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Disney also moved the release date for "Star Wars: Episode IX" from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019. |
This keeps "Episode IX" in the same season as its predecessors, "The Force Awakens" and this December's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." |
"With 'The Force Awakens,' J.J. delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so excited that he is coming back to close out this trilogy," Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, said in a statement. |
Abrams will also co-write the film with Chris Terrio, Lucasfilm said. The film will be produced by Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, and Abrams. |
The "Star Wars" franchise has seen a fair amount of director turnover recently. Abrams is replacing Colin Trevorrow, who left the movie after what has been described as a difference in vision with Lucasfilm. |
In June, Lucasfilm replaced the two men who had been directing next year's Han Solo spinoff film. Another director, Josh Trank, left another spinoff in 2015, before production began. |
Abrams' "The Force Awakens" was one of the biggest box office successes in the history of film. |
The 2015 film, which brought back the cast from the original trilogy alongside new characters, brought in more than $2 billion worldwide and stands as the biggest blockbuster in the history of North America when not adjusted for inflation. |
Applying street art tactics and what appears to be a hefty amount of white tape and vinyl, Buckler's Soho store at 93 Grand Street has taken candidate endorsement to another level. |
We've seen other retailer windows shyly rooting for a single candidate (we're talking about you, Marc) and a slew of nonconfrontational, bipartisan windows, but Buckler's display takes the cake in the balls department. At least it's paying off in recognition; when we stopped for this shot, at least three other random p... |
McMaster has pushed lawmakers to sell Santee Cooper since August 2017. He says that’s the only way to ensure the two million South Carolinians who get the utility’s power — most of them through one of the state’s 20 electric cooperatives — don’t suffer rate hikes to pay off Santee Cooper’s debt from the failed V.C. Sum... |
Lawmakers began studying a sale last year and have received four credible — but anonymous — offers to purchase the entire utility. But they have squabbled for weeks about whether to pursue those bids. |
But the resolution’s passage is not a sure thing. |
Critics of selling Santee Cooper say they will try to block the resolution from passing the Senate. And during the Senate Finance Committee’s hour-long debate on the proposal Wednesday afternoon, several senators expressed heartburn at putting Santee Cooper’s fate in McMaster’s hands. |
Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Larry Grooms, a Berkeley Republican whose district includes Santee Cooper’s headquarters, voted to filibuster the resolution on the Senate floor, if necessary. |
In a statement, Santee Cooper said it was caught off guard by the proposal and hinted it thinks the move is misguided. |
The S.C. House likely would support the sale of Santee Cooper. House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, has said he is open to selling Santee Cooper if a buyer can lower customers’ power bills. |
The proposal was filed a day after a Senate hearing in which senators grew frustrated that Santee Cooper executives said they could not answer technical questions about their operations, such as how much rates are projected to rise for Santee Cooper’s residential customers to pay off the V.C. Summer debt and how much m... |
A special Senate committee has been studying what to do with Santee Cooper for the past few weeks. The senators spent the past two hearings questioning Santee Cooper executives. |
Major power companies and other firms have interest in Santee Cooper. Ten of them anonymously submitted 15 non-binding bids for Santee Cooper, according to ICF, a Virginia-based consultant hired by lawmakers to field and review the offers. |
That includes four credible bids to purchase the entire utility, three of which would ensure Santee Cooper’s customers pay no further for V.C. Summer. |
The joint resolution, which still must pass the Senate and the House, would give McMaster the power to negotiate with bidders and pursue a sale — almost certainly with the help of a high-powered investment bank. The Department of Administration would seek formal offers for the utility. |
