The first trailer for Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep remixes The Shining. It’s scarily effective.
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There’s a lot to unpack in the first trailer for Doctor Sleep, starting with what it actually is. The forthcoming film, slated for a Halloween premiere, is an adaptation of the 2013 horror novel by Stephen King — but this isn’t just any Stephen King horror novel.

Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shining. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance, Jack Torrance’s trike-riding, “Redrum”-intoning son. Now he’s grown up and being haunted by demons from his past,

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U.S. Open: Rickie Fowler tied for the lead in soft conditions at Pebble Beach
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Tiger Woods reflects on his win at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Woods destroyed the competition winning by a record-setting 15 shots. Golfweek, USA TODAY NETWORK

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Rickie Fowler swears he doesn’t think about it.

He insists it doesn’t bother him and politely says so when the subject is broached, which was as recently as Tuesday.

But deep down, the magnetic star wants to rid himself of the label of being one of the best players never to have won a major,

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Film Review: ‘Men in Black: International’
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It’s been almost 22 years since the original “Men in Black” movie hit, which is roughly the amount of time a young woman named Molly has spent wanting to be part of the super-secret alien-wrangling agency that Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have so ably represented until now. Molly was just a child when she had her first close encounter of the third kind, and though the black-suited, sunglasses-at-night G-men who showed up may have erased her parents’ memories,

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Bruins vs. Blues live stream: Watch 2019 Stanley Cup Final Game 7 online
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The Boston Bruins or St. Louis Blues will win the Stanley Cup at TD Garden on Wednesday night after what promises to be a thrilling Game 7.

The B’s forced this deciding game after an impressive 5-1 win in Game 6 on Sunday night.

This matchup is the first ever Game 7 of a Cup Final played in Boston and the first championship Game 7 in any sport played in Boston since the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals.

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Sudan violence prompts Trump admin. to send senior envoy to meet military leaders
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The Trump administration is sending its top diplomat for Africa to Sudan amid mounting global concern over the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists by the country’s ruling military council. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy was to meet leaders in Sudan just a week after more than 100 people were killed by government backed paramilitary forces.

Unrest mounted quickly in April after the military ousted Sudan’s long-time dictator,

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Ex-soccer star Hope Solo reveals painful details of miscarriage with twins
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SportsPulse: We’ve all seen the iconic image of Brandi Chastain winning the 1999 Women’s World Cup. But as teammate and legendary goalkeeper Briana Scurry explains, that moment almost didn’t happen. USA TODAY

Ever since she stepped into the spotlight as a goalkeeper for the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2000, Hope Solo’s life has seemingly been an endless series of high-profile peaks and valleys.

She won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 but was benched in the 2007 Women’s World Cup semifinals as the U.S.

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Beyond Meat’s stock is on fire right now
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New York (CNN Business)The fake meat frenzy is very real.

Shares of Beyond Meat (BYND) have rallied 69% since Thursday’s close. The company reported strong earnings on Thursday.
What’s more, Monday’s closing price — $168.10 per share — was nearly seven times higher than the stock’s IPO price of $25. Beyond debuted as a public company in early May.
The company, which makes plant-based protein, has a ton of momentum.

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‘No nexus to terror’: Helicopter crashes onto roof of New York City high rise; pilot dead
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A helicopter crashed into a building on 7th Avenue, halting traffic on nearby streets in the heart of midtown Manhattan. USA TODAY

NEW YORK – A helicopter crashed into a building on 7th Avenue on Monday, killing the pilot, starting a fire and halting traffic on nearby streets in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the city fire department said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said preliminary information indicated the helicopter made an emergency landing on the building – in the heart of tightly controlled airspace – shortly before 2 p.m.

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Rafael Nadal Pillar of Roland Garros Wins the French Open for the 12th Time
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PARIS — Roland Garros keeps changing look and shape in the 21st century. It is vaster and more avant-garde, and perhaps it will become less crowded in the passageways as tennis fans shuffle from match to match.

The No. 1 Court, known as the bullring, will soon be demolished. The No. 2 Court, with its enchanting lack of symmetry, is already gone.

Even the main Philippe Chatrier Court, where Rafael Nadal won his 12th French Open singles title on Sunday,

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Portugal beat Dutch to win Nations League title
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Portugal became the first team to win UEFA’s Nations League competition when a well-crafted goal by Goncalo Guedes gave them a 1-0 win over Netherlands in the final on Sunday.

Guedes, 22, nutmegged an opponent, exchanged passes with player of the tournament Bernando Silva and then beat goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen with a shot from the edge of the area on the hour for his fourth international goal in 17 appearances.

With the volume rising at the Estadio do Dragao,

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