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Paris Olympics, Paralympics 'net cost' drops to 2.8bn euros: think tank

Paris Olympics, Paralympics 'net cost' drops to 2.8bn euros: think tank

The "net cost" of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics to the French state has been adjusted down to 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion), a government think tank announced on Monday.

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Five Rob Reiner films that rocked, romanced and riveted

Five Rob Reiner films that rocked, romanced and riveted

Rob Reiner's cinematic career spanned decades and defied categorization, embracing courtroom drama, fantasy, horror, comedy, and satire.

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Rob Reiner: Hollywood giant and political activist

Rob Reiner: Hollywood giant and political activist

Born to Hollywood royalty, Rob Reiner made a string of movie hits showcasing remarkable range and was prominent in Democratic Party circles as a backer of liberal causes.

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Trump condemned for saying critical filmmaker brought on own murder

Trump condemned for saying critical filmmaker brought on own murder

Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's criticism of the US president.

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Rob Reiner's death: what we know

Rob Reiner's death: what we know

The double killing of movie director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner in their Los Angeles home sent shockwaves through Hollywood and the political world Monday.

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Toulouse handed two-point deduction for salary cap breach

Toulouse handed two-point deduction for salary cap breach

Record 24-time French Top 14 champions Toulouse were handed a two-point penalty by the league's organisers on Monday for 2022's transfer of Melvyn Jaminet from Perpignan.

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Son arrested for murder of movie director Rob Reiner and wife

Son arrested for murder of movie director Rob Reiner and wife

Hollywood giant Rob Reiner's son was charged Monday with murdering his father -- the famed director of hits including "When Harry Met Sally" -- and his mother in their Los Angeles home.

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Stock market optimism returns after tech selloff but Wall Street wobbles

Stock market optimism returns after tech selloff but Wall Street wobbles

European stock markets recovered upward momentum on the back of interest rate optimism Monday following a brief correction affecting mostly the tech sector, but gains were pared as Wall Street ran out of steam by the late morning.

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Clarke warns Scotland fans over sky-high World Cup prices

Clarke warns Scotland fans over sky-high World Cup prices

Scotland boss Steve Clarke has urged fans not to rack up huge debts as they plot how to follow their team at next year's World Cup after decades of pain for the Tartan Army.

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In Israel, Sydney attack casts shadow over Hanukkah

In Israel, Sydney attack casts shadow over Hanukkah

With heavy hearts, Jews in Israel lit the year's first Hanukkah candles, mourning after gunmen opened fire on a Jewish gathering in Australia, killing 15 and reviving painful memories of the October 7, 2023 attack.

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