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☆ See a tattooed Jake Gyllenhaal fight dirty in ‘Road House’ remake
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The first trailer for the movie “Road House,” a “high-octane, adrenaline-filled reimagining” of the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic, shows a beefed-up Gyllenhaal ready to take on some local bad guys in the Florida Keys. On Monday, Gyllenhaal had teased the movie, sharing the official “Road House” poster and announcing the trailer was coming. Road House - Official Trailer | Prime Video“In the studio, putting the finishing touches on @roadhousemovie and feeling fortunate to have worked with so many talented folks throughout the making of this film,” he wrote. It is the first movie role for MMA fighter Conor McGregor. “Road House” will premiere on Prime Video March 21.

Persons: Jake Gyllenhaal, ”, Patrick Swayze, Gyllenhaal, Dalton, “, Swayze, Doug Liman, Jessica Williams, Lukas Gage, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Joaquim de Almedia, Arturo Castro, B.K, Cannon, Beau Knapp, Darren Barnet, Conor McGregor Organizations: CNN, UFC, Bourne Locations: Florida

☆ Poland Hardens Its Defenses Against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jillian Kay Melchior | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: nato Locations: poland, russia, belarus, ukraine

☆ Drones Are Giving Ukraine a Wartime Edge
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Jillian Kay Melchior | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Discussion about the war in Ukraine has focused recently on whether the West will supply Kyiv with tanks and jets. But consider the humble drone. Even as Russia has used Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukraine has repurposed cheap commercial drones for use on the battlefield. Jury-rigged commercial drones typically carry small payloads over short distances, but they’re cheap and can take out heavy enemy equipment. Mr. Zorin describes it as “my ideal sortie.”

☆ How a Nonprofit Bail Fund Frees Violent Criminals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Jillian Kay Melchior | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The push to defund the police might have peaked after George Floyd ’s murder in 2020, but a related movement is still going strong. As riots swept America’s cities, then-Sen. Kamala Harris and others appealed for donations to nonprofits dedicated to springing arrested protesters from jail and bailing out the poor. These bail funds existed before 2020, but they’ve since become big business—and in some cases undermine public safety. A case in point is the Seattle-based Northwest Community Bail Fund, established in 2018 “to post bail on behalf of indigent individuals who have been charged and held on inaccessible bail while awaiting trial.” The group experienced a windfall in 2020, hauling in more than $5.7 million. It posted more than $2.8 million in bail for 696 people that year, up from around $377,000 for 227 defendants in 2019.

☆ Christmas vacations: 15 of the best places to go
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The Bath Christmas Market has a multitude of wooden chalets selling distinctively British handmade crafts in a quaint Georgian setting. Bogotá, ColombiaA woman dressed as Santa Claus sits next to a Christmas tree and a Christmas star at Bolivar Square in Bogota. Salzburg and Oberndorf, AustriaThe Christmas Market and associated festivities in Salzburg are really something to sing about. Dating back to 1570, Strasbourg claims to be the oldest Christmas market in France and one of the oldest in Europe. damianalmua/Adobe StockThe traditional Christmas colors of red, green and white take on an entirely new meaning in New Zealand.

