MEXICO CITY — An off-the-cuff comment by the attorney general to cut off a news conference about the apparent killing of 43 missing college students has been taken up by protesters as a rallying cry against Mexico’s corruption and drug trade-fueled violence. During the session that was televised live Friday, Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam […]
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BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel led celebrations Sunday marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, calling it an example of the human yearning for freedom and honoring those who helped bring down the barrier that for 28 years symbolized the Cold War. On the night of Nov. 9, 1989, thousands […]
Coalition airstrikes targeting a gathering of Islamic militant leaders in Iraq destroyed a vehicle convoy, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said Saturday. U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Ryder said in a statement that Central Command couldn’t confirm whether Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, was present […]
LOS ANGELES Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Gorme, who also had a huge solo hit in 1963 with “Blame it on the Bossa Nova,” died Saturday at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas following a […]
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Four years after “Graffiti,” Lucas became a bona fide Hollywood legend with the release of “Star Wars,” one of the most successful films of all time|With its somewhat unique premise and then-unknown cast, Universal Studios had such little faith in the film’s potential that executives shelved it for six months after it was completed|In 1972, a relatively unknown filmmaker named George Lucas began shooting a low-budget joyride comedy from a screenplay he had written|Five sequels followed, all under Lucas’ supervision, and in 2012 Lucas sold the franchise to Disney for $4 billion|With a budget of a little over $777,000, Lucas’ passion project eventually grossed $115 million-plus in theaters, while pulling in an additional $55 million in video rental sales throughout the years|”American Graffiti” garnered five Oscar nominations in 1974, including a nod for best picture}
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