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Huge fires in France and Spain force evacuation of 330,000 as another heat wave looms

Fire crews and planes are wrestling to bring a monster wildfire in southwest France under control before a forecast jump in temperatures complicates the firefighting effort.
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Police arrest 15-year-old after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3

A 15-year-old suspect was arrested after a shooting that killed three people and left at least four others injured at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend, the city's mayor said Monday.
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German chancellor Merz questions why suspect in Berlin Pride attack wasn't being monitored

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to take action in response to the fatal vehicle ramming attack on the Berlin Pride celebration over the weekend, with questions being asked as to why the suspected driver hadn't been in prison.
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An iconic Hollywood theatre is reopening, just in time for a film revival

Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced plans to restore L.A.'s iconic Cinerama Dome to its former glory and reopen it in early 2028 — just as movie theatres show signs of emerging from a years-long decline in ticket sales.
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Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey helped inspire the film. She just panned it in a new review

In early publicity for his recently released The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan cited Emily Wilson's opening line in her translation of The Odyssey as a reference point for main character Odysseus. But Wilson's feelings about Nolan's take appear more mixed.




