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☆ Shailene Woodley doesn't know any more about 'Big Little Lies' season 3 than you do
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shailene Woodley reacted to the news about a potential season three of "Big Little Lies." Woodley told Business Insider that she doesn't have much information about it and remains skeptical. Advertisement"Big Little Lies" star Shailene Woodley can't say much about season three of the hit HBO drama series — not because she's being secretive, but because she has limited information. "Big Little Lies," based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name, debuted in 2017. Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Laura Dern on season one of "Big Little Lies."

Persons: Shailene Woodley, Woodley, —, Jane Chapman, Liane Moriarty's, Zoë Kravitz, Jean, Marc Vallée, Andrea Arnold, Valée, Kravitz, GQ, it's, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Witherspoon, Kidman, Liane Organizations: Service, HBO, Hollywood

☆ Nicole Kidman says they’re working ‘fast and furious’ on Season 3 of ‘Big Little Lies’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Nicole Kidman is spilling the details on Season 3 of “Big Little Lies.”Kidman sat down with Reese Witherspoon, who co-starred with Kidman on the series, for a Vanity Fair interview and confirmed there will in fact be a third season. Witherspoon even joked that up until now, Kidman had already “said too much” about the status of the show, which was initially a limited series, continuing. “I got excited,” Kidman said. It’s a scientific study.”But, she said, she also couldn’t help but give an update. Alongside Kidman and Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kathryn Newton and Meryl Streep have starred in the series.

Persons: CNN — Nicole Kidman, ” Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Kidman, Witherspoon, “, ”, “ Liane, Moriarty, Jean, Marc Vallée, Reese, ” Andrea Arnold, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kathryn Newton, Meryl Streep Organizations: CNN, Entertainment Locations: California

☆ These supersized clownfish robots could be coming to waterways in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Without better data to understand the health of increasingly stressed waterways, the fight to save these most precious of resources will be ineffective, says Simeon Pieterkosky, co-founder of the technology company Aquaai. The technology could also find a use in the Middle East, a region that is battling water scarcity. Aquaai co-founder and CEO Liane Thompson. Aquaai is currently upgrading its underwater drones and is in discussions with various government agencies about trials to put the newest version to work. There are a smattering of other agencies and companies developing underwater drones for a variety of purposes.

Persons: Simeon Pieterkosky, ”, Aquaai, Pieterkosky, Liane Thompson, Aquaai Thompson, Thompson, Robert C, Brears, “ Organizations: CNN, United Arab, Abu Locations: California, Norway, East, North Africa, Thompson, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi’s, Beijing

☆ Germany should legalize abortion up to 12 weeks, a government commission recommends
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Berlin CNN —Germany should overturn its 150-year old ban on abortions and make terminations legal within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, a government-appointed panel of experts said on Monday. The procedure is de-criminalized up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, but anyone seeking a termination must attend a compulsory counselling session followed by a mandatory three-day waiting period. After 12 weeks, abortions are only allowed in exceptional circumstances, such as if the pregnancy or birth poses a risk to the mother’s physical or mental health. “(The commission’s) recommendations provide a good basis for the open and fact-based conversation that is now necessary,” German Minister for Family Affairs Lisa Paus said in a statement on Monday. The proposals from Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s party would legalize abortion up to 12 weeks, a move more in line with some Western European countries.

Persons: Liane Woerner, “, Lisa Paus, Karl Lauterbach, ”, Donald Tusk’s, Andrzej Duda, Roe, Wade Organizations: Berlin CNN —, Reproductive, Social Democratic Party, SPD, Greens, Free Democrats, University of Constance, German Federal Statistical Office, Christian Democratic Union, Central Committee, Bishops ’ Conference, Family, German, Law, Justice Locations: Berlin CNN — Germany, Germany, France

☆ Everything to know about season 2 of 'The Last of Us'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's everything we know about the new season. Advertisement'The Last of Us' season 2 will not cover all of the video game sequelMaria (Rutina Wesley), Tommy (Gabriel Luna), Joel (Pedro Pascal), and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in Jackson in "The Last of Us" season one. Liane Hentscher/HBOWhile "TLOU" season one covered the events of the 2013 game, the second season will not cover all of its 2020 sequel. Fans are concerned Joel could die in season 2Joel (Pedro Pascal) cradles Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in the season one finale of "The Last of Us." But it would be difficult to envision season two straying from Joel's death since it's the key motivation for Ellie's path in the sequel game.

Persons: —, Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Joel, Pascal, Ellie, Ramsey, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, Long, Maria, Rutina Wesley, Tommy, Gabriel Luna, Liane Hentscher, Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann, Josh Horowitz, Mazin, Kaitlyn Dever, Abby, Gilbert Flores, Dina, Young Mazino, Jesse, Dina's, Elyse Jankowski, Lev, Ian Alexander, Frazer Harrison, Alexander hadn't, HBO hasn't, Will Joel, it's, Francesca Orsi Organizations: Service, HBO, Business, Golden Globes, Getty, Netflix, Jackson, Images, Entertainment Locations: Jackson, Isabela Merced, Vancouver

☆ Ruzwana Bashir Is Quietly Connecting the Tech World
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Story by Melia RussellPhotography by Lelanie FosterRuzwana Bashir is ransacking her kitchen cabinet for just the right tea. Bashir wears an Erdem floral-printed bra top, Erdem skirt, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, Old Jewelry earrings along with her own bracelet and ring. "Part of building a business was going out and sharing what you were doing with the world," Bashir says. For years Bashir's startup had been building muscle around these capabilities; now it had an eager audience. Eating at acclaimed restaurants is fine, but Bashir prefers the more-intimate affairs at tech executives' homes because, she says, "you can stay longer."

Persons: Melia Russell, Lelanie Foster Ruzwana Bashir, Peek, She's, she's, Andy Warhol, Picasso, Bashir, I'm, Andreessen Horowitz, Jack Dorsey, Eric Schmidt, Goldman Sachs, Giuseppe Zanotti, Lelanie Foster, Bashir isn't, Elon Musk, Ronan Farrow, Roelof Botha, Mustafa Suleyman, we've, Bennett Miller, Capote, " Miller, —, doesn't, didn't, Madeleine Albright, Tom Ford, Jared Cohen, Oskar Bruening, Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg, I've, Bashir wasn't, Travis Kalanick, Adam Neumann, Ty, Emily Weiss, Bashir refashioned, Donald Trump, Bruening, Laurence Tosi's, Miller, Beyoncé, shrugs, Anna Wintour, Anna, we're, Taylor Swift, Katie Haun, Marc Benioff, Reid Hoffman, Marissa Mayer, Dick Costolo —, Cohen, Katherine Maher, Maher, Daniel Kahneman, It's, Radel, Becky Akinyode, Elaine Winter, Tiffany Bloomfield, Dela, Chad Hilliard, Enmi, Kenny Aquiles Ulloa, Cyrenae, Madison Perez, Aidan Lapp, Bashira Webb, Bryan Erickson, Jinyoung Chang, Rodriguez, Rebecca Zisser, Claire Landsbaum, Emma LeGault, Joi, Marie McKenzie, Conner Blake, Kyle Desiderio, Victoria Gracie, Nicole Forero, Virginia Alves Organizations: Google, Museum of, Business, Elon, Vogue, Roelof, Oxford University, Oxford Union, Blackstone Group, Harvard Business School, Studios, Web, Young, Organization, Dela Revoluciøn, Enmi Yang Digital Tech Locations: Manhattan, SoHo, Bahamas, United States, Balthazar, England, Israel, Petra, Istanbul, Elle, Utah, COVID, Salt Lake City, Costa Rica, Atlanta, WestCap

☆ Sam Neill has a rare cancer, but is more afraid of retirement than dying
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Sam Neill is in remission and back to doing what he loves. The 76-year-old actor shared a health update with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding his non-Hodgkin blood cancer, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. “I know I’ve got it, but I’m not really interested in it,” Neill said. His doctors switched courses to try “a rare anti-cancer drug” and it’s had some success, Neill said. He said he’s “not remotely afraid” of dying and instead finds the idea “annoying” as he has so many things he wishes to do.

Persons: Sam Neill, angioimmunoblastic, I’ve, I’m, ” Neill, ‘, don’t, ”, it’s, Neill, “ I’m, he’s “, Annette Bening, Liane Moriarty’s Organizations: CNN, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, National Institutes of Health

☆ Water, Water, Everywhere, and Now Her Husband Is Gone
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Cj Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Bishop skillfully invokes and revises the “forbidden passion” trope of a relationship between an older teacher and a young ingénue. The meta-conversation in the book is smart — What does it mean to tell a true story? As J.B. becomes a suspect in Patrick’s death, she returns to Australia for the first time since she got married. They have an uncanny, dreamlike quality, unfolding without J.B. quite being able to participate in them fully. J.B. is a very good narrator, but I suspect she is not recounting her saga for the reader — she’s telling it for herself.

Persons: Bishop, Patrick, “, Meg Wolitzer’s “, Liane Moriarty’s “ Locations: Australia

☆ The best new shows of 2023, halfway into a strike-disrupted year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

‘Bill Russell: Legend’ (Netflix) and ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ (ESPN)Bill Russell in 'Bill Russell: Legend.' ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ (Amazon’s Prime Video)Riley Keough as Daisy Jones in "Daisy Jones & the Six." ‘The Night Agent’ (Netflix) and ‘Hijack’ (Apple TV+)Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in episode 'The Night Agent.' ‘Beef’ (Netflix)Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in the Netflix series "Beef." ‘A Small Light’ (NatGeo/Disney+)Margot Frank, played by Ashley Brooke, and Miep Gies, played by Bel Powley in 'A Small Light.'

Persons: ” “ Barry, ”, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, It’s, Bella Ramsey, Storm Reid, Liane Hentscher, Pedro Pascal, Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, ‘ Bill Russell, Guy, Bill Russell, Bill Walton’s, Wilt Chamberlain, “ Goliath, Stephen Curry, ‘ Daisy Jones, Riley Keough, Daisy Jones, Fleetwood, Elvis Presley’s, Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, Dominique Fishback’s, ’, Luciane Buchanan, Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso, Peter Sutherland, Idris Elba, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Margot Frank, Ashley Brooke, Miep Gies, Bel Powley, Dusan Martincek, Anne Frank’s, Gies, Liev Schreiber, Otto Frank Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, HBO, Netflix, ESPN, Celtics, NBA, Showtime, Apple, Fleetwood Mac, FBI, Geographic, Disney Locations: Atlanta, London

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Every country in the world will see rates of diabetes rise in the next 30 years without action, according to a new global study. There are currently 529 million people in the world with diabetes, the study led by researchers at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found. The majority of the cases are type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease that is linked to obesity and largely preventable, the researchers said. For example, prevalence rates are expected to reach 16.8% in North Africa and the Middle East and 11.3% in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2050, compared to an estimated 9.8% globally. The study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is part of a wider series on diabetes published on Thursday in The Lancet medical journal.

Persons: ”, Liane Ong, Bill, Melinda Gates, Jennifer Rigby, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Institute of Health, University of Washington, Melinda Gates Foundation, Thomson Locations: North Africa, East, America, Caribbean

☆ US oil lobby blasts EPA emissions cuts plan, California likes it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. oil and gas trade lobby group said on Wednesday it believes sharp emissions cuts proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would result in the elimination of new internal combustion vehicles. Just said the rules would "eliminate the opportunity to improve" internal combustion and hybrid technologies "and create an outsized reliance on battery materials from other countries to meet United States' transportation needs." They testified the second day of the EPA's virtual public hearings on its aggressive proposal for cutting U.S. vehicle emissions for 2027-2032 model years. The plan would require 13% annual average pollution cuts and a 56% reduction in projected fleet average emissions over 2026 requirements. The EPA estimates the plan would result in 60% of new vehicles by 2030 being electric and 67% by 2032.

☆ New California Rule Would Ban Sale of Diesel Trucks by 2036
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Neelam Bohra | Coral Davenport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The rule is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious moves by California and the federal government to curb planet-warming pollution from vehicles, the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gases. The California Air Resources Board approved the regulation, which by 2045 would fully eliminate the sale of new trucks that emit carbon dioxide across the state. The rule builds in intermediate goals in the coming years for government organizations and private companies to decrease their use of diesel trucks. But the American Trucking Associations, a trade organization for the trucking industry, criticized the ban, saying that it has worked to significantly reduce emissions but needs more flexibility. The state hopes the ban will save money related to health costs caused by pollution, including asthma attacks and respiratory illness.

The rule also require transitioning existing fleets to zero-emission vehicles. Big rigs, local delivery and government fleets must transition to zero emission by 2035, garbage trucks and local buses by 2039, and sleeper cab tractors and specialty vehicles by 2042. American Trucking Associations Chief Executive Chris Spear criticized the decision to force motor carriers to purchase zero-emission vehicles. On Thursday, CARB adopted new locomotive regulations requiring that by 2030 only those less than 23 years old could operate in the state. The Biden administration must still approve waivers for California to implement the new regulations.

☆ The Return of the Dry-Clean-Only Wardrobe
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Rory Satran | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS—With the frisson of a downturn in the air, designers at fashion week here better known for drama battened down the hatches, sending out streams of polished, functional blouses, jackets, skirts, pants and pumps. Above all, however, they sent coats. Some highlights: strictly cut propositions at Givenchy and Alexander McQueen, luxe puffers at Schiaparelli, and today’s belted, no-tricks camel-colored overcoats at Louis Vuitton. Liane Wiggins, head of womenswear at British retailer MatchesFashion, praised Paris Fashion Week’s notably beautiful coats in an interview and rated them the “number-one investment” for customers who, in a change from their usual habits, might be choosing between luxuries this year.

