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<p>When they met in the Seventies, Scorsese told a bewildered Powell of his huge love for his films </p>

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<p>Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs walks from the George C. Young Federal Annex Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 20, 2021, after a court hearing regarding his involvement in riot at the U.S. Capitol </p>

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<p>Haaland has now scored seven hat-tricks for City </p>

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