Lionsgate recalls and apologizes for ‘Megalopolis’ trailer for fabricated quotes

Lionsgate recalls and apologizes for ‘Megalopolis’ trailer for fabricated quotes

Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “ Megalopolis ” Wednesday amid revelations that critics’ quotes were fabricated. “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press. “We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American

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Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years

Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors finally won convictions — and 50-year prison sentences — Wednesday against 11 drug cartel gunmen for the 2010-2011 massacre of 122 passengers who were pulled off passing buses and forced to fight each other to the death with sledgehammers. The sentences announced Wednesday involved one of the most gruesome

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The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in major diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers

The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in major diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf state, the biggest diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers since they sent their ambassador to China. It was further proof of the international divide over how to deal with the Taliban, who are not officially recognized

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Shein sues Temu over copyright infringements as the legal feud between the two companies heats up

Shein sues Temu over copyright infringements as the legal feud between the two companies heats up

Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, copying its product images and engaging in other types of fraud. The complaint filed in a Washington federal court this week alleges that Temu, which has grown in popularity in the U.S , has subsidized

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Brazil police target Tocantins’ governor in investigation of COVID-19 fraud and graft

Brazil police target Tocantins’ governor in investigation of COVID-19 fraud and graft

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal police Wednesday morning carried out search warrants against the governor of Tocantins state, as part of an investigation into fraud and graft related to COVID-19 funds, a police statement said, adding that 41 other people in the state were also targeted. Suppliers of the pandemic-related services delivered only part

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Na današnji dan 21. avgust

Na današnji dan 21. avgust

Dogodilo se | 21.08.2024 | access_time 10:20 Na današnji dan 21. avgusta 1958. umro je srpski kompozitor i dirigent Stevan Hristić, jedan od osnivača Muzičke akademije u Beogradu, šef Beogradske filharmonije, dirigent u Narodnom pozorištu, direktor Opere, član Srpske akademije nauka i umetnosti i prvi predsednik Saveza kompozitora Jugoslavije (balet “Ohridska legenda”, opera “Suton”, scenska muzika).

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