Author: Ms. R.

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case will go to trial Aug. 3, a Manhattan judge said Tuesday, casting him in a real-life courtroom drama as his idled Hollywood career hangs in the balance. Judge Rachel Pauley wished Majors’ “best of luck” as she scheduled his trial. “Yes, ma’am,” Majors said, standing with his lawyers in front of Pauley’s bench in Manhattan’s domestic violence court. Majors, 33, is accused of twisting a woman’s arm, striking her…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling Tuesday in Wall Street’s first trading after a five-week rally carried it to its highest level since the spring of last year. The S&P 500 was 0.7% lower in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 306 points, or 0.9%, at 33,993, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower. The U.S. stock market is taking a step back following many steps forward on hopes…

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FILE – This 2004 photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows the remains of a coat and boots in the mud on the sea bed near the Titanic’s stern. A search is underway for a missing submersible that carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic, according to media reports. The U.S. Coast Guard told BBC News that a search was underway Monday, June 19, 2023,…

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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called on European nations Monday to seek more independence on airspace defense and advocated against relying too much on the U.S., a long-divisive issue that takes on new urgency because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Macron made his case for Europeans building their own airspace protection strategy in the closing speech of a conference in Paris gathering defense ministers and other representatives of 20 European countries. The talks included anti-drone combat and…

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Truxton Inn in D.C. has closed. (Courtesy Google Street View)(Courtesy Google Street View) Truxton Inn in D.C. has closed. (Courtesy Google Street View)(Courtesy Google Street View) Truxton Inn, which helped usher in D.C.’s craft cocktail trend when it opened in 2017, has permanently closed. The cocktail bar, in D.C.’s Bloomingdale neighborhood at 3rd and Florida Avenue in Northwest, took its name from the nearby Truxton Circle neighborhood. It was known for its extensive menu of classic and creative cocktails,…

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Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including four people found dead of gunshots in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper killed in an ambush, multiple people firing guns into an Illinois holiday crowd and bullets flying among teenagers partying in Missouri. The shootings happened in cities and rural areas alike, following a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic….

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark always carried the message from his late mother to “play big.” Nothing was bigger than Sunday when he held off Rory McIlroy with one clutch shot after another to become a U.S. Open champion. The final act was two putts from 60 feet away on the 18th hole at Los Angeles Country Club, and the 29-year-old Clark pumped his fist when it settled a foot away. He tapped that in for an even-par…

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Washington Spirit players react to a goal by Spirit forward Trinity Rodman, in the second half of an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)(AP/Nathan Howard) Washington Spirit players react to a goal by Spirit forward Trinity Rodman, in the second half of an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)(AP/Nathan Howard) Michelle Cooper scored the fastest…

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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and his dancer girlfriend Melanie Hamrick have put their Florida home up for sale. A listing on Realtor.com says the lakefront home with four bedrooms and 5.5 baths is listed at $3.499 million — and it looks like the Jagger connection is a key selling point. “You can’t always get what you want but this house is definitely what you need!” the listing overview says, quoting part of the famous…

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