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Today in the World Countries

  • Aymara New Year is being celebrated in Bolivia
  • International Yoga Day is being celebrated in International
  • Martyrs' Day is being celebrated in Togo
  • Ullortuneq is being celebrated in Greenland

Today in Astrology

  • People born on this day are Cancer as their zodiac sign.

Today in History

Happening Today

  • BIRTHS
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    Maramamiau, Twitch Star, born in Spain.
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    William Gamborg, TikTok Star, born in Norway.

On this day in 2022

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    LA jury finds Bill Cosby liable for sexual assault of a 16 year-old in 1975 at the Playboy mansion, awards victim 500,000.
  • DEATHS
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    James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair!; Rainbow), who died at 90.

On this day in 2021

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    Carl Nassib becomes the first openly gay player in the NFL in a post on Instagram.
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    Colombia's COVID-19 pandemic recorded death toll passes 100,000, the tenth country in the world to do so.
  • today-in.comNew Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is the first openly transgender athlete to be selected for the Olympics.
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    Swedish government of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven toppled after a no confidence vote for the first time in Swedish history.
  • DEATHS
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    Pat Lupo, American rock bassist (Beaver Brown Band,1972-94 - "On The Dark Side" ; "Tough All Over"), who died at 66.
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    Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey defenseman (Hobey Baker Award 1984; Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens), who died from adenocarcinoma at 58.

On this day in 2020

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    WHO records a new record number of new daily cases of COVID-19 pandemic - 183,020, with 116,000 coming from North and South America.
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    WHO records a record number of new daily cases of COVID-19 pandemic - 183,020, with 116,000 coming from North and South America..
  • today-in.comNew archaeological discovery announced near Stonehenge of a large circle of shafts surrounding a village 2500 BC, largest prehistoric structure in Britain.
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    Saudi Arabia bans international visitors from making the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Kurt Cobain's guitar during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged show sells for a record $6 million.
  • DEATHS
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    Rajinder Goel, Indian cricketer (record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy), who died at 77.
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    Nastya Tropicelle, YouTube Star.
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    Dennis Young, New Zealand rugby union hooker (22 caps; Canterbury 139 games), who died from cancer at 90.
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    Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi soccer striker (121 caps; 62 goals; Al-Rasheed; Asian Footballer of the Year 1988), who died of COVID-19 pandemic at 56.
  • TV SERIES
  • today-in.comPerry Mason (2020): Season 1 is released.
    Set in the 1930s, Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys) is a private detective who beings looking into a child kidnapping case.

