Daily Archives: 02/09/2025


‘Dog Man’ bests ‘Heart Eyes,’ ‘Love Hurts’ at box office

New York — On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theaters.  The animated Universal Pictures release, adapted from Dav Pilkey’s popular graphic novel series, collected …


Soaring egg prices in US pique interest in backyard chickens

NEW YORK — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic. But if eggs are the goal, remember …


Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia ties 

VILNIUS — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said on Sunday they had successfully synchronized their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, one day after severing decades-old energy ties to Russia and Belarus. Planned for many years, the complex switch away …


Scandal-hit narco-musical ‘Emilia Perez’ wins Spanish film prize

GRANADA, SPAIN — Narco-musical Emilia Perez won best European film at Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars on Saturday, after social media posts by the movie’s star prompted a backlash in the middle of awards season.  The mostly Spanish-language musical tells the …