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University of Bristol student doctor wins comedy award.A student doctor who fell in love with comedy when he was 12-years-old has won the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023.,Riki Msindo, 24, a student at the University of Bristol, joins a rollcall of former winners including Joe Lycett, Jamali Maddix and Phil Wang.,The final was hosted at Up The Creek comedy club in London by Bristol-born comic Mark Watson.,"It felt incredible to win. The award was recognition that I'm actually entertaining people," said Mr Msindo.,"In comedy you do so many gigs and a lot of the time you aren't sure if you're any good or if you're progressing.,"Everyone at the show was so talented, they all made me laugh so much, which made winning feel even more incredible," he added.,For his 12th birthday present, Mr Msindo was taken to watch comedian Trevor Noah, which sparked his interest in becoming an entertainer.,Mr Msindo said: "My mum tells me the first thing I wanted to be was a comedian, but it was seeing Trevor Noah that really got me interested.,"The only other thing I've wanted to do is to work in medicine.,"When I was a kid I was burnt badly when some boiling water fell on me. I spent three weeks in hospital and learnt that this thing called medicine existed.",In Bristol, Mr Msindo is able to combine his dual loves of medicine and comedy.,"I fell in love with Bristol as soon as I arrived. It's just such an incredible city," he said.,Mr Msindo has been fitting in multiple gigs around his medicine degree and after recently graduating, he plans to continue gigging as he takes up his first job as a doctor in Brighton.,Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: bristol@bbc.co.uk
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R.E.M. celebrates ‘a very radical departure’ 25 years ago with their album ‘Up’ NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, an R.E.M. album arrived that didn’t sound like a typical R.E.M. album. “Up,” the band’s 11th album which dropped in the fall of 1998, was a curious and challenging collection that split fans and critics alike but reveals more interesting things with each listen. A newly remastered reissue out Friday offers a chance to reevaluate. “A lot of people may not have liked it because it didn’t sound like ‘R.E.M.,’ whatever that is. But that was not the point. We were not trying to sound like R.E.M. We were trying to sound like the three guys that we were at the time,” Mike Mills, bassist and band co-founder, tells The Associated Press. “Up” peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 and was certified gold, while single “Daysleeper” was a Top 20 alternative radio hit. Another single, “Lotus,” peaked at No. 31 on both the alternative and mainstream rock charts. “I think it rewards repeated listenings because there is a depth to it. It is not a surface record,” said Mills. “I think that that R.E.M. fans will be rewarded with a deeper consideration. But it may not be to everyone’s taste, and that’s certainly fine as well.” In the liner notes for the Craft Recordings anniversary reissue, journalist Josh Modell calls it “the beautiful but misunderstood, complex but overlooked, difficult but incredibly rewarding red-headed stepchild of the R.E.M. catalog.” “Up” was created in the wake of turmoil for the group — Mills, singer Michael Stipe and guitarist Peter Buck. They had become a band of three after drummer and co-founder Bill Berry left the group. “It was a fresh start for us as a three-piece,” said Mills. “There were no blueprints, there were no roadmaps. We were just completely winging it as a three-piece band, and I think we did a really good job.” The 14-track album opens with one of the more challenging songs in the band’s catalogue, “Airportman,” a hook-less, electronic scar of a song that seemed less welcoming and more off-putting. The band accepts the Video Vanguard award during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) “Our feeling was this is a whole new R.E.M. and if you stuck with us this far and you can stick with us through this song, then you’ll be rewarded in later times to come,” said Mills. “It was kind of an act of defiance and a sly joke at the same time. I like the song. It’s just a very strange song to start the record off.” The rest of the album includes the almost too-R.E.M.-“Lotus,” the Beach Boys-ish “At My Most Beautiful” and the painfully beautiful “You’re In The Air.” Many of the songs curl into static or sonic distortion at the end, as if fire was licking at their edges. The last song, “Falls to Climb” is about a stoning, a bummer of a goodbye. “It was meant to be jarring,” said Mills. “There was no way that we were going to pretend that nothing had changed. We were a completely different band at that point. And so we decided to make a record of a completely different band. I think there are some truly beautiful moments. There are some powerful moments.” The Detroit Free Press called the album “one of the most gorgeous, enchanting works in the groundbreaking group’s two-decade body of work.” But Pitchfork was unmoved, saying it was a “distant, impersonal record.” The San Antonio Express-News said it needed time to digest: “Though darker and less hook-y than any R.E.M. record to date, ‘Up’ will reward listeners whose attention span is longer than the average Top 40 single.” Stereogum at the albums 20th anniversary said it was “one of the more flawed and fascinating documents of R.E.M.’s music.” “I expected people to be shocked and surprised,” said Mills. “But, the truth is, our fans know to expect left turns from us. They know we tried not to repeat ourselves. We didn’t want to make the same record twice. This just happened to be a very radical departure.” A deluxe 2-CD or Blu-Ray edition of “Up” out Friday also includes the band’s previously unreleased set from a guest appearance on the TV series “Party of Five,” which includes “Man on the Moon,” “Losing My Religion,” and “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine).” “Up” relied primarily on drum machines, loops and synthesizers, creating dreamlike moments akin to the band Radiohead, also experimenting with sounds and distortions at the time. Mills said R.E.M. were already heading in that direction. “Peter had already bought a bunch of keyboards, vintage keyboards and old drum machines, and we were going to make something like this record anyway. But the degree to which we made that change was certainly enhanced by the circumstances,” he said. “We were just kind of fumbling and finding our way and we basically erased all the rules. We said whatever methods and rules we had used to this point, they’re all out the window. We were trying to make it as liberating as possible.” Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits
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Lewis Capaldi, Dave and Babymetal named on full Glastonbury line-up.With just four weeks to go, Glastonbury has revealed its full line-up for 2019, with Lewis Capaldi, Dave and The Proclaimers added to the bill.,Japanese pop-metal band Babymetal are another new addition, becoming the first J-pop band to play one of the festival's main stages.,They join previously-announced headliners Stormzy, The Killers and The Cure, alongside acts like Kylie, Janet Jackson and Billie Eilish.,The festival kicks off on 26 June.,More than 2,500 acts will play on more than 100 stages, with full coverage on BBC Radio, TV, iPlayer and BBC Sounds. ,As ever, there are some unexpected twists on the line-up, with a South African gospel choir opening the main stage on Sunday morning, Basil Brush appearing in the kids' tent and Hollywood star Jeff Goldblum playing jazz in the West Holts area.,There will also be a tribute show for Prodigy star Keith Flint, who was set to appear at the festival before his untimely death in March.,Held on Worthy Farm in Somerset, the festival is returning after a fallow year in 2018, which allowed the ground to recover from the stomp of 175,000 feet.,The break has also allowed the stages to be refreshed, with the huge, flame-spewing metal spider of the Arcadia field making way for a brand new concept: Pangea.,Built from an old dock crane, the new structure will stand 50m (165ft) tall and weigh 140 tonnes, featuring "a core of light, sound and energy [that] pulsates from its epicentre".,The Block 9 area, home to some of the festival's most raucous late-night dance events, has also expanded, with a 20m (65ft) "deconstructed gig venue" in the shape of a human head.,Stormzy will headline the opening night of the festival - making history as the first British rapper to top the bill.,The star recently told Radio 1Xtra he "can't wait" to step onto the Pyramid Stage.,"There were so many doubters being like, 'Oh he hasn't got no number one song' or, 'Oh he's got one album out, he's not ready'," he said.,"If you think you're going to give me that Glastonbury 2019 headline slot and I'm not going to give you an incredible performance you've gone mad - you've gone crazy.",The complete line-up for all stages can be seen on the official Glastonbury website.,Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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Clerical abuse: Film gets go-ahead after legal challenge.A film telling the story of children allegedly abused at the hands of a Catholic priest has been cleared for release in France on Wednesday. ,The lawyers of Bernard Preynat, 73, said the film, called By the Grace of God, could prejudice his trial. ,But director Francois Ozon said the allegations had already been reported in French press and he hoped the film would provoke debate.,Its release comes in the midst of a sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church. ,The film details the experiences of three alleged victims including Francois Devaux who, in 2015, alleged that Father Preynat had abused him when he was a boy scout 25 years earlier. ,Along with fellow alleged victims Bertrand Virieux and Alexandre Dussot, Mr Devaux founded an association of 85 men who were all allegedly abused by Father Preynat. The priest was suspended by the Church. ,It emerged later that Cardinal Phillipe Barbarin, now Archbishop of Lyon, had confronted Father Preynat in 2010 about rumours regarding sexual assault.,Four years later, Cardinal Barbarin informed the Vatican about the allegations, but not police. ,The title of the film comes from the cardinal's response when he believed the abuse was covered by the statute of limitations, a law which sets a maximum time limit after an event when legal proceedings can begin. ,Cardinal Barbarin was recently tried along with five former aides for allegedly covering up the alleged abuse and a verdict is expected on 7 March. ,A date for Father Preynat's trial has not yet been set. ,Ozon, who worked on the film in secret over several years, defended his decision to release it prior to Father Preynat's trial. He said that everything in the film had already been reported in the press. ,"Ninety per cent of the film concerns the victims. It is their story," he said. ,But defence lawyer Emmanuel Mercinier told Reuters news agency: "To portray a man as guilty for two hours when he hasn't yet been tried is an affront to the presumption of innocence.",The film is released the day before the Vatican is due to hold a summit addressing systematic clerical abuse. ,On Saturday, ex-US cardinal Theodore McCarrick was defrocked following historical sexual abuse allegations of which he said he had "no recollection". ,The Pope recently acknowledged that clerics had sexually abused nuns and that the problem was "still going on". ,Luigi Ventura, the Pope's envoy to France, is currently under investigation for sexual assault at a mayoral event in January. ,Ozon argued that many "ordinary Catholics are sick of their religion being associated with paedophilia". ,"I think the Church wants things to change, " he said.
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Most would agree that it isn’t Christmas without a repeat viewing of the 1983 classic “A Christmas Story,” and this year, there’s an extra reason to rejoice. On Monday, the first teaser for upcoming sequel, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” was released, and it promises to be a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The new film follows a now-grown Ralphie Parker, the blond protagonist again played by actor Peter Billingsley. In the clip, a snowy Cleveland Street is seen, before the camera tracks into the Parker house as beloved items are again seen – including a familiar lampshade, now in a bit of disrepair. While iconic bits of dialog from the original film are heard – like young Randy’s bellowing complaint (“I can’t put my arms down!”) and the Old Man observing “‘Fra-GEE-lay’; it must be Italian!” – a photo of adorable Ralphie and his friends is briefly shown. The teaser ends with a closeup of the adult Ralphie, still blue-eyed and bespectacled, as he smiles for the camera. “A Christmas Story Christmas” premieres on HBO Max on November 17. (CNN and HBO Max are both part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.) Other actors reprising their iconic roles include Ian Petrella as Randy, as well as Zack Ward, the original Scut Farkus. Attempts to revisit the world of “A Christmas Story” have been made in the past and included television movies, a 1994 theatrical sequel starring Kieran Culkin, one direct-to-video sequel and a musical.
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2018 Breakthrough: Elsie Fisher of ‘Eighth Grade’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elsie Fisher was about to give up on acting right before Bo Burnham’s coming-of-age project “Eighth Grade” came on her radar, and it’s a good thing she decided to take one last chance. Her deft portrayal of a lonely teenage YouTuber in her last week of middle school has earned her Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Awards nominations, and now, being named one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2018. It’s also earned her the attention of entertainment heavyweights like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alfonso Cuaron, who said her signature line (“Gucci!”) to her at the Governor’s Awards last month. “He gave me a ‘Gucci’ and I was ready to cry,” Fisher said. “It was really cool. It was really intense, but good intense.” A future in acting wasn’t also so bright, however. The now 15-year-old actress had had some success early on, voicing the role of Agnes in the “Despicable Me” movies starting at the age of 4, but by age 13, the roles were drying up and auditions were getting a little meaner. Fisher said people even made rude comments about her acne. “I wasn’t enjoying it,” Fisher said. “I just wasn’t working a lot either. It was taking me out of school. It was a lot of give and not a lot of get. But ‘Eighth Grade’ changed everything.” Not only has the film led to multiple awards nominations, up against the likes of Glenn Close and Toni Collette (“I’m like please just let Toni win, she deserves it!” Fisher said) but she’s also now getting more work. She’s voicing a role in MGM’s animated “The Addams Family” and starring in a musical from “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” director Ken Kwapis called “The Shaggs,” about three sisters who form a rock band in the late 1960s. “It’s been great,” she said. “I love working. I hate auditioning. It’s been great to have work.” And she’s made some friends in her peer group along the way in Thomasin McKenzie (“Leave No Trace”) and Millicent Simmonds (“A Quiet Place”). She met both on the awards circuit. “They’re both like incredible actresses my age, so it has been really cool to connect with them and I think they both represent our age group really well,” she said. And she’s had her “Eighth Grade” director Burnham to help navigate the crazy world she’s found herself in, too. “But I’ve been kind of winging it,” she added. “Going with the flow.” For more on the AP’s 2018 Breakthrough Entertainers honorees, visit: https://apnews.com/tag/APBreakthroughEntertainers
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D’Arcy Carden Is Making “Good Place” Reunions Happen Everywhere! See Her Latest Cameo in “A Man on the Inside” with Ted Danson. Carden last reunited with her 'Good Place' costars Kristen Bell, Emily Arlook, Jackie Tohn and Leslie Grossman in Netflix's 'Nobody Wants This' Netflix D’Arcy Carden can't stay away from her The Good Place costars! The actress, who played Janet in The Good Place, made yet another cameo in one of her costars' projects — this time, with Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside. The new Netflix series, which premiered on Nov. 21 and is created/executive produced by Good Place showrunner Michael Schur, stars Danson, 76, as Charles, a retired professor who lost his wife and discovers a new hobby as a private investigator’s assistant, infiltrating a senior living community to help solve a case. Throughout eight episodes, the series manages to depict issues faced by seniors with spritely humor and dignity. And in the final episode, Carden, 44, appears as Professor Della Denunzio, who welcomes Charles into her class to deliver a guest lecture. Colleen Hayes/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Related: Ted Danson, Kristen Bell and D’Arcy Carden Reunite at A Man on the Inside Premiere 4 Years After The Good Place (Exclusive) Her cameo comes shortly after her last appearance in fellow Good Place costar, Kristen Bell's project, Nobody Wants This. The Netflix romcom series, which premiered on Sept. 26, follows sex podcaster Joanne (Bell), who develops a relationship with newly single rabbi Noah (Adam Brody). The couple comes under fire, with naysayers claiming it won’t work out between them. In Nobody Wants This, Carden plays Ryann, one of Joanne's friends who supports her new relationship with Noah. Fellow Good Place actors Emily Arlook, Jackie Tohn and Leslie Grossman also appeared alongside Bell and Carden in Nobody Wants This. Arlook, 34, plays Rebecca, Noah's ex-girlfriend; Tohn, 44, plays Esther Roklov, the wife of Sasha Roklov (Noah's brother) who isn't too fond of Joanne's new romance with Noah; and Grossman, 52, plays Rabbi Shira. Netflix Related: Yes, There's a Good Place Reunion in Kristen Bell's New Netflix Series Nobody Wants This Fans were also in for a treat on Sunday, Nov. 10, when Danson, Carden and Bell reunited at the premiere of A Man on the Inside, sharing long, warm embraces on the red carpet and posing for photos together. Danson had high praise for Bell, who played deceased pharmaceutical saleswoman Eleanor Shellstrop on The Good Place — a role that earned her a Golden Globes nomination in 2019. “I adore her and she adores me, but she's also the most adorable human being on the planet,” Danson told PEOPLE. "There's no one who doesn't adore Kristen Bell. Really, truly.” “Did you see her latest show?" he continued. "I have to cover my eyes and say, ‘No, no, no. Don't fall in love with him!' She’s marvelous. They [Bell and Carden] both are." Charley Gallay/Getty Related: Ted Danson, 76, Says He Finds ‘Same Joy’ Acting Now as His 20s: 'Makes Me So Happy' (Exclusive) The Good Place ran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020, tackling topics like the afterlife, and earning 14 Emmy nominations in the process, including three nods for Danson as afterlife architect Michael for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series. With A Man on the Inside, Danson said he was finding joy in being able to "use my age and what I'm going through in life and explore that." "What is it like to be 76 and be funny, trying to be funny? What does that feel like? Oh my God, [the] greatest joy is to be funny possibly in every possible way I can," he told PEOPLE at the premiere. "You can still do anything even at our age, and one of the things you have to teach them is how to die, and how to live right up until you do. Don't call it quits, don't wind down, keep going. The world needs you. So that to me is one of the great messages of this piece. It's something that I hope for myself.” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. A Man on the Inside is now streaming on Netflix.
