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22 February 2017 • 09:08 AMT
Richard Wright’s classic novel “Native Son” to get film treatment

The novel follows Bigger Thomas, a 20-year-old African-American man growing up in poverty on the South Side of Chicago.

22 February 2017 • 08:54 AMT
Aaron Paul developing Jack Daniel’s series “Blood and Whiskey”

The project tells the harrowing true tale of Jack Daniel, the boy distiller, teenage moonshiner and outlaw who built the world’s biggest whiskey empire.

22 February 2017 • 08:48 AMT
Baku statement on Artsakh sabotage is pure fiction: defense ministry

“By disseminating disinformation Baku seeks to conceal its own shelling of Karabakh positions the night before,” Karabakh said.

22 February 2017 • 08:39 AMT
“Sherlock” could get axed over actors’ busy schedules

There has also been a rumor circling around claiming that Cumberbatch and Freeman are “hardly close.”

22 February 2017 • 08:29 AMT
“Hellboy 3” officially dead, helmer Guillermo Del Toro confirms

Adapted from Dark Horse comic book that revolves around a horned demonic beast of the same name, the first “Hellboy” movie was released in 2004.

22 February 2017 • 08:25 AMT
Jennifer Garner joins “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda”

Greg Berlanti, best known as the showrunner of The CW’s DC Comics-based superhero shows, is directing the coming-of-age and coming-out drama.

22 February 2017 • 08:25 AMT
Armenia to use Iskander missiles “based on how situation develops”

Armenia will make a decision to use Iskander missile systems depending on the development of the situation, Vigen Sargsyan said.

22 February 2017 • 07:56 AMT
Verizon cuts Yahoo acquisition offer by $350 million

Verizon announced plans in July of last year to acquire Yahoo for $4.83 billion, saying that Yahoo would be integrated with AOL.

22 February 2017 • 07:53 AMT
Charlize Theron to topline spy thriller “Need to Know”

Universal Pictures has acquired the movie rights to the upcoming novel by Karen Cleveland, who has worked as a CIA analyst.

22 February 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Boeing looks to build 3D-printed modular satellites

The company’s proposed changes have already taken hold in the small-satellite world and shaken up that segment of the industry.

22 February 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Susan Sarandon, Tigran Tsitoghzhyan star in “American Mirror” doc

The director, Arthur Balder was honored with two consecutive awards by the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York for his first work.

22 February 2017 • 07:33 AMT
iPhone 8 to feature “revolutionary” 3D-sensing front camera – report

Kuo says the advanced camera system could be used in new innovative games that can accurately replace a character’s head with that of the user.

22 February 2017 • 07:31 AMT
Demi Moore to star in “Empire” season 4

The “LOL” actress joins her daughter, Rumer Willis, who will guest star as Tory Ash in the second half of the third season of the hip-hop drama.

22 February 2017 • 07:22 AMT
Stephen King’s “Castle Rock” adaptation gets series order at Hulu

“Castle Rock” is “a psychological-horror series that “combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works.”

22 February 2017 • 07:18 AMT
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State set to storm Mosul airport

Since ousting the militant group from eastern Mosul last month, Iraqi forces have advanced in sparsely populated outlying areas.

22 February 2017 • 07:15 AMT
1st look at “Star Wars” Han Solo spinoff cast unveiled

The spinoff — set before the events of the original “Star Wars: A New Hope” — will explore the adventures of a young Han Solo and Chewbacca.

22 February 2017 • 07:11 AMT
Karabakh contact line situation tenser than usual, army says

Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms, D-44 divisional guns, 60-, 82- and 120-mm mortars to fire some 1500 shots.

22 February 2017 • 07:06 AMT
Netflix Buys Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” with Robert De Niro

“The Irishman” would mark Scorsese’s follow-up to “Silence,” a major disappointment for Paramount since opening wide on Jan. 20.

22 February 2017 • 07:03 AMT
FARC disarmament dates may be pushed back

Members of Colombia’s largest and oldest guerrilla group finished arriving at the country’s 26 zones where they will disarm and eventually live.

22 February 2017 • 06:56 AMT
New “Alien: Covenant” pic confirms James Franco’s casting

“Alien: Covenant” is helmed by Ridley Scott and follows the story of colony ship Covenant which travels to a planet faraway.

22 February 2017 • 06:52 AMT
Women’s life expectancy likely to hit 90 in some nations

Nations boasting the greatest longevity among men by 2030 — 84 years in each case — will likely be South Korea, Australia and Switzerland.

22 February 2017 • 06:50 AMT
Simon Kinberg “to write, direct the next “X-Men” movie”

Kinberg himself has previously teased that the next “X-Men” sequel will follow the pattern of recent films.

22 February 2017 • 06:40 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star Alfie Allen joins “Predator” reboot

On top of being known for his work on “Thrones,” Allen also memorably played a Russian gangster who kills the wrong dog in 2014’s “John Wick.”

22 February 2017 • 06:39 AMT
Canada to accommodate 1,200 Yezidi refugees from Iraq

The initiative follows Parliament’s resolution to take in Yezidis facing “genocide” in Iraq at the hands of the Islamic extremist IS group.

22 February 2017 • 06:36 AMT
“Game of Thrones” grad Iwan Rheon to topline Marvel’s “Inhumans”

The drama is being written and exec produced by Dexter alum Scott Buck, who serves as showrunner.

22 February 2017 • 06:33 AMT
Former Hong Kong leader jailed for 20 months

“Never in my judicial career have I seen a man falling from such a height,” said High Court justice Andrew Chan in passing sentence.

22 February 2017 • 06:24 AMT
Malaysia seeks to question North Korea diplomat over Kim killing

Investigators have put five North Koreans in the frame for last week’s brazen killing of Kim Jong-Nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

21 February 2017 • 15:11 AMT
Russia to rely increasingly on non-nuke deterrent

Until recently, Russia lacked long-range cruise missiles with conventional warheads similar to those in the U.S. inventory.

21 February 2017 • 15:04 AMT
Britain to pay a “very hefty” bill to leave EU: Juncker

Prime Minister Theresa May hopes to trigger the Brexit negotiations by the end of March following the shock referendum in June last year.

21 February 2017 • 14:50 AMT
Tool chip away at completing album

A post on the band’s website informs the curious that Keenan is currently “working on vocals for some of the new Tool material.”