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A&E >  Pop culture

Disneyland is pivoting on ‘Star Wars’ Land. Here’s why

Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is turning back the clock. In a shift from its original ambitions, the land will no longer be primarily set in the time period of the recent "Star Wars" sequels. That means modern villain Kylo Ren will be out, at least as a walk-around character, while so-called "classic" characters such as Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa will make their way into the fictional galactic town of Black Spire Outpost.
News >  Military

RTX Is ‘fully prepared’ to support Trump’s Iron Dome plan

Aerospace and defense manufacturer RTX Corp. is “fully prepared” to support President Donald Trump’s ambitions to build an orbital missile defense system to protect the U.S. Trump signed an executive order this week calling for the Pentagon to develop “an Iron Dome for America,” that would feature the creation and deployment of space-based interceptors to destroy missiles from foreign ...
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James Earl Jones, actor whose voice could menace or melt, dies at 93

James Earl Jones, once a stuttering farm child who became a voice of rolling thunder as one of America’s most versatile actors in a stage, film and television career that plumbed race relations, Shakespeare’s rhapsodic tragedies and the faceless menace of Darth Vader, died Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.
A&E >  Movies

Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy says women in ‘Star Wars’ ‘struggle’ due to ‘male dominated’ fandom

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says there’s a gender disparity in the “Star Wars” universe. In an interview with the New York Times on Wednesday about the latest installment in the franchise, showrunner Leslye Headland’s Disney+ series “The Acolyte,” Kennedy said women tend to “struggle” due to the space saga’s male-dominated fandom.
A&E >  Music

Conductor strikes back: After accident, James Lowe steps in to conduct ‘Star Wars’ performance with mid-concert handoff to injured conductor

As stormtroopers, Chewbacca and Darth Vader entertained the crowd in the lobby of the Fox Theater half an hour past starting time for the Spokane Symphony’s “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” show Saturday evening, Music Director James Lowe was backstage opening the score of the movie for the first time.
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