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Proud Boys sedition trial marked by courtroom drama, fighting

3 years 9 months ago
The preliminary stage of the trial of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy related to the 2021 US Capitol attack has been a chaotic wind-up that included contentious fights during jury selection, debates over evidence and defense lawyers threatening to withdraw from the case.

Review: 'Plane' receives a lift from its stars

3 years 9 months ago
"Plane" is a too-generic title for what's actually a pretty good little movie, combining with the ad campaign to convey a sense the film is more "Rambo"-like than it is. A crisply executed thriller likely never to be offered as in-flight entertainment, the bare-bones story falls mainly in the plain but is fueled by stars Gerard Butler and Mike Colter, thinly written though they may be.

Review: 'Velma' revisits 'Scooby-Doo's' pre-dog days

3 years 9 months ago
"This is my story, told my way," the title character narrates at the outset of "Velma," an adult-oriented take on "Scooby-Doo" that demonstrates the limits of stretching what amounts to a one-note joke into a series. Sporadically witty but ultimately rather tedious, the HBO Max comedy leverages more than a half-century of name equity to yield an animated prequel that's definitely not for kids, meddling or otherwise.

'We can't take it any longer': CNN speaks to Ukrainians living on front line

3 years 9 months ago
Fighting is still raging in Soledar, a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, despite Russian claims that it has gained control of the region. Should Russian troops capture the town, it would mark Moscow's first gain in the Donbas for months -- potentially offering President Vladimir Putin a symbolic win after a string of defeats on the battlefield. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
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