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FILE - This image released by Focus Features shows Carey Mulligan, left, Emerald Fennell and Laverne Cox on the set of “Promising Young Woman.” Fennell’s upcoming film “Saltburn,” releases November 24. (Focus Features via AP)

Saltburn applies potent pressure to the stately manor of British drama

Emerald Fennell toys with genre and class darkly in upcoming fall release

FILE - This image released by Focus Features shows Carey Mulligan, left, Emerald Fennell and Laverne Cox on the set of “Promising Young Woman.” Fennell’s upcoming film “Saltburn,” releases November 24. (Focus Features via AP)
FILE - Lainey Wilson performs on day one of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Grant Park in Chicago. The Country Music Association announced the nominees for the 57th annual CMA Awards on Thursday, Sept. 7, with Wilson leading the nominations for the second year in a row. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Lainey Wilson makes history, once again dominating CMA nominations

Star gets 9 Country Music Awards nominations, topping leader board for second year in a row

FILE - Lainey Wilson performs on day one of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Grant Park in Chicago. The Country Music Association announced the nominees for the 57th annual CMA Awards on Thursday, Sept. 7, with Wilson leading the nominations for the second year in a row. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
FILE - Freddie Mercury's signature crown worn throughout the 'Magic' Tour, on display at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. A Victorian-style silver snake bangle Freddie Mercury wore with an ivory satin catsuit in the “Bohemian Rhapsody” video has sold for the highest price ever paid for a piece of jewelry owned by a rock star. Sotheby's says the sale price of nearly 700,000 pounds more than doubled the amount paid for John Lennon’s leather and bead talisman in 2008. The auction includes Mercury's flamboyant stage costumes, drafts to hits such as “We are the Champions.” (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Freddie Mercury’s bangle sets auction record for rock star jewelry

Item breaks record set by a John Lennon talisman sold in 2008, Sotheby’s said

FILE - Freddie Mercury's signature crown worn throughout the 'Magic' Tour, on display at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. A Victorian-style silver snake bangle Freddie Mercury wore with an ivory satin catsuit in the “Bohemian Rhapsody” video has sold for the highest price ever paid for a piece of jewelry owned by a rock star. Sotheby's says the sale price of nearly 700,000 pounds more than doubled the amount paid for John Lennon’s leather and bead talisman in 2008. The auction includes Mercury's flamboyant stage costumes, drafts to hits such as “We are the Champions.” (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
FILE - Joe Jonas, left, and Sophie Turner appear at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jonas has filed for divorce from Turner after four years of marriage and two children. The 34-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to end his marriage with the 27-year-old star of “Game of Thrones” and “X-Men” actor on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in a Florida court. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner

Jonas Brothers singer, Game of Thrones star have been married for 4 years

FILE - Joe Jonas, left, and Sophie Turner appear at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jonas has filed for divorce from Turner after four years of marriage and two children. The 34-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to end his marriage with the 27-year-old star of “Game of Thrones” and “X-Men” actor on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in a Florida court. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Mick Jagger, left, Ronnie Wood, center, and Keith Richards, right, of the band "The Rolling Stones," perform onstage during the last concert of their "Sixty" European tour in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2022. On Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years. Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” the legendary rock band will reveal the full details on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at an event in Hackney in East London. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Rolling Stones set to drop Hackney Diamonds, first new music in years

Event in London will unveil band’s first collectio of new material since 2005

FILE - Mick Jagger, left, Ronnie Wood, center, and Keith Richards, right, of the band "The Rolling Stones," perform onstage during the last concert of their "Sixty" European tour in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2022. On Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years. Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” the legendary rock band will reveal the full details on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at an event in Hackney in East London. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
FILE - Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Paramount studios in Los Angeles on July 14, 2023. Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors and writers are on strike against big studios and streaming services. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Ongoing strikes taking the shine off Hollywood’s fall movie season

Release-date jockeying continues as labour standoff robs films of promotional star power

FILE - Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Paramount studios in Los Angeles on July 14, 2023. Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors and writers are on strike against big studios and streaming services. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Floodwaters follow as fires as climate continues to batter Greece

One dead and another missing as torrential rainfall strikes centre of the country

A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger a vehicle drives through mud at the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. An unusual late-summer storm stranded thousands at the week-long event. (Rebecca Barger/@rebeccabargerphoto via AP)

Burning Man party-goers shaking off the mud and heading home

Tens of thousands stranded at annual festival after rain turns desert into mud

In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger a vehicle drives through mud at the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. An unusual late-summer storm stranded thousands at the week-long event. (Rebecca Barger/@rebeccabargerphoto via AP)
FILE - In this March 25, 2016, file photo, the sun sets over the Badger-Two Medicine area near Browning, Mont. A Louisiana company will relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on land near Montana's Glacier National Park that's sacred to Native Americans in the U.S. and Canada, under a legal agreement announced Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, that would resolve a decades-long dispute. (Greg Lindstrom/Flathead Beacon via AP, File)

U.S. company gets $2.6M to relinquish oil lease on sacred Native American land

The deal would resolve a decades-long dispute over the 25-sq.-km. oil, gas lease in the mountainous area

