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Popcorn is a snack that has an undeniable nostalgia factor. Think about it: The sound of popcorn popping can instantly take you back to movie nights at home as a kid or evoke memories of adventures to the movie theater. Whether you like your popcorn with a generous serving of butter or prefer to mix in something sweet, the snack has certainly solidified its icon status. On Monday, Jan. 19, many retailers are celebrating National Popcorn Day by cooking up some tempting deals. From steep discounts to freebies, we’re rounding up the standout deals below. AMC Theatres With the AMC Popcorn Pass ($29.99 plus tax), AMC Stubs members can save 50% on a large popcorn every day through 2026. Cinemark Cinemark customers who bring their own bucket to any location on Jan. 18 and 19 will get up to 400 ounces of popcorn (the equivalent of two extra-large popcorns) for just $5. Kettle corn is also available at select locations. In collaboration with Lowe’s, Cinemark is also allowing customers to bring a 5-gallon blue Lowe’s bucket (more than the 400-ounce limit) to get it filled up with popcorn for $5. Movies Jan 13 You might've missed Robert Pattinson's role in ‘Marty Supreme' Movies 21 hours ago '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' opens behind ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash' in box office City Pop City Pop customers who spend $50 or more through Jan. 19 will get a free 32-cup Butter Popcorn bag. Cob In honor of National Popcorn Day, Cob is offering TODAY.com customers 20% off orders between Jan. 18 — 20 with the code NATIONALPOPDAY. Doc Popcorn Doc Popcorn is offering a free 12-ounce serving of Better Butter popcorn at participating locations on Jan. 19. The best part? There’s no purchase necessary. Each location will host a different two-hour giveaway on the holiday, so customers should call ahead for details. Evo Cinemas Evo Cinemas customers can get a free regular sized popcorn on Jan. 19 when they buy a movie ticket. Garrett Popcorn Shops Garrett Popcorn Shops is offering customers 15% off online orders through Jan. 19. The offer can’t be combined with other deals. Gopuff Just in time for the holiday, Gopuff is running a two for $8 promo on Basically Premium White Cheddar Jalapeño Popcorn, Basically Premium Dill Pickle Popcorn and Basically Premium Caramel Cheddar Popcorn. GourmetGiftBaskets.com GourmetGiftBaskets.com is offering TODAY.com readers 20% off popcorn gifts with the code POPTODAY26 through March 31. Marcus Theatres Marcus Theatres customers can get a free large popcorn when they see a movie at any Marcus Theatres and Movie Tavern location on the holiday. The theaters will also have free scratch-off cards with prizes including free fountain beverages, candy, popcorn and more. Popinsanity Popcorn & Confections Popinsanity Popcorn & Confections is giving TODAY.com readers 20% off online orders of $50 — $500 through Feb. 20 with the code ENJOYTODAY. The single-use offer excludes sale items and can’t be combined with other deals. Popsmith Popsmith is offering 30% off Cream and Butter Poppers between Jan. 16 — 31. The offer applies to the following items: Cream and Butter Poppers (solo) Cream and Butter Poppers + Popcorn Kit Bundle Poppington’s Gourmet Popcorn Poppington’s Gourmet Popcorn is giving TODAY.com readers 15% off orders with the code POPDAY15. Prospector Popcorn Prospector Popcorn is offering 20% off all popcorn packs through Jan. 19. Regal Regal customers who show up to their local theater dressed up in their favorite costume will get a free large popcorn on Jan. 19. Showcase Cinemas On Jan. 19, Showcase Cinemas Starpass members can get a free small popcorn with the purchase of a ticket to a qualifying movie. The offer is valid while supplies last at participating locations. Showplace Cinemas Showplace Cinemas is running a buy-one, get-one-free deal (equal or lesser value) on popcorn at all…