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Emmy Awards 2021: The winners and nominees.The Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, with The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Queen's Gambit among the big winners.,Here's a rundown of which shows and stars won in the major categories:,Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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Glibert Gottfried’s last Instagram post invited people to weigh in on “the slap.” The comic, whose family announced Tuesday that he died at the age of 67 after a long illness, shared a photo of him and fellow comedian Chris Rock. Rock was slapped by Will Smith while presenting at the Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. “Which is the worst crime?,” the caption on the photo of Gottfried and Rock read. “Chris Rock being physically assaulted or Chris Rock telling a joke?” Gotfried also shared the post on Twitter. In a 2012 opinion piece for CNN, Gottfried defended fellow comics. “If a comedian tells a joke that you find funny, you laugh. If he tells a joke you do not find funny, don’t laugh. Or you could possibly go as far as groaning or rolling your eyes,” he wrote. “Then you wait for his next joke; if that’s funny, then you laugh. If it’s not, you don’t laugh – or at very worst, you can leave quietly.”
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Turner prize leaves painting and sculpture in the cold.This year's Turner Prize exhibition is presented with a difference - there are no paintings or sculptures, only films.,The four exhibits at London's Tate Britain focus on "pressing political and humanitarian issues of today".,They include work from Naeem Mohaiemen, Luke Willis Thompson, Forensic Architecture and Charlotte Prodger.,It's the first time in the prize's history that all the shortlisted pieces are presented in a filmed format.,Academic group Forensic Architecture has presented a multimedia collection called The Long Duration of Split Second, which documents police attempts to clear a village in southern Israel.,The joy of the Turner Prize is regardless of quality there's always plenty of variety. Maybe there would be a performance artist in one gallery, and a painter in another. You know the drill. Not this year, though. All four exhibits are films. Thus, the exhibition, with its large welcoming foyer, is more like a visit to the local multiplex with Screens 1,2,3, and 4. ,So, although all four exhibits are individually very good (Forensic Architecture and Naeem Mohaiemen stand out), the overall feel of the exhibition is unsatisfactorily single-paced and medium specific: "And the Turner Prize for best film goes to…",True, the four shortlisted entries are different in terms of style, story, and composition, but they are all essentially defined by limits and the inherent qualities of the medium. There is also some crossover in terms of topic (state sponsored injustices), activism, and left-of-centre politics. ,Realistically you'd need at least four hours in the exhibition to see all the films, which is a big ask even with the concession of being able to re-use your ticket multiple times. As far as exhibition-making goes, to demand so much from an audience who are being specifically asked to try something new, comes across as a little thoughtless, if not arrogant. ,The point of the Turner Prize, we are told, is to showcase the best of contemporary British-based art. Which begs the question, are filmmakers really the only people at the cutting edge with something timely, fresh, and important to say (and all four exhibits do have something important to say)? Are there no painters, performers, sculptors, fabricators, or photographers producing work to match that which is on show?,I think there are. It would certainly have made for a better, more balanced exhibition, which perhaps isn't the jury's concern - although it should be. Having a show consisting of only films in black boxes ends up diminishing the work on show, to some degree, they cancel each other out. There's not even any popcorn for sale. What are they thinking?,Forensic Architecture is an international research agency made up of investigative journalists, architects, lawyers and scientists who use videos, photographs and scale models to investigate allegations of state and corporate violence.,Made up of two rooms, their entry shows footage from an incident in Bedouin in January 2017 in one room and visual evidence in another. ,Another shortlisted entry up for the £25,000 prize belongs to Naeem Mohaiemen, who has created a video called Two Meetings and a Funeral.,It explores left wing political movements in the developing world, focusing on Algeria and Bangladesh.,Charlotte Prodger's entry includes a 30-minute iPhone film of the Scottish countryside, while Luke Willis Thompson's films are portraits of people affected by racial and social inequality, shot in black and white.,Thompson's entry includes a film of Diamond Reynolds, who filmed the aftermath of the shooting of her boyfriend.,Director of Tate Britain Alex Farquharson said: "The artists shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize are tackling some of today's most important issues, from queer identity, human rights abuses and police brutality to post-colonial migration and the legacy of liberation movements.,"For the first time, all the shortlisted artists work with the moving image and it's thrilling to see how wide a range of techniques and styles they use.",The exhibition is open to the public from Thursday 26 September until 6 January 2019. The winner will be chosen on 4 December.,Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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WWE 2K20: Fans slam game over glitches and bugs.Vanishing faces, uncontrollably spinning wrestlers and disappearing referees are not what fans expected to see when they started up WWE 2K20. ,The latest entry in the professional wrestling video game series has been slated on social media, with one fan calling it "literally unplayable".,The hashtag #FixWWE2K20 has been tweeted 25,000 times since the game was released on 22 October.,Fans say the software is plagued with glitches. In one example, Rey Mysterio's mask dissolved into his face.,Another mistake shared on social media showed WWE Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch with disembodied facial features.,Another visual error, which might be more at home in a horror film, shows a wrestler suffering from an extremely lazy eye.,Fans have also directed criticism at gameplay bugs, which they say are so severe that they leave players with no choice but to quit the game.,Videos of the problems show characters being crushed and sinking inside the wrestling ring.,One video of Charlotte Flair being flung in circles around Sasha Banks has been viewed more than 700,000 times on Twitter.,Another post shows wrestlers Alexa Bliss, Carmella and Kairi Sane bouncing violently against the ropes and canvas, as the referee is literally absorbed into the ring.,2K Sports, which makes the game, has not yet replied to a BBC request for comment.,Meanwhile, some fans who purchased a special edition of the game have voiced their frustration at it not including a promised autograph from a WWE legend.,The WWE 2K20 Collector's Edition is priced at £139.99 and according to retailer Game "includes a collectible acrylic piece containing one of three possible WWE SmackDown Legend Autographs".,But some fans said their "collectible acrylic piece" was missing a signature.,2K Games has advised fans to get in touch to resolve the problem. But WWE legend Edge has taken things further.,The former wrestler tweeted a guarantee that he will send a private message on Twitter to anyone missing his autograph, and arrange to send them a replacement.
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Nintendo has dreamed up a new way for Mario Kart fans to race each other. “Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit” is Nintendo’s latest toy aimed at the holiday season, one of the many Super Mario products launching this year to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. “Mario Kart Live” is a small remote-controlled car that works with augmented reality (AR) and a free game on the Nintendo Switch. It costs $99.99 and goes on sale October 16. Each Mario Kart comes with a built-in camera that can see the car’s surroundings. CNN Business got to test out Mario Kart Live before the launch and set up a racing track inside the home. Even in a relatively spacious two-bedroom in New York City, it tooksome thought and planning to arrange the racing track, while leaving enough room for obstacles and a looparound from the last gate back to the first. (Unexpected perk: The kart’s camera is so close to the ground that it can help you spot cobwebs to clean and small jewelry you may have misplaced.) Mario Kart is a well-known franchise, but Mario Kart Live’s addition of augmented reality creates surreal moments, such as seeing yourself playing with the Nintendo Switchalongside Mario’s kart or your pet dog walking by the race track. To set up the game, you must first download the free software from the Nintendo eShop and purchase a Kart, either Mario or Luigi. The game asks users to take a selfie for their driver’s license by holding the kart up to their face. Then you have to clear about 10 to 12 feet of space around your home to set up your race course, adding gates, and obstacles like traffic cones and cups. The game offers options for smaller spaces, although Nintendo doesn’t specify how small. Onscreen you see your own home, along with fictional objects like Mario’s gold coins, special items and other players. For multiplayer mode, other players who want to participate will need to buy their own systems and kart. When a race starts, Mario or Luigi race around the track competing against virtual opponents like Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings, or against other real players. The kart can detect when Mario bumps into real obstacles too, costing him coins.Themore races you enter, the more Mario or Luigi can unlock more outfits and race car looks. Up to four people can race together, but each must buy their own Kart and Switch, which would cost a total of more than $1,000. “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” has sold 26.7 million copies, according to Nintendo’s official sales data, making it the Nintendo Switch’s most successful game to date, with “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” a close second at 22.4 million games. “It feels custom engineered for our ongoing pandemic, with folks stuck at home for the foreseeable future, and especially those with children,” said Laine Nooney, assistant professor and historian of video games at New York University. “Surely Nintendo hopes Mario Kart Live will be a source of nostalgic fun for parents and at-home experimentation for kids.” The fact that each player needs their own Switch, and enough room to play the game could pose challenges to sales,Nooney said. “While Nintendo may have nailed a use case for AR with Mario Kart Live, they haven’t gotten around the fact that each screen is its own console — with a price tag to match,” she said. “Nintendo may have inadvertently shrunk the potential audience for this game, given its price and space constraints.”
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Nicole Kidman gets gushes from Miles Teller, Zac Efron, on night of AFI Life Achievement Award LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicole Kidman’s close co-stars, including Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon, paid her emotional tribute, as expected, when she received the AFI Life Achievement Award in April. But when a taped telecast of the event airs on TNT on Monday night, viewers may be surprised to see younger actors thanking the Aussie Oscar winner for the boost she gave their fledgling careers. Miles Teller, who recently starred in “Top Gun: Maverick” with Kidman’s ex-husband, Tom Cruise, told the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood that he got his first film role, along with encouragement and strategic cold shoulders, from Kidman in 2010’s “Rabbit Hole.” “I later found out that the reason she said I was right for the part was because I was able to blush on camera,” Teller, now 37, said. “But that was not acting, Nicole. That was hives.” She would also get the third of her five Academy Award nominations for the role in director John Cameron Mitchell’s film about grief and loss. Teller was just a 23-year-old senior at New York University. “She was this, like, mystic creature. And I was just so taken by her grace and her beauty and her talent,” Teller said. “After the first day of filming, Nicole comes up to me and she gives me a hug, and she says, ‘Oh, Miles, that was such a great first day.’ I can still remember that moment. I was on top of the world.” It wouldn’t last. “The next time I show up on set, I see Nicole and she’s kind of across the room, and I wave to her and I say, ‘Hi, Nicole.’ And she just stares at me, says nothing, and walks away,” Teller said. “And I was like, oh my God, I just messed up. This is not how you do it in the big leagues, kid.” Later at the wrap party, she apologized for the emotional gaming, saying she wanted to keep the young actor off balance. “She knew that that would help me and would help the performance. And it did,” Teller said. “Nicole, I am so proud to have ‘Rabbit Hole’ as my first film, and to say that I was cast by you personally. I truly can say that I wouldn’t be here without you.” Two years later, Teller auditioned to appear with Kidman again, in “The Paperboy.” But he didn’t get it. “I guess I didn’t blush enough,” he said. That role went instead to Zac Efron. He’s about the same age as Teller, but already had dozens of credits. The role opposite Kidman would push him past the pigeonholing from appearing in three “High School Musical” films and “Hairspray.” “What most people don’t know is that when I was making those films, I watched ‘Moulin Rouge’ religiously,” said Efron, sporting a major mustache that would have fit perfectly in that film, which got Kidman her first Oscar nomination. “I must have seen the film over a hundred times, because it’s there that I found inspiration, and it was there that I found Nicole Kidman.” In the crime drama “The Paperboy,” he plays a character who obsessively pursues the older Kidman. The two share a sex scene, and other scenes that are even more strangely intimate. “It was terrifying and it was thrilling,” Efron said. “And as my character and I were looking for guidance, there she was.” He concluded, “Nicole, thank you so much. On behalf of the teenager who was so inspired by you on screen, and the man who stands here today proud to be one of your many collaborators, congratulations.” It was the kind of personal, loving tribute that was the norm that night. The AFI award often goes to mid-career Hollywood figures, and often comes years before they would typically receive other major honorary awards. Previous winners include Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington. It gave Kidman a chance to reflect on the nearly 100 films and TV shows she has appeared in, as she stood on the stage where she won her Oscar for playing Virginia Woolf in “The Hours” in 2003. She thanked by name every director she has worked with, including Gus Van Sant (“To Die For”), Jane Campion (“Portrait of a Lady”), Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge”), Sofia Coppola (“The Beguiled”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Killing of a Sacred Deer”), Lars von Trier, (“Dogville”), Sydney Pollack (The Interpreter”) and Stanley Kubrick (“Eyes Wide Shut”). She teared up when talking about the last two, each of whom died not long after making their final film with her. “It is a privilege to make films and glorious to make films and television with the storytellers who allowed me to just run wild,” Kidman said. She cried earlier in the evening when her husband of 18 years, country singer Keith Urban, talked about going to rehab a few months into their marriage, and the love and compassion she showed. Laughs abounded too. Streep, Kidman’s “The Hours” co-star, killed when she said she was still intimidated by Kidman despite being “the greatest actress of my generation.” Witherspoon did the best of many Australian-accented impressions of Kidman. And Morgan Freeman had the A-list crowd rolling with a video parody of Kidman’s AMC Theatres “we make movies better” ads. “Nicole Kidman,” he said. “She makes movies better.”
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An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts requiring a helicopter for two Texas men. Around 6:30 a.m. on December 4, Bart Giles and Stevie Rodriguez hopped in Giles’ boat and headed to a fishing competition, Giles told CNN. He noted that at this time the light was still low and they could see only what was right in front of them. Related article
Four people were rescued off a boat 'teetering' at the edge of a Texas dam, police say As they made their way up the river portion of Lake Amistad, 10 minutes north of Del Rio, Texas, Giles noticed a capsized canoe. He swerved to avoid it but then decided to turn around to check on the vessel in case someone needed help. That’s when the boat became stuck, and the pair were left stranded. “Normally this area is covered in water, but it was just mud that day” Giles told CNN. To see just how soft the ground was, Giles jumped out and sank up to his chest in the mud. With no cellphone service, the fishermen pulled out their emergency whistle. Giles began making the emergency signal sound, which is three short bursts. “All of a sudden I hear a dog barking, and I told my fishing partner, ‘If there’s a dog around here, there’s got to be a human.’” Giles explained. A dog popped up from some brush, and a man followed behind just about 300 yards from the boat on the Mexico side. “That little $3 whistle is what saved us from having to spend a night out there” Giles told CNN. The man found the boaters around 10 a.m. and called for help. But it wasn’t until around noon when Texas game wardens located the boat and began the rescue. The game wardens and the National Park Service (NPS) couldn’t get their boats close enough because of the mud, Giles told CNN. And when rescue crews contacted Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for help, their helicopters were either out for maintenance or too far to make it before sunset. That’s when San Antonio Police Department Pilots Garrett Hunter and Roy Rodriguez received a call. Related article
Irish fishermen rescue 2 paddleboarders missing at sea for 15 hours “It was getting late in the evening, so we were the closest equipped ship that was available for the call,” Hunter told CNN. They packed up the chopper and were joined by DPS rescue swimmer Sgt. Steve Tippett. After an hour and 20 minute helicopter ride they arrived at the scene. “We had about 20 minutes to work with before it was going to be too dark to deal with the obstacles in the area,” Rodriguez told CNN. It took about 15 minutes to extract both men. From the time the men got stuck to when they made it back to land was around 10 hours. Giles’ advice to others going fishing, “Make sure you have all your safety gear and definitely have that whistle.” The boat has since been recovered and just needs to be cleaned up and fixed with a few pieces of equipment, Giles told CNN. “This boat is irreplaceable. My grandma bought before she passed,” Giles added. “The last time she went out on a boat or went fishing was on that boat.”
