‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Puts The BOO! In Book Adaptation
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The pictures are probably what you remember: shrieking witches and half-melted skulls leering out from jet-black pages; hideous creatures snarling on leashes; and tree branches lurching like tentacles from tombstones. These were the defining images of the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books, which began haunting the children’s section of your local library in 1981, although the stories themselves were based on centuries-old urban legends and folktales that have plagued various cultures for far longer.

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TV Review: ‘BH90210’
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If you’re watching Fox’s “BH90210” to see if Donna and David got hitched or more pressingly Dylan’s fate, you’ll have to save such fantasies for fan fiction.

That’s because this “Beverly Hills, 90210” revival, which premieres tonight, is more of a soapy parody, giving the actors behind our favorite characters the space to play versions of themselves while poking fun at the public personas, rabid fans and roles that made them famous. The end result is a mostly fun but sometimes uneven venture into territory in which not all of the surviving headliners are creatively comfortable.

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Cyntoia Brown alleged sex-trafficking victim who killed man as teen freed after 15 years
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Nashville, Tenn. — A woman who said she was a sex-trafficking victim at the age of 16 when she killed a man in 2004 was released from Tennessee Prison for Women early Wednesday — seven months after being granted clemency. Cyntoia Brown was released on parole, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDC).

Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, LeBron James and other celebrities had lobbied for Brown’s release, and then-Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam agreed in January.

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Deepak Chahar Rishabh Pant sparkle as India complete sweep
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India 150 for 3 (Pant 65*, Kohli 59, Thomas 2-29) beat West Indies 146 for 6 (Pollard 58, Powell 32*, Deepak Chahar 3-4, Saini 2-34) by seven wickets

West Indies put up their best show in the T20I series, with their batsmen having their best day collectively, but it wasn’t enough to deny India a 3-0 sweep, with terrific bowling upfront by Deepak Chahar complemented by a match-winning partnership. Kieron Pollard’s first T20I half-century in more than seven years took West Indies to a competitive 146 for 6,

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The Essential Toni Morrison Reader
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The Nobel laureate, who has died at 88, left a rich, powerful literary legacy. These are some of her best — and most essential — books.

Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, was the author of 11 novels as well as children’s books and essay collections. Her books were both critical and commercial successes, and we’ve collected reviews of some of her most significant books, including those by Margaret Atwood,

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India’s risky Kashmir power grab explained
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India’s government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made a controversial move to usurp power from the nation’s only Muslim-majority state, potentially igniting unrest in one of the world’s most dangerous nuclear flashpoints.

On Monday, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Parliament that the government would scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Since 1949, that portion of the constitution has given near-autonomous authority to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),

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US stocks post worst day of the year after China devalues its currency
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New York (CNN Business)A dramatic escalation of the trade war between the United States and China sparked a worldwide sell-off in markets on Monday. The Dow closed down 767 points, and the Nasdaq Composite — a proxy for the technology companies that will be most harmed by a trade war — suffered its longest losing streak since November 2016.The Chinese government devalued the yuan to fall below its 7-to-1 ratio with the US dollar for the first time in a decade Monday.

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Sean ”Diddy” Combs and Lori Harvey Vacation With Her Dad Steve Harvey Amid Dating Rumors
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As the saying goes: When in Rome!

Sean “Diddy” Combs and Lori Harvey were spotted hanging out together again, but this time, the two were seen getting lunch with Lori’s famous father, Steve Harvey.

On Saturday, the hip hop mogul and the 22-year-old star were all smiles and seemed to enjoy a beautiful sunny day in Nerano, Italy. During their day time outing, the 62-year-old talk show host and his wife Marjorie Harvey joined the pair for a fancy feast.

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Barca need late Suarez strike to beat Arsenal
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Luis Suarez struck in the final minute of the match as Barcelona came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Joan Gamper Trophy at Camp Nou on Sunday.

Suarez came off the bench to turn home a lofted pass from Sergi Roberto in his first appearance of the summer. Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ own goal had previously cancelled out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s brilliant opener in front of 98,812 fans in Barcelona.

Barca aren’t as far down the line in their preparations for the new season as Arsenal,

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India vs West Indies: India Predicted XI for 2nd T20I – One change likely in batting department
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India will look to seal the series when they take on West Indies in the second T20I of the three-match series at Florida on Sunday. Just short of 24 hours after registering a 4-wicket win in a low-scoring 1st T20I, Virat Kohli and Co. will face Carlos Brathwaite’s men in the same venue. Batsmen from both teams had a hard time in the sticky wicket, which was under covers for the better part of last week.

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