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“Tron: Ares,” the latest installment in the Disney sci-fi franchise, debuted atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday, but analysts said its $33.5 million haul was disappointing given its huge budget.”The movie was tracking well, but interest stalled during the last 10 days and the opening dropped,” said David A. Gross of …

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Lionel Messi scored twice to spark Inter Miami to a 4-0 victory over Atlanta United, seizing the lead in Major League Soccer’s scoring table in a key victory for the Florida club.The Argentine superstar scored his 25th and 26th goals of the season, moving ahead of Los Angeles FC’s Denis Bouanga in the race for …

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The Toronto Blue Jays knocked the New York Yankees out of the Major League Baseball playoffs on Wednesday as the Phillies fended off elimination against the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.Toronto triumphed 5-2 at Yankee Stadium to win their best-of-five American League division series 3-1.The Phillies, fighting for their playoff lives after dropping the …

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The world’s top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, where it will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species a day later.Hundreds of participants were meeting at the venue where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose decisions help set the global agenda on …

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The world’s top conservation body is holding its world congress starting Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species.The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose decisions help set the global agenda on environmental protection, will on Friday publish its list ranking at-risk plant and …

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The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday. The world economy is doing “better than feared, but worse than we need,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters in Washington.She added that the Fund now expects …

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President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would be “very happy” after their trade talks at the White House Tuesday, but offered no immediate concessions on lifting steep US tariffs.Striking a friendly tone in the Oval Office, Trump praised Carney as a “world-class leader” adding that the former central banker was a “nice …

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to visit Washington again Tuesday in hopes of convincing President Donald Trump to ease US tariffs that are negatively impacting Canada’s economy.In Carney’s “working visit” to the White House — his second trip since winning office in April — the 60-year-old former banker seeks to restore bilateral relations …

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NHL star Connor McDavid, who sparked Edmonton to the past two Stanley Cup Finals, signed a two-year contract extension worth $25 million with the Oilers on Monday, the team announced.The 28-year-old Canadian center took less than he likely would have gotten next year on the free agent market to stay with the team that took …

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Taylor Swift is having a very good weekend: after the blockbuster release of her new album “The Life of a Showgirl,” she triumphed at the North American box office with her special movie theater event.”The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” raked in an estimated $33 million in the Friday to Sunday period in the …

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