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Daniel Day-Lewis ends acting retirement for a movie directed by his son

Oct. 01, 2024 17:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last movie, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis. The project was announced Tuesday by Focus Features and Plan B, who are partnering on “Anemone.” The film, Ronan Day-Lewis'...

Man City's Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery

Sep. 27, 2024 09:41 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing ACL surgery on Friday. The Spain international also had meniscus damage. “This season is over (for him). We got the worst (news possible) but it is what it...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri out for the season with ACL injury

Sep. 27, 2024 08:37 AM EDT
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Rodri out for the season with ACL injury.

Man City's Rodri says top soccer players close to going on strike because there are too many games

Sep. 17, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Rodri says top soccer players are close to going on strike because of the number of games they are having to play. The Spain international said players are concerned about the way the game is headed as more games are added to...

Manchester United: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Sep. 11, 2024 07:21 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, Britain (AP) — MANCHESTER, Britain (AP) — Manchester United PLC (MANU) on Wednesday reported a loss of $45.8 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Manchester, Britain-based company said it had a loss of 27 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs,...

A Navy officer is demoted after sneaking a satellite dish onto a warship to get the internet

Sep. 06, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret,...

Autoworkers learn sign language hoping connection with deaf colleagues improves work and lives

Sep. 06, 2024 08:45 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — One doesn’t need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues’ efforts to break down the barriers posed by his deafness. When asked what he thought of his teammates’ decision to learn British Sign Language, the 45-year-old...

Error messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets

Aug. 31, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on Saturday as online ticket sites strained under demand for the band’s first shows for 15 years. The Britpop-era behemoth led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher is scheduled...

New Hampshire's highest court upholds policy supporting transgender students' privacy

Aug. 30, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a school district’s policy Friday that aims to support the privacy of transgender students, ruling that a mother who challenged it failed to show it infringed on a fundamental parenting right. In a 3-1 opinion, the court...

Oasis adds 3 shows to its 2025 tour as fans clamor for tickets to Gallagher brothers' reunion

Aug. 29, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Oasis has added three more dates to its reunion tour of Britain and Ireland, citing “unprecedented demand,” as fans of the Britpop behemoths braced for a rush to secure tickets that start at about 74 pounds (just under $100). The new shows announced Thursday are...