Sophomore outfielder Josh Itzoe hit for the cycle for Wake Forest in dramatic fashion. After a single, double and triple, Itzoe (Calvert Hall) homered in his final at-bat in the Deacons' 18-4 win over Hartford. |
* Junior Brett Seidel (Fallston) is Georgetown's fourth-leading hitter (.270) and has two home runs and nine RBIs in 20 games. . . . Freshman Brian Sanders (Cardinal Gibbons) is vying for an infield spot for King's. |
Another King's freshman, leadoff hitter Jennifer Baker (North Carroll), leads the club in batting (.458), on-base percentage (.567) and walks (six) and is tied for the lead in hits (11) and runs (nine). . . . Catcher Diana Hargis (Notre Dame Prep, Catonsville CC), Florida Atlantic's top hitter (.462), was voted Trans A... |
A three-time captain, Ben Harlee (Lake Clifton) averaged 12.8 points as a senior and concluded his Northeastern career No. 10 in scoring (1,190 points), No. 2 in three-pointers (149) and No. 4 in steals (180). He was the first Northeastern player to play 100 games, score 1,000 points and make 100 three-point shots. Har... |
* Sophomore Rich Rhinehart (Towson Catholic) was second in scoring (12.4), rebounding (8.0) and assists (2.1) for Shippensburg. . . . Kerry Rogers (Parkville) had eight points and 15 rebounds in 12 games as a sophomore reserve for Rochester Institute of Technology. |
Jennifer Bass (Maryvale Prep) has her own Cornell record in her sights. After scoring a school-record 46 goals last year as a junior, meriting honorable mention All-America, Bass scored five goals in the opening victories over Penn and Vermont. |
* Junior JoAnn Binko (Perry Hall) had eight goals and two assists as Ithaca beat Bloomsburg, 11-8, and Lock Haven, 11-10. . . . Kirsten Sadler (Centennial) is second in scoring at Gettysburg (2-2) with 13 goals and four assists. . . . Two anchors of the Mary Washington defense that's allowing just over six goals a game... |
Andy King (Loch Raven), who had 11 saves against Towson State, and Jason Johnson (Loyola), who has a 52.0 saves percentage and a 4.6 goals-against average, are sharing time in goal for Penn State. . . . Sophomore Brad Baker (Fallston) has 12 points and junior Vincent Geppi (Mount St. Joe) has eight for 0-4 Lehigh. . . ... |
Junior Tracie Miller (Severna Park) tied for fifth with a career-high 9.70 on the balance beam as Rhode Island finished fifth in the Atlantic 10 Conference gymnastics meet. . . . Cecelia Youngblood (Dulaney) is one of nine Penn State fencers who qualified for the NCAA championships this week at Notre Dame. . . . Michig... |
Plan meets with approval in House but likely to falter in state Senate. |
The Arkansas House and Senate are considering a measure broadcast legislative sessions over the Internet, and the measure got a thumbs up from a key committee yesterday, the Arkansas News Bureau reports. |
It's unlikely the state senate will go for the measure, however. |
"The mood of the Senate is not really happy about this," the bill's sponsor, Rep. Eric Harris, a Republican, said during the House Rules Committee Wednesday. |
"I do have a couple of senators who have talked to me about this and I think at some point (Senate approval) should be a possibility, but I think that debate is going to have to happen in the other end if we can send it back to them," he said. |
Rep. Pam Adcock, a Democrat, said having both houses webcast would educate people that the Senate has to pass bills as well as the House before they become law. |
1. Fresh. Roasted. Corn. That’s right, real corn on the cob roasted in a big ol’ green roaster. Tasty! |
2. Free food samples from BTB Advertiser Elliott Bay Brewhouse. Look for ’em at the yellow Discover Burien tent near SW 152nd. |
The Farmers Market runs every Thursday from 11am – 6pm through October at Burien Town Square Park, located on SW 152nd at 5th Place SW – just look for the tents and vendors! |
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor admitted Wednesday that he packs a large portion of revenge for the Bills in his lunch pail every day. |
"Definitely motivated,'' Taylor told NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano and Aditi Kinkhabwala, who broadcast live from Browns minicamp. "Things didn't end the way I would've liked it to in Buffalo. We could possibly see those guys in the playoffs or we could knock those guys out of the playoffs. I would definitely love tha... |
Taylor, who went 22-20 with the Bills, was traded to the Browns on March 9th for the No. 65 overall pick at the top of the third round after snapping the Bills' 17-year playoff draught last season. His three-year career there ended on a 10-3 loss to the Jaguars in the divisional round of the playoffs after he had gone ... |
