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What to Stream: Charli xcx, ‘The Dink,’ ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ and ’72 Hours’

Charli xcx's new album and a pickleball movie starring Jake Johnson are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: the "Big Bang Theory" spin-off "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe," "72 Hours" and the Nintendo game "Splatoon Raiders." New movies to stream from July 20-26 — Pickleball is the target of the new Apple TV comedy "The Dink," starring Jake Johnson as a tennis pro who "almost beat Andy Roddick" and reluctantly ...

Not Greek to them. Scholars question Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

NEW YORK (AP) — For Greek translator Emily Wilson, the release of director Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has been gratifying in various ways. Her acclaimed 2017 edition of Homer's epic has reached the top 5 on Amazon.com, leading a wave of similar books boosted by the movie. Nolan has ...

Everyday Economics: Falling gas prices helped keep consumers spending

Inflation fell more than expected in June. That gave consumers some breathing room, and they kept spending – even if they became more selective about where their money went. Homebuilders were less optimistic. Beneath a volatile monthly increase in total housing starts, single-family construction continued to decline. Multifamily construction may be approaching a bottom, but overall homebuilding has fallen back toward its pre-pandemic pace – not nearly enough for a country with a 4.7 million-home housing deficit. Those three reports told a fairly consistent story about the ...

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Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ storms the box office with a $264.1 million global debut NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

SCRAPPERS CALL OFF ANOTHER GAME NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers canceled their second straight game on Friday due to air quality concerns caused by the Canadian wildfires. Friday's game with the State College Spikes was sold out for 717 Credit Union Financial Wellness Night. The promotion was called off at 11:20 a.m. Friday due to concerns for patrons attending, but the baseball game was not decided upon until 4:30 p.m. The sold out 717 Credit Union Financial Wellness Night will go ahead on July 24. Tickets for Friday's game can be used for entry on July 24 and do not need to ...

Pirates, Guardians smoked out

CLEVELAND (AP) — The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota. Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. from the ...