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Electric pole catches fire at Devon building site.Firefighters were called to an electrical pole fire in a Devon village on Saturday. ,Buckfastleigh Fire Service said the power supply shorted out, causing a fire within the pole located next to a construction site in Dartington at about 08:30 BST, which caused it to snap at the top.,Crews requested National Grid staff attend and then stood by for "precautionary actions until the supply had been safely isolated", Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said. ,Totnes Fire Station was also in attendance and the fire was extinguished. ,Follow BBC Devon on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk.
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Keynsham 'Christmas angel' overwhelmed by generous donations.A woman referred to as a "Christmas angel" said she was overwhelmed by the generosity of donors and volunteers to help give families a better Christmas. ,Charlotte Churchill, 48, from Somerset, is collecting gifts from across the community and asking family, friends and colleagues to help wrap them.,The team has made 35 food hampers, 15 toy parcels and six toiletry parcels.,She said strangers' generosity had made her cry and added "It's so lovely that people can do something so kind".,The last of the parcels are due to be sent out later this week.,Miss Churchill set up a Facebook page requesting gift donations and said the support she had received "represents the true meaning of Christmas.,"People like to help others that need a bit of a helping hand and I think all of us at points in our life, need [that].",The mother-of-three from Keynsham is the service manager for Always Precious, a company commissioned by local authorities to provide long and short-term care packages for families to help keep them together and to reduce the number of children who are placed in care. ,With so many families they work with requiring the support of food banks, she came up with the idea of making luxury hampers for them too. ,"The only thing people donating know is the gender and age of the person they're buying for then they write a tag which reads 'with love from a Christmas friend'," she said.,She said she had received some lovely responses and one person told her she was like "an angel".,"I've facilitated it but that's no use without everyone else coming forward and doing all the other bits," Miss Churchill said. ,"It's only as successful as the people who've donated, contributed and supported it. It's been a real community thing.","I think it's so nice for people to hear a feel-good story and we've all lived in a lot of fear and negativity." ,Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: bristol@bbc.co.uk
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Here’s When Each New Episode of ‘Yellowstone’ Hits Paramount Network. "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The long wait is finally over. Yellowstone has returned—and it certainly didn’t hold back. In the season 5 mid-season premiere, the Dutton family mourned the loss of their departed father (Kevin Costner). John Dutton was quickly written off the series, and now the rest of the cast are left to piece together just what Yellowstone even is without him. (You can thank a certain beef for that.) So far, we've seen a lot of revenge plotting. The morning after the premiere aired, Costner told SiriusXM he had zero idea that Yellowstone was back. “I didn’t see it,” Costner said of the premiere. Sure, Kevin. “I’m going to be perfectly honest. I didn’t know it was actually airing last night. That’s a swear-to-God moment. I swear to God. I’ve been seeing ads with my face all over the place, and I’m thinking, Gee, I’m not in that one. I’m not in this season.” So say goodbye to Costner, and say hello to (potentially!) the final four episodes of Yellowstone as we know it. Below, we’ve provided an episode guide for season 5, part 2, as well as a primer on how to tune in. This season airs exclusively on Paramount Network. Each episode will premiere on Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. ET. Unfortunately, the episodes aren’t available to stream the next day, so you’ll have to watch Yellowstone the old-fashioned way. Your best bet is via a live television service—like Sling, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, or cable—so set those DVRs, people. If you missed an episode and need it in a pinch, you can purchase it for $2.99 on Amazon Prime Video. Episode 9: "Desire is All You Need" — November 10 Episode 10: "The Apocalypse of Change" — November 17 Episode 11: "Three Fifty-Three" — November 24 Episode 12: TBA — December 1 Episode 13: TBA — December 8 Episode 14: TBA — December 15 You Might Also Like Kid Cudi Is All Right 16 Best Shoe Organizers For Storing and Displaying Your Kicks
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Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000 BOSTON (AP) — One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000. The Apple-1 has been restored to a fully operational state and came with a custom case with a built-in keyboard, according to Boston-based RR Auction, which held the sale that closed Thursday. About 200 were manufactured in Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ garage in Los Altos, California, in 1976 and 1977 and helped launch the company that in June became the first publicly traded business to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value. Originally sold for $666, it was expected to sell for about $200,000, RR said. The Apple-1 was signed “Woz” by Wozniak at an event at Bryant University in 2017. It was acquired used by the person who sold it in 1980 at a computer hobbyist show in Framingham, Massachusetts, and was used throughout the 1980s. It was brought to an operational state earlier this year by Apple expert Corey Cohen, the auction house said. It was purchased by a collector who wishes to remain anonymous, RR Auction said. An original handwritten advertisement for the Apple-1 Computer written by Jobs sold for almost $176,000 at the same auction, RR said. Apple company check No. 2 signed by Jobs and Wozniak and dated March 19, 1976, sold for more than $135,000.
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Canal festival carries on after cyanide spill nearby.About 5,000 people turned out for a festival celebrating canal boat life just days after sodium cyanide spilled into the network a few miles away. ,Thousands of litres of the toxic chemical were released into Walsall Canal in error on Monday, leading to the closure of miles of waterway to allow for testing, although a cordon was later reduced to a 0.62-mile (1km) stretch between Darlaston and Walsall.,But it did not interrupt Sunday's Brownhills Canal Festival, an annual event in Walsall borough that takes place on the nearby Wyrley and Essington Canal. ,Festival organiser Christine Howles said of the spill: "It's an awful thing to have happened but luckily for us it didn't have any impact.",Ms Howles, from Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust, explained that only one historic boat had been unable to make it., "All of our traders were already en route so they didn't get stuck," she said.,The Environment Agency confirmed on Friday the majority of previously closed sections of canal had reopened after testing.,But elevated levels of sodium and zinc cyanide between Bentley Mill Way, Darlaston and Rollingmill Street, Walsall, meant the zone would remain restricted until further notice, the EA added.,The Brownhills celebration of canal boat heritage and culture began at 10:00 BST, with traders and performers gathering by Silver Street, more than six miles from the affected area.,Alan Buckle from Star Crafts was one of about 50 traders on site, selling items from a coal barge.,"We've got a good bunch of friends that are both private boaters and traders and we all meet up all around the system and trade everywhere we go," he said.,Helen Tidy from The Jam Butty, was selling preserves made from fruit gathered on towpaths.,"The Canal and River Trust have given me permission to forage on their land," she said.,"[It's] picked, prepped, made all very rapidly.",The event, in its fourth year, raises funds for a project to restore miles of disused canal between Walsall and Lichfield.,Follow BBC Birmingham on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk
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Catalonia 'National Day' rally draws million.About a million people have taken to the streets of Barcelona to mark Catalonia's "National Day" and show continued support for independence.,The annual celebration is the first since Catalonia's failed attempt to break away from Spain last October.,A sea of protesters wearing red shirts and bearing red-and-yellow Catalan flags banged drums, blew whistles and chanted slogans of support.,The turnout was roughly the same as last year.,Catalan regional president Quim Torra and his predecessor Carles Puigdemont, who fled into exile in Belgium after the failed independence bid, had urged people to demonstrate.,Mr Torra said at the end of the rally: "We are starting an endless march.",Tuesday's Diada holiday marks the day Barcelona fell to the soldiers of King Philip V in 1714 and for the past eight years has been used as a rallying point for independence.,It is the first such celebration since Catalonia held a referendum on independence on 1 October last year and then unilaterally declared independence on 27 October.,But the bid failed after Spain's constitutional court deemed the move illegal and Madrid imposed direct rule.,Protesters formed human towers and demanded the release of separatist leaders who are in detention awaiting trial following the independence campaign.,One elderly protester at the rally, Dolors Llauralo, told Reuters she would continue the battle.,"I will demonstrate every year, as long as I can... I fight for [my children and grandchildren] so they will have a better life than the one we have had," she said.,Read more stories on the Catalonia crisis:,More protests are planned on the key anniversary dates of the referendum and declaration of independence.,However, opponents complained the Diada was being usurped as independence was not supported by all Catalans.,Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrel, who is Catalan, said: "We Catalans should celebrate our national day and not just a call for independence that is shared by less than half of the population.",An opinion poll in July suggested 46.7% of Catalans favoured independence and 44.9% opposed it.
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Manic Street Preachers mural painted in hometown.The Manic Street Preachers put Blackwood on the music map of the world, and now Blackwood has put them on a wall. ,A mural, which took nine hours to complete, was painted to honour the band, showing them as they were in 1991.,Street artist Paul Shepherd, from Caerphilly, is part of a project called Valley Street Art in which people donate their walls for art.,When one came up in Blackwood, in Caerphilly county, Mr Shepherd, who works as Walls by Paul, said he could not resist. ,,The Manics formed in the town in 1986 and went on to become a global sensation. ,So the fact that it has taken 38 years for a mural to appear where it all began is perhaps a little surprising.,"The mural has been a long time coming," said Mr Shepherd.,Speaking to BBC Radio Wales Breakfast, the artist said: "I've been dying to do a Manic Street Preachers mural for quite some time," so when a wall came up in Blackwood, he "jumped on it".,He said: "As I was painting, so many people were coming up to me asking 'who are they', as the band is unrecognisable as they are today.",,The mural includes Richey Edwards, who vanished from the Embassy Hotel in London ahead of a flight to America in 1995. ,His car was found abandoned near the old Severn Bridge, but no trace of him has ever been found.,Mr Shepherd said it was a "good tribute" to the guitarist. ,The artist said: "The 90s for me are the Manics.,"[They] burst into the scene and I jumped on it straight away.",He first saw them on Top of the Pops in 1994 and has "followed them ever since."
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Notre-Dame in Paris set to reopen December 7, five years after blaze. Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen on December 7, five years after a devastating blaze that caught the world's attention. The Élysée Palace said on Wednesday that French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech in front of the cathedral. Philippe Jost, president of the public institution overseeing the cathedral's restoration, announced that the ceremonial event will feature performances by prominent artists. He described the line-up as "internationally renowned" but did not reveal specific names. The Gothic cathedral, heavily damaged in the April 2019 fire, is expected to host more than 2,000 attendees for the reopening. Invited guests include church representatives, world leaders and major benefactors. Among the guests invited by Macron is Pope Francis, who is though reported by several media outlets to have cancelled his attendance. There has been no official announcement from the Vatican, and the Élysée has not provided further details. The first public mass will take place on December 8, with the Diocese of Paris planning an online reservation system on the cathedral's website for attendees.
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Swapping her glamorous blue “Eras Tour” concert film premiere gown for a red Kansas City Chiefs jacket, Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday to watch Travis Kelce play some football. The singer was shown on the Prime Video broadcast sitting in the family suite next to the two-time Super Bowl champ’s mom Donna Kelce, just one day after her splashy movie premiere in Los Angeles. Swift’s appearance at the Chiefs vs. Brancos game marks the third time the “Karma” singer has watched Kelce play in person. Earlier this month, Swift brought her famous friends Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to catch the Chiefs play the New York Jets. In September, she was first seen hanging out with Donna Kelce to watch the Chiefs play the Chicago Bears. After the game, the “Cruel Summer” singer was spotted leaving the stadium with Kelce. Days later, Kelce gave Swift a “shout out” on his podcast “New Heights,” which he co-hosts with his brother and fellow NFL player Jason Kelce, “for pulling up” to watch him play. “That was pretty ballsy,” he quipped. He also said she “looked amazing” at the game, that his friends and family had nothing but wonderful things to say about her. Neither Kelce nor Swift have publicly commented on their friendship, but there’s been plenty of speculation the two are dating given that weeks after he said he fumbled giving the pop star his phone number, she’s shown up to support him playing. “What’s real is that it is my personal life,” Kelce said on the podcast, adding that he’ll stick to talking sports moving forward. “I want to respect both of our lives,” he said. CNN’s Lisa Respers France contributed to this report.
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Music Review: Canadian trio Wild Rivers’ elegant harmonies soar on new album, ‘Never Better’ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Canadian folk-pop trio Wild Rivers takes the name of its new album from the opening cut, “Never Better,” but the implied assertion is at least debatable. The band’s last full album, “Sidelines,” landed in 2022 as a no-skip masterpiece, combining memorable, original hooks with angsty lyrics that made the band’s rise to top-tier status seem inevitable. This album, set for release July 26, doesn’t sustain those heights all the way through, but that’s a high bar. It does contain enough of the band’s secret sauce, the poignant lyrics and elegant harmonies of singers Khalid Yassein and Devan Glover, to qualify as a worthy follow-up. Of course, it’s never smart for a band to keep doing the same things over again, and Wild Rivers hasn’t done that. The trio, whose third member is Andrew Oliver, has always operated on the fault line between folk-Americana and pop. “Never Better” probably veers more toward pop than most of its previous work. Produced by Gabe Wax, who helped the indie band Soccer Mommy develop its appealing jangle-pop sound, the album sometimes allows production to overshadow the band’s real strengths. Take the title cut, “Never Better.” It’s a fine song, but the opening lick and the song’s main hook sound a little too much like Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars.” That’s not the worst thing, despite the beating that band has taken from some critics, and the lyrics are compelling enough to sustain the groove. But it does leave you waiting for the moments that have set Wild Rivers apart since they emerged from Queen’s University in Ontario less than a decade ago. And the moments do come. The voices of Yassein and Glover, blended together, have an uncanny multiplier effect that takes the songs they sing to breathtaking heights. On “Everywhere I Go,” it’s Yassein taking the lead as Glover shadows him with understated elegance. On “Dance” and “Backfire,” they switch it up and let Glover lead the way. “Backfire,” a poignant ballad about the delicate balance between friendship and love, begins with perhaps the rawest moment on the album, when Glover begins: “From the second we met I knew you’d be significant.” It’s unadorned and vulnerable, and her voice meets the moment. He waits until midway through to come in underneath her, happy to help her soar. So yeah, Wild Rivers is at its best when Yassein and Glover are allowed to rise above the sound. Both are amazing singers, and it would be hard to find a band with more complementary voices working on each other’s behalf. Never better? Not necessarily. But it’s still good enough to keep a really good band flying high. For more reviews of recent music releases, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/music-reviews
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Shoppers aren’t showing any signs of getting tired of Amazon Prime Day, even though some sellers had said they weren’t planning on offering deals this year. Amazon
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Amazon Prime Day is actually a bummer for these sellers Amazon benefited this year from a favorable economic environment, a wider product assortment — particularly in its own private-label brands— and increased participation from third-party sellers, said Feldman. Walmart
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Robert Downey Jr. is paying tribute to his father, Robert Downey Sr., who died Tuesday. He was 85. “RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s ..he was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout..According to my stepmoms calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years,” Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram. “Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.” A post shared by Robert Downey Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) Downey Sr. was an actor and filmmaker best known for “Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace.” He also appeared in “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia” and “To Live and Die in L.A.” Along with Downey Jr., he also had a daughter, Allyson. Downey Jr. appeared in two films directed by his father, including as a child in a film in which humans portrayed dogs in 1970’s “Pound,” and later in the 1990 comedy, “Too Much Sun.”
