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☆ ‘Hills of California’ Review: A Stage Mother’s Unhappy Brood
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Houman Barekat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In Jez Butterworth’s new play, we — the audience and protagonists alike — are kept waiting and wondering. It’s the summer of 1976 and Britain is in the midst of a heat wave. They must decide whether to put her out of her misery with a high dose of morphine, or let her continue to suffer. “The Hills of California,” written by Butterworth (“The Ferryman,” “Jerusalem”) and directed by Sam Mendes (“The Lehmann Trilogy”), runs at the Harold Pinter Theater in London, through June 15. Rob Howell’s impressive set makes the most of the playhouse’s nearly 40-foot grid height, with three flights of stairs leading up to the unseen guest rooms.

Persons: Jez Butterworth’s, —, Jill, Ruby, Veronica, Joan, hasn’t, Will, Butterworth, Sam Mendes, “, Harold Pinter, Rob Howell’s Organizations: Blackpool, Harold Pinter Theater Locations: Britain, England, United States, California, ”, Jerusalem, London

☆ Carmel, Maine accident: Kevin Howell dies after saving son from drowning
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Paradise Afshar | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The town manager of Carmel, Maine, has died after saving his 4-year-old son from drowning in an icy pond. Kevin Howell, 51, and his son were crossing a portion of Etna Pond around 6:30 a.m. Friday when they broke through the ice, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. “The boy ran home, and notified his mother,” the sheriff’s office said. “Detective Norton got the mom back to the house and reunited with her son,” the sheriff’s office said. Howell enjoyed cooking for his family and friends and spending time with his wife and son outdoors, doing actives like skiing, boating, fishing and hiking, the webpage said.

Persons: Kevin Howell, Howell, “, Howell’s, Katie, Jordan Norton, Norton, Sawyer Organizations: CNN, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Locations: Carmel , Maine, Etna, Penobscot County, Howell, Carmel, Augusta

☆ Scott Perry’s texts reveal details about efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

I read it just as you dictated,” according to court records. The disclosure of the texts illuminate more of the behind-the-scenes discussions as Trump used powerful allies across the federal government to challenge the 2020 election results. The Washington Post has made public the full court document, and Politico also reported on the text messages. John Rowley, an attorney representing Perry, called the disclosure of the text messages this week “unfortunate.”“The communications reflect his efforts to understand real-time information about the 2020 election. Howell confidentially reviewed more than 2,000 documents Perry had sought to keep from investigators after they seized his cell phone last summer, including the text messages.

Persons: Scott Perry, Donald Trump’s, DOJ’s Jeffrey Clark, Clark, Perry texted Clark, “, ” Perry, Perry, Clark’s, Justice Department official’s, ” Clark, Trump, Mike Pence, Beryl Howell, Howell, John Rowley, ” Rowley, Howell confidentially Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Trump, DOJ, Republican, DC Circuit, Washington Post, Politico Locations: Michigan, Georgia

(AP) — Washington Commanders part-owner Magic Johnson criticized coach Ron Rivera's team for playing with “no intensity or fire" in a 40-20 loss Thursday night to the Chicago Bears, a club that hadn’t won a game in nearly a full year. By the time Sam Howell led the hosts to their initial first down, nearly 2 1/2 minutes into the second quarter, Chicago (1-4) was already ahead 17-0. At halftime, the tally was 27-3, and the Bears had outgained the Commanders 307-84 in total yards. Afterward, the Commanders forced the Bears to punt for the first time all evening. Later, with a chance to cut the deficit to seven with under 5 1/2 minutes left, Slye missed a 46-yard attempt.

Persons: Magic Johnson, Ron Rivera's, hadn’t, “ Let's, ” —, —, Rivera, Jack Del Rio —, Justin Fields, DJ Moore, ” Rivera, “, ” Johnson, Dan Snyder, Washington “, “ didn’t, Terry McLaurin, ” McLaurin, that’s, we've, Darrick Forrest, Moore, Khalil Herbert . Washington, Fields, Sam Howell, “ Let’s, Howell, Logan Thomas, Matt Eberflus, Thomas, Joey Slye, Ron, Slye, ___ Organizations: —, Chicago Bears, Redskins, Washington, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Bears, Chicago, Denver Broncos Locations: LANDOVER, Md, — Washington, Chicago, Washington

☆ Giuliani Is Liable for Defaming Georgia Election Workers, Judge Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alan Feuer | More About Alan Feuer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Rudolph W. Giuliani was liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly declaring that they had mishandled ballots while counting votes in Atlanta during the 2020 election. A lawyer for Mr. Giuliani declined to comment. Judge Howell’s decision came a little more than a month after Mr. Giuliani conceded in two stipulations in the case that he had made false statements when he accused the election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, of manipulating ballots while working at the State Farm Arena for the Fulton County Board of Elections. Mr. Giuliani later sought to explain that his stipulations were solely meant to get past a dispute with Ms. Freeman and Ms. Moss about discovery evidence in the case and move toward dismissing the allegations outright. But Judge Howell, complaining that Mr. Giuliani’s stipulations “hold more holes than Swiss cheese,” took the proactive step of declaring him liable for “defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, civil conspiracy and punitive damage claims.”

Persons: Rudolph W, Giuliani, Beryl A, Howell, Donald J, Howell’s, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Mr, Freeman, Moss, Judge Howell, ” Organizations: Court, Farm Arena, Fulton County Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Federal, Washington, Fulton

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