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Tom Cruise's 'Digger' tanks, leaving studio with $250 mn hole

Tom Cruise's 'Digger' tanks, leaving studio with $250 mn hole

The Tom Cruise eco-satire "Digger," a movie that was supposed to herald the action hero's return to serious acting, has bombed at the box office, with industry insiders predicting it could lose a quarter of a billion dollars.

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Oil rises as Saudi Arabia vows resonse to attacks

Oil rises as Saudi Arabia vows resonse to attacks

Oil prices rose Monday as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched additional strikes on Saudi Arabia, adding to worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.

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Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic

Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic

Meta on Monday unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models called Wonder and Wonder Full, which the company claims perform at a level comparable to that of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude.

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US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation

US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation

US actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City that left two cabin crew members injured, authorities said Monday.

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Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from flu

Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from flu

US Senate candidate James Talarico, who is eyeing an historic Democratic midterm win in Texas, pushed back against an online conspiracy theory that he had secretly checked into an Ohio mental health facility, calling it "the craziest thing I've ever heard."

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One dead as Hurricane Simon creeps along Mexico's Pacific coast

One dead as Hurricane Simon creeps along Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon killed one person, damaged property and triggered flooding as it inched along Mexico's Pacific coast, authorities said Monday.

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Carrick's Man United 'hungry and eager' to fix worst start in decades

Carrick's Man United 'hungry and eager' to fix worst start in decades

Manchester United coach Michael Carrick insisted Monday his team can weather the storm after making their worst start to a season in 40 years.

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Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker's home

Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker's home

US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker.

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US Open champ Zverev to become tennis world number one

US Open champ Zverev to become tennis world number one

Men's tennis confirmed it will crown a new world number one as Germany's Alexander Zverev was ensured the year-end honour on Monday after Carlos Alcaraz lost his third-round match in Shanghai.

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One goal enough for Flick as Barca enter Galatasaray cauldron

One goal enough for Flick as Barca enter Galatasaray cauldron

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he would be happy with a single goal victory at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday as his team face one of the world's 'best atmospheres'.

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