Movie Monday: Cool Runnings (1993)

With the Summer 2024 Olympics underway, we decided to follow the Olympic theme with our Movie Monday review and watch the 1993 comedy Cool Runnings! https://omny.fm/shows/keeping-score/movie-monday-cool-runnings-1993
California’s Park Fire burns more than 350,000 acres, seventh largest in state’s history

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17 yo killed in shooting inside Maryland suburb shopping mall

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Pres. Biden, VP Harris meet separately with Israel PM Netanyahu at the White House

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VP Kamala Harris denounces burning of American flags at pro-Hamas protests in Washington, D.C.

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Philadelphia Flyers and Travis Konecny agree to 8-year, $70M contract extension

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Los Angeles Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick feared to have suffered torn ACL

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President Biden addresses nation for first time since withdrawing from 2024 president race

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