Persons: CNN —, Santa Claus, Claus, ”, Allan Baxter, Jesus, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Centre –, Austen, Melchior, Gaspar, Balthazar, Roy Rochlin, Bergdorf Goodman, Wangari Maathai, Fernando Vergara, “ Ruta, John’s, Miguel de Allende, Mary, Joseph, “ posada ”, Mozart, White Organizations: CNN, Bath Abbey, Jane Austen Centre, The, Royal, Catholic, Rockefeller, Getty Images Rockefeller, New York, Radio City, Columbus Circle, Fashion’s, Saks Fifth, Macy’s Herald Square, Kenyan, Park, Nuremberg, Toy Museum, Bolivar, Downtown, Malta Toy Museum, Quebec City, Adobe, Nord Expe, Mexico Piñatas, UNESCO, ”, Santa Locations: England, Philippines, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland, Santa, Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New York City, Bethlehem, Moravian, Bath, “, Fernando , Philippines, Asia, San Fernando, Catholic Philippines, Manila, of Bethlehem, Barcelona, Spain, Santa Eulalia, New York City New York, Central Park, Macy’s, Nairobi, Kenya, Nuremberg, Germany, German, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogota, Christmastime, Malta, Downtown Valletta, Quebec City, Canada, Petit Champlain, Quebec, Old Quebec, Sentier, Nord, Miguel, Mexico, posadas, ponche, Piñatas, Salzburg, Oberndorf, Austria, ” Salzburg, Bavaria, Strasbourg, France, Europe, Queenstown , New Zealand, New Zealand, Queenstown, Wakatipu

Will voters put a check on the unrequited ambitions of the Democratic left? They might not be Lincoln-Douglas, but they’d still be instructive. Review & OutlookThe Los Angeles candidate for mayor says she now knows how Angelenos feel after she was robbed. Her two handguns were stolen too.

☆ Filme care pot fi privite cu ochii închiși. Mai multe pelicule locale și internaționale pot fi vizionate cu audiodescripție
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +8 min

Mai multe pelicule locale și internaționale pot fi vizionate cu audiodescripțiePentru a prezenta operele cinematografice persoanelor cu probleme de vedere se utilizează audiodescripția. Datorită Alianței INFONET și Asociației Surzilor din Republica Moldova, RADIOVISION, a fost realizată audiodescripția mai multor filme locale și internațioale. Acest proiect, condus de către Ghenadie Popescu, a fost cel mai solicitant și cel mai inedit din cadrul școlii de vară. Întâlnirea cu imaginea reală a personajelor a fost o mare surpriză și o mare emoție. Un băietan de vreo 14 ani și o mamă îndoliată, dar plină de o forță sufletească copleșitoare, privesc din peticul de hârtie fotografică.

Persons: Daisy, Audiodescripția, Dumnezeu, Maria Balan, Victor Koroli, Mariana, Dimitrie Cantemir, Vlad Ioviță, Vitalie, Elena, Eleonora lazarenco, Dumitru, Arcadie, Victor, Maria Mirabela, Ion Popescu Gopo, Natalia Bodiu, Eugen Doga, Ghenadie Popescu, Vasile Vieru, Popescu, Vasile, Gaspar, Baltasar Organizations: Green Cross Society, Zoo, Alianța, Fund, Etnografie, Ministerului Educației, Culturii, Cercetării Locations: Republica Moldova, Călărași, Moldova, București, România, Țigănești, Kurgan, Polonia, Cehia, Trnka.sk, Slovacia, today, Georgia, Ucraina, Zoo Poznań, Siberia, Strășeni

☆ When homeowners associations were first created, they helped keep Black people out of the neighborhood. They're still doing it today.
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-18 | by ( Mariette Williams | Stephanie Hallett | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Today, HOAs are majority white and Asian, and Black homeowners say they experience targeted discrimination and harassment by their HOAs. Black homeowners say they're targeted by HOAsWhile the federal Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, prohibiting racial discrimination in the sale and rental of homes, HOAs still find ways to exclude or discriminate against Black homeowners. HOA discrimination can also look like preferential treatment of white homeowners. While some accusations of HOA discrimination can be considered circumstantial, many HOAs still have "racially restrictive" language in their documents. Homebuyers may not have the funds to hire a lawyer, and HOA discrimination is often hard to prove.

Persons: —, Jonathan Rothwell ,, HOAs, Melchior Julien, HOA, Julien, Rose Vincent, Vincent, Xers, Rothwell, Banning Organizations: Service, HOAs, Greenville News, HOA, Business, Americans Locations: HOAs, HOA, South Carolina, Florida, Tallahassee, South Florida

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