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How Big Is Taylor Swift?
  + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Joe Coscarelli | Courtney Cox | Fred Bierman | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +40 min
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Persons: Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, , Swift, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Drake, Billy Joel, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Kareem, Brady, Marino, Harry Potter, TAYLOR, TAYLOR SWIFT, Swift’s, didn’t, Max Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, McCartney, George Harrison, , Taylor, Jackson, MICHAEL JACKSON, , Michael Jackson’s, , “ Ben ”, , Jackson’s, Micheal Jackson, It’s, she’s, Department ”, Spears, BRITNEY SPEARS, Spears’s, Madonna, Dick Tracy ”, Evita, I’m, David O, “ Ray, Bob Dylan, John, Springsteen, Elton John Farewell, Bruce Springsteen Springsteen, Elton John’s, Bruce Springsteen’s Springsteen, Madonna’s, it’s, Beyoncé, Georg Solti, Quincy Jones, It's, Madonna didn’t, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Sinatra, — Beyoncé, Sasha Fierce, Carter ’, Carter ”, Cowboy Carter, DRAKE, Kendrick Lamar, they’re, gunning, she’ll Organizations: Poets Department, MetLife, Beatles, , Marvel, Billboard, TAYLOR SWIFT, U.S, Swift, MTV, Recording Industry Association of America, Department, Vogue, Veterans Touring, Drake, Beyoncé, Beyoncé’s Locations: New Jersey, U.S, Kobe, , , pigtails, Amsterdam, Texas
But a number of the jokes touched on his divorce from his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, with whom Brady shares two kids, Benjamin, 14, and Vivian, 11. It’s hard to believe that, with so many years of experience with both parenthood and global stardom, Brady didn’t foresee that appearing on “The Greatest Roast” would essentially be accepting an invite to have his family skewered. He’s serving as an executive producer of “The Greatest Roast” series, so he clearly stood to benefit from the attention his episode received. Everyone — but especially an executive producer of this very series about roasting people — knows that few topics are off limits in a roast. Maybe he really didn’t see coming how hard this would be on his kids.
Persons: Kara Alaimo, Tom Brady, didn’t, Brady, Kevin Hart, Gisele Bündchen, Benjamin, Vivian, , ” Brady, , Jeff Ross, Robert Kraft, Ross, he’d, Brady didn’t, It’s, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Facebook Brady, He’s, Rob Gronkowski, David Ortiz Organizations: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Women, Press, Facebook, CNN, Netflix, New England Patriots, Twitter Locations:
Millennium, Brevan Howard, Schonfeld, and ExodusPoint are just a few of the funds that have put roots down in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Meanwhile, Bridgewater's Ray Dalio bought a penthouse in Abu Dhabi as he compliments the country's policies. When one US-based hedge fund fundraiser met with Abu Dhabi officials late last year, he didn't expect much to come of it. He lauded everything from the Louvre outpost in Abu Dhabi to the warm weather to the responsiveness from government officials. A Bloomberg story on Abu Dhabi notes that it's fast-tracking country-club admissions for new wealthy immigrants.
Persons: , Brevan Howard, Schonfeld, Bridgewater's Ray Dalio, Austen Smart, Tighe, Smart, Alan Howard, Greg Coffey, Danny Yong, hoover, Doug Greenig, Morgan, Point72, Steve Cohen, Viking Global's Andreas Halvorsen, keynotes, Howard, Abu Dhabi, Craig Bergstrom, Bobby Jain's, Florin Court's Greenig, Abu, Floring Organizations: Service, United Arab Emirates, titans, Business, Tighe International, Florin Court Capital, Morgan Stanley's, Dubai Financial Services Authority, Abu, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Mubadala Investment Company, Corbin Capital, Abu Dhabi Global, Hong Kong, pats, Bloomberg Locations: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, New York, Mumbai, UAE, Asia, Switzerland, It's, Gaza, Iran, Palm, Europe, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Miami, San Franciso, Riyadh, Saudi
Behind the curtain of the global arms trade
  + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Momo Takahashi | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In his new book, "Nothing Personal: The Back Office of War," photographer Nikita Teryoshin lifts the veil on the global arms trade, capturing defense exhibitions worldwide. Closed to the public, his series offers a rare inside look into the lucrative global arms industry. Guests, politicians, and traders watch a live demonstration of warfare at the International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. After the construction and the oil and gas sectors, the global arms trade is one of the most corruption-prone sectors in the world, ​​according to Transparency International. By contrast, the international trade of bananas is more tightly regulated than the arms trade, according to the introductory note of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Persons: Nikita Teryoshin, Teryoshin, Rafael, KAI, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Business, International Defense, Bofors, International Defense Industry, International Defense Exhibition, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, United Nations Arms, Black Eagles, Nikita, Kalashnikov, Lockheed Locations: East, Ukraine, France, Paris, United States, China, Abu Dhabi, Russia, India, Poland, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Peruvian, Lima , Peru, Korean, Seoul
AdvertisementBut beyond the environmental consequences of the car line, something feels even more detrimental: American parenting culture. Related storiesInstead, I found that Swiss parenting basically boils down to a concept of benign neglect, where kids learn to manage themselves. Chantal PanozzoWhen I first moved to Switzerland, I was homesickMy husband and I moved to Switzerland in 2006 for a job opportunity. Daughter gone. AdvertisementAnd if that isn't a Swiss parenting win in an otherwise American world, then I don't know what is.
Persons: we'd, I've, it's, Chantal Panozzo, I'd Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Chicago, Switzerland, Swiss, Zurich
Austin has been my home for more than 60 years — minus the time spent following around my military husband. Austin just isn't what it used to beMy family and I moved to Austin in 1963. The University of Texas students really kept the city young and on its toes. AdvertisementIt costs so much to afford homes in Austin nowAfter moving to South Carolina for the military, my husband and I moved back to Austin in 1998. AdvertisementThere are things I am going to miss about Austin, like the cheap gas, and the HEB grocery market.
Persons: Flora Batts, , Austin, wasn't, BrandonSeidel, Shawn Phillips, Michael Dell, they've, It's, Batts, I'm, doesn't, Joy, We've, we've, it's Organizations: Service, Austin, Capitol, The University of Texas, Tech, Social Security, Batts I'm, Paramount Locations: Texas, Pennsylvania, Flora Batts, Odem, Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, Houston, North Austin, South Carolina, Batts Texas, Colorado, Virginia, Erie, Austin . In Erie, Lake Erie
“People are like ‘OK, Sweden is the spiritual home of Eurovision’ – I see Eurovision as this moving entity,” she tells CNN. “The whole product, ABBA, is a vibe, isn’t it?”ABBA sing "Waterloo" at Eurovision 50 years ago. But ABBA are the past; Baby Lasagne, Windows95Man and Nