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Obi-Wan Kenobi can hide from the established canon of Star Wars in an uneven release

Obi-Wan KenobiImage: Lucasfilm There is a moment at the beginning of the first episode of the two-part premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi that, while a sly remark about how the Jedi work as characters, seems explicitly designed to be an explanation for why everything happens as it happens: Reva, the Sith Inquisitor known as the Third …

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Memorial Day weekend car shopping looks “pretty bleak.” Here’s what to expect

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images One of the best car shopping weekends before the pandemic is harder these days. Amid the manufacturing challenges of the auto industry due to persistent supply chain issues, Memorial Day sales are generally minimal or non-existent this year. “It sounds pretty bleak, to be simple,” said Ivan Drury, Edmunds …

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Trump’s Republican election purge continues, despite setbacks in Georgia

Placeholder while loading article actions On Tuesday, perhaps the biggest disapproval of Donald Trump’s election denial crusade to date came with Georgian Republican voters renaming Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for Trump’s election and overwhelmingly rejecting the challenge. David Perdue’s principal to Governor Brian Kemp. A reality check arrived on Wednesday: another reminder that Trump’s …

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Lamar Jackson responds to criticism over absence from voluntary OTAs and says he will eventually join the Ravens

Jackson, of course, has shown his dignity with his performance during the season, earning NFL MVP honors in 2019, winning two trips to the Pro Bowl and taking Baltimore to three playoff appearances in four seasons. It has become the focal point around which Baltimore has built its offensive, and a healthy return will bring …

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Johnny Depp’s lawyers throw the kitchen sink at Amber Heard in the final argument

Six years after Amber Heard publicly named Johnny Depp as a domestic abuser, the actor’s lawyers called her a common liar who ruined her client’s life with fabricated allegations of physical violence and destroyed her career. “Today, exactly six years ago, on May 27, 2016, Ms. Heard went to court and filed a false report …

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