Taylor, who was knocked out of that game with a concussion, hoped to return to Buffalo, but they opted not to pay in the $16 million he due this season, including a $6 million roster bonus in March. |
Instead, the Bills ended up with two quarterbacks the Browns strongly considered in the past year: former Bengals veteran AJ McCarron and former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, whom the Browns thought about taking No. 1 overall. |
The Bills traded up from No. 12 to No. 7 to draft Allen, after the Browns selected Baker Mayfield. |
In Cleveland, Taylor is firmly established as the starter ahead of Mayfield, and in Buffalo, Allen is receiving some first-team reps this week. |
Bills running back LeSean McCoy said this week. |
"[We] took him early in the draft, so that's common sense. He's special, that's for sure." |
During his introductory press conference, Taylor admitted that last season in Buffalo was 'trying. |
"Every team has its ups and downs, every player has their ups and downs, but it's how you respond through the tough times through a year. Personally, I think I responded well, but ultimately as a team, we were able to respond well and pick ourselves up and take our team and our city to somewhere they have not been in a... |
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson travels to Benediktbeuern Abbey in Bavaria to visit Joseph Fraunhofer's top-secret laboratory in the all-new "Hiding In The Light" episode of COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY airing Sunday, April 6 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX and Monday, April 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on Nat Geo. |
NEW YORK — Filming "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" was a brand-new experience for the TV show's host. |
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson had made television appearances before filming "Cosmos," but co-creating and starring in a 13-episode TV show was an entirely different experience, Tyson said here at the American Museum of Natural History on April 9. Fox will air the sixth episode of "Cosmos" — called "Deeper, Deeper... |
The show is a reboot of the beloved Carl Sagan series, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage." It was important to Tyson and others working on the show — including Steven Soter and Ann Druyan, two of the original "Cosmos" writers and the writers of the new series — to pay homage to the original series and Sagan's legacy throughou... |
"It's been a pleasure and a joy to follow Carl Sagan," Tyson said during another recent event. |
Occasionally, the production crew had to get creative with their shooting locations while filming "Cosmos." An area in New Mexico also doubled for Egypt during a recent episode featuring the science of Ibn al-Haytham, one of the first people to understand how the human eye works. |
Instead of traveling to the pyramids, visual-effects artists superimposed the ancient structures behind Tyson after he delivered his dialogue from the sands just outside the "Cosmos" set. The fake set morphed into what they needed for the show. |
Tyson also had a body double that would stand in for him before filming. The stand-in is similar in height, skin tone and weight to Tyson, allowing the "Cosmos" crew to use him when Tyson wasn't necessarily needed for filming at that moment. |
The attention on set was also a new experience for Tyson. |
"You get really spoiled, actually," Tyson said. "When I'm drinking something and I'm done with it, someone comes and takes it from my hand; otherwise, I have to walk it to a horizontal surface. But … everything here is [part of the] set, so you're not actually near anyplace to put down the drink." |
The episode "Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still" premieres Sunday (April 13) on Fox. The new episode takes viewers on a tour of the universe on the smallest scales, exploring microscopic life that scientists use special tools to study. Tyson will also explain how memories are triggered through scents, and the Ship of the Ima... |
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox. It will be rebroadcast with extra material on the National Geographic Channel on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Check local listings. To catch up on "Cosmos," you can watch the five previously aired episodes for free via Hulu. |