On this day in 2019

  • EVENTS
  • today-in.comNHL Draft: US NTDP center Jack Hughes first pick by New Jersey Devils.
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    American music manager and record executive Elliot Roberts died aged 76. He is best known for helping to start and develop the careers of singer-songwriters from the late 1960s and 1970s, including those of Neil Young – whom he managed for over fifty years – and Joni Mitchell..
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    A report showed that The Spice Girls company funds had dwindled to just £86,000 before their recent concerts of this year. At their Nineties peak, the band’s firm was turning over more than £40million a year, latest accounts showed that Spice Girls Ltd had assets of just £135,450 with around £50,000 of debts yet to be paid. Geri’s Wonderful Productions made just £3,400, while Mel B’s Moneyspider Productions Limited gained only £13,300 in the year to August 2018. Melanie Chisholm – Mel C – also agreed to the reunion after her firm Red Girl Records went £850,000 into debt. But Emma Bunton’s Monsta Productions bucked the trend, with reserves doubling to just under £1m in the same year..
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    UK police called to house of leader contender Boris Johnson over alleged altercation with his girlfriend.
  • DEATHS
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    Elliot Roberts [Rabinowitz] American music manager (Joni Mitchell; Neil Young), and label executive (Asylum Records), who died at 76.
  • ALBUMS
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    False Alarm was released by Two Door Cinema Club.
    The fourth full-length release for the indie rock trio from Northern Ireland was recorded by Jacknife Lee and features guest appearances from Mokoomba and Open Mike Eagle.
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    Gold Past Life was released by Fruit Bats.
    The seventh full-length release for Eric D. Johnson's indie folk-rock project was produced by Thom Monahan and is the first release on the Merge label.
  • today-in.comKeepsake was released by Hatchie.
    The debut full-length release for the Australian dream pop artist Harriette Pilbeam was produced by John Castle.
  • today-in.comHelp Us Stranger was released by The Raconteurs.
    The first new studio release in 11 years for the Detroit rock band features a cover of Donovan's "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slow)"and was self-produced with Joshua V. Smith.
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    Bird Songs of a Killjoy was released by Bedouine.
    The second full-length release for the Los Angeles-based folk singer-songwriter was produced by Gus Seyffert.
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    Black Pumas was released by Black Pumas.
    The debut full-length release for the Austin duo of Adrian Quesada and Eric Burton who were named Best New Band at the 2019 Austin Music Awards.
  • today-in.comAn Obelisk was released by Titus Andronicus.
    The sixth full-length release for the Brooklyn-based rock band was recorded in six days with producer Bob Mould.
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    A Bath Full of Ecstasy was released by Hot Chip.
    The seventh full-length studio release for British indie electronic group features production from Rodaidh McDonald and Philippe Zdar.
  • today-in.comPale Bloom was released by Sarah Davachi.
    The latest release for the Los Angeles-based composer features a three-part piano-based suite.
  • today-in.comPatience was released by Mannequin Pussy.
    The third full-length release for the Philadelphia-based punk rock band led by Marisa Dabice was produced by Will Yip.
  • today-in.comLate Night Feelings was released by Mark Ronson.
    The fifth full-length solo studio release for the British producer features guest appearances from Camila Cabello, Miley Cyrus, Diana Gordon, Ilsey, Alicia Keys, King Princess, The Last Artful, Dodgr, Lykke Li, Angel Olsen, and YEBBA.
  • today-in.comSchlagenheim was released by Black Midi.
    The debut full-length release for the rock band who met at BRIT School was recorded by producer Dan Carey.
  • today-in.comRide Me Back Home was released by Willie Nelson.
    The latest full-length solo release for the country artist features guest appearances from his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson.
  • today-in.comRise was released by Hollywood Vampires.
    The second full-length release for the rock supergroup comprised of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry features guest appearances from Jeff Beck and John Waters.
  • MOVIES
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    Nightmare Cinema - R is released.
    Five strangers are drawn to an abandoned theater and forced to watch their deepest and darkest fears play out before them. Lurking in the shadows is the Projectionist (Mickey Rourke), who preys upon their souls with his collection of disturbing films. As each reel spins its sinister tale, the characters find frightening parallels to their own lives.
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    Anna - R is released.
    Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
  • today-in.comBurn Your Maps - PG-13 is released.
    An American family must navigate the challenges that arise when their youngest,8-year old Wes, becomes convinced he is a Mongolian goat herder.
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    Child's Play - R is released.
    Karen (Aubrey Plaza), a single mother, gifts her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll, unaware of its more sinister nature.
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    Wild Rose - R is released.
    Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley), a rebellious country singer who dreams of trading the working-class streets of Glasgow for the Grand Ole Opry of Nashville, juggles her menial job, two children, and committed mother (Julie Walters), as she pursues her bold ambition of a one-way ticket to musical stardom. With the support of her boss (Sophie Okonedo), Rose-Lynn embarks on a life-changing journey that challenges her sense of self and helps her discover her true voice.
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    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - Not Rated is released.
    From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to ‘70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own work. Inspired to write because no one took a “little black girl” seriously, Morrison reflects on her lifelong deconstruction of the master narrative. Woven together with a rich collection of art, history, literature and personality, the film includes discussions about her many critically acclaimed novels, including “The Bluest Eye, ” “Sula” and “Song of Solomon, ” her role as an editor of iconic African-American literature and her time teaching at Princeton University. [Magnolia Pictures]
  • today-in.comToy Story 4 - G is released.
    Woody has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie’s beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky, declares himself as “trash” and not a toy, Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should embrace being a toy. But when Bonnie takes the whole gang on her family’s road trip excursion, Woody ends up on an unexpected detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep. After years of being on her own, Bo’s adventurous spirit and life on the road belie her delicate porcelain exterior. As Woody and Bo realize they’re worlds apart when it comes to life as a toy, they soon come to find that’s the least of their worries.
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    The Command - PG-13 is released.
    The K-1412 KURSK, a Russian flagship nuclear powered submarine, sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As 23 sailors fought for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battled bureaucratic obstacles and impossible odds to find answer and save them.
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    The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir - PG-13 is released.
    After his mother’s death, a young fakir from the streets of Mumbai, Ajatashatru leaves India for France to track down the father he never knew. From the moment he arrives in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Aja falls in love with a young American woman having an existential crisis, wakes up in a truck full of Somalian Refugees headed for England, is held hostage in a bureaucratic war, sorts out the love life of a movie star, gets shot at by a hitman in a Roman palace, travels by private jet, merchant ship and hot-air balloon, and becomes a rich man for the span of a few hours. As Aja finds himself helplessly shipped from Folkestone to Barcelona, and from Rome to Tripoli, what was initially supposed to be a simple visit to Paris to discover his father’s identity turns into a veritable odyssey.
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    The Quiet One - NR is released.
    Throughout his three-decade career as a founding member of and bassist for The Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman was known to the world as the “quiet one” in the band. Now, the famously private music legend speaks out about his extraordinary life and experiences as part of “the greatest rock and roll band in the world.” Opening up his vast personal archive—a lifetime’s worth of previously unseen home movies, photographs, and memorabilia—Wyman reflects on his early years with The Stones, the band’s meteoric rise to fame, and his search for a sense of “normalcy” amidst the whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rebellion. Endearingly humble and down-to-earth, Wyman pulls back the curtain to offer a one-of-a-kind perspective on life as a reluctant rock star. [IFC Films]

