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The Department of Justice should investigate four of the nation’s biggest operators of youth residential treatment facilities for civil rights violations and fraud, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., argued Wednesday in letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a two-year probe into residential treatment facilities for at-risk youth. Wyden said these were clear violations of federal Medicaid rules prohibiting residential treatment facilities from restraining children to discipline them, and from simultaneously restraining and secluding children. Acadia and UHS have both paid multimillion-dollar settlements in recent years to resolve DOJ probes into their hospitals and psychiatric centers. However, those cases did not focus on youth facilities run by the companies, which Wyden is asking the DOJ to investigate.

Persons: Sen, Ron Wyden, General Merrick Garland, Wyden, Healthcare —, ”, Mandel Ngan, Devereux, UHS, “ It’s, ” Leah Yaw, ” Acadia, ” Vivant, Wyden’s, ” Wyden, “ Organizations: Justice, NBC News, — Universal Health Services, Acadia Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Healthcare, DOJ, Getty, Senate Finance Committee, ”, Centers, Medicare, Medicaid Services, Administration, Children, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: Acadia, AFP

☆ Hollywood's franchise frenzy: More than half of top studios' 2025 movies are existing IP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 box office has been inundated with sequels, prequels and remakes, with the top 10 titles of the year all coming from existing intellectual property. Looking at the current 2025 calendar, between 50% and 70% of the movies from the six major studios — Universal , Disney , Warner Bros. , Paramount , Sony and Lionsgate — will be related to existing IP. Craig T Fruchtman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesEven before Hollywood was disrupted by the pandemic and the meteoric rise of streaming content, the domestic box office was heavily reliant on franchise titles. While that's a 11.3% drop from last year and lags 25% behind pre-pandemic levels, the haul is better than box office analysts had expected. "Some of the most well-received box office hits in recent memory have been sequels or films based on existing brands and there is still a variety of original content out there."

Persons: There's, Paul Dergarabedian, Guy, Bob Marley, Craig T Fruchtman, Kung, Dergarabedian, Kraven, Hunter, King, Shawn Robbins, Bridget Jones, MEGAN, Downton, Michael, John Wick Organizations: Marvel, Disney, — Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, Comscore, Getty, Hollywood, Universal, Century Fox, Warner Locations: Shanghai, China, Kingdom, New York City, Peru

☆ Family films led by 'Inside Out 2' could reignite the box office
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A big piece has been missing from the box office — family films. A handful of kid-friendly hits — Universal's "Super Mario Bros." chief among them — have boosted ticket sales. So far in 2024, the domestic box office is down 23% from last year and trails 40% from 2019. More kid-friendly hits, like the coming "Despicable Me 4," could be one of the keys to a box office rebound. "Family movies come in all shapes and sizes," said Shawn Robbins, founder and owner of Box Office Theory.

Persons: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Joy, Mario, Chris Johnson, Shawn Robbins, Robbins, Barbie Organizations: Disney, Star Wars, Marvel Locations: Disney, Midwestern

☆ Only 12 theaters in the world are showing Christopher Nolan's re-release of 'Tenet' in Imax 70mm — here they all are
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It will be shown in standard and Imax formats, as well as in 70mm Imax. Only a select few theaters in the world can show a movie in 70mm Imax. Here are all the theaters showing the re-release. Only a select number of theaters in the world can show movies in Imax 70mm. Here are the 12 theaters where you can see the re-release of "Tenet" in Imax 70mm.

Persons: Christopher Nolan's, Tenet, —, Christopher, Nolan, Oppenheimer, Francisco Regal, Prussia, of Prussia Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Arizona Harkins, Tempe California AMC, Francisco Regal Irvine, Universal, AMC, Universal City Indiana Imax Theatre, Indiana State Museum, York AMC Lincoln, UA, of Prussia Tennessee Regal Opry Mills, Melbourne Museum — Melbourne, Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan, British Film Institute Locations: Arizona, Arizona Harkins Arizona, Tempe California, Francisco, Irvine, Indianapolis, York City, Woodbridge, Ontario

☆ Universal basic income is working — even in red states
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Michael Venutolo-Mantovani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

He encourages skeptical taxpayers to look at universal basic income from the same "selfish point of view." Among those who received a basic income in Stockton, California, the unemployment rate dropped by nearly 50%. With more data at hand than theoretical projection, the evidence is overwhelming: Universal basic income is working nearly universally. Promising as these pilot programs are, the chances of a truly universal basic income in America remain remote. As for Tydricka Lewis, basic income afforded her the latitude to start her own nonprofit.

Persons: Tydricka Lewis, she'd, Lewis, North Carolina's, Jack Dorsey, Durham, Dorsey, Mark, Anthony Middleton, Middleton's, it's, Thomas Paine, Huey Long, George McGovern, Andrew Yang, Anna Jefferson, Nick Otto, Jefferson, Middleton, StepUp, UBI, we've, Michael Venutolo, Condé Organizations: North Carolina Central University , Durham, Abt Associates, University of Pennsylvania, Durham's, Excel, KFC, Generation Movement, Durham Bulls, The New York Times, National Geographic, Wired Locations: Durham, North, America, Black, New York City, Denver, Stockton , California, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Columbia, South Carolina, Birmingham , Alabama, Gainesville , Florida, Florida, Gainesville, AFP, Durham County, Washington, Chapel Hill , North Carolina

☆ Little-known life of Moomins creator Tove Jansson explored in new exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Aurore Laborie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Paris CNN —The Moomin characters may be internationally famous, but a new exhibition in Paris shows a lesser-known side to the Finnish artist who created them. The show takes an intimate look into the life of Tove Jansson, both as a prolific artist and an advocate for female independence. Courtesy The Community and Moomin Characters Ltd. Using illustrations, cartoons, photography, music, writings and letters, the exhibition shows Jansson as a multifaceted character who could — and did — make art out of almost anything. Tove Jansson's Moomin character "Little My" paper doll.

Persons: Tove Jansson, ”, Sini, ” Tove Jansson's, Jansson, “, Thomas Zambra, —, Signe Hammarsten, Viktor Jansson, Tove Jansson’s, Tove Jansson's, Summers, Hitler, Stalin, “ Garm, Lewis Carroll’s, Alice, Tuulikki Pietilä, Tuukka Laurila, Pietilä, Zambra, Tove Jansson ”, Louis Organizations: Paris CNN, CNN, des Beaux Arts, Nature, Espace Mont Locations: Paris, Finnish, Kanto, Tuukka, Stockholm, Scandinavia, Finland, “, Helsinki, Wonderland, Espace

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