FILE - In this March 25, 2016, file photo, the sun sets over the Badger-Two Medicine area near Browning, Mont. A Louisiana company will relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on land near Montana's Glacier National Park that's sacred to Native Americans in the U.S. and Canada, under a legal agreement announced Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, that would resolve a decades-long dispute. (Greg Lindstrom/Flathead Beacon via AP, File)
This photo provided by The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows Boon Flair & Flair Elite highchairs. Toy and nursey product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs sold in the U.S. and another 2,850 in Canada on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)

More than 85,000 highchairs are under recall after 2 dozen reports of falls

The highchairs under recall were sold in-person and online through retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond

This photo provided by The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows Boon Flair & Flair Elite highchairs. Toy and nursey product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs sold in the U.S. and another 2,850 in Canada on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Washington. Biden visited the headquarters to thank the team staffing the FEMA National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) throughout Hurricane Idalia and the ongoing federal response efforts to the fires on Maui, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden will get a firsthand look at hurricane’s toll in Florida

Republican governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis won’t be meeting with the president

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Washington. Biden visited the headquarters to thank the team staffing the FEMA National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) throughout Hurricane Idalia and the ongoing federal response efforts to the fires on Maui, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - Singer Jimmy Buffet performs barefooted with his band The Coral Reefers on the NBC “Today” television show summer concert series in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza, on June 25, 2004. “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76. A statement on Buffett’s official website and social media pages says the singer died Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 “surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs”. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett dead at 76

Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May

FILE - Singer Jimmy Buffet performs barefooted with his band The Coral Reefers on the NBC “Today” television show summer concert series in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza, on June 25, 2004. “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76. A statement on Buffett’s official website and social media pages says the singer died Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 “surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs”. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift’s tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Taylor Swift ticket outrage fades without promised U.S. reform

Slow progress highlights strength of industry opposition, regulatory difficulties

FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift’s tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
FILE - Volunteers make food, bottle water and supply deliveries to elderly residents impacted by a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 19, 2023. Residents of Maui are eager to learn when they can expect safe drinking water to be restored in the wake of last month’s catastrophic wildfires, but extensive testing is still needed and officials are urging patience. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hawaii wildfires leave water warnings, much uncertainty in their wake

Safety and and day-to-day life questions could remain unanswered for quite some time

FILE - Volunteers make food, bottle water and supply deliveries to elderly residents impacted by a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 19, 2023. Residents of Maui are eager to learn when they can expect safe drinking water to be restored in the wake of last month’s catastrophic wildfires, but extensive testing is still needed and officials are urging patience. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
This combination of photos shows promotional art for the ”Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” a film available on video-on-demand on Aug. 29, center, and “The Wheel of Time,” a fantasy series returning for a second season on Sept. 1. (Starz/Lucasfilm/Amazon Prime via AP)

New to stream: final chapter for Ford’s Indiana Jones

What’s new this week to stream for your entertainment pleasure

This combination of photos shows promotional art for the ”Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” a film available on video-on-demand on Aug. 29, center, and “The Wheel of Time,” a fantasy series returning for a second season on Sept. 1. (Starz/Lucasfilm/Amazon Prime via AP)
Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of “Black Adam” in New York on Oct. 12, 2022, left, and Oprah Winfrey appears at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on June 30, 2023. Johnson and Winfrey have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires. (AP Photo)

Oprah, The Rock jumpstart Hawaii wildfire relief with $10M donation

People’s Fund of Maui will give $1,200 a month to adults not able to return to their residence

Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of “Black Adam” in New York on Oct. 12, 2022, left, and Oprah Winfrey appears at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on June 30, 2023. Johnson and Winfrey have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires. (AP Photo)
This image released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows Andrea Scarduzio in a scene from "The Equalizer 3." (Stefano Montesi/Sony Pictures Entertainment via AP)

Review: Denzel Washington’s star quality remains a good Equalizer

Movie star presence elevates part 3 to the best of this routine movie franchise

This image released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows Andrea Scarduzio in a scene from "The Equalizer 3." (Stefano Montesi/Sony Pictures Entertainment via AP)
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour coming to the big screen

Concert film of record-smashing tour will open in North American theaters Oct. 13

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A firemen work at the scene of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Dozens died when a fire ripped through a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, emergency services said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Fatal fire kills dozens in rundown South African apartment

At least 73 dead, including children after flames ripped through building stuffed with squatters

A firemen work at the scene of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Dozens died when a fire ripped through a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, emergency services said Thursday. (AP Photo)
Jewell Baggett stands beside a Christmas decoration she recovered from the wreckage of her mother’s home, as she searches for anything salvageable from the trailer home her grandfather had acquired in 1973 and built multiple additions on to over the decades, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Tropical Storm Idalia fades leaving U.S. residents to count the cost

Florida governor says Idalia was far less destructive than initially feared

Jewell Baggett stands beside a Christmas decoration she recovered from the wreckage of her mother’s home, as she searches for anything salvageable from the trailer home her grandfather had acquired in 1973 and built multiple additions on to over the decades, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)