Review: Blunt, Johnson’s charisma can’t rescue ‘Jungle Cruise’

Review: Blunt, Johnson’s charisma can’t rescue ‘Jungle Cruise’

Review: Blunt, Johnson’s charisma can’t rescue ‘Jungle Cruise’

Disney’s latest fantasy-adventure comedy “Jungle Cruise,” based off the well-worn water ride that was once a highlight of a trip to the company’s theme parks in Orlando and Anaheim, Calif., is a mixed bag.

The film starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has its charms — mainly the two leads’ charisma and likability — but the concoction that’s one part “African Queen and one part “Pirates of the Caribbean” with a jigger of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” never quite mixes into tasty cocktail.

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Austin: US doesn’t want conflict with China but won’t ‘flinch when our interests are threatened’

Austin: US doesn’t want conflict with China but won’t ‘flinch when our interests are threatened’

Austin: US doesn’t want conflict with China but won’t ‘flinch when our interests are threatened’

“We will not flinch when our interests are threatened. Yet we do not seek confrontation,” he said.
“Let me be clear: … I am committed to pursuing a constructive, stable relationship with China,” he said.
But six months into the Biden administration, relations between Washington and Beijing, which have worsened in recent years,
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Tommy Dorfman, ’13 Reasons Why’ star, is celebrating herself as a trans woman

Tommy Dorfman, ’13 Reasons Why’ star, is celebrating herself as a trans woman

Tommy Dorfman, ’13 Reasons Why’ star, is celebrating herself as a trans woman

Tommy Dorfman has reintroduced herself as a trans woman, taking to social media to say “my pronouns are she/her.”

“I’m especially grateful to every single trans person who walked this path, broke down barriers, and risked their lives to live authentically and radically as themselves before me. thank you to all the trans woman that showed me who i am,

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US intelligence community convenes new panel to probe ‘Havana syndrome’ causes amid new cases in Austria

US intelligence community convenes new panel to probe ‘Havana syndrome’ causes amid new cases in Austria

US intelligence community convenes new panel to probe ‘Havana syndrome’ causes amid new cases in Austria

The U.S. intelligence community has launched a new panel of experts that brings together senior officers and outside medical and scientific experts to investigate the “anomalous health incidents” affecting dozens of U.S. personnel around the world, an intelligence official told ABC News.

The U.S. government still has not reached a conclusion into the cause of the incidents,

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2021 British Open leaderboard breakdown: Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth top other major winners after Round 1

2021 British Open leaderboard breakdown: Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth top other major winners after Round 1

2021 British Open leaderboard breakdown: Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth top other major winners after Round 1

Will Oosthuizen finally break through after consecutive second-place major finishes?

The first round of the 149th Open Championship saw the morning wave go low and set the pace, and after 18 holes, the field has produced a pair of former winners at the top of the leaderboard. Louis Oosthuizen has finished as a runner-up six times in majors since he won at St.

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5 Takeaways From The 2021 Emmy Nominations

5 Takeaways From The 2021 Emmy Nominations

5 Takeaways From The 2021 Emmy Nominations

This year’s Emmy nominations cover a time when the coronavirus pandemic turned the TV industry upside down. So it makes sense that the shows and performances announced Tuesday might include some choices that are a bit … unconventional.
Netflix’s continuation of The Karate Kid franchise, Cobra Kai, nominated as best comedy series? Lovecraft Country, a series that was essentially canceled by HBO when it decided not to make a second season,

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Fact check: Untethered to reality, Trump lies over and over about the 2020 election at CPAC

Fact check: Untethered to reality, Trump lies over and over about the 2020 election at CPAC

Fact check: Untethered to reality, Trump lies over and over about the 2020 election at CPAC

He’s still repeating his favorite old lies, those eternal chestnuts about the size of the trade deficit with China and the legitimacy of the Russia investigation and how many immigrants show up for their court hearings.

But former President Donald Trump’s current dishonesty is overwhelmingly focused on a single subject: the 2020 election he lost eight months ago but won’t stop lying that he won.

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Rams Training Camp: Top Position Battles on Defense

Rams Training Camp: Top Position Battles on Defense

Rams Training Camp: Top Position Battles on Defense

The Los Angeles Rams are nearing training camp later in July. Here are the top defensive position battles to watch throughout camp.
Los Angeles Rams are nearing the start of training camp. On Jul 27, the Rams will begin camp and there will be plenty to keep an eye on. Aside from seeing Matthew Stafford in a Los Angeles Rams uniform, there will also be the usual training camp battles.

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Gossip Girl: How the Reboot Avoided the Infamous Dan Humphrey Problem

Gossip Girl: How the Reboot Avoided the Infamous Dan Humphrey Problem

Gossip Girl: How the Reboot Avoided the Infamous Dan Humphrey Problem

When the original Gossip Girl closed up shop, one plot twist that always rankled fans was the decision to reveal Dan Humphrey as the titular blogger. Lonely Boy! Of all people! It didn’t make sense, of course, and it’s been a sticking point for viewers ever since the six-season show ended in 2012. So when Gossip Girl alum Joshua Safran—a writer and executive producer on the original series—got the chance to helm a reboot,

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Even Before Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination, Haiti Was In Crisis

Even Before Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination, Haiti Was In Crisis

Even Before Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination, Haiti Was In Crisis

The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at his home threatens to exacerbate Haiti’s already rampant problems.
“Everything that could go wrong seems to be going wrong,” says Robert Fatton, an expert on Haitian politics at the University of Virginia, and a native of Haiti himself.
The Western portion of the island of Hispaniola, Haiti is perched in the Caribbean just 600 miles southeast of Florida.

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