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“The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Disney’s hotly anticipated reboot of the Marvel Comics superhero franchise, conquered the North American weekend box office, earning $118 million and sidelining “Superman,” industry estimates showed Sunday.”Fantastic Four” — starring actor-of-the-moment Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn (“Stranger Things’) — tells the story of a …

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Anna Kalinskaya prevented a rematch of the 2021 US Open final by ousting Britain’s Emma Raducanu to book a berth against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in Sunday’s DC Open final.The 26-year-old Russian, seeking her first WTA title, downed Raducani 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday’s Washington hard court semi-finals to reach her third career tour final.It denied what …

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Hong Kong police announced bounties Friday for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists, accusing them of national security crimes.Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before. Many opposition figures have fled abroad, while others …

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Five Canadian professional hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018 were found not guilty on Thursday, with the judge ruling the complainant’s account of the alleged offenses was not credible. The case had captured the country’s attention, and raised concern about broader issues in the culture of hockey, Canada’s cherished national sport. Michael McLeod, …

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Prosecutors did not prove that five Canadian professional hockey players committed sexual assault, a judge found Thursday, ruling that the female complainant’s evidence was neither “credible or reliable.”The accused stood trial over allegations they assaulted the woman in a hotel room following a June 2018 celebration for a national men’s junior team in the Canadian …

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A Canadian judge is set to deliver a verdict Thursday in the trial of five professional ice hockey players on sexual assault charges, in a case that has shaken the national sport.The accused — who all previously played in the National Hockey League — stood trial over allegations they assaulted a woman in a hotel room …

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Three world records in five days put Summer McIntosh in rare company and now the 18-year-old Canadian swimming sensation is primed to take the world championships by storm.McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics last year and then broke three world records in a breathtaking performance at the Canadian trials in June.The teenager …

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A Canadian judge will deliver a verdict Thursday in the trial of five professional ice hockey players on sexual assault charges, in a case that has rocked the cherished national sport.The players stood trial over allegations they assaulted a woman in a hotel room following a June 2018 celebration for a national men’s junior team.Michael …

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Global police organisation Interpol has lifted a red wanted notice requesting the arrest of Paul Watson, an anti-whaling activist and founder of the Sea Shepherd NGO, one of his lawyers told AFP on Tuesday.Interpol had issued the notice against Watson, known for radical tactics including confrontations with whaling ships at sea, at the request of …

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World number two Carlos Alcaraz, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, has withdrawn from next week’s ATP Canadian Open in Toronto to recover from Wimbledon, organizers said on Monday.The 22-year-old Spaniard lost to top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final earlier this month in a bid for his third consecutive crown in the grass-court classic.”I’m …

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