Starting in 1955, Corman helped create hundreds of B-movies as a producer and director, among them ‘Black Scorpion,’ ‘Bucket of Blood’ and ‘Bloody Mama.’
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UK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
President Biden has said that his government will stop supplying weapons and artillery to Israel if its forces launch an all-out assault on Rafah.
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Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home
Switzerland’s contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.
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Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island. At least 37 people were killed
Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province.
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As Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, Hamas regroups elsewhere in ungoverned Gaza
U.S. secretary of state reiterated opposition to a major military assault on Rafah, telling CBS that Israel would ‘be left holding the bag on an enduring insurgency’ without an exit from Gaza and postwar governance plan.
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Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault
By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle.
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More U.S. parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day – but most still don’t
Still, just 27% of civilian workers in the U.S. get paid family leave, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
The United Nations and others have warned that Israel’s planned full-scale Rafah invasion would cripple humanitarian operations and cause a disastrous surge in civilian casualties.
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Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it’s Donald Trump’s
President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and it’s often Donald Trump’s that he’s citing
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U.S. debt tops $34 trillion, but commission to address it appears dead in Congress
The collapse underscores an unyielding dynamic in Washington, with lawmakers in both parties loath unpopular tradeoffs that would be necessary to stem the nation’s swelling tide of red ink – particularly in an election year.