On this day in 2018

  • EVENTS
  • today-in.comEU imposes tariffs on US goods worth $3.2 billion in response to US tariffs.
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    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden becomes the second world leader to give birth in office, to a daughter.
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    NBA Draft: Arizona center Deandre Ayton first pick by Phoenix Suns.
  • today-in.comSara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is charged with fraud.
  • DEATHS
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    Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), who died small intestine cancer of at 68.
  • TV SERIES
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    Take Two: Season 1 is released.
    Former TV cop Sam Swift (Rachel Bilson) seeks a return to her career after a stint in rehab by shadowing private investigator Eddie Valetik (Eddie Cibrian) as research for a potential comeback role in this crime drama from Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe.

On this day in 2017

  • EVENTS
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    Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu outed after losing no-confidence vote 241-7.
  • today-in.comGlastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Radio Head, Foo Fighters, and Ed Sheeran headline; other performers include Kris Kristofferson, Barry Gibb, Katy Perry, The National, and Orchestra Baobob.
  • today-in.comGlastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, and Ed Sheeran headline; other performers include Kris Kristofferson, Barry Gibb, Katy Perry, The National, and Orchestra Baobob.
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    In landmark case Israeli woman wins sexism case against airline El Al after asked to change seat away from a man.
  • DEATHS
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    Leroy Jenkins, Religious Leader.
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    Ludger Rémy, German harpsichordist, conductor (Les Amis de Philippe), and musicologist, who died at 68.
  • MOVIES
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    Transformers: The Last Knight - PG-13 is released.
    Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock). There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

On this day in 2016

  • EVENTS
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    Trumpeter Wayne Jackson, who formed the Memphis Horns duo with saxophonist Andrew Love, died of congestive heart failure at the age of 74. Jackson and Love played together on 52 No.1 songs, supporting the likes of Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Otis Redding, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Peter Gabriel and the Doobie Brothers..
  • DEATHS
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    Wayne Lamar Jackson, American soul and R& B trumpeter ( Mar-Keys, The Memphis Horns), who died of congestive heart failure at 74.
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    Pierre Lalonde, TV Show Host.
  • TV SERIES
  • today-in.comGreenleaf: Season 1 is released.
    The drama created by Craig Wright focuses on the return of Grace Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge) to Memphis and the megachurch her parents (Keith David and Lynn Whitfield) run after the death of her sister, Faith.