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I Just Found Out Why Halloumi Squeaks, And It's Surprisingly Chemical. Mozzarella melts, feta crumbles and Parmesan puffs up in salty clouds when grated. But so far as I know, only one common cheese ― halloumi ― squeaks. I’d always thought the high-pitched sound I hear when biting into the Cypriot classic was down to its slightly rubbery texture. Then again, the noise doesn’t sound when I’m chowing down on similarly bouncy foods like tofu or even string cheese and Edam (although it does happen when I eat green beans). So what’s going on, and why isn’t it consistent across the springy cheese multiverse? According to New Scientist, it has to do with how the protein casein interacts with the enamel of your teeth. Unlike other cheeses, halloumi isn’t made with any starter cultures. That gives it a high pH, which helps to keep a protein called casein, which is present in cheese, more intact than usual. So while some Edam might feel as rubbery as halloumi, its casein proteins aren’t as dense and bouncy, thanks to its lower pH levels. That means it creates less friction. Halloumi’s dense, full casein proteins rub more against your gnashers in comparison to those of other cheeses, creating that signature squeak. Other cheeses with the feature include cheese curds and Finnish bread cheese. Young, bouncy cheeses are especially likely to create enough friction to make the sound. Green beans only have a small amount of protein, but plant cells have their own tough walls. Where pH changes break casein walls down in cheese, cooking does the same for green beans’ cells. So “squeaky” green beans have been cooked for a shorter amount of time. If you want to stop the squeak, you can simply leave them to boil for longer. There’s no escaping the halloumi squeal, though. Here's Why You Should Never Throw Away Feta Cheese Water I'm A Cheese Expert ― This 1 Common Mistake Is Why You 'Hate' Brie Rind People Are Just Realising We're Grating Cheese The Wrong Way Round, And The 'Right' Way Is So Much Faster
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost control and overcorrected, causing it to roll onto its side near the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois State Police said. No injuries were reported after the crash, which prompted the closure of the right lane of northbound I-294 for more than an hour, officials said. A spokesperson for the Oscar Mayer brand, which has several Wienermobiles, told the Chicago Sun-Times it’s “grateful that everybody involved is safe and there were no injuries.” Video from the crash scene shows that the yellow and orange Wienermobile was later hauled away on a flatbed truck with apparent damage visible on part of the vehicle.
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Patient airlifted as four taken to hospital after crash.Four people have been taken to hospital following a crash on the A9.,Emergency services were alerted of the collision near Kingussie just after 12pm.,Four ambulances, one air ambulance and one trauma response team were dispatched to the scene, while the road remains closed in both directions.,The Scottish Ambulance Service said one patient was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, and three patients have been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
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The strange tastes of a restaurant at the end of the world.When your restaurant is high in the Arctic Circle, and most ingredients have to come in on a boat or a plane, you have to get pretty creative with your fine dining. That means seal, whale, reindeer – and plankton?,The sommelier warns me about the buckshot. "The kitchen is double-checking, but you never know," she adds, pointing out that a ptarmigan shot by a local hunter yielded the exquisitely plated medallions before me.,I lean closer to take a look. The ptarmigan gravy, flanked by dots of pumpkin jam and pickled thyme, smells like Sunday dinner on steroids, like a childhood memory reincarnated as something new and strange. Outside, under the midnight Sun, Arctic winds gust down the Longyearbyen valley, making a white carpet from shards of ice. ,These kinds of contrasts – fine dining with the chance of ammunition, a warm dining room with an unearthly view – are part of what makes eating at Huset, the "restaurant at the end of the world", such an unusual experience. That, and the fact that it is just plain hard to get to: Longyearbyen, on whose outskirts it sits, is the northernmost permanent settlement of more than 1,000 people in the world, a mere 800 miles (1,288 km) from the North Pole.,The archipelago of Svalbard, where Longyearbyen is the main settlement, floats up on the edge of the polar ice. Longyearbyen began as a coal mining town, and now, with the last mine due to close next year, it is reinventing itself as a place to experience the otherworldly.,That includes eating at Huset, where the first two dishes of the tasting menu come out draped over a reindeer antler and a single ivory bone. A fragment of ruby ribbon is a slice of cured reindeer heart. A whorl of dark purple and white is the preserved neck meat of the creature. The neck is smoky, a high flavour of salt and the texture of thin leather. The heart has a whiff of the campfire as well, a moment of delicate jelly on the tongue. ,Up here, where there is night for four months of the year, not much grows. But there is more living here than you might think. Seals and walrus glide through the water, while reindeer, polar bears, white ptarmigan and other creatures roam the land. All species are protected, but the law allows those with permits to hunt reindeer, bearded seal, ptarmigan, and others during certain periods of the year.,Local hunters and trappers are how the head chef of Huset, Alberto Lozano, gets his hands on the meat. To make a tiny tower of waffle, seal meat, thick béarnaise sauce, and pickled blueberry, the server explains, Huset gets a cut of seals the owners of a dog-sledding company hunt to feed the dogs.,The restaurant's Instagram account shows Lozano and his team foraging for mushrooms and mountain sorrel, whose lobed leaves turn the hills above Longyearbyen green in the late summer. There is only a brief window when these delicacies emerge, however. When they appear in front of me in late May, not long after the polar darkness has lifted, the mushrooms are pickled and dried, and powdered sorrel has been used to make a tiny marshmallow of explosive flavour. ,Once there was far more alive here. At one point, I realise there is a beech leaf in my plate. It's literally part of the plate – many of the dishes are served on stones collected from the nearby hills, which are thick with fossils. Until about two million years ago, according the natural history museum on the island, there were forests of beech and dawn sequoia. They left their imprints in the stones that curious hobbyists and geologists crack open with picks. ,A not-insignificant portion of the ingredients come from the Norwegian mainland, and occasionally farther afield – the plankton powder sprinkled over an earthy, grassy knob of rice and caramelised onion came from the Netherlands. But in a place where there is a long tradition of almost all food arriving by boat from warmer climes, to see this many fragments of the landscape on the dining table is remarkable, and the product of considerable forethought. ,There is no buckshot in the ptarmigan, which is soft as butter and picks up the gravy and cloudberry sauce beautifully. I watch the light outside shift between bright and dark as clouds pass before the Sun. An abandoned coal mine structure clings to the hill, a remnant of an earlier time, an era that probably seemed as real and permanent to its denizens as ours does to us. ,More like this:,• Why it's so hard to eat local food on a budget,• The menu tweaks that lower diners' emissions,• This is how you make the world's oldest beer,Will there be different things on the menu in the future, as the Arctic warms? Already, climate change in Svalbard is happening six times as fast as elsewhere on the globe, recent studies suggest. Arctic marine species are being pushed closer to the pole, while species from the south will appear further and further north, scientists believe.,On top of this, the southern cousins of Arctic copepods, tiny sea creatures, are taking over their turf. This is presaging changes in larger creatures that feed on them, like little auks. It's hard to say what this menu, and Svalbard itself, will look like in 10 or 20 years.,When I push open the restaurant door and head out, at around 9pm, the Sun blazes in a blue sky and the wind is knife-sharp, cutting through the one weakness in my coat – the opening around my face. I cover my mouth and nose with gloved hands, catching, as I breathe, the ghost of ptarmigan gravy on my fingers.,--,If you liked this story, sign up for The Essential List newsletter – a handpicked selection of features, videos and can't-miss news, delivered to your inbox twice a week., , For more science, technology, environment and health stories from the BBC, follow us on Facebook and X.
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Signs to warn of 'treacherous' Scafell Pike blackspot.Signage will be built on England's highest mountain warning visitors of a perilous blackspot. ,There have been multiple accidents and deaths on Scafell Pike which have happened during the descent down a treacherous ravine, known as Piers Gill.,The National Trust and conservation project Fix the Fells said it would implement interventions at the Piers Gill junction and increase signage lower down the fell. ,Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team said there had been "tragic outcomes" at the "extremely dangerous ravine" from "simple navigation errors".,In the last eight years, four people have died in Piers Gill and more than 40 rescued, with many walkers suffering serious injuries.,The National Trust said it would build a "memorable cairn on the left side of the junction on the way down from the summit, opposite Lingmell Col".,A sign after turning into Piers Gill will also be placed, urging people to turn back. ,This sign will be out of sight from the Corridor Route, so not to confuse walkers.,The trust explained that large stones would also be placed where the route crosses the head of the gill, to ensure that the "Corridor Route path across the head of the gill is clear, even in low visibility conditions".,Lower down in the valley, more information will be placed at the exit points of the major car parks and areas from which visitors tend to begin their ascent including Lake Head, Wasdale Green and Seathwaite in the Borrowdale valley.,Fix the Fells and a local ranger team said it would work together to make the safer line of descent "much clearer" and the Piers Gill route, which has been well-trodden, "look much less like a path".,National Trust said the signage would be put up by the end of June. ,Follow BBC Cumbria on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk.
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Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack. Amie Adamson, 48, was killed Saturday morning while running or hiking alone on a forest trail about 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) west of the park, officials said. The bear was traveling with one or more cubs, and officials believe it struck Adamson during a surprise encounter before fleeing the area. “The information that we have suggests that this was defensive behavior, and it’s completely normal and natural for grizzly bears,” said Morgan Jacobsen with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. “We don’t know for sure because we have no witnesses and we haven’t recovered a bear.” Traps made from metal culverts and baited with meat were placed around the attack site over three nights with no success. Game wardens will continue patrolling the area for at least another week as a precaution, Jacobsen said. National forest lands surrounding the site were ordered closed until Aug. 25 barring further notice. Her mother, Janet Adamson, said her daughter — a former teacher from Kansas who left education to backpack across part of the U.S. and later wrote a book about her experiences — “died doing what she loved.” “Every morning she’d get up early and she’d walk, hike or run. Every morning, she just was almost in heaven,” Janet Adamson told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The attack occurred along a trail used by hikers, horseback riders and offroad vehicles about 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) from West Yellowstone, a busy gateway community for the national park. Amie Adamson did not have bear spray — a deterrent wildlife experts recommend people carry in areas frequented by grizzly bears. A hiker found her body around 8 a.m. Saturday. The cause of death was excessive blood loss caused by a bear mauling, the coroner’s office said. “She wasn’t out, you know, somewhere she shouldn’t be. It was a well-traveled trail where a lot of people hiked,” Janet Adamson said. Tracks of a grizzly and at least one cub were found at the attack scene, and on Saturday night a trail camera captured an image of a grizzly bear with two cubs in the area. There have been no subsequent sightings, Jacobsen said. Grizzlies are protected under U.S. law outside of Alaska. Elected officials in the Yellowstone region are pushing to allow grizzly hunting, and in February the Biden administration took a preliminary step toward ending federal protections for the animals. More than 1,000 grizzlies roam the Yellowstone region of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Roughly the same number live in northwestern Montana around Glacier National Park. Since 2010, grizzlies in and around Yellowstone have killed at least nine people. That includes a backcountry guide killed just north of West Yellowstone two years ago when he was mauled by a large grizzly bear likely defending a nearby moose carcass. Yet attacks are exceedingly rare compared to the large number of tourists. More than 3 million people visit Yellowstone annually, and almost as many visit Glacier. In recent years grizzlies have been expanding out of dense wilderness and into parts of Montana where they hadn’t been seen for generations, including the plains in the central part of the state and the arid Pryor Mountains along the Wyoming border. State officials last week warned visitors and residents of grizzly bear sightings throughout the state. They implored those camping and visiting parks to carry bear spray, store their food while outside and tend to their garbage. For more AP coverage of bears: https://apnews.com/hub/bears
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'Human library' plans where you almost borrow people .The owner of a newly opened charity café wants to set up a "human library".,Paul Cunningham, 51, of Helping Hands Café in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, has "always" been interested in helping the community. ,At the venue, food and drink were served at cheaper prices than a "run-of-the-mill coffee shop" to encourage people who are lonely to visit. ,Speaking about plans for the business, Mr Cunningham said: "The idea is [the older generation] talk to the [young people] about their life experiences, so you're almost borrowing a person as opposed to a book.",Janye Handcock, a customer visiting from Great Doddington said the café had "a nice community atmosphere.",Another customer Peter Brain said he was "very happy" to visit because of the opportunity to "meet lots of people".,Mr Cunningham said he wanted the venue to have a "homely feel", and hoped it "doesn't feel too clinical".,Helping Hands Café opened in July and is run by Wellingborough Community Friends in partnership with HMP Five Wells.,The charity plans to use products made in the prison at the café and to get volunteers to help "in the kitchen" on day release. ,Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Wrexham bakery crash: Driver dead and passenger in hospital.A man has died and a woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a bakery.,A Vauxhall Corsa hit the front windows of Gerrards Bakery on Ruthin Road, Wrexham, at about 02:20 BST on Monday. ,The two people in the car were taken to the city's Maelor Hospital, where the driver died.,The passenger suffered life-threatening injuries and has been transferred to a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent,Sgt Steve Richards of North Wales Police said the force's "thoughts are with the man's family at this difficult time".,He added: "Significant damage was caused to the shop front and nearby property and the road was closed for a long time to allow colleagues from the forensic collision investigation team and Wrexham council's structural engineers to make an initial assessment."
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Tony Awards to return to Radio City Music Hall in June NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that show business is snapping back to its pre-pandemic rhythm, the Tony Awards will once again take place in June and at a familiar location, Radio City Music Hall. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced Wednesday that the awards will be handed out June 12 and aired on CBS, but instead of a three-hour presentation, producers are adding an extra hour ahead of the telecast that will stream only on Paramount+. The broadcast will be live across the country, starting at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), and the main event will be live at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). There was no word on a host. The ceremony will he held nine months after “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” took the best new musical crown at the last Tony Awards, one postponed because of the pandemic. That show was also expanded from its typical three hours to four, with host Audra McDonald handing out Tonys for the first two hours and Leslie Odom Jr. hosting a “Broadway’s Back!” celebration for the second half with performances from the three top musicals. The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2021-2022 season is April 28 for all Broadway productions which meet all other eligibility requirements. Nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards will be announced May 3.
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Fire which killed parents not suspicious - police.A house fire which killed a couple and injured their two children is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed. ,Josh Pearson, 28 and Danielle Bamber, 24, died after a fire at their home in Peter Street, Blackpool, in the early hours of 17 July.,A 21-month-old boy remains in hospital in a "poorly condition", while a six-year-old boy was treated for minor injuries, Lancashire Police said.,Police said it had conducted a comprehensive investigation with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and hoped the update would put an end to speculation around potential third party involvement.,Det Ch Insp John McNamara said: "This has been a harrowing investigation which I know has had a profound impact for everyone involved. ,"Nonetheless, they have worked diligently and professionally to understand how this devastating blaze occurred.",He added: "We are now satisfied that this is not a criminal investigation and are in the process of preparing a file for HM Coroner.",In a tribute Mr Pearson's family said: "Joshua was a much-loved son, that will be sorely missed, who adored his girlfriend and children.",Ms Bamber family said: "We as a family are devastated by what has happened to Danielle - our daughter - and her family.,"Please allow us respect as a family to grieve in peace and refrain from any further speculation on social media and to refrain from posting further pictures of Danielle and her family. ,"Please respect our wishes at our time.",Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk
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'Wicked' stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo say their 'special' friendship 'allowed us to really grow as performers and in our personal lives'. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo say they made "a clear choice" to befriend each other when they were cast in Wicked — something not all stars do on film sets. Their offscreen chemistry is something co-star Jeff Goldblum says is "rare and uncommon." Grande tells Yahoo Entertainment she was captivated by Erivo two years before they met when she saw the Harriet star sing "Stand Up" at the 2020 Oscars. "I remember ... turning to my mom and saying, 'That is the best female voice I've ever heard in my life. What is happening? Like, I need to meet her and tell her that and one day sing with her.' And now here we are and we've just taken such great care of each other," the 31-year-old Grammy winner says. "Since the moment that we met in a very real way, in a no BS way, honest and very communicative and kind and loving friendship." Erivo, who plays Elphaba to Grande's Glinda, agrees. "I think the thing I love about what we've done is there was a clear choice at the very beginning of this to do that and to take care of each other, to be honest," she says. "To always make the space for one another, which I think has just allowed us to really grow as performers and in our personal lives as well. I think it's been really special to do that." Erivo, 37, says it was "weird" because she and Grande kept "orbiting one another" before they were cast in the film, but never actually met. "We've sung the songs of these characters, but in opposition," she explains, "and it's sort of like been that for us until now." A fan of the musical stage play before she was cast in the film, Erivo says she "definitely" connects with Elphaba. "I understand what it feels like to be very different, but you know, that lightness [of Glinda] that's something that is definitely a part of who I am also," she says. "I don't necessarily always get to show it, but it's there, you know? That is the nature of it. We're [containing] multitudes." That lightness is something the Wicked cast and crew saw in Erivo and Grande. "They have a very special [bond]," says Jonathan Bailey, who plays Elphaba and Glinda's love interest Fiyero. "They're incredibly talented, but there's something that I would say about this film is that the performances that they give are so incredible that just their sheer talent alone doesn't get to the heights, the dizzying heights that they achieve in this film." Goldblum, who portrays the Wizard of Oz, calls Erivo and Grande "true greats of our time." "Jeff I think also — I don't know if it is rare, maybe you will know more about this, but when you are with them doing the scene, you're thinking, 'This is just magic,'" Bailey says. "I think it's rare and uncommon and unique," Goldblum agrees. Marissa Bode, who plays Elphaba’s sister Nessarose, says that "from the jump" Grande went out of her way to be "incredibly welcoming." "I hadn't met Ari and my first day she had in my green room a bouquet of flowers and a little card saying 'Welcome,' which was really sweet," the actress said. "I think they both had such a generosity of spirit and from the second that we were all on set together, they were setting the tone and leading by example," Ethan Slater — who also happens to be Grande's boyfriend — tells Yahoo. "They let their talent speak for itself and then they could just be really kind to everyone," continued Slater, who plays Boq, a Munchkinlander in love with Glinda. "And the entire set — the crew, the cast, everyone who was there with us in Oz — just loved both of them so deeply and I think it created a really amazing warm atmosphere." Wicked is only in theaters on Friday, Nov. 22.