East Brunswick Tech 45, Perth Amboy Tech 43: Leeyah Scott scored 16 points to lead East Brunswick Tech (1-6). Rebecca Alfrey finished with 12 points. Dylanise Cambero added seven points. Christina Crowe led Perth Amboy Tech (2-4) with 15 points. Hannah Cotayo scored 11 points and Daisy Arocho chipped in 10 points. |
South River 62, South Amboy 25: Tiffany Fischer scored a game-high 20 points to lead South River (4-2). Ashley Fischer finished with 19 points. Khayla Smith added 12 points. For South Amboy (1-5), Faith Nemeth recorded 17 points and four rebounds. Julie Olivieri totaled six points, eight rebounds, four blocks and three... |
Watchung Hills 57, Oak Knoll 45: Mahogany Jenkins led Watchung Hills (3-0) with 17 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. Alexa Santo finished with 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Jayden Baltuch recorded eight points, six assists, six steals and three rebounds. |
Voorhees 49, Sparta 44: Bella Cafaro finished with 17 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals to pace Voorhees (4-1). Katie McComb totaled 14 points, three rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. |
Bayonne 56, New Providence 39: Lindsay Kinum led New Providence (3-2) with 13 points, six rebounds and two assists. Kaitlyn Cumiskey contributed eight points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal. |
Newton 46, Somerville 42: Meghan Pedrani recorded 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals for Somerville (3-3). Kelsey Mehan finished with 10 points, five rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal. Emily Markowski totaled 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block. |
Elizabeth 69, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 26: Hannah Lyman scored 11 points for Scotch Plains-Fanwood (2-5). Corinne Lyght scored six points. |
North Hunterdon 52, South Plainfield 33: Nikki Alexatos scored 21 points to lead North Hunterdon (3-2). Maria Newsome finished with 15 points. For South Plainfield (1-4), Mackenzie O'Brien recorded 14 points. Julianne Ferraro added seven points. |
Manville 40, Highland Park 30: Angelina Sanchez recorded 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks to lift Manville (2-4). Zytajsha Abner totaled 10 rebounds, six blocks, five points and one assist. Isabella Sanchez chipped in nine points, six steals, two rebounds and one block. Sofia Juliani scored seven po... |
Donovan Catholic 52, Sayreville 48: Jackie Ventricelli led Sayreville (3-3) with 22 points, five rebounds and three steals. Lyssandra Delacosta totaled 12 points, one rebound and one steal. Stephanie Van Note added eight points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal. |
South Hunterdon 54, West Windsor-Plainsboro South 33: Rylee Bordwick finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block for South Hunterdon (5-2). Mayce Fleming contributed 11 points, six rebounds, two assists and one block. Nicole Costantini added nine points, six rebounds and four assists. |
J.P. Stevens 48, Millburn 37: Megan Duffy and Kayla Gatling each scored 15 points to lead J.P. Stevens (4-1). Kiarah Turner scored 11 points. |
Morris Catholic 55, Bound Brook 46: Cameron Ward finished with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and one block for Bound Brook (5-1). Cortlyn Morris recorded eight points, eight rebounds, eight blocks, four steals and one assist. Arianna McCleod totaled eight points, three rebounds and three assists. |
Middlesex 54, Dunellen 30: Olivia Robel led Middlesex (6-0) with 14 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two assists. Carly Santucci recorded eight points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Kristen Yonker totaled eight points, three steals, one rebound and one assist. Madison Robel chipped in seven points a... |
Mount St. Mary 49, Pope John 35: Alana Rocco led Mount St. Mary (5-1) with 21 points, two rebounds, three assists and one steal. Natalie Mathern totaled 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. |
Manville 65, West Caldwell Tech 57 (OT): Manville's Tyhmir Van Kline hit a free throw with 30 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Van Kline finished with five points, six assists, three steals, one rebound and one block. Jason Brennan led the Mustangs (3-3) with 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals and o... |
Hunterdon Central 69, Tate (Fla.) 43: Aidan MacKnight led Hunterdon Central (5-0) with 14 points. Sean Oberman scored 13 points. Jake Krantz finished with 11 points. Brian Johansson, David Johansson and Joe Tronolone each scored six points. |
