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A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into the air on Aug. 25 in Phoenix, Az. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Parts of central Arizona were engulfed by a towering wall of dust on Monday evening — producing dramatic scenes that sent shockwaves far beyond the …

A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports. Bernae Boykin Hitesman was driving her son and daughter, ages 9 and 11, home from school when the storm, known as a haboob, arrived late …

Towering dust storm known as a haboob plunges Phoenix into darkness  The Washington Post Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving tens of thousands without power  yahoo.com Haboob hits Arizona, thunderstorms dump heavy rain across metro Phoenix  AZFamily Massive dust storm slams Phoenix, causing damage, airport delays and power outages  CNN Phoenix Dust Storm Forces Dozens of Flights to Divert  Business Insider Source …

PHOENIX – An 18-year-old man was arrested for allegedly throwing a sex toy in the crowd during a Phoenix Mercury WNBA game this week, authorities said. Kaden Lopez is accused of throwing the object during Tuesday night’s game between the Mercury and Connecticut Sun at PHX Arena. The sex toy, described as “a green dildo” in court documents, hit a …

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix saw its hottest day of the year on Wednesday. The mercury hit 118 degrees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service uses for the city’s official readings, at 3:45 p.m. It also set a new daily heat record. The previous record for July 9 of 116 degrees was set in …

article PHOENIX – 18-year-old Kaden Lopez was arrested while at a Phoenix Mercury game after police say he threw a sex toy toward the seats in front of him, hitting a man and his niece. What we know: The Aug. 5 incident was captured on video, police say, showing a “green dildo” hitting a man and his 9-year-old niece. “Video …

Ari Aster’s “Eddington” is such a superb social satire about contemporary America that I want to bury it in the desert for 20 years. More distance will make it easier to laugh. It’s a modern western set in New Mexico — Aster’s home state — where trash blows like tumbleweeds as Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) stalks across the street …

More than 15 years ago, Joaquin Phoenix was responsible for one of the internet’s earliest viral moments when he appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman in character. The Oscar winner recently recounted his “horrible” Feb. 11, 2009 appearance on the talk show, which came after he did the pre-interview in character for his Casey Affleck-helmed mockumentary I’m Still …

Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix has finally explained why he appeared in his combative rap persona during his infamous Late Show With David Letterman interview in 2009 as he was promoting his high-concept mockumentary, I’m Still Here. Phoenix was back on The Late Show Tuesday night, this time with host Stephen Colbert, to promote his new film, Ari Aster’s Eddington, marking …

Joaquin Phoenix deeply regrets his infamous David Letterman interview. The “Joker” actor, 50, appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday and looked back on the infamous exchange he had with Letterman, 78, in the same NYC studio over 15 years ago. At the time, Phoenix was promoting his 2010 mockumentary “I’m Still Here,” which followed him retiring from …