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Brexit deadlock not game of chicken, says Simon Coveney.The Brexit deadlock is not a "game of chicken" between the UK and the EU, the Irish deputy prime minister has said.,Simon Coveney said on Sunday that the UK and Irish governments needed to work together to reach a breakthrough.,But he insisted that the backstop - the insurance policy aimed at avoiding a hard Irish border - had to remain a part of the withdrawal agreement.,Theresa May is unlikely to get MPs to approve her Brexit deal unless changes to the backstop are made.,The prime minister is facing opposition from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Tory Brexiteers, who fear the backstop will not just be a temporary measure if no future trade deal is agreed.,But the Irish government and rest of the EU's member states have insisted the deal is not up for renegotiation.,Speaking on the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show, Mr Coveney said that "no magic solution" had emerged as a "sensible and legally sound" alternative to solve the disputed Irish border issue.,"If there was it would've emerged by now," he added.,"That is why Ireland will insist on the UK keeping its word, both to Ireland and to the EU and to people in Northern Ireland, in terms of protecting a fragile but hugely valuable peace process.",He said that "people keep talking about games of chicken" but the Irish government and the EU were "trying to work together" with the UK.,"Britain and Ireland are two islands next to each other - we have to work out these things together and stop talking about games of chicken.,"That is the way in which I hope these negotiations will go, rather than the British parliament deciding on something that may command a majority in Westminster but has no chance of getting agreement or ratification in the EU.,"The European Parliament will not ratify a withdrawal agreement that doesn't have a backstop in it - it's as simple as that.",Mr Coveney also said that the UK government and the media needed to listen to voices of political parties and business groups in Northern Ireland that have supported the backstop in the draft withdrawal deal.,The DUP's deputy leader Nigel Dodds said on Sunday that the Irish government was producing a "lot of hot air" about threats it claimed that Brexit could pose.,The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar had said on Friday that there was a possibility that troops could return to the Irish border if the UK's withdrawal from the EU was botched.,But Mr Dodds accused him and Mr Coveney of using "incendiary language" and "playing on people's fears".,"It's time for Dublin to ease back on rhetoric and engage constructively with their counterparts," said the MP.,"By talking about troops on the border, Leo Varadkar is being as irresponsible as those building wooden customs huts, dressing actors in trench coats and smashing concrete brick walls on the border.",On Saturday, several hundred people held a protest against Brexit on the Irish border near Newry.,A wall was built across a road and mock Army checkpoints were put in place to symbolise the protesters' opposition to a hard border.,The demonstration was the latest protest by the group Border Communities Against Brexit.,Meanwhile, the former chief constable of the PSNI said on Sunday that the return of a hard border risks a resumption of violence in Northern Ireland.,Speaking on RTÉ's This Week programme, Sir Hugh Orde said border patrols would have "huge consequences in terms of security" and police and customs officers "would become a target".,He added that he could see no way to avoid a hard border if Britain exits the EU without a deal.,"There is no way that I can see to have a soft border unless you have equality in terms of customs and freedom of movement.",He said it would not be possible to put cameras or technology on the border without police or some other form of security to protect them.,"There's nowhere, to my knowledge, in the world where a purely technological solution to the issue of a border has been achieved. ,He said a physical barrier would be unavoidable if there was to be a hard Brexit.,"In my judgement, you would have to see some form of physical barrier like exists in many parts of the world where international barriers are a routine part of everyday policing and security.,"You can do a certain amount with technology, but you still need an element of policing to deal with determined criminals and people who take advantage of a privileged status.,"There would have to be some form of customs presence and of course there are huge consequences to that in the context of Northern Ireland and the Republic."
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First, the bad news: Prices continue to rise. Now, the good news: They’re doing so at a rate not seen in two years. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2% for the 12 months that ended in October, down from 3.7% in September, and clocking in at the lowest annual rate since March 2021, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday. US consumer price inflation cooled more than expected — after rising for the last two months — sending US stocks sharply higher and providing a touch more solace to Americans who have dealt with painfully high prices the past two years. The Dow was up by more than 500 points by mid-morning, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 gained 2%, on pace for its best day since January; and the Nasdaq Composite added 2.3%, on track for its best day since April. On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged for the first time since July 2022. A month before, they shot up 0.4% as gas and rent costs added upward pressure. Economists anticipated a 0.1% monthly increase and a 3.3% year-over-year gain, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates. In October, energy prices dropped off significantly; however, those declines were offset by the continued rise of shelter costs, according to the report. However, shelter prices (which measure rental leases and the implicit rental value of owner-occupied properties) increased at 0.3% for the month, down considerably from the 0.6% spike in September. High menu prices lift food bills Food prices, including those at the grocery store and at restaurants, saw a slight acceleration in September. Annual inflation across those categories dipped further, however, and is now at levels not seen since 2021. Annual food inflation was 3.3%, the lowest since June 2021; food at home dropped to 2.1%, also the lowest since June 2021; and food away from home fell to 5.4%, the lowest since November 2021. There also was positive news on the underlying inflation front. Core CPI, which excludes the more volatile food and energy categories, climbed 0.2% monthly, bringing the annual increase to 4%, which is the lowest yearly increase since September 2021. It cooled from the prior month, when core CPI rose 0.2% monthly and 4.1% annually, and beat expectations for a 0.3% monthly increase and a 4.1% annual gain. The slowdown in both headline and core inflation are encouraging developments for the Federal Reserve, which is in the throes of a monetary tightening and rate-hiking campaign to slow demand and cool inflation. Mortgage rates plunge by largest amount in a year “There’s been progress here on getting inflation to slow down, but it’s just that: It’s progress,” Michael Pugliese, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, told CNN Business. “I don’t think we’re at a point yet where I would characterize inflation as low or even moderate.” The Fed closely monitors core inflation and is specifically looking for the core Personal Consumption Expenditures price index (a separate inflation gauge released by the Commerce Department) to hit 2%. In September, the annual core PCE index increased 3.7%. “I don’t anticipate them coming out and saying, ‘Mission accomplished’ [at the Fed policymaking meeting] in December,” Pugliese said, noting he expects no change in interest rates one direction or the other. “But I do think as we start to look toward 2024, the discussion is going to be more about how long this policy stays this restrictive and less about how much more restrictive does it need to become.” After the CPI data was released, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said Tuesday at an event: “I fear more needs to happen to curb demand and inflation,” adding that he is not convinced inflation is on a “smooth path” towards the Fed’s 2% target. But he noted that progress has been made. In the meantime, Americans will continue to face the dual pressures of high inflation and high interest rates. “Inflation can be fast and slowing,” Pugliese said. “A car could be going 100 miles per hour and then go to 80. It’s slowing down, but it’s still going fast.” Consumers have remained relatively resilient in the face of persistent inflation, spending more than economists thought and keeping the economy growing well above expectations. Most Americans think the economy should be in fairly good shape this time next year But that has come at a cost: Americans are piling up record credit card debt and more and more people are starting to fall behind on those payments. “As long as US households continue to spend, that demand will prevent inflationary fires from being doused,” said Kurt Rankin, senior economist at PNC Financial Services. The October CPI report gave some hints that a slowdown in discretionary spending is afoot, he noted. Inflation in recreation categories slowed to 0.1% for the month, down from 0.4% in September. On an annual basis, those prices are now up 3.2%, which is the lowest since November 2021. “Thus, the October slowdown in recreation price growth offers hope that demand-side drivers of inflation will fall in line with the economic realities of households bumping up against their spending limits,” Rankin noted. — CNN’s Krystal Hur and Elisabeth Buchwald contributed to this report.
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GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city. The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Thursday. “The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco,” the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press. “Cruise has agreed to a 50% reduction and will have no more than 50 driverless vehicles in operation during the day and 150 driverless vehicles in operation at night.” The development comes just over a week after California regulators allowed Cruise and Google spinoff Waymo to operate autonomous robotaxis throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other erratic behavior. The decision Aug. 10 by the Public Utilities Commission made San Francisco the first major U.S. city with two fleets of driverless vehicles competing for passengers. On Thursday around 10 p.m., the Cruise vehicle had a green light, entered an intersection, and was hit by the emergency vehicle responding to a call, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, based on tweets from Cruise. The robotaxi was carrying a passenger, who was taken by ambulance to a hospital with injuries that were not severe, Cruise told the newspaper. Also Thursday night, a Cruise car without a passenger collided with another vehicle in San Francisco, the newspaper reported. The San Francisco Fire Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the newspaper. The robotaxi almost immediately identified the emergency response vehicle as it came into view, Greg Dietrerich, Cruise’s general manager in San Francisco, said in a statement on the company website. At the intersection, visibility is occluded by buildings, and it’s not possible to see objects around a corner until they are very close to the intersection, Dietrerich’s statement said. The Cruise autonomous vehicle detected the siren as soon it was distinguishable from background noise, he wrote. “The AV’s ability to successfully chart the emergency vehicle’s path was complicated by the fact that the emergency vehicle was in the oncoming lane of traffic, which it had moved into to bypass the red light,” Dietrerich wrote. The Cruise vehicle identified the risk of a crash and braked, reducing its speed, but couldn’t avoid the collision, he wrote. Cruise vehicles have driven more than 3 million autonomous miles in the city and have interacted with emergency vehicles more than 168,000 times in the first seven months of this year alone, the statement said. “We realize that we’ll always encounter challenging situations, which is why continuous improvement is central to our work.” The company will work with regulators and city departments to reduce the likelihood of a crash happening again, Dietrerich wrote. The DMV said the fleet reduction will remain until its investigation ends and Cruise takes corrective action to improve safety. “The DMV reserves the right, following investigation of the facts, to suspend or revoke testing and/or deployment permits if there is determined to be an unreasonable risk to public safety.”
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Hinduja Global Solutions to hire 565 staff to work at home across NI.The global business processes firm Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) is creating 565 jobs in Northern Ireland, all of which will be home-based posts.,HGS is based in India and employs more than 41,000 workers in seven countries.,The company is part of the Hinduja Group - a multinational conglomerate that works across sectors like oil, banking and IT.,About 100 jobs are already in place, with people recruited from every council area in Northern Ireland.,Economy Minister Diane Dodds met HGS representatives at Invest NI headquarters in Belfast, in what could be one of her last events as minister - she is due to be replaced by Paul Frew on Monday.,"A project of this scale will deliver a real boost for our economy, generating additional salaries of around £11m once fully implemented," she said.,Invest NI offered the company almost £1.7million in support to help secure the project.,Adam Foster, chief executive of Hinduja Global Solutions UK, said: "We were attracted to Northern Ireland by the positive experience of others, the availability of talented people and the good connectivity infrastructure which is so necessary to our home-working model.,"We now find ourselves in a position where we can commit and commit properly for the long-term to Northern Ireland where we want to be seen as an employer of choice in the country.",Speaking to Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme, Mr Foster said the company believe allowing staff to work from home "opens up the employment pool" and provides people living in more remote areas with "more opportunity to secure this type of role".,The company has said that while workers will be based at home, it plans to develop small, regional hubs which workers can use in the next few months.
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If you’ve ever worried you weren’t getting enough emails from businesses trying to sell you things, you’re in luck. Amazon announced at its annual sellers conference, Amazon Accelerate, that US merchants will soon be able to send free marketing emails to reach some of their existing customers on the platform. This includes repeat customers, recent customers, and high-spend customers, the company said in a statement Wednesday. For the many merchants who rely on Amazon
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Last-minute snag delays rescue of trapped workers.The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state has resumed after hitting a snag, officials say.,They hope to free the workers in the next 10-12 hours if things go to plan.,The workers have been inside the tunnel since 12 November after a part of it caved in due to a landslide.,Late on Wednesday, the operation to rescue them was slowed down after a drilling machine encountered a steel structure it could not cut through.,Rescuers had drilled through three-quarters of the debris trapping the workers by that point, and hopes had been high they could be brought out by Thursday morning.,Gas-cutters were then used to slice through the obstacle, which delayed the work by around six hours. ,"If everything goes to plan, and there are no impediments, we should complete the rescue by tonight," Atul Karwal, director general of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), told BBC Hindi on Thursday morning. ,Mr Karwal added that the authorities were prepared to deal with any obstacles that might come in their way.,"We will get these men out," he said. ,Officials established contact with the trapped men hours after the collapse. They have been supplying them with oxygen, dry snacks and water through a pipeline that was laid for supplying water to the tunnel for construction work.,They have also been communicating with them regularly and giving updates on their health. ,Friends and relatives of the workers are waiting anxiously and have been asking why it is taking so long to get the men out. Earlier this week, some of them were able to get a glimpse of their loved ones through an endoscopic camera inserted inside the tunnel.,On Thursday, Mr Karwal said that Uttarakhand's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke to the workers in the morning and they seemed to be in good spirits.,"Even they feel they will be rescued soon," he said. ,Authorities have been working to send multiple pipes of differing widths through the estimated 60m (197ft) debris wall to create a micro-tunnel through which the workers can be brought out.,But the operation has encountered several delays and obstacles due to loose soil, hard rock and falling debris.,An American-made auger drill was flown in from across the country to drill through the debris, after excavators failed to clear the thick mound of soil and rock. The powerful tool has a spiral shaft at the end that spins to push soil and stones away and make its way into the ground.,Once the final rescue pipe reaches the workers, a doctor will be sent ahead to check on their condition.,Ambulances have been kept on standby outside the tunnel. Officials say the aim is to pull the workers out to safety and shift them to the nearby hospital as quickly as possible.,BBC News India is now on YouTube. Click here to subscribe and watch our documentaries, explainers and features.