South River 81, South Amboy 51: Derrick Whitaker recorded 24 points, five steals, four rebounds and one block for South River (4-2). Jayvon Taylor finished with 15 points, seven assists, four steals and three rebounds. Joseph Nigro totaled 10 points, three steals, one rebound and one assist. Silvio Cruz added 10 reboun... |
Springfield (Pa.) 71, South Hunterdon 43: Drew Zalescik scored 13 points for South Hunterdon (3-4). Cooper McCaffrey finished with 10 points and Ryan Hinman added six points. |
Bound Brook 73, Spotswood 66: Jassiem Moore recorded 43 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal for Bound Brook (3-2). Quadir Harrell finished with 13 points, two rebounds and one assist. Davie McLarty totaled 11 points and three rebounds. For Spotswood (3-3), Matt Vento led with 26 points. Michael ... |
Voorhees 39, Lenape Valley 26: Wade Albore scored 11 points to pace Voorhees (4-2). Matt Kroll finished with 12 rebounds and six points. Christian Vernieri scored eight points. |
North Hunterdon 67, Faith Christian 56: Wes Reinagel led North Hunterdon (2-3) with 26 points. Dan Dextraze scored 19 points. Chris Hale added nine points. Chris Markovich chipped in six points and five assists. |
Metuchen 55, Cranford 53: Luke Schleck scored 18 points to pace Metuchen (2-3). Ryan Grice finished with 14 points and Michael Piavoso added 11 points. Ethan Lebovits scored eight points. |
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 45, South Plainfield 34: Jayson Williams scored a game-high 14 points to lead Scotch Plains-Fanwood (1-4). Anthoy Porter finished with nine points. Ian McCoid, Destiny Nwankwo and Dondre Tate each scored eight points for South Plainfield (1-5). |
Middlesex 59, Point Beach 57: Brendan Buckley scored 15 points to lift Middlesex (3-1). Keenan Reynolds scored 13 points and Mark Brower added eight points. |
Watchung Hills 62, Delaware Valley 34: Michael Bressler led Watchung Hills (6-1) with 16 points, five assists, three rebounds and one steal. Connor Dube finished with 11 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal. Chad Martini added eight points, eight rebounds and three assists. For Delaware Valley (3-2), Jack Skib... |
Burlington Twp. 61, Dunellen 34: Drew Johnson recorded 10 points, three rebounds and one assist for Dunellen (5-1). Nasir White totaled seven points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist. Noah Wenzel chipped in four points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Tyje Kelton added four points and four rebounds. |
Union Catholic 68, Pope John 58: Giovanni Phillip scored 17 points to lift Union Catholic (3-1). Nahshon Battle finished with 15 points. Matt Tracey totaled 14 points and Elijah Barlow added 12 points. |
Linden 65, Kemebunk 50: Amir Williams recorded a double-double with 24 points, 16 rebounds, one assist and one steal for Linden (5-1). Schadrac Petit-Homme finished with nine points, five rebounds and one steal. Gerby Janvier totaled seven points, three assists and two steals. |
Immaculata 92, Summit 85 (3OT): Jaden Honis finished with 36 points and eight assists for Immaculata (4-1), with 35 of his 36 points coming after the half. Jordan Myers recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. MJ Krehel scored 12 points. |
Piscataway 70, Hillsborough 54: Jared Smith and AJ Strawderman each scored 12 points for Hillsborough (1-5). Dante Walker finished with 10 points. Dylan Boczon added nine points. |
Freehold Borough 4, Monroe 2: Anthony Zito finished with one goal and one assist for Monroe (7-3-1). James Petrie also scored. Matthew Skobelev added one assist. James Siravo made 26 saves. |
Howell 2, Old Bridge 0: Dylan Schroeder recorded 41 saves for Old Bridge (2-6). |
"When we thought a written transaction had been agreed to, we let our exclusivity period lapse as a gesture of good faith. Unfortunately, the Mets owners then turned around and re-opened talks with at least one other bidder.** I tried to be understanding...and agreed to moved forward but added a minor provision that wo... |
**Question from a reporter on the conference call to discuss the end of the deal: "Did you say to the Mets, 'why the hell did you do that?'" DE: "I don't really talk like that." |
Coupa plans to apply the AI models developed by Deep Relevance to the spend data Coupa has collected from its customer community. |
Capgemini: AI is already creating jobs and boosting business Despite fears of job losses, artificial intelligence (AI) has created positions in four out of five firms deploying it at scale, a report from Capgemini has found. |
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