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Month: April 2025

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‘Sinners’ finds redemption with top spot at weekend box office

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Coogler’s supernatural horror “Sinners” drove a stake through the competition this weekend to finish No. 1 at the box office while shattering industry expectations. “Sinners” pulled in $45.6 million domestically, surpassing estimates of about $35 million, and edging “A Minecraft Movie,” which grossed $41.3 million in its third

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Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats’ leadership carousel turns

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now, it’s Chris Van Hollen’s turn. The mild-mannered Maryland senator has suddenly emerged as a leading figure in the resistance to Donald Trump’s norm-busting presidency, becoming the latest in a small but growing collection of Democratic officials testing the strength of their political power

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Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan remained in effect Sunday, despite an Easter deadline from the Trump administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee. Both Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state agency overseeing the tolls, confirmed Sunday that its

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Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan remained in effect Sunday, despite an Easter deadline from the Trump administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee. Both Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state agency overseeing the tolls, confirmed Sunday that its

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Atilio Benedetti: “Creo que está fuera de discusión esta necesidad de terminar con este tema que nos tiene atenazados”

CNN Radio Argentina Atilio Benedetti, diputado nacional, habló este domingo con CNN Radio sobre el panorama de la Comisión de Agricultura. En CNN Campo con Martín Melo indicó: “El estado de situación es de tratamiento de estos proyectos. Y este último que mencionamos, obviamente se va a incorporar al tratamiento, pero todos, de alguna manera,

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A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages. The International Pentecost Holiness Church said mass weddings are part of its Easter festivities and the tradition of polygamy, which is observed in some African cultures, has

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Chickens. Pickup trucks. Trade war?

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — It’s called a chicken tax, but it’s levied on pickups. And it shows just why President Donald Trump’s tariffs could change the US economy longer than you might think. President Lyndon Johnson imposed the chicken tax in 1963, but it’s still in effect today, even though its supposed reason

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NBA Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 1, Detroit 0 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24: New York at Detroit, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 27: New York at Detroit, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: Detroit at

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