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Former homeless man taking on Great North Run.A man is taking on the Great North Run in aid of the homelessness charity which helped him after he found himself on the streets.,Tony Jones, 64, from South Shields, became homeless in 2016 following the breakdown of his marriage and experience with depression, which led him to sofa surfing before sleeping rough.,Running on behalf of Emmaus North East, he eventually moved into one of its accommodation which offered a roof over his head, stability and new friendships.,"We've got a stereotype about homelessness," said Mr Jones. "People think that every person who is homeless is an alcoholic or drug addict, but we're not.",The 64-year-old now runs Lucie's Loft, Emmaus' charity shop in Low Fell, Gateshead.,"There’s so many people who are homeless now, and each person has their own story as to how they arrived there. It really could happen to anyone," he added.,Emmaus offers accommodation, training and work opportunities as part of its long-term support for homeless people in the North East.,Running has always been a hobby for Mr Jones and he hopes that completing the Great North Run will inspire others to take on challenges, no matter what their age.,"I'm 64, so people say 'you're too old to run', but I want to do it for as long as I can," he said.,"It makes me feel like my life has turned a full circle. I did marathons when I was still married and had a 'normal life'. ,"So, the way I look at it, I've been down at the bottom and once I've done the Great North Run, I'll think 'I've done it, I've come back'.",The Great North Run, on Sunday, will see 60,000 runners take on the half marathon between Newcastle and South Shields.,Coverage begins from 06:00 BST on BBC Radio Newcastle and from 10:00 BST on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.,Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk
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Taco Bell has won its fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in all 50 states now that lone holdout — a restaurant in New Jersey — has “parted ways” with the term. The chain’s months-long efforts to cancel usage of the trademark ended Tuesday, with Taco Bell saying that its “ambitious goal has been met” after Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, forfeited its trademark this week after more than four decades of owning it. Taco Bell didn’t reveal if a financial settlement was involved. “The response we’ve seen over the last six months since taking action to free ‘Taco Tuesday’ is the exact reason we felt it was worth freeing it in the first place,” Taco Bell’s chief marketing officer Taylor Montgomery told CNN. Taco Bell scored a significant win in July when Taco John’s, a smaller regional chain, abandoned its trademark registration in the other 49 states because it didn’t want to pay the legal fees that come with a fight against its larger rival. However, Gregory’s owners proved harder to persuade, and they said that Taco Bell made them “look bad” during an August giveaway of free tacos. “For Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, ‘Taco Tuesday’ brought a lot of pride over the past 40 years,” said co-owner Gregory Gregory. “Relinquishing the trademark registration doesn’t change that, but it does allow others in New Jersey the same opportunity to build their own traditions and help spread Taco Tuesdays throughout New Jersey.” Forfeiting the trademark was the “right move,” according to trademark attorney Josh Gerben, who is not involved in the case. He told CNN that Gregory’s legal fees would’ve been “extreme burden to bear for any small business,” estimating it to be at least $100,000. “In this case, the writing was on the wall,” Gerben said. “The chances that the Gregory’s could have successfully defended the cancellation action against the ‘Taco Tuesday’ mark were extremely low. Therefore, I am not surprised that the Gregory’s waived the white flag and surrendered its trademark registration.” The strange history of Taco Tuesday Gregory’s surrender marks the final hurdle of Taco Bell’s legal battle of eliminating the trademark from its two holders. The chain said it fought to cancel the trademark because the commonly used phrase “should be freely available to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos.” The “full removal” of the legalities surrounding the “Taco Tuesday” trademark means that restaurants can use the term “without fear of legal repercussion,” Taco Bell said. David Gibbs, CEO of Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum Brands, said in an August earnings call that the “campaign created massive brand buzz with engagement and mentions in one week for ‘Taco Tuesday’ liberation surpassing the entirety of the highly successful Mexican pizza relaunch last year.” Sales at Taco Bell US locations open at least a year jumped 4% during the second quarter. Taco Bell is giving New Jersey members of its app-based loyalty program free Doritos Locos Tacos on November 21 with no purchase necessary to celebrate the surrender of its smaller competitors.
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A German enclave in central Texas.In a state known for cattle and cowboy boots, Fredericksburg showcases a surviving German culture with traditional 1800s accommodations and a culinary scene of bratwurst and beer.,Think of Texas and you might conjure up images of cowboy boots, longhorn cattle and oversized belt buckles. Yet tucked away in Texas Hill Country, 80 miles west of Austin and 70 miles north of San Antonio, the small town of Fredericksburg defies the state’s stereotypes by celebrating and preserving a distinctly German heritage.,Founded in 1846, Fredericksburg attracted German
immigrants with the prospect of 10 acres of farmland and one lot in the centre
of town. Since most immigrants were highly religious and would travel up to 20 miles
every week just to attend church, families often made use of their assigned
town lot to build smaller “Sunday houses” where they would gather on weekends and
religious holidays.,Today, descendants still own many of these small
buildings, and some have been converted into bed and breakfasts. Visitors can
stay in an authentic Sunday house through the Absolute Charm B&B reservation service, or book
one of 14 Sunday house replicas at the new Fredericksburg Herb Farm, where the traditional-style cottages
come fitted with more modern trappings like high-definition televisions and
king-sized beds .,In the early days of the settlement, church services
for the many different denominations were held in the Vereins Kirche (or society church), a two-story, octangular-structure
built in the central part of Main Street. Though the original was removed in
1897 to widen the roads for ox carts, a reproduction was built in 1935 and
still stands in the town’s central Marketplatz as a historical museum and
powerful reminder of Fredericksburg’s well-planted roots. ,Across the street from the Vereins Kirche, The Pioneer Museum showcases 10 other preserved buildings from the
immigrant era, including a blacksmith shop, a one-room schoolhouse and a
bathhouse. Outside of the busy town centre, the Sauer-Beckmann
farmstead in the
Lyndon B Johnson State Park, 18 miles east of town, showcases how German
settlers lived on the farm. Costumed volunteers replicate chores just as they
would have been done in the early 1900s: canning vegetables, churning butter
and caring for the mules, chickens, and sheep on site. ,Unlike other immigrant-settled cities where museums
are the only relic of an original culture, Fredericksburg showcases a surviving
German tradition. German continued to be the primary language in the town until
World War II, and today, many of the town’s older residents still speak a
distinct Texas-German dialect that has been studied by linguists around the
world.,Though the dialect is in danger of dying out in the
next generation, traditional German cuisine promises to live on in the area.
The Old German Bakery and
Restaurant has
served schnitzel, potato pancakes and pastries for the past 40 years, and was
recently bought by a German man who happened to be visiting the town. At the Auslander (meaning “outsider”), the classic
pork schnitzel gets a Texas twist, served topped with ranchero sauce, Monterey
Jack cheese, sour cream and guacamole. During the colder months (even
Texas suffers the occasional frost), the restaurant offers warming glühwein, a mulled wine spiced with cinnamon and
cloves. ,For just-right spiced bratwurst and sausage, try Opa’s Smoked Meats, a family-owned shop that uses original German
recipes passed down the generations and always has samples on hand. Finish off
any meal with a stop at Chocolat, one of the few chocolate shops in the
US that uses a classic European technique known as “liqueur praliné”, where a
delicate sugar casting encases liquor, espresso, wine or other liquid fillings.
The casting is then covered in chocolate to make a confection that must be
eaten whole, lest the encased liquid come dribbling out. ,No authentic German experience would be complete
without beer, of course, but commercial breweries have been a very recent
addition to the town. The Fredericksburg Brewing Company opened in 1994 when Texas passed
legislation that allowed breweries to serve food. Using copper and
stainless steel tanks manufactured in Europe, the brewery crafts a variety of
ales and lagers using traditional German brewing techniques. If sipping on
imported beers is more to your taste, Der Lindenbaum offers 30 different German beers to
enjoy before nibbling the homemade apple strudel and Black Forest cake.,Before saying “Auf
Wiedersehen” to Fredericksburg, hike to the top of nearby Enchanted
Rock, a pink granite dome that rises 425ft above the surrounding land. The vast
view still captures the wild frontier and fertile land that held so much
promise for those who once sailed across the sea with only their dreams and treasured
culture to guide them. , ,
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Brighton and Hove council tax to rise by 4.99%.Council tax in Brighton and Hove will increase by 4.99 per cent after the authority's budget was voted through on Thursday.,With its majority of 36 out of 54 councillors, Labour pushed the budget through during a five-hour meeting.,Due to increasing costs and demands the council had to make £30m in cuts and savings for the financial year 2024/25.,Greens, Conservatives and Brighton and Hove Independents had tried to make changes to the budget to adjust proposed service cuts, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.,Jacob Taylor, Labour’s finance lead, said: "This is the hardest budget that this local authority has ever had to face and the hardest thing I’ve ever had to undertake professionally in my life.,“We take zero pleasure in this Labour administration having to find savings – quite the opposite. We obviously want to be expanding and developing local government in this city.",Leader of the opposition, Green group convenor Steve Davis said: “Labour’s cuts will push local services and charities to breaking point and ultimately place more pressure on council services and future budgets.,"This budget is not only cruel, but simply is not sustainable.,Conservative group finance spokesperson and leader Alistair McNair said the council had wasted £10m bringing housing repairs in-house and £1m on weed removal.,He said: “Would the Labour administration have easier choices to make with more money? Yes.,“But Labour makes the wrong choices – cutting services used by the most vulnerable people in our community.",Of the 4.99% increase, 2% is ringfenced for social care spending.,The tax increase will bring the annual council tax bill for a Band D property in the city to £2,338.06.,Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.
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Smallhythe Place: Rare Roman head of Mercury found during dig.An "incredibly rare" Roman head of Mercury has been discovered during an archaeological dig. ,The find was made during excavations at the site of a medieval shipyard at Smallhythe Place, in Tenterden, Kent. ,Roman figurines in pipeclay were mainly used for private religious practice and placed in the graves of children.,Fewer than 10 pipeclay heads are believed to have survived from Roman Britain, according to the National Trust. ,Smallhythe Place has been the subject of investigations for several years by archaeologists undertaking research on the shipyard by the River Rother, which was one of the most significant royal shipbuilding centres of medieval England. ,As part of their excavations they uncovered a previously unrecorded Roman settlement, dating from 1st to 3rd Century AD. ,The 5cm-tall (2in) head of Mercury was discovered with no body. ,But evidence suggests that deliberately breaking some figurine heads was an important ritual.,National Trust archaeologist Nathalie Cohen said: "To come across a head of a figurine of Mercury, in pipeclay, is incredibly rare. ,"The head is clearly visible as Mercury, with his winged headdress. ,"We sadly did not find the remaining part of the figurine.",Dr Matthew Fittock, an expert on ceramic figurines in Roman Britain, said: "Finds like this at Smallhythe provide an extremely valuable insight into the religious beliefs and practices of the culturally mixed populations of the Roman provinces.",The head, along with other recently excavated artefacts, is to go on display at Smallhythe Place from 28 February.,Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.
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After encountering rapid price increases for more than two years, discounts at some stores would certainly feel like a much-needed respite. But business leaders, economists and investment moguls aren’t so gung-ho about it. Tech investor Cathie Wood, founder of ARK Investment Management, told The Wall Street Journal in a story published on Wednesday she’s more worried about deflation, when prices fall, than the inverse — inflation. “We’re seeing more and more signs of it,” she said, referring to deflation. Falling prices of commodities like copper and lumber “negatively impacted” Home Depot’s third-quarter earnings, CEO Ted Decker told investors on the company’s earnings call earlier this week. “As an example, on average, framing lumber was approximately $420 per thousand board feet compared to approximately $545 in the third quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of over 20%,” Home Depot’s executive vice president of merchandising, Billy Bastek, added on the call. “Big-ticket comp transactions, or those over $1,000, were down 5.2% compared to the third quarter of last year,” Bastek said. Walmart CEO says food deflation may come soon One of the first lessons students learn in Economics 101 is that when the price of a good is higher, people demand less of it. And when the price of a good is lower, people demand more of it. But the problem with deflation is that when people begin to expect lower prices in the future, they have little incentive to make purchases right now. For instance, unless it was absolutely necessary, why would you buy a new oven today if you thought the price would go down significantly in a month? When enough people think that way, it causes massive pullbacks in spending. That can prompt a recession if it means businesses can’t afford to employ as many workers. Deflation is not a problem across the board in the United States, which, like many countries, is experiencing inflation. In China, however, prices across all goods and services were 0.2% lower in October compared to the same month last year. US consumer prices are 3.2% higher compared to a year ago, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. But even though Americans are still paying more for goods and services compared to a year ago, the pace of the increases has slowed significantly. That said, many goods in the United States are a lot cheaper than they were a year ago. For instance, prices for eggs are 22% lower, the second-biggest year-over-year price cut behind health insurance, according to October CPI data. Will Chinese deflation help cure the West’s inflation problem? Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said on Thursday consumers could soon encounter more uniform price cuts at grocery stores. He also warned that US-based Walmarts could enter “a deflationary environment.” Besides eggs, other cheaper goods include airfares, gasoline, appliances and smartphones. Preston Caldwell, chief US economist at Morningstar, referred to this as “selective deflation.” For now, he said, “it’s helping to push overall inflation back to the Fed’s 2% target with minimal pain in terms of unemployment and lost output.” “In other words, it’s making a soft landing possible,” he told CNN.
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‘Avatar’ sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in what studios estimate Sunday will be a strong $56 million in North America — a sign that the sequel may stay afloat into the new year and approach the massive expectations that met its release. James Cameron’s digital extravaganza for 20th Century Studios has made $253.7 million domestically in its first 10 days of release, compared to $212.7 million in the same stretch for 2009’s first “Avatar,” which would go on to become the highest-grossing film of all time. While Cameron’s films like the “Avatar” original and “Titanic” tend to have serious legs at the box office, sequels tend to open big and decline quickly, complicating guesses on where the film will end up. Its second-weekend drop-off from the $134 million it made in its first was not precipitous, given the way blockbusters open. “This is James Cameron’s first $100 million opener,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore “For this movie to have opened that big and only dropped 58%, it shows it has staying power.” Globally, “The Way of Water” is already the third highest-grossing film released in 2022, bringing in $855 million — putting it behind only “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World Dominion” — and is a lock to surpass $1 billion. It’s also clear sailing for the film looking ahead, with more holiday time coming and no comparable competition until February, when Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is released. Storms across the U.S. could keep people home, however. “The biggest foe that Avatar is facing at this moment is the weather,” Dergarabedian said. Universal’s animated Shrek spinoff, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, finished a distant second with $11.35 million in its opening weekend. Sony’s biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” finished third with $5.3 million. The weekend’s biggest disappointment was “Babylon,” the epic of early Hollywood from “La La Land” director Damian Chazelle starring Brad Pitt and and Margo Robbie. In a nationwide release it brought in just $3.5 million, finishing fourth. The tepid, $6.5 million opening weekend in October of director David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam,” another film, set in a similar period, that combined prestige, scope, star power and a celebrated auteur, brought industry worries that audiences just weren’t flocking to theaters for such films. The concerns proved justified, as “Babylon” barely made more than half of the opening of “Amsterdam.” The coming weeks in theaters, streaming showings and any nominations it may get could help “Babylon” rise above bomb status. “I would say Babylon is a movie that isn’t about the opening weekend,” Dergarabedian said. “We’ll have to see what it does in the coming weeks then into the new year, particularly if it gets more awards buzz.” Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore, with Wednesday through Sunday in parentheses. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. “Avatar: The Way of Water,” $56 million. 2. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” 11.35 million. 3. “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” $5.3 million. 4. “Babylon,” $3.5 million. 5. “Violent Night,” $3.14 million. 6. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” $3 million. 7. “The Whale,” $924,000. 8. “The Menu,” $617,000. 9. “The Fabelmans,” $550,000. 10. “Strange World,” $410,000. This story has been corrected to show that weekend studio estimates say “Avatar: The Way of Water” brought in $56 million in North America, not $58 million. Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton.
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Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton has filed for divorce from “White Lotus” and “Euphoria” actor Lukas Gage after six months of marriage. Appleton cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for divorce, according to the petition that was filed in Los Angeles on Monday and obtained by CNN. The pair do not share any children together and executed a postnuptial agreement in May, according to the petition. CNN has reached out to representatives for Appleton and Gage for comment. The estranged couple wed in April in Las Vegas, with Appleton’s long-time client Kim Kardashian officiating the ceremony and country star Shania Twain serenading the then-newlyweds. “We did it,” Appleton captioned an Instagram post announcing their nuptials in April. Gage posted the same series of photos at the time saying, “ring finger where the rock is,” nodding to the rock and roll ASL sign he displayed in the first picture. The photos they posted showcased Gage and Appleton posing with Kardashian in front of the iconic wrought iron gates of Las Vegas’s Little White Chapel, and another photo showing Kardashian officiating the ceremony. They also shared a video of Twain on a stage in a seemingly private performance singing her hit “You’re Still The One.” Gage and Appleton first publicly confirmed their romance in March, making their red carpet debut during the Vanity Fair and TikTok Young Hollywood party.
