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- A Ukrainian commander says Russia is putting up a stronger fight in Kursk.
- His forces struggled to fight off an 80-strong Russian force, he told The Wall Street Journal.
- Thousands of Russian
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- Emmanuel Eribo left finance to become an entrepreneur, launching two footwear brands.
- In 2021, he cofounded Løci, a luxury sneaker and apparel brand.
- Nicki Minaj is an investor and has a range with Løci. Its shoes are worn by a range of celebrities.
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- A man was arrested after opening a plane's emergency exit upon arrival in Melbourne.
- The Jetstar Airbus A320 had just landed from Sydney when the incident occurred.
- A video shared by Australian media shows the man walking on the plane's wing.
A man was arrested after climbing out of a plane's emergency exit on Thursday, airline Jetstar confirmed to
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Kamala Harris is officially on Twitch.
The vice president and Democratic presidential nominee now has her own streaming channel on the platform, as the campaign moves to reach more younger voters.
The account, with the handle kamalaharris, streamed Harris' speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Thursday night, with featured clips already posted by the campaign team. Harris
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- "The Crow" was in movie development hell for 16 years, but the long-awaited reboot has finally arrived.
- Bill Skarsgård plays Eric Draven, a man who is resurrected to avenge his girlfriend's death.
- The first reviews for the violent comic book movie call it "repulsive" and "unfathomably awful."
It took 16 years to make "The Crow" reboot, but now it's
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- Anu Verma divorced her husband after a little over two years of marriage.
- At the time of her divorce, she was going through postnatal depression.
- Two years after the divorce, Anu and her ex-husband Rob were together again, but won't remarry.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anu Verma, a 44-year-old trauma recovery coach in
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- Starbucks' comparable sales in China are slumping, with a 14% drop in the most recent quarter.
- Its then-CEO put it down to weak consumer spending and a coffee store "price war" in a July investor call.
- China is Starbucks' second-biggest market but analysts question how well its format works