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Alfonso Cuaron takes on TV with 'Disclaimer'

Alfonso Cuaron takes on TV with 'Disclaimer'

Director Alfonso Cuaron is taking on prestige television with "Disclaimer," a seven-part psychological thriller starring fellow Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, but he said Monday the end result is still a film -- a very long one.

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, a daring multiday orbital expedition that will feature the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens, is targeting liftoff early Tuesday, though weather could play spoilsport.

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Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and "onto the footy fields".

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Gaza agency says Israeli strike kills 40 in humanitarian zone

Gaza agency says Israeli strike kills 40 in humanitarian zone

Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that an Israeli strike on a humanitarian zone in the south of the Palestinian territory killed 40 people and wounded 60 others, with the Israeli army saying it had targeted a Hamas command centre in the area.

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Trump's plan for the presidency, in five steps

Trump's plan for the presidency, in five steps

Mass expulsions? Political revenge? World peace? A new golden age? As Donald Trump vies for another term in the White House, the country is abuzz with speculation over how life might look with the ex-president back at the helm.

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Harris and Trump to clash as America awaits next twist

Harris and Trump to clash as America awaits next twist

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will clash in their first and possibly last televised debate Tuesday, in a potentially game-changing moment for the blockbuster 2024 US presidential election.

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Mexico president's contested reforms set for showdown in Congress

Mexico president's contested reforms set for showdown in Congress

Controversial proposals by Mexico's outgoing president to allow voters to elect judges face a final hurdle in Congress against a backdrop of opposition street protests, diplomatic tensions and investor jitters.

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Brazil's shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs

Brazil's shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs

Is Brazil's shutdown of Elon Musk's X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure censorship?

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Opposition leader Machado vows to stay in Venezuela

Opposition leader Machado vows to stay in Venezuela

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Monday to remain in Venezuela, a day after her colleague and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia took up asylum in Spain claiming post-election repression.

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Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' snubbed by Country Music awards

Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' snubbed by Country Music awards

Beyonce did not receive a Country Music Association awards nomination when the nods for the 58th edition were announced Monday, even though her "Cowboy Carter" album proved a cultural phenomenon upon release this year.

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