Bruce Springsteen lambasted the federal crackdown on immigrants during a performance Saturday, as he dedicated a song to the memory of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Springsteen characterized federal law enforcement participating in the Trump administration’s crackdown as “heavily armed, masked federal troops invading an American city, using Gestapo tactics against their fellow citizens.” Springsteen was performing at Light of Day Winterfest at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, Saturday night when he dedicated his 1978 song “The Promised Land” to Good’s memory, according to cellphone video from the performance shared by NJ.com. In the video, Springsteen said he wrote the song “as an ode to American possibility,” and added that the United States’ ideals and values are “being tested as it has never been in modern times.” He told the crowd he hoped his message would reach President Donald Trump. “If you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president. And as the mayor of that city has said: ‘ICE should get the f— out of Minneapolis,” Springsteen told a supportive home state crowd, echoing the words of Mayor Jacob Frey. Good was behind the wheel of an SUV in a residential street when she was fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross. Ross was near the front, driver’s side corner of Good’s vehicle when it began pulling away and he fired three rounds, killing the mother of three and setting off a firestorm of criticism. Cellphone video of the shooting showed Good turning the steering wheel away from Ross as she began to drive. Federal officials said the shooting was a defensive action in the face of a potentially deadly weapon, the SUV, moving in the officer’s direction. Ross walked away from the scene unassisted, video showed, but Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said he was later treated and released from a hospital after being struck by the vehicle. A DHS official told NBC News that Ross suffered internal bleeding, but did not elaborate on his injuries. Noem said shortly after the shooting that what Good had done was “domestic terrorism,” and Trump, without offering any evidence to support the claim, called Good and her partner “professional agitators.” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Frey, both Democrats, have been at odds with federal officials who have justified Good’s shooting. They have also questioned why the FBI has cut out local authorities from the investigation into the shooting. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded to Springsteen’s criticism in a statement first published by The New York Times. “Unfortunately for Bruce, no one cares about his bad political opinions,” Jackson said. “And if he actually believed in ‘the power of the law,’ he would understand that criminal illegal aliens should be deported, that impeding federal law enforcement operations is a crime, and that officers have a right to act in self defense if an individual is using their car as a deadly weapon.” The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday. Donald Trump May 20, 2025 ‘Dried out prune'? ‘Corrupt' and ‘incompetent'? Springsteen vs. Trump feud gets messy Music & Musicians May 21, 2025 Bruce Springsteen releases politically charged live EP, fueling Trump feud Music & Musicians May 16, 2025 Bruce Springsteen opens U.K. tour by calling Trump ‘unfit' for office Springsteen followed U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., podcaster Joe Rogan and others in comparing current ICE tactics to those of the Gestapo. The Gestapo was the secret police force of Nazi Germany that helped round up Jews and send them to their deaths at concentration camps. They were characterized by cruelty, torture and an accountability-free reign. Good’s death came amid a federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota that has…

President Donald Trump warned Europe that he no longer feels “the obligation to think purely of peace,” linking his hostile campaign to seize Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Norway’s leader has said. The message was the latest move in the spiraling transatlantic tensions between the United States and Europe, which vowed Monday not to be blackmailed by Trump’s intensifying pressure to take over the Danish territory. As European powers scrambled to respond to Trump’s promise to implement tariffs on countries that stand in his way, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre went public with the president’s warning. “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Trump said in the message, the text of which was first reported by PBS and confirmed as accurate in a statement by the Norwegian leader. The White House did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment from NBC News. European governments weighed a strong response to their postwar friend in Washington ahead of an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday. “Germany and France agree: We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed,” German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said. “Blackmail between allies of 250 years, blackmail between friends, is obviously unacceptable,” French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said at the same event. “We Europeans must make it clear: The limit has been reached,” Klingbeil said. In the short term, European governments are considering a range of options including their own tariffs. Another is the European Union’s “bazooka” — officially known as the Anti-Coercion Instrument, which has never been used before. This allows E.U. countries to take retaliatory action against any rivals seen as threatening the bloc, and could involve restricting American access to tenders or investment proposals. Some geopolitical and historical experts believe Trump’s pursuit of Greenland has now become the lowest ebb of transatlantic relations since the Suez Crisis of 1956, when the U.S. pressured Britain, France and Israel to withdraw from their invasion of Egypt. It was against this backdrop that Trump’s message to the Norwegian leader was made public. “I can confirm that this is a text message that I received yesterday afternoon from President Trump,” the Norwegian leader said. He said it came in response to an initial communication from himself and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in which they conveyed their “opposition to his announced tariff increases.” Støre also pointed out that — regardless of its merits — this backlash was misdirected, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and not the Norwegian government. Trump has made no secret of his desire to become a Nobel laureate, or of his displeasure when it was instead awarded to the Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado last month. Machado presented Trump with the award last week, after he left her out of his plans for Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that the coveted prize cannot “even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed.” Trump says that he wants Greenland to counter what he calls a growing threat from Russia and China. The U.S. already has huge leeway to establish military bases on the Arctic island or strike deals to mine its vast mineral resources. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Trump’s moves, telling NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president was using “the economic might of the U.S. to avoid a hot war.” He said the goal was to avoid a future “national emergency.” Trump said late Sunday that “Denmark has been unable to do anything about”…

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