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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 22, 2018--Photos from the Nintendo Gaming Lounge at San Diego Comic-Con are available on Business Wire's website and the Associated Press Photo Network.
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In the battle of two very different sequels at the box office this weekend, Denzel Washington's action pic "The Equalizer 2" has narrowly won out over the ABBA jukebox musical "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City art dealer who bought the contents of a New Jersey storage locker filled with paintings for $15,000 says he got more than he bargained for.
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police department's entry in a lip sync challenge sweeping the nation has gotten rave reviews — including from the country music group whose song is featured.
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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local):
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A private inspector said Saturday that he warned the company operating duck boats on a Missouri lake about design flaws putting the watercraft at greater risk of sinking, less than a year before the accident that killed 17 people during a sudden storm.
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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — "Grab the baby!"
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BERLIN (AP) — Kraftwerk fans are used to hearing otherworldly tunes, but the German electronic music pioneers took it to another level at a gig in Stuttgart.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's military government, saying it is concerned filmmakers and media may take advantage of the young soccer boys who were rescued from a flooded cave, wants to control how movies portray their ordeal and heroic rescue.
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When it comes to superhero movies, there's a perception that you've got to choose between DC's gritty, dour offerings or Marvel's winking humor. But five cartoon wannabe heroes armed with fart jokes are trying to change that.
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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 20, 2018--Blizzard Entertainment arrived at Comic-Con International: San Diego with a surprise reveal for fans of Overwatch ®: a sneak preview of the NERF RIVAL OVERWATCH REAPER WIGHT EDITION blaster. Designed in the style of Reaper’s signature accessory in Ov…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News says host Kimberly Guilfoyle is leaving the network, amid reports that she's about to take on a new role with a super PAC supporting President Donald Trump's agenda.
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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 20, 2018--Filming began this week on location in Atlanta for “Superintelligence,” starring Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale and James Corden. Ben Falcone is directing the new action comedy, from a script by Steve Mallory.
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NEW YORK (AP) — There's a date on Josh Geartz's calendar that the former U.S. Army sergeant has been looking forward to for quite some time.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 20, 2018--Professional Fighters League (PFL) hosted PFL4 at NYCB LIVE, the home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, NY -- the home of many passionate mixed martial arts fans. PFL4 was a high-stakes fight night on the road to the play…
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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 20, 2018--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Tonight, Abigail Strom’s novel, , was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2018 RITA Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length. Tell Me was published in 2017 by Amazon Publishing’s Montlake Romance imprint.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--** For the EPK and still photos from Kids’ Choice Sports 2018, please click HERE.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Spyro soared in to Comic-Con® International: San Diego with news that’s sure to get fans fired up! Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), and Toys For Bob announced today the return of Stewart Co…
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.), today, announced the PGI Charity Showdown, where forty top video game broadcasters from around the world and forty of the most elite PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) pros on the planet will team up and ba…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is dropping its bid for Fox's entertainment businesses, paving the way for Disney to boost its upcoming streaming service by buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men.
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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--IMDb (NASDAQ:AMZN):
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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--96% of teachers nationwide bear the cost each year to equip their classrooms with the basic materials students need to learn. To help alleviate this burden, AdoptAClassroom.org, the award-winning national non-profit organization that helps students…
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The Internet, "Hive Mind" (Columbia Records)
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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Today, Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) introduced the new Southwest Rapid Rewards ® Priority Credit Card. The Priority card has all of the same benefits as the award-winning Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card plus…
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Graceland® in Memphis, Tennessee has announced that Elvis Week™ 2018 will feature more events and performances than ever. Newly announced guests and events include marking the 50th Anniversary of the “’68 Comeback Special” with director and prod…
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REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
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NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Audible Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, today announced the release of actor, comedian, and SNL alumnus David Spade’s A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World. Conceived and p…
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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Fans looking to experience the first-of-its-kind digital subscription service that is DC UNIVERSE are one step closer today. Slated for release in fall 2018, fans in the United States can now pre-order DC UNIVERSE at DCUNIVERSE.com for the year…
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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) today issued the following statement regarding its pursuit of the assets Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to sell to The Walt Disney Company: “Comcast does not intend to pursue further the acquisition of the …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen propped himself on top of Billy Joel's piano to sing a duet with The Piano Man, who was celebrating his 100th concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Actor, activist and social media icon George Takei has launched House of Cats, a new political app sure to rile up the White House.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 19, 2018--Actor, activist and social media icon George Takei has launched House of Cats, a new political app sure to rile up the White House.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con fans know one thing to be true: Where there is fun, there's usually a line that precedes it. And hours before the annual pop culture convention officially kicked off Wednesday night in San Diego, there were lines everywhere — to get onto the convention floor to buy…
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TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Elvis Presley's Mississippi hometown could create a tourism partnership with the German city where he lived while serving in the U.S. Army.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--AEG Presents, majority owner of the Firefly Music Festival, has acquired the remaining ownership shares of the popular music festival held annually at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware it was announced by Melissa Ormo…
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You won't usually find Denzel Washington in a movie sequel. He just doesn't do them. Something about not wanting to repeat himself. So there must be something special indeed for him to break his own rule for "The Equalizer 2."
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--Monique Samuels, star of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” and iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet, announced today a new weekly iHeartRadio Original podcast based on Samuels’…
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Ty Segall & White Fence, "Joy" (Drag City)
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) officially unveiled the Madden NFL 19 and Madden NFL Overdrive cover athlete featuring Pittsburgh Steelers star Wide Receiver, Antonio Brown. The star, known for his entertaining end zone celebration…
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--IMDbPro ( www.imdbpro.com ), the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals, today unveiled IMDbPro Track, a new feature that empowers members to receive the latest news on the people and film & TV projects they want to follow.…
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STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--WWE (NYSE: WWE) and O.A.R. have teamed up to raise awareness and funds for Connor’s Cure through O.A.R.’s Just Like Paradise tour this summer. Through O.A.R.’s Heard The World Fund, a portion of the proceeds from O.A.R.’s Just Like Paradise t…
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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--Ten years ago today, Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight” was released. Commemorating the 10-year anniversary, Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing the film to four select IMAX ® locations for an exclusive, one-week eng…
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NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--Audible Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, today announced the release of Hi Bob!, in which Bob Newhart gets together with a cohort of luminaries in the world of entertainm…
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LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2018--Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU) today announced it will release second quarter 2018 results after the stock market close on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. The company will host a live webcast of its conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. Pa…
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Meg Myers, "Take Me to the Disco" (300 Entertainment)
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"Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again " is a wholly ridiculous movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. It's the kind of movie that feels and sounds like a summer vacation should: Fizzy, lively, low-stakes and soundtracked by ABBA.
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2018--Blast, a company that helps people micro-save and earn money while playing the games they love, today announced a top-off of its Seed Round at $12 million in conjunction with launching its app in the Google Play Store. New investors inclu…
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HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2018--The largest local e-sports extravaganza, the ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong, will be held August 24 - August 26, 2018 inside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
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NEW YORK & BURBANK, Calif. & HOLLYWOOD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2018--Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) flagship properties Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures announced today a relaunch of the iconic kids’ TV series Rugrats, with a 26-episode greenlight from Nickelodeon, and a live-action …
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2018--The Recording Academy™ today announced key dates and deadlines for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards ®. Music's Biggest Night ® returns to Los Angeles' STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Netw…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2018--CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), today announced a major update for U Webinar (v4.7), part of the U unified communication platform, introducing its online meeting tool for macOS. Similar to how the platform operates on Windows, the update enables Mac …