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Man rescued after falling into castle moat.A man has been rescued by firefighters after falling into a castle's moat.,The man fell from a bridge 15ft (4.5m) into the moat at Portchester Castle near Portsmouth on Sunday shortly before 19:00 BST.,Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire Service said crews from four stations worked to reach and rescue the man at the English Heritage site.,The fire service said he had been taken into the care of South Central Ambulance Service after being lifted from the moat.,David Bailey, head of historic properties at Portchester Castle said: "We were concerned to hear of an incident which took place outside the entrance to the castle after the castle had closed.,"Access to the area - the outer bailey - was possible at this time as an Evensong service was taking place at St Mary's Church.,"We understand that members of the public attempted to climb into the moat and the fire brigade were called for assistance.",English Heritage said the entrance to the castle is reached via a bridge over an empty moat and has fencing in place.,You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
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Works set to begin to improve city roads.Works to improve roads in Wolverhampton are set to begin as part of a £9.7m investment programme.,The funding aims to repair potholes, with surface treatment work starting on Newhampton Road West and Newhampton Road East on Tuesday.,Resurfacing work will start on Dudding Road on 10 June with other works following throughout the summer. ,City of Wolverhampton Council cabinet member for transport Qaiser Azeem said improvements to the roads would support the economy and the condition of roads. ,The work is part of the council’s highway capital programme, with West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) providing funding for many of the projects.,Street lighting, city centre signage and city bridges will also be improved as part of the scheme.,Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, X, and Instagram, Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk
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A piece of Finland in Uganda.When Ukko Liikkanen and Niina Prittinen first visited Uganda in 2013, they were not thinking of swapping the polar circle for the equator. ,Mr Liikkanen was born in the capital of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi. His wife Niina in Kokkola, in the province of Western Finland.,Now four years later the Finnish couple live in Entebbe, Uganda, permanently. They run a tour operating company, A Piece of Uganda Safaris, but there is another passion: Finnish sauna.,The couple have built a sauna in the sweltering heat of the East African country.,"[The idea for] a sauna first came in 2015," said Mr Liikkanen. "We thought, wouldn't it be nice to have a Christmas sauna, under the avocado tree?" ,With the help of a Finnish friend, they built a traditional Finnish sauna from eucalyptus trees.,Sauna is one of the rare Finnish words widely used around the world and going to the sauna is almost a religious experience for the Finns.,It is said that 99% of Finnish people go to the sauna regularly.,It was important for Mr Liikkanen to have one in Uganda too, in 29C or not.,"Even if we [Finns] went to the desert, we would still build a sauna in there," Mr Liikkanen says.,Saunas are everywhere in Finland, even in the parliament. ,"Finnish politics has always been discussed in the sauna," Mr Liikkanen says.,Former Finnish President Urho Kekkonen, whom Mr Liikkanen likens to the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, often had meetings in the sauna. ,Samuel Muzolewa, a friend and a night guard at the Finnish couple's residence, has also been converted to the "magic of Finnish sauna".,"First time I went into this sauna, it was very hot. I had my clothes on and Ukko said I had to remove my clothes. I removed my clothes and ultimately got used to the heat. It was very relaxing. Afterwards, I felt sleepy and slept very well throughout the whole night, even though I was at work," Mr Muzolewa laughs.,He says saunas are not very common in Uganda outside of hotels.,"I told my friends but I had to Google and show them pictures of traditional Finnish saunas so they would understand what I meant," he says.,"I would like have saunas in my home district Kisoro.",That may very well become a reality soon, as Mr Liikkanen plans to carry the gospel of Finnish saunas into nearby regions.
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.The new Super Mario Bros Movie has broken box office records,The new Super Mario Bros Movie has broken box office records following the most successful global opening of all time for an animated film.,Super Mario Bros Movie, which is based on the computer game, took $377m (£303m) around the world in its first five days on release.,That overtook the previous record of $358m (£288m) held by Frozen 2.,In The Super Mario Bros Movie, the plumber is voiced by Chris Pratt, while Jack Black plays fire-breathing villain Bowser.,It's expected to be one of the top five highest earning animated films of all time. ,What can we expect from the Super Mario Bros movie? ,The Lion King remake breaks more records,Frozen 2: Film smashes records,We want to know what your favourite animated film is. Vote for your favourite out of these box office earners and if you think a different film deserves to be on the list, let us know in the comments below!,If you can't see the quiz click here. ,Toy Story 4 and other big box office animations,The Lion King stars answer YOUR questions. Video, 00:04:05The Lion King stars answer YOUR questions
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Grenfell Tower: Consultation on inquiry extended.Grenfell Tower survivors have been given an extra week to say what the public inquiry should focus on.,The consultation period was extended by two weeks in July after seven days was deemed not long enough, but it will now be further extended to 4 August.,At least 80 people are believed to be dead after the blaze on 14 June.,A spokesman said the inquiry chair "took this decision in response to feedback from local residents and survivors of the fire".,The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May on 15 June, will look into what happened at the west London tower fire and make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy happening again.,Retired judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who is leading the probe, announced the extension at a meeting with residents and interested parties on Wednesday. ,He has also written to groups representing those affected by the fire.,Sir Martin said he would make his recommendations to Mrs May shortly after the deadline.,The retired judge's appointment has been criticised, with some residents and MPs calling for him to stand down.,Sir Martin faced a meeting of "frustration, anger and confusion" in July when he tried to reassure people he was the right person for the job.,Meanwhile, Kensington's Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has said he lacked "credibility".,But the justice secretary encouraged people to give Sir Martin a chance, saying, "I'm very confident we will get some terms of reference that will get to the truth".,Sir Martin has previously said an interim report into the disaster could be produced within a year but admitted the inquiry would be "challenging".,"I would hope to be able to answer the basic factual questions, such as how did the fire start, how did it spread, how was it able to engulf the building in such speed and also questions such as what internal precautions there were, what steps were available for alerting residents and allowing them to escape".,Grenfell Legal Support says it is calling for diversity on the panel and for residents to be involved in the inquiry.,Co-founder Khatija Sacranie added there was "reluctance" to address gentrification issues and an "underlying disregard of certain communities that led to the disaster". ,"The expansion in timeframe won't assist if the approach remains one of 'us' and 'them'," she said.,Meanwhile, at an inquest on Wednesday, three members of the same family were named among the victims of the blaze.,Bassem Choukair, 40, Mierna Choukair, 13, and Nadia Choucair, 33 were found on the 22nd floor of Grenfell Tower. ,Gary Maunders, 57, was also named by the coroner and was found on the 23rd floor. ,The provisional cause of death for the four was given as being "consistent with the effects of fire", and the victims were identified by their dental records.,All four inquests were adjourned at Westminster Coroner's Court.,Some 39 victims have now been identified with the coroner saying there were "many more" to come.
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Banksy supports Idles' Bristol gig to buy 400 'sleep pods'.Banksy has designed merchandise for a sold-out gig featuring Idles and Geoff Barrow's Beak aiming to fund 400 "sleep pods" for rough sleepers. ,The elusive Bristol artist has created T-shirts with a festive design which will go on sale at the concert at the city's Marble Factory later.,The gig will support four homeless charities.,Sleep pods are thermal shelters originally created in Calais to protect refugees by keeping them dry and warm.,The pods will be given out by homeless charities in Bristol, Bath and Weston. ,Proceeds from the event will go to local charities The Wild Goose, 1625 Independent People, Feed the Homeless Bristol and Somewhere to Go (Weston-super-Mare).,Earlier in the week Banksy created a festive-themed piece of art highlighting homelessness in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.,The work features in a film on Instagram that shows a man named Ryan on a bench being "pulled" by two reindeer painted on a brick wall.,The £10,000 target to buy sleep pods was raised through ticket sales to the event and donations from Boomtown Fair, Love Saves The Day, Shambala and pub owners.,Bristol City Council's rough sleeping partner organisation, St Mungo's, had contact with 951 people in 2018 - a 23% increase on the previous year.,Tom Friend, from Friendly Records, said they had been "overwhelmed by the response" to the gig.,"There is so much support from the local community in helping people who have nowhere to live.",Shada Nasrullah, trustee for Feeding Bristol's Homeless, said rough sleepers were "more susceptible to illness and infections" so having somewhere "warm and dry to sleep will save lives". ,About 100 of the pods have already been given out to homeless people in Bristol.,Tests on the pods show they stay about 17C warmer than the outside air.,Newly-homeless Christopher Sanderman was given one by community group People's Republic of Stokes Croft. ,Mr Sanderman said: "I can safely say it was very warm at night."
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Two pedestrians and driver dead after car crash.Two men and a woman were killed when a car crashed into pedestrians visiting a popular seaside town.,The crash involving an Audi happened at Alma Street near Beaumaris Pier on Anglesey on Wednesday afternoon.,North Wales Police said "despite the best efforts of all involved" a woman and a man, along with a male driver, were pronounced dead at the scene.,Police said the driver was in his 80s and from north Wales, while the pedestrians were both in their 60s and from outside the area,Rhys Morgan Eckley was working near the pier in Beaumaris when he heard the screech of tyres and "the biggest bang".,He said that he "just thought it was a silly driver at the start," but as he got closer to the scene he saw three bodies.,"I think it has shook up Beaumaris and the island as well, it's such a tragic event, and a lot of people witnessed it.",Ifan Huw Jones, who works in Beaumaris, said the car "instantly caught his eye".,"There was screeching and a wheelspin and there was smoke in the air," he said.,"The car really just took off towards the building at the end of the street and it took a right turn, I did not see any brake lights and then it went straight in to the house head on.,Ynys Môn MP Llinos Medi said news of the crash "has shaken the isle of Anglesey".,"Individuals have seen things that will take time to cope with," she said.,Ms Medi said Beaumaris is a town "that tourists flock to" in the summer holidays.,David Evans, the mayor of Beaumaris, said the town is "extremely busy" during the summer, and that Wednesday "was not any different".,"This is a small but close-knit community. This is such heartbreaking news for us all.",He said he had "never seen so many emergency service vehicles in Beaumaris".,A witness told the PA news agency she saw "a car hitting a pedestrian and then hitting a house".,"It was just awful, the ambulance took ages to get here and when the police and the vehicles eventually came... there was nothing they could do once they got here," she said.,"Everybody really rallied around, diverting the traffic and trying their best to give the people dignity, but it was pretty horrific.",Another witness described the scene on Alma Street minutes after the incident which claimed three lives.,Gareth Williams, who lives in Beaumaris, who was working on the pier when the crash happened, said: "Someone called me to say that something had happened.,"When I arrived I saw two bodies with people administering CPR to them. I must have arrived some five minutes after the accident.,"One of the patients was on the floor and the other was round the corner. There were three people giving CPR, taking it in turns to try and help.",Mr Williams said he couldn't see into the car involved because the airbags were blocking his view.,"There was oil everywhere, and water on the road," he said.,"About five minutes after I arrived the car ambulance arrived and then the police were on the scene.",He added: "The paramedics were doing their best for about 20 minutes to save the people.",The Reverend Lesley Rendle told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast about an "overwhelming feeling of sadness across the town.","People have been checking on neighbours and making sure that their friends are OK," she said.,Police said officers, along with fire, ambulance and air ambulance crews attended.,The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene shortly before 14:45 BST on Wednesday.,All police cordons have now been removed from the scene on Alma Street near Beaumaris Pier.,Beaumaris is a popular holiday destination located on the east of the island of Anglesey, with many tourists visiting the Unesco-listed Beaumaris Castle or nearby Puffin Island.,North Wales Police said it wants to speak to witnesses, and anyone with dashcam footage.,Additional reporting: Gareth Williams, Sarah Easedale
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Biden denies benefits are holding back job-seekers.US President Joe Biden has rejected criticism that expanded unemployment benefits are keeping Americans from taking new jobs.,Mr Biden said any unemployed American offered a "suitable" job must take it, or risk losing unemployment benefits. ,Republicans have blamed bad economic data last week on the Democratic president's decision to extend expanded unemployment benefits.,The US added 266,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate edged up to 6.1%. ,Economists had predicted from 900,000 to 2 million jobs. Yet there are 7.4m unfilled positions, according to the US labour department.,On Monday, Mr Biden said he was directing the US Department of Labor to work with states to reinstate requirements that those receiving unemployment benefits must show they are actively seeking work.,"If you're receiving unemployment benefits and you're offered a suitable job, you can't refuse that job and just keep getting unemployment benefits," the president said.,Under the $1.9tn (£1.35tn) coronavirus rescue package that Mr Biden signed into law in March, certain workers can get a $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit. ,The increased benefits are due to last until September.,But some Republican governors have scrapped the added benefits, directing the dollars elsewhere.,Mr Biden said at the White House on Monday: "I know there's been a lot of discussion since Friday's report that people are being paid to stay home, rather than go to work.,"Well, we don't see much evidence of that. That is a major factor. We don't see that, look, it's easy to say, the line has been, because of the generous unemployment benefits, that it's a major factor in labour shortages.",A recent Bank of America analyst note said that Americans who earned less than $32,000 before the pandemic would be better off for now collecting a combination of state and federal unemployment benefits, rather than working. The average US salary is around $32,000.,In all, 9.8 million Americans remained unemployed last month.,In February 2020, before lockdowns forced millions into unemployment, 5.7 million people were out of work.,Mr Biden's remarks came as Chipotle, a Mexican-themed food chain, raised its average hourly pay on Monday to $15 as it seeks to entice job candidates into the tight US labour market.,As Covid-19 restrictions are loosened nationwide, some employers have reported difficulty finding workers for open jobs, particularly in sectors such as food service and retail. ,Experts say childcare needs and enduring school closures have kept many workers, especially women, on the sidelines.
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Carrie Fisher: Calls for her to get a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.Star Trek actor William Shatner has joined Star Wars' Mark Hamill in calling for the late Carrie Fisher to be given a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.,The actress - famed for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise - died in 2016.,Anyone can nominate a star for the Walk of Fame, which costs $40,000 (£31,300).,The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce then decides whether to accept the nomination. Posthumous awards require a five-year waiting period.,Shatner tweeted his dismay that the actress's name isn't among the 2,600 immortalised on Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.,Shatner later tweeted that he was in touch with Fisher's family to see what their thoughts were.,Hamill - who starred alongside Fisher as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars - tweeted last week that a star for Fisher should replace Donald Trump's.,The Walk of Fame Committee selects approximately 30 names for new stars every year.,In a previous interview with Today, Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said Fisher had not been nominated for a star while she was alive.,It's possible she wasn't interested in getting one - Prince was approached twice regarding the honour but declined both times.,Other stars who don't have one include Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Robert de Niro.,Fans did, however, create a makeshift star to honour Fisher after she died.,To be eligible, you have to have been famous for at least five years and have "professional" expertise in television, film, radio, live theatre or music. ,All applications must include a written statement from the candidate, confirming they want one and that they would attend the unveiling ceremony if their application was accepted.,If the celebrity's application is accepted, whoever nominated them needs to pay $40,000 for the manufacturing, unveiling ceremony and upkeep, such as cleaning.,There is a five-year waiting period for posthumous stars.,Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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There’s been a sharp rise in cyberattacks in recent weeks, often disrupting services and products that are essential to everyday lives. In May, the ransomware attack that forced a six-day shutdown of Colonial Pipeline — a key East Coast line that delivers gas to millions of people — brought the scary situation to the forefront of people’s minds. Days later, food processor JBS USA also suffered a cyberattack, which affected servers supporting its IT systems. The uneasy trend continued in June, with several high-profile companies like McDonald’s and Peloton revealing they, too,were targeted by hackers. These incidents highlight the growing need for cybersecurity professionals, a space that’s facing a skills gap. Here’s who announced this month that they got hacked: Hackers broke into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and stole source code used in company games. The company made the announcement earlier this month. Online forum posts reviewed by CNN Business and vetted by an independent cybersecurity expert show that on June 6, hackers claimed to have obtained 780 gigabytes of data from EA, including source code for Frostbite, the game engine that powers games that include titles in the FIFA, Madden and Battlefield series. Brett Callow, a threat analyst at cybersecurity software maker Emsisoft, said losing control over source code could be problematic for EA’s business. “Source code could, theoretically, be copied by other developers or used to create hacks for games,” Callow said. An EA spokesperson said “no player data was accessed, and we have no reason to believe there is any risk to player privacy. Following the incident, we’ve already made security improvements and do not expect an impact on our games or our business.” McDonald’s said earlier this month it, too, was affected by a data breach, which exposed private information of customers and employees in South Korea and Taiwan. The burger chain said in a statement that an investigation revealed a “small number of files were accessed,” some of which contained personal data like emails, phone numbers and addresses. McDonald’s is contacting affected customers and regulators in the two areas and said that payment information wasn’t accessed. “These tools allowed us to quickly identify and contain recent unauthorized activity on our network,” a McDonald’s
(MCD) spokesperson told CNN Business. “A thorough investigation was conducted, and we worked with experienced third parties to support this investigation.” Earlier in June, Peloton warned users of its Bike+ about a newly found security threat relating to the touchscreen. Researchers at cybersecurity company McAfee discovered a vulnerability that allows hackers to access Peloton’s bike screen and potentially spy on riders using its microphone and camera. However, the threat most likely affects only the $2,495 bike used in public spaces, such as hotels or gyms. That’s because a hacker needs to physically access the screen and plug in a USB drive containing malicious code. Researchers said hackers can then discreetly control the stationary bike’s screen remotely and interfere with its operating system. Fortunately, Peloton said it doesn’t know of any instances where this vulnerability was actually exploited, and the company pushed a mandatory software update to users to patch the problem. Volkswagen and Audi revealed this month they were hit by a data breach that exposed the contact information of customers in the United States and Canada, as well as personal details like drivers’ license numbers in some cases. More than 3 million customers or shoppers had at least basic contact information stolen from an outside company that worked with the automakers, according to VW. That data included phone numbers, email addresses, postal mailing addresses and in some cases, vehicle identification numbers. “We regret any inconvenience this may cause our current or potential customers,” VW USA said in a statement. “As always, we recommend that individuals remain alert for suspicious emails or other communications that might ask them to provide information about themselves or their vehicle.”
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Marinated tomatoes and crisp corn bring punchy summer flavors to bread salad In Italy, summer produce and stale bread are combined to make panzanella, and no two ingredients capture the flavors of the season quite like tomatoes and corn. This vibrant, panzanella-inspired salad includes both, along with toasted hunks of crusty white bread, fresh mozzarella, peppery arugula and sliced onion. In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we briefly marinate tomato wedges and onion slices in a punchy vinaigrette before tossing with sweet corn, leafy greens, fresh basil, cheese and bread. Stale bread is traditional in panzanella; since most of us don’t have that on hand, we toast cubed pieces of a crusty, rustic loaf until golden brown to give it a crisp-chewy texture that won’t turn soggy when soaked with the salad’s dressing and juices. Be sure to use fresh, water-packed mozzarella for this salad, not the pre-shredded cheese that comes in a bag. You can find it sold in orbs of different sizes; smallish bocconcini and even smaller ciliegine are great for this salad because they’re easily torn into bite-size pieces. Crisp, juicy kernels cut from ears of peak-season corn are, of course, ideal, but frozen corn that has been thawed and patted dry is fine in a pinch. Finish the salad with hand-torn basil or, for a refreshing summery twist, fresh mint. Tomato, Arugula and Bread Salad with Fresh Corn and Mozzarella Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 4 to 6 6 ounces crusty white bread, sliced ½-inch thick and torn into bite-size pieces (about 6 cups) 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar OR sherry vinegar 1 pound ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into ½-inch-thick wedges 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced 1½ cups corn kernels (from 2 ears corn) 2 cups lightly packed baby arugula OR watercress OR mixed greens 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (see headnote), torn into bite-size pieces ½ cup lightly packed fresh basil OR mint, torn Heat the oven to 450°F with a rack in the middle position. In a large bowl, toss the bread with 3 tablespoons of oil, ½ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Distribute in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; reserve the bowl. Bake for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in the same bowl, whisk together the remaining 3 tablespoons oil, the vinegar and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and onion, then toss; set aside. After the bread has toasted for 5 minutes, add the corn to the baking sheet and stir to combine. Bake until the croutons are golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring once about halfway through. Cool to room temperature. To the tomato-onion mixture, add the bread-corn mixture, the arugula, mozzarella and basil, then toss to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl. EDITOR’S NOTE: For more recipes, go to Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street at 177milkstreet.com/ap
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Fallout: Could Amazon's show turn TV viewers into gamers?.Video game adaptations are a hot property in Hollywood.,Fallout, a new Amazon Prime series based on the post-apocalyptic gaming franchise of the same name, has been thrilling reviewers and fans, and has been commissioned for a second season. ,Adapting a video-game franchise to the big screen used to be a cursed endeavour - but more recent efforts have hit high scores. Last year's Super Mario Bros Movie took the second-highest box office receipts of 2023, beaten only by Barbie..,Meanwhile, on TV, The Last of Us, which earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for its performances and gripping story, surprised many viewers when they found out about its gaming source material. ,The appeal of video games to Hollywood studios is obvious. The biggest games have millions of dedicated fans - and a ready-made world for writers and directors to use.,Adaptations can clearly draw viewers. But can the phenomenon work in reverse? Can, for example, the new Fallout TV show convince viewers to try the role-playing games that inspired it?,Since the release of the TV show, Fallout games have seen a huge spike in interest. In Europe, Fallout 4, a 2015 game, was the top seller this week, and the wider series occupied four of the top ten chart slots.,It should be noted that Bethesda, the Microsoft-owned studio that makes the game, reduced the prices of titles in the series, and even made multiplayer title Fallout 76 free for a short time.,You could argue that most of these downloads will come from established fans who watched the show and felt a pang of nostalgia. But not everyone's so sure.,James Batchelor, editor-in-chief of website GamesIndustry.biz, says that downloads from established fans alone wouldn't have been enough to fuel Fallout's rise, suggesting people are checking out the games for the first time.,"It's got to be new people as well, new people wanting to try out these games themselves," he says.,"Amazon Prime has a much broader audience than the console market. And, as big as video games have become, they're not as mainstream as TV, film and streaming. ,"And the fact that Fallout is based on a video game, people are going to be intrigued to see the source material. ,"It's the modern equivalent of going to see the film and then deciding to read the book.",The renewed interest in the games has not been good for everyone. One group of dedicated Fallout gamers were left disappointed this week when it emerged that a long-awaited fan project had apparently become an indirect casualty of the TV show.,Fallout London is a modification - or mod - that transforms copies of Fallout 4 on PC into a "game within a game", set in Britain.,Project lead Dean Carter says it has "snowballed" into a four-year project involving volunteers around the world that was set to be released, for free, on 23 April - England's national day St George's Day. Trailers for the project have had millions of views, and the team even got two former Doctor Whos on board to voice characters.,But, just this week, Bethesda announced it would roll out a delayed "next-gen" update for Fallout 4 - giving the game a graphical and performance boost - on 25 April. ,It means Fallout London will potentially need weeks or months of extra work. Carter says Bethesda are "fantastic with their community" on the whole, and has urged Fallout London fans not to target the company, but admits he is frustrated he wasn't warned about the timing of the update.,"Manage expectations, because this is going to happen, rather than just blindsiding us out of nowhere, which is what has happened," he says. BBC Newsbeat has approached Bethesda for a response.,As you might expect, further shows and films inspired by games are on the way within the next year - including Minecraft, comedy shooter Borderlands and a third Sonic the Hedgehog movie.,Could there be a danger of video game adaptations going the same way as Marvel movies and losing audience interest by saturating the market?,While GamesIndustry.biz's Batchelor admits not every game "is guaranteed to make a good TV show or film", he thinks there's a lower risk of audiences getting bored.,"Video games aren't one genre," he says.,"There are so many different stories being told, so many different gameplay ideas that can be adapted. And video games are so varied. ,"It's not going to become a case of 'oh God, yet another video game thing' because they're all so different. ,"If we were seeing a Halo series and a Call of Duty series and a Battlefield series and a Medal of Honor series then yes, that would get tiring. But I think there's enough variety across what's been made so far.",He says one exciting thing for him is the potential to show non-gamers "a window into what video games can deliver".,"The Last of Us demonstrated that, actually, video games can tell really emotional, heartbreaking stories," he says.,"Fallout shows you video games can come up with really imaginative worlds that you want to spend a lot of time in. ,"So these adaptations you're seeing can really help open a lot of people's eyes to the type of entertainment that you can find in video games.",Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
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A month after Overstock.com announced it bought Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand out of bankruptcy, the company has dumped its name and morphed its website and app. On Tuesday, Overstock’s website relaunched as BedBathandBeyond.com, a move that merges Overstock’s online business model and merchandise categories with popular branded products favored by Bed Bath & Beyond shoppers. “All of Overstock’s categories will transition over and new products will also come in,” Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock, said in an interview with CNN. The relaunched website touted a “Welcome to a bigger, better beyond” welcome message, offering deals of an extra 15%-20% off bedding, bath and furniture items. “Since this deal was announced, we have added over 600,000 new products to the site,” said Johnson, adding that a lot of the new products “are the name-brand products that people have always bought and expected to buy at the old Bed Bath & Beyond.” Overstock
(OSTK), which sells furniture, home furnishings, bath, lighting, rugs and an array of other products online at discounted prices, acquired Bed Bath & Beyond’s name, intellectual property and digital assets in June with a winning bid of $21.5 million for its assets. Johnson promised newness blended with familiarity for Bed Bath & Beyond customers in the latest digital-only version of the retailer. “It will have the same great bed, bath and kitchen items but it will also have a much bigger beyond,” he said. The “beyond” includes a wider array of linens, cookware and small appliances. Fans of Bed Bath & Beyond’s 20%-off a single item “Big Blue” coupon will be somewhat disappointed that it will not be resurrected. “I guess what I would say about the coupon is that if you like Bed Bath & Beyond coupons in the past, you will like new Bed Bath & Beyond mobile app we will be rolling out with launch in US,” said Johnson. Overstock.com is changing its name. It's one you may recognize He said shoppers can avail themselves of special deals and promotions through the new app, including a 25% off coupon for downloading the app and making purchases. Former Overstock.com loyalty program members will get a 20% off coupon and their membership transferred to the rebranded loyalty program. BedBathand Beyond.com is also reinstating up to $50 in unused loyalty rewards points for active members of the former Bed Bath & Beyond loyalty program. “Those rewards points had gone away in the bankruptcy,” he said. “We’ll still be offering coupons even if they’re not as large as the 20% coupon that people expected and frankly demanded from Bed Bath & Beyond,” said Johnson. What’s not coming back — at least in the foreseeable future — are physical stores. “Never say never,” said Johnson. “We’re focused on this transition now and we like our asset-light business model…. But never say never. We’ll look, we may test, but right now, it’s not in the current strategic plan.” Bed Bath & Beyond announced in April it would close all 360 of its stores and go out of business. One change that Overstock is contemplating is the company ticker symbol. Judge approves Overstock's $21.5 million purchase of Bed Bath & Beyond's brand “We think the corporate name, which is Overstock and ticker ‘OSTK’ is probably not a fit anymore. We’re figuring out what to do. We’re not sure we want it to be the “BBBY” tainted ticker of a meme stock gone bankrupt. We’ll find the right name in time.” Bed Bath & Beyond’s return comes close on the heels another iconic retail brand’s comeback. Babies R Us, which went out of business in tandem with its parent company, Toys R Us, in 2018, opened its new US flagship store last month at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey.
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Catelynn Lowell and husband Tyler Baltierra have lost another baby. The 28-year-old “Teen Mom OG” star posted Tuesday on her verified Twitter account about the pregnancy ending on Thanksgiving Day. “I WAS pregnant and excited to share it with all of you and I am heartbroken to reveal that I lost the baby,” Lowell tweeted in a statement. “This is painful to share.” 💔 https://t.co/Z8wB6nubvL pic.twitter.com/NDmdhWkeMz Lowell also tweeted a link to a story from Champion Daily about the loss. She told the publication she and Baltierra learned they were expecting days before Thanksgiving and that she was so excited she took six pregnancy tests to be sure. But then Lowell began to bleed on Thanksgiving. “No matter what, I believe that when a woman sees a positive test you automatically start getting excited … all of that came crashing down,” she said. “We lost the baby. I was overwhelmed by sadness and felt my emotions.” Lowell and Baltierra first appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and its 2009 spinoff series “Teen Mom,” which documented the birth of their daughter, Carly, whom they put up for adoption. The couple married in 2015 and have two daughters: Novalee, 5, and Vaeda, 1. In 2018, they went public with an earlier miscarriage on “Teen Mom OG.”
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US stocks plunged on Tuesday after fourth-quarter earnings and forecasts from mega-retailers like Walmart and Home Depot raised concerns about the strength of the US consumer. The Dow and S&P 500 each closed with their worst day since December 15 – the Dow fell about 696 points, or 2.1%, while the S&P dropped by 2%. The Nasdaq Composite closed 2.5% lower. Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of America’s gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the US economy, so a slowdown could weigh on growth and even send the United States into a recession. Recent economic data has been strong. But sticky inflation and, now, warnings from bellwether retail companies like Walmart and Home Depot have traders worried that the already hawkish Fed will keep rates higher for longer. Walmart
(WMT) topped revenue expectations, but shares of the stock fell nearly 2% in morning trading after the retailer lowered its outlook for the year ahead. Walmart
(WMT)’s CFO said that he was worried about inflation and its impact on the US consumer. “The consumer is still very pressured, and if you look at economic indicators, balance sheets are running thinner and savings rates are declining relative to previous periods,” Walmart CFO John Rainey said during the earnings call. “And so that’s why we take a pretty cautious outlook on the rest of the year.” Shares of the company’s stock recovered by the early afternoon, closing up by about 0.6%. Home Depot
(HD) reported record earnings for the fiscal year that ended in January, and boosted both its hourly wage for employees and the stock dividend for its investors. But the fourth quarter numbers painted a different picture, as the company missed revenue expectations for the first time since 2019, before the pandemic. The company also lowered its outlook for the year ahead as executives struck a more cautious tone about recession and inflation forecasts on the call that followed earnings. Shares of Home Depot stock fell by 7.1% on Tuesday. “After a year of defying gravity, the slowing economy and pressures on consumers have finally caught up with Home Depot,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. “For most of 2022, the number of existing homes sold has been in decline. However, the pace of decline accelerated in December with the volume of completed sales down by a sharp 36.3%.” Still, the home improvement chain said it isn’t taking a hit from the weakness in the home sale market that is resulting from higher mortgage rates. In fact CFO Richard McPhail said the company could be benefiting from the current state of the housing market, as homeowners have more incentive to fix up their current homes rather than move. “Over 90% of US homeowners either own their homes outright or have fixed rate mortgages under 5%,” McPhail said. “And so that incentive to sell and move to a higher rate mortgage just isn’t there. And in fact, the incentive is really there to improve in place.” Target, Best Buy, Macy’s and Gap will report later this month. Investors, meanwhile, are gearing up for a week full of important economic data. Wednesday will bring the minutes from the Fed’s last meeting, and a second revision of GDP will come out on Thursday. On Friday January’s Personal Consumption Expenditures – the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, will be released.
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