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‘Evil Dead’: Bruce Campbell, Fede Alvarez talk up ‘very scary’ remake
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesFede Alvarez still remembers the first time he watched “The Evil Dead.” Inside a darkened Santa Monica editing bay where ...... -
Uruguay debates bill to allow abortion; passage expected
World NowIn a marathon Tuesday session stretching more than eight hours, Uruguayan lawmakers argued passionately over whether to legalize abortion in the earliest stages of pregnancy, a controversial step that would make it a rarity among Latin American nations...... -
Spain's banks need up to $78 billion, auditors say
World NowSpanish banks need as much as $78 billion to survive a worst-case scenario in which house prices fall 60 % from their peak, auditors said Thursday. Spain's European partners have offered it a loan of as much as $125 billion to rescue its troubled banks,... -
Uruguay says it may sell marijuana to combat cocaine
World NowTo fight cocaine, Uruguay may start selling marijuana. The unusual idea, announced Wednesday by Uruguayan officials, would be one of the boldest steps yet among Latin American leaders to buck a war on drugs driven solely by prohibition, increasingly... -
U.N. human rights body condemns Syria forces for Houla killings
World NowThe United Nations’ top human rights body condemned Syria on Friday for the massacre of more than 100 people in the township of Houla, laying the blame with forces loyal to President Bashar Assad.... -
Coliseum Commission leaders watched Springsteen from luxury suite
L.A. NOWOn the set list was a new song from the Boss, “We Take Care of Our Own” -– and that’s what four of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena’s bosses did for Bruce Springsteen’s sold-out stand there. The taxpayer-owned... -
South American prison deaths tied to overcrowding, official says
World NowAn outbreak of prison deaths in South America has spurred United Nations human rights officials to speak up, saying the violence is tied to shoddy prison conditions and rampant overcrowding. At least eight inmates have been killed in the last two weeks in... -
Uruguay moves to overturn amnesty law, an opening for major human rights cases
La PlazaUruguay is close to overturning a law that gave amnesty for human rights crimes committed by the military during the nation's 1973-85 dictatorship. The Senate narrowly approved the measure this week, and the lower house is expected to make only minor... -
Zzzzz… France and Uruguay play to sluggish 0-0 draw
The Other Football - Orlando SentinelFor parts of the France vs. Uruguay match, I couldn't tell if it was snoring or vuvuzelas I was hearing from Cape Town as the match went on. Yes, it was that boring. The two sides played to a 0-0 draw and left Group A all knotted up with each team... -
Uruguay wins group; France bows out early
The Other Football - Orlando SentinelIn what has turned out to be the least shocking news of this World Cup, the dysfunctional French side have gone three-and-out in South Africa. Les Bleus fell to South Africa 2-1 in the Group A finale for each, a fitting end for a French side that looked... -
FIFA bans Uruguay's Suarez 1 match for handball
Chicago Breaking SportsTribune News Services JOHANNESBURG -- FIFA has banned Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for one match for his deliberate handball to deny Ghana a winning goal in their World Cup quarterfinal match. FIFA's disciplinary committee has ruled that Suarez was... -
World Cup: Netherlands vs. Uruguay; Holland beats Uruguay, 3-2
The Fabulous ForumUruguay is made sure the Netherlands earned its trip to the final with Maximiliano Perreira's goal three minutes into extra time, pulling the South Americans within a shot of extra time. But the desperate Uruguayans couldn't get over that final......
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