On this day in 2015

  • EVENTS
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    Hackers ground 1400 passengers by attacking IT system at Warsaw Chopin airport in Poland.
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    Apple Music reversed its payment policy, a day after Taylor Swift said she was refusing to allow the company to stream her latest album 1989. In an open letter to Apple, Swift said she was withholding the record as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers, saying "We don't ask you for free iPhones. Please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation."Apple now said it would pay artists for music streamed during trial periods..
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    94 people die & 45 are hospitalized after drinking moonshine in Mumbai, India.
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    US Open Men's Golf, Chambers Bay GC: Jordan Spieth (21) becomes youngest winner since 1923 by 1 shot from Dustin Johnson & Louis Oosthuizen.
  • BIRTHS
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    Laksh Pamnani, TikTok Star, born in United Arab Emirates.
  • DEATHS
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    Gunther Schuller, American hornist and jazz composer (1994 Pulitzer Prize), who died at 89.
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    Gunther Schuller, American horn player and jazz composer (" Of Reminiscences and Reflections" - Pulitzer Prize,1994), who died at 89.
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    Remo Remotti, Movie Actor.
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    Veijo Meri, Finnish writer, who died at 86.
  • TV SERIES
  • today-in.comTrue Detective: Season 2 is released.
    A strange murder in Southern California discovered by California Highway Patrol officer Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) leads to a conspiracy that ensnares mobster Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn), mob-affiliated City of Vinci Detective Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell), and Ventura County Sheriff detective Ani Bezzerides (Rachel McAdams).
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    Poldark: Season 1 is released.
    First adapted for the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre in 1975-77, the new adaptation of the novels by Winston Graham sees Captain Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) returning to Cornwall in 1783 after spending three years in the army fighting in the American War for Independence, only to find his father dead, the woman (Heida Reed) he loved engaged to another, and his estate in dire straits. He rescues a young woman (Eleanor Tomlinson) from a beating and hires her as his maid as he seeks to turn his fortunes around.
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    The Brink: Season 1 is released.
    Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black), and Navy fighter pilot Zeke Tilson (Pablo Schreiber) are the key players to stop a potential military coup and World War III in this dark comedy.
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    Ballers (2015): Season 1 is released.
    The sports dramedy explores the lives and families of former and current football players, including retired football star Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne "The Rock"Johnson), who is struggling to adjust to life as a financial advisor.

On this day in 2014

  • EVENTS
  • today-in.comQhapaq Ñan, the Andean Road System of the Inca Empire,30,000km long (18,600 miles) through six countries, granted World Heritage status by UNESCO.
  • WEDDINGS
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    TV journalist Katie Couric at the age of 57 weds financier John Molner in East Hampton, New York.
  • TV SERIES
  • today-in.comAlmost Royal: Season 1 is released.
    Sheltered brother-and-sister aristocrats Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart) travel across to America.

On this day in 2013

  • EVENTS
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    15 people are killed and 20 are injured after a suicide bomber attacks a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • WEDDINGS
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    American actor Peter Scolari at the age of 57 weds American broadway actress Tracy Shayne in NYC, New York.
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    Actor Peter Scolari at the age of 57 weds broadway actress Tracy Shayne in NYC, New York.
  • DEATHS
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    Edgeworth Blair "Elliott" Reid, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), who died from heart failure at 93.
  • MOVIES
  • today-in.comA Hijacking - R is released.
    After hijacking the crew of a Danish cargo ship, Somali pirates engage in tense and lengthy negotiations with officials in Copenhagen.
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    Maniac - Not Rated is released.
    In this remake of Bill Lustig's 1980 horror film, the owner of a Los Angeles mannequin shop develops a dangerous obsession with a young artist.
  • today-in.comMonsters University - G is released.
    Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan weren't always an inseparable pair. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. Monsters University reveals how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends. [Walt Disney Studios]
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    The Attack - R is released.
    Amin Jaafari is an Israeli-Palestinian surgeon who has fully assimilated into Tel-Aviv society. His picture-perfect life is turned upside down when the police inform him that not only was his wife Sihem killed in a terrorist bombing but that she was the suicide bomber. Amin immediately rejects their accusation, but his conviction is shaken when he receives a posthumous letter from Sihem confirming her role in the carnage. Shattered by the startling revelation, Amin abandons the security of his adopted homeland and enters the Palestinian territories in pursuit of the zealots who recruited her. [Cohen Media Group]
  • today-in.comSomm - Not Rated is released.
    Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.
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    Unfinished Song - PG-13 is released.
    Grumpy retiree Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir, a process that helps him connect with his estranged son, James.
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    World War Z - PG-13 is released.
    A United Nations employee traverses the world to stop a Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

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