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    This photograph taken on August 19, 2022 shows a school room destroyed as a result of a missile strike in the town of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk region, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
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    Piccolo is seen from the waist up, hovering in the air. He is holding one hand with two fingers pointed up to his forehead, with the fingers beginning to glow with a fiery orange. He is a green alien with two antennae and goblin like ears, and he is wearing a purple Gi. In the background, what looks like a sheer rock wall butting against perhaps a damn wall.
    FilmWeek: ‘Beast,’ ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero,’ ‘Orphan: First Kill’ And More
    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
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    Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
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