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Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star in this intimate look at a historic turning point in the Catholic Church. Directed by Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles. On Netflix December 20.

4 years after return to Cuba, Elian a normal schoolboy BY MAKI BECKER New York Daily News Posted on Sat, Jul. 31, 2004 NEW YORK - (KRT) - Elian Gonzalez, now 10, hits the books in Cardenas, Cuba, where he lives with his father. Four years after little Elian Gonzalez was plucked from the seas off Florida's coast and sparked an international custody battle, the young boy is leading a sheltered and almost normal life back in Cuba. Elian lives with his father in their hometown of Cardenas and he still sports the same impish grin that captivated the world...

Intel Corp. said it could be forced to stop selling some computer chips in China this summer because it can't meet a deadline for compliance with a new Chinese government rule. Intel's announcement was the first concrete indication that trade in key products could be hurt by the Chinese rule, which requires that personal computers, mobile phones and other wireless-data products sold in China must use a unique security standard developed by Beijing, starting June 1. It raised the temperature further in the simmering trade dispute between China and high-tech manufacturers from the U.S. and elsewhere over the controversial rule....

This action-thriller seems like it's ripped from today's headlines! (It's based on a book written by Richard Henrick, who wrote "Crimson Tide"). An international peace summit aboard the legendary luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II is thwarted by a group of extremists. Every threat is real, and no one is immune. Two brothers, one an ATF specialist and the other a Secret Service agent, launch a counterstrike to save the ship and avert global nuclear disaster. Starring Rob Estes (Silk Stalkings), Joe Lando (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) and Marie Matiko (The Art of War). Counterstrike premieres Sunday, March 2, at 8:00...