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ToplineMovie theaters are having a rough end-of-summer period with a lack of big blockbuster releases on the horizon, which is producing some of the lowest-grossing days at the theater in months as weeks-old movies like “Weapons” reign without serious competition. “Weapons” is still leading the box office three weeks after release without serious competition. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey Facts“Weapons,” “Freakier Friday” and “Fantastic Four: The First Steps” are leading this week’s box office—but all of these movies are weeks old, as no new blockbuster releases have been able to breathe life into a struggling end-of-summer market.Every weekend in…

ToplineThe 2025 NFL season will kick off next Thursday with the rival Eagles-Cowboys matchup on NBC, and by the time the 18-week regular season is over games will have aired on nine different channels and streaming platforms, costing die-hard fans more than $750 in subscriptions to watch every single game.Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after scoring a 22-yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 21, 2024.Getty ImagesKey FactsNFL fans without cable or streaming subscriptions can access NFL games on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC—which will air at least 218 of the 272 games in the regular…

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity.The finding followed an unprecedented probe of Denver’s East High School that marked a sharp departure from the department’s investigations under former Democratic President Joe Biden. It’s part of a push by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration against local and state policies that make allowances for transgender students. The investigation in Denver began after the school district converted a girl’s restroom into an all-gender…

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Entrepreneurship is booming among women in the South. The Southern Coterie, which runs a membership community and holds annual events targeting women business owners, has been on the front lines, with success stories like Morgan Hutchinson, co-founder of BURU, a clothing brand that had grown to about $10 million in annual revenue when I covered it last year, and Savannah, Ga.-based fashion and lifestyle designer Emily McCarthy, founder of The Shoppe, a 14,000-square-foot destination. Cheri Leavy and Whitney Long, both publishing industry veterans, came together in 2011 to start The Southern C, as it’s known, to bring women entrepreneurs in…

ToplineFord is recalling almost 500,000 SUVs due to an issue that could cause them to leak brake fluid, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said—only one day after it recalled some 355,000 F-Series trucks over an instrument panel issue, further cementing the automaker’s position as having the highest number of recalls this year out of any manufacturer.The recall was issued Aug. 22. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsFord recalled a total of 499,129 SUVs on Thursday, including Lincoln MKX models from 2016-2018 and 2015-2018 Ford Edge vehicles.The recall was made over an issue with the…

NEWTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Jones and Kayla McDonald both grew up camping, so when it came time to plan their wedding, they wanted to be outside to celebrate with friends and family in nature.They also wanted a late summer wedding. That meant choosing a venue that could move the event inside at the last minute if the weather in the Cincinnati area didn’t cooperate.“It could be a hundred degrees, you know, with humidity,” Jones said. When their big weekend forecast came up a mere 84 degrees (about 29 Celsius), they breathed a sigh of relief. Bridesmaids Alyssa Gunning, from…

ROME (AP) — Italian women, from ordinary workers and housewives to top politicians, are fighting back against a proliferation of websites displaying their photos without their consent, often accompanied by obscene language. Their efforts gained national prominence when activists earlier this summer denounced a Facebook page dubbed “Mia Moglie” (My Wife), where men posted unauthorized photos of their spouses and succeeded in getting it taken down.Now, another more prolific site has emerged that exposes prominent women, including Premier Giorgia Meloni and other female politicians, to obscene and explicit comments. Some posts idealize violence against women.The site, which takes its name…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government has banned the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material in many cosmetic products, in a bid to grow the country into a global supplier of refined shea butter and other skincare ingredients.The immediate ban on the crop will be in place for six months and then reviewed, Vice President Kashim Shettima said.Nigeria follows a growing list of other West African countries, including Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Ivory Coast and Ghana, that have banned or restricted export of the crop in the past two years.“The ban will transform Nigeria from an exporter…

I didn’t notice the scarlet tanager until the alert appeared on my phone: “Merlin heard a new bird!”Despite its brilliant plumage — jet-black wings on a crimson body — the songbird can be a hard one to spot in a forest because it prefers to stay high in the canopy. It sounds a little like a robin to an untrained ear.But the free Merlin Bird ID app detected a scarlet tanager was likely nearby by using artificial intelligence to analyze my phone’s live sound recording. I paused my hike, quietly scanned the treetops, saw the bird as it kept singing…