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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.

Video shows shooting battle between Ukrainian and Russian forces

3 years 9 months ago
As has often been the case with battlefield gains and losses, there are conflicting reports from Russian and Ukrainian sides about the success of Russia's advance into the town of Soledar. The salt mining town in the center of the Donbas region has little strategic value in itself, but is a waypoint in the Russians' attritional slog westwards. CNN anchor John Vause has more.

A new Covid-19 variant is spreading rapidly through the US. An expert weighs in

3 years 9 months ago
A new Covid-19 variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading rapidly throughout the United States. In December 2022, the proportion of new Covid-19 infections due to this Omicron offshoot have increased from 4% to 18%, according to a January 6 release from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is projected to rise further still. In some parts of the country, it constitutes more than half of all new infections. According to the World Health Organization, XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible form of Omicron yet.

How to know when it's time to walk away from a sibling

3 years 9 months ago
As Prince Harry's accounts of a troubled relationship with his brother, Prince William, in his new memoir "Spare" make waves, you may be wondering if there's any hope for a relationship so fraught — especially if you're navigating a similar sort of rift.
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