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Winter Storm Drives U.S. Flight Cancellations to Pandemic-Level Numbers

Nearly 9,000 departures were canceled on Sunday, more than on any other day since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Hundreds of flights were canceled on Sunday at major airports serving cities including New York, Washington, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton Files to End Re-election Campaign

It was not clear whether Washington’s 88-year-old veteran delegate, who has been in declining health but has insisted she would seek re-election, was aware of the filing.

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The campaign of Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., the 88-year-old Democrat, filed paperwork to officially end her campaign for re-election.
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Wife of accused LA homeless charity fraudster makes mad dash as neighbors dish on couple’s luxe lifestyle in $7M mansion

The wife of a homeless charity boss who allegedly cheated California taxpayers out of $23 million dollars was spotted dashing out of her $7 million dollar mansion Sunday — as neighbor’s dished on the couple’s lavish lifestyle. Alexander Soofer and Ashley Afraimian allegedly blew $40,000 just on landscaping at their Westwood estate, which the feds...

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The Gallerist review – Natalie Portman flounders in tiring art world caper

Sundance film festival: the Oscar winner can’t find the right tone for this grating comedy which also wastes Jenna Ortega, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Catherine Zeta-Jones

There’s a mildly amusing on-paper joke at the centre of manic art world comedy The Gallerist: what if someone was accidentally impaled on an exhibit but rather than report it, the corpse became part of the artwork?

Sure, poking fun at the absurdity of modern art might seem a little dated and definitely a little too easy but maybe with a packed cast including Oscar winners Natalie Portman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, there could be a fun, fast-paced caper here? The answer is a depressing nope, the film a pained and grating misfire played like Weekend at Bernie’s for MoMA members that’s not funny or smart enough to work as farce or satire.

The Gallerist is screening at the Sundance film festival and is seeking distribution

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© Photograph: MRC II Distribution Company LP

© Photograph: MRC II Distribution Company LP

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‘We got punished’: Arteta rues errors as Arsenal’s title tilt stalls with United loss

  • Zubimendi mistake led to Mbeumo equaliser

  • ‘We were dominant … after we gave them the goal’

Mikel Arteta blamed individual errors for Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat against Manchester United, on a weekend when their lead in the Premier League title race was cut to four points.

Arsenal were 1-0 up when the game was transformed by Martín Zubimendi’s mis‑hit back-pass, which presented Bryan Mbeumo with an equaliser. United scored with outstanding strikes from distance by Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha in the second half to stun the leaders.

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© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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