☆ 'The Last of Us' made a major change to a game character. The showrunners explain why it was important to expand on Bill and his love story.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sunday's episode expands greatly on a minor survivor from the video game, Bill (Nick Offerman). The showrunners told Insider why it was important to show Bill's love story with Frank. In the game, Joel and Ellie seek out Bill, shown as a paranoid loner who speaks to himself, to help them fix up a vehicle and carry on across the country. Frank, also his partner in the game, is only seen dead, hanging after committing suicide some time ago after the infected bit him. Bill tells Joel to keep his partner, Tess, safe in the same way he protected Frank for years.

☆ An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Now he sees bright pink and red algae blooms every year. Dr. Matt DaveyScientists like Maréchal think these algae blooms are getting larger and more frequent as rising global temperatures melt glaciers worldwide. Glacier algae seems to be booming, but scientists have a lot to learnResearcher Matt Davey samples snow algae at Lagoon Island, Antarctica. Ice algae and snow algae are different types of microorganisms, and different fields of study, but they both affect glaciers. A strip of "blood snow" filled with red algae cuts across a dark bloom of purple algae in Greenland.

☆ California regulator sees 2035 EV mandate as 'sweet spot'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CARB said the rules will reduce smog-causing pollution from light-duty vehicles by 25% by 2037 and result in 9.5 million fewer conventional vehicles sold by 2035. California was not as aggressive as some environmental groups wanted, or Tesla (TSLA.O), which urged ending new gas-powered vehicles by 2030. California needs a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt the 2035 rules, which will open the request for public comment. Some states that previously adopted California's zero emission vehicle rules have not yet signed on for the tougher 2035 phase-out date. A spokesman for Colorado's environmental agency told Reuters, "Colorado is certainly not California and Colorado has our own plan."

Menirea acestui parc este să aducă zâmbete pe chipul celor mici, cei care sunt viitorul nostru, al țării”, a declarat Pavel Verejanu, primarul municipiului Orhei. De asemenea, la „Orheiland” a fost amenajat un orășel auto, dotat cu zeci de mașinuțe, iar cei pasionați de ciclism, se pot plimba cu bicicleta. Acesta are lungimea traseului de 350 de metri, înălțimea unui bloc cu cinci etaje - 10 metri și lățimea de 17 metri și a fost deliciul vizitatorilor și în anii precedenți. La fel de solicitat este și mega-caruselul „Star Tower”, singurul din țară și unul dintre puținele existente în regiune. Amintim că „OrheiLand” a fost inaugurat în 1 iunie 2018, fiind unul din cele mai mari și mai populare proiecte ale fostului primar al orașului Orhei, deputatul Ilan Șor.

Persons: Pavel Verejanu, Edilul, Pavel Verejanu ., Dinu Țurcanu, roller, Ilan Șor Locations: Orhei, Republicii Moldova, Republica Moldova, american, Italia

☆ Nicole Kidman Leans Into the Pain
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-05 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Illustration by Bráulio Amado Talk Nicole Kidman Leans Into the PainIn HBO’s mini-series “The Undoing,” a psychological thriller that premieres Oct. 25, Nicole Kidman plays Grace Fraser, a Manhattan therapist whose impeccably ordered life is suddenly shattered by violence and lust. I don’t know. If there was a choice, I don’t know I would be an actor. But you go, As long as I surrender to what this is, I’m going to have an incredible time. It interests me how the latest role you’ve played is usually the way in which you’re going to be perceived.

Persons: Bráulio Amado, Nicole Kidman, Grace Fraser, Grace —, we’ve, Kidman, “ I’ve, ” Kidman, “, Celeste, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon, Photofest Celeste, Grace, I’ve, Stanley Kubrick, I’d, I’m, I’ll, Hugh Grant, ’ ’ Niko Tavernise, “ Tenet, ”, gosh, Masha, Nicole, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pacino, Kubrick, You’ve, Tom Cruise, Stanley, wasn’t torturous, Madison Eginton, ’, you’re, It’s, who’s, Stoicism, There’s, you’ve, Kennedy Miller, Aaron Eckhart, David Giesbrecht, —, You’re, bode, Dogville ”, Lars von Trier, Virginia Woolf, Julianne Moore, Stephen Daldry, ” Liane Moriarty, “ I’ll, Grace of Monaco, Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Baz Luhrmann, “ Nicole, you’ll, Sabrina Lantos, “ We’re, ” It’s, we’re, Philip Roth, Philip, Jane Campion, Jane, Susanna Moore, Meg Ryan, don’t, she’d, Robert Eggers, Ryan Pfluger, David Marchese, Ilhan Omar, Mark Cuban, Padma Lakshmi Organizations: HBO, Warner Bros, stoicism, Lionsgate, Everett, Miramax Films, Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, Annapurna, Miramax, New York Times, New York Times Magazine Locations: Manhattan, “, HBO’s, Vietnam, Australia, Moulin Rouge, Sweden, Virginia, Ireland

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