'The Accountant' outnumbers 'Kevin Hart: What Now?' while 'Max Steel' bombs

Edit The Miami Herald 17 Oct 2016
is happy, especially considering the studio projected a more modest bow of $15 million to $20 million. "This is such a big win," said Jeff Goldstein, the studio's distribution chief ... Such a performance bodes well for Affleck and the studio, demonstrating the continued strength of his star power ... That's a 61 percent drop week to week, evidence that the studio's hope for strong word of mouth is faltering....

Affleck's 'The Accountant' tops charts with $24.7 million

Edit Orange County Register 17 Oct 2016
Ben Affleck is still a box office draw outside of the bat suit. His new thriller “The Accountant” opened to a chart-topping $24.7 million this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Gavin O’Connor directed the R-rated thriller,... ....

Iraqi PM signals start of operations to drive IS from Mosul

Edit Springfield News-Sun 17 Oct 2016
State TV showed a brief written statement in the early hours Monday announcing the start of the widely ......

Iraq signals start of operations to drive Islamic State from Mosul

Edit The Miami Herald 17 Oct 2016
State TV showed a brief written statement in the early hours Monday announcing the start of the widely ......

Battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State has begun, Iraqi PM says

Edit Sun Sentinel 17 Oct 2016
Iraqi state television says Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of operations to liberate the northern city of�Mosul�from Islamic State militants. State TV showed a brief written statement in the early hours Monday announcing the start of the widely anticipated military offensive ... ....

Iraqi PM signals start of military bid to drive IS from Mosul

Edit Belfast Telegraph 17 Oct 2016
State TV showed a brief written statement announcing the start of the widely-anticipated military ......

With new direction, Ravens make gains downfield in passing game

Edit Baltimore Sun 17 Oct 2016
Entering Sunday’s game against the New York Giants, one of the bigger questions facing the Ravens was whether new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg would revive a lethargic offense. The unit showed at least a brief glimmer of what it can do. The Ravens had four plays of at least 20 yards in... ....

Iraqi PM Signals Start of Operations to Drive Islamic State From Mosul

Edit Bloomberg 17 Oct 2016
State TV showed a brief written statement in the early hours Monday announcing the start of the widely anticipated ......

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Will Ignore The Rest Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Admits Director Taika Waititi

Edit Inquisitr 17 Oct 2016
Thor. Ragnarok is one of the most hotly anticipated films of 2017 ... During a recent Reddit Q&A; session Waititi was bombarded with questions regarding his work on Thor ... — Nerdist???????? (@nerdist) October 16, 2016 ... The powers that be over at Marvel Studios, including its headhoncho Kevin Feige, were clearly quite enamoured with What We Do In The Shadows as that convinced them to hire Waititi to direct Ragnarok ... [Image via Marvel Studios]....

China launches manned mission to experimental space station

Edit Springfield News-Sun 17 Oct 2016
The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern China at 7.30 a.m ... "It is any astronaut's dream and pursuit to be able to perform many space missions," Jing, who will turn 50 during the mission, said at a briefing Sunday ... ....

Sarah-Jane Mee had 'sleepless nights' over sexism in workplace

Edit Belfast Telegraph 17 Oct 2016
The new host of Sky News' breakfast show Sarah-Jane Mee revealed she has experienced sexism as a woman working in sport. The former Sky Sports presenter takes over from Eamonn Holmes as anchor of flagship morning programme Sunrise on Monday and revealed throughout her career she has had to endure sexist comments. Share Go To ... After a brief radio career on Heart FM's breakfast show, Mee returned to Sky in 2008 ... ... ....

Alleged USS Cole bombing mastermind wants Guantánamo’s war court sleepover

Edit The Miami Herald 17 Oct 2016
The alleged architect of the USS Cole bombing wants to stay overnight at the war court compound during hearings because, his lawyer says, the commute from his clandestine prison makes him sick ... He called the trip traumatic for the Saudi in a written brief because of Nashiri’s “untreated Complex PTSD” — Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It causes him to vomit, the lawyer wrote. Nashiri, 51, is accused of orchestrating al-Qaida’s Oct ... Gen....

Veteran astronaut soars to new heights

Edit China Daily 17 Oct 2016
Jing Haipeng to enter orbit for record third time on Shenzhou XI mission. Jing Haipeng will become China's most experienced astronaut when he takes off aboard the Shenzhou XI spacecraft on Monday morning ... "Although the job is challenging, risky and dangerous, there is nothing else I'd rather do," Jing, who is the commander of the mission, told reporters at a news briefing on Sunday ... They were officially recognized as astronauts in 1998....
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