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Eike Schroter/CBS Contains spoilers for “Fire Country” Season 4, Episode 2 — “Not a Stray” With the death of Vince Leone (Billy Burke) slowly sliding into the rearview mirror on “Fire Country,” the search for the man who will step up the ladder and go from a humble member of their firefighting team to future deputy battalion chief continues. While the heir apparent might seem to be Vince’s son, Bode (Max Thieriot), don’t take your eyes off Jake Crawford (Jordan Calloway).  Jake is the one who manages to stay on task,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Qurraisha Mukhtar’s two youngest children fell sick in early September, with a fever, cough and short gasping breaths. Their throats turned white, their necks swelled. She asked a healer in the neighborhood for a remedy, but 1-year-old Salman’s struggle for air grew much worse one night and he died. The next day, Hassan, 2, began to choke, and he died, too. Mukhtar, who lives with her family in a stick-and-tin shack on the edge of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, could not sit and grieve, because two more of her children began to show signs of the…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A strong earthquake shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered in the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir province, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management agency, AFAD. It struck at 22:48 local time (1948 GMT) at a depth of 5.99 kilometers (3.72 miles.) The quake, which was followed by several aftershocks, was felt in Istanbul, and the nearby provinces of Bursa, Manisa and Izmir.At least three unoccupied buildings and a…

Paramount Pictures Megan Fox’s rise to fame occurred after she played Mikaela Banes in 2007’s “Transformers.” Mikaela is Sam Witwicky’s (Shia LaBeouf) love interest and an ally to the Autobots as they attempt to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the AllSpark. Their reward for helping the intergalactic bots? Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) provides a long monologue to humans, while a Linkin Park song crescendos in the background. Mikaela returns in the first sequel, 2009’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (one of Megan Fox’s worst movies on Rotten Tomatoes), but she’s…

TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier and then unveiling several major energy and technology projects in America to be funded by Japan.Sanae Takaichi, who became the country’s first female prime minister only days ago, solidified her relationship with Trump while defending her country’s economic interests. She talked baseball, stationed a Ford F-150 truck outside their meeting and greeted Trump with, by his estimation, a firm handshake.By the end…

Universal Pictures It’s almost November: the wind’s turning colder, there are Christmas ads on television — so what better time to conjure up some early holiday magic and watch 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”? The Jim Carrey-starring, Ron Howard-directed live-action version of the Doctor Seuss book is already starting to climb up the streaming charts, with the film hitting Prime Video’s top 10 on October 25. As of this writing it’s in seventh place already. Since it’s not even Halloween yet, that’s definitely quite an accomplishment. This embellishment of…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s vice president said Monday that energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago should be canceled over what she described as “hostile” actions by the island nation.Trinidad is now hosting one of the U.S. warships involved in a controversial campaign to destroy Venezuelan speedboats allegedly carrying drugs to the United States.On Sunday, the USS Gravely, a destroyer fitted with guided missiles, arrived in Trinidad to conduct joint exercises with Trinidad’s navy.Venezuelan authorities described Trinidad’s decision to host the ship as a provocation, while Trinidad’s government has said that joint exercises with the U.S. happen regularly.“The prime minister…

Paramount Pictures The greatest musicians don’t just keep their artistry confined to records and chart-topping tunes. They also get to headline music biopics, a subgenre of cinema that’s only gotten more popular in recent years in a post-“Bohemian Rhapsody” world. With projects like “Michael” and the epic four-part Beatles feature in April 2028 on the horizon, there’s no end in sight for films chronicling the lives of everybody’s favorite singers, pianists, rappers, and assorted music legends. While the ubiquity of these titles is undeniable, what’s less immediately apparent is which…

Mumbai, Oct 27 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday once again raised the issue of vote theft and slammed the ruling BJP by stating voters elect governments in democracy but today the government chooses voters. Addressing party workers here, Thackeray said a case should be registered against the Election Commissioner for “corrupt practice” of bogus voters. In a searing attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Thackeray dubbed the BJP leader an anaconda who wants to swallow Mumbai. Shah was in Mumbai on Monday and participated in the ground breaking ceremony of the new BJP office near…

TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s premier bragged Monday about the impact of his antitariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Premier Doug Ford said the ad had over a “billion impressions around the world” and “generated a conversation that wasn’t happening in the U.S.”“You know why President Trump is so upset right now? It was because it was effective. It was working. It woke up the whole country,” Ford said. Ontario’s television advertisement criticizes Trump’s tariffs by citing a speech from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.The ad infuriated Trump, who said he plans to…