Brocklehurst is calling time on his roguish comedy after this seventh season. It remains cheerful, lairy fun to the end – the little posse led by Joseph Gilgun’s Vinnie are too good-natured to stray into really serious...
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Two Much with Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan review: The students are now parents in Kajol and Twinkle Khanna's chat show
After the dull opening of Kajol and Twinkle Khanna's chat show Two Much, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt stirred things up quite a bit in the second episode. Varun and Alia began their acting careers together in 2012's Student of the Year and have...
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The Year’s Most Acclaimed Movie Is Based on a Famous Novel, but Only Traces of It Remain
The script for the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie One Battle After Another has been percolating for more than 20 years, and Anderson has said he only added elements from Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland partway through the process. Vineland...
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Summer 2025 must-haves: British fashion is back in the spotlight
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Khaleej Times
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Burberry (on the catwalk)! Victoria Beckham (on Netflix)! Absolutely Fabulous’s Patsy and Eddie (on the front row)! Cool Britannia is once again waving the flag for UK fashion. Ever since the heady Noughts rule of Alexander McQueen, Stella...
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Cowboys, Packers downplay Parsons reunion
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer claims Week 4 is just another week in Dallas, with a goal of going 1-0. Much of the NFL-observing world might feel otherwise, transfixed on the Sunday night date between the Cowboys (1-2) and Green Bay Packers...
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Danville High School Class of 1975 celebrates 50-Year reunion
Published 7:40 pm Thursday, September 25, 2025 The largest graduating class in Danville High School history returned to their alma mater Aug. 30 to celebrate their 50-year reunion. The Class of 1975, which graduated 187 students, gathered for a...
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SPINESHANK's JONNY SANTOS: 'We Are Extremely Blown Away' By Response To Reunion Tour
In a new interview with Rock Music, Man, SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos spoke about the reunion of the Los Angeles-based nu metal/industrial metal band. Joining Santos, drummer Tommy Decker and bassist/vocalist Robert Garcia in SPINESHANK's 2025...
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