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Doug Liman, Matt Damon and the Afflecks made a heist comedy for Apple. 'The Instigators' 05/04/2024 01:50am • Filmmaker Doug Liman realized quickly he wasn't on his home turf anymore. Matt Damon, who he���d directed in ���The Bourne Identity��� over 20 years ago, had recruited Liman for his new movie ���The Instigators,��� an action-comedy about a heist gone wrong. Though two decades of friendship is nothin Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui 05/03/2024 10:10pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui's needs after last year's deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii's housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and m Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting 05/03/2024 09:32pm • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) ��� It's a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting. The answer didn't come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine bowling alley, they didn't hold back. When patrons returned Friday, six m Filly Thorpedo Anna goes wire to wire to dominate soggy 150th Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs 05/03/2024 08:22pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Thorpedo Anna capped her biggest victory with one impressive burst. The filly went wire to wire in the 150th Kentucky Oaks on Friday, pulling away from a charging Just F Y I to win by 4 3/4 lengths in the slop at Churchill Downs. Thorpedo Anna's quick splits in her lon Mets moving struggling starter Houser to bullpen 05/03/2024 06:33pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� The New York Mets have moved struggling starter Adrian Houser to the bullpen for at least one turn through the rotation. Manager Carlos Mendoza announced the decision before Friday night���s game at Tampa Bay. Houser, who allowed four runs over five innings in Thursday� Rublev beats Fritz to reach Madrid Open final against Auger-Aliassime. Lehecka joins injured list 05/03/2024 04:01pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Madrid Open final where he will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime advanced after Jiri Lehecka had to retire at 3-3 in the first set of their semifinal and joined the list of players injured at the event. The me US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits 05/03/2024 03:28pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for Not again? The pressure is on the Boston Bruins with Game 7 at home against the rival Maple Leafs 05/03/2024 03:13pm • No team in the long histories of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball has blown a 3-1 lead and lost a best-of-seven series in back-to-back postseasons. The Boston Bruins have put themselves in that conversation. They will play a Game 7 on Saturday night (8 p.m. Eastern, ABC) against the rival Toro UFL at midseason: League took best of USFL and XFL, but has a familiar team at top of standings 05/03/2024 08:58am • The Birmingham Stallions are playing in a new spring football league, and they're continuing their winning ways. The Stallions are unbeaten as the United Football League reached its midway point last week. The UFL came about after the mergers of the USFL and XFL last September. Birmingham, the two-t Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers 05/03/2024 04:52am • KASHAN, Iran (AP) ��� The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their rugs under its ancient arches, their world has only unraveled since the collapse of Iran's nuclear deal with world power How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life 05/03/2024 12:37am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, says stunt performer Ben Jenkin, is not to breathe in a flame. That would be bad. Jenkin was reminded of that over and over before doing his first fire burn (and then seven more) in David Le Stock market today: Asian shares advance ahead of US jobs report 05/03/2024 12:21am • Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market, while several major markets including Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar amid signs of heavy central b Pacers celebrate 1st playoff series victory in a decade, beating Bucks 120-98 in Game 6 05/02/2024 11:42pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� T.J. McConnell and Obi Toppin complemented one another's play perfectly Thursday night. They were still trading fist bumps long after the Indiana Pacers celebrated a rare series-clinching victory. Toppin scored 21 points, McConnell added 20 points and nine assists and they led Sixers owners buy 2,000 tickets for home playoff game, aiming for fewer Knicks fans in arena 05/02/2024 09:50pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Bradley Cooper rocked a Dr. J jacket from his courtside seat at Game 6. The A-list actor had a few more 76ers fans join him Thursday night for Philadelphia's playoff game against New York ��� about 2,000 more courtesy of ticket giveaways from Sixers ownership. The Sixers' strat Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor 05/02/2024 09:18pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks