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Those who have seen the movie will want to see the musical. The Bakersfield Community Theatre is opening its version of the show "Sister Act."
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- Popular Mechanics
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Stock market today: US stocks tumble after Meta's reality check, soft GDP print
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Seattle Kraken move games to over-the-air broadcaster with streaming on Amazon's Prime Video
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Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft
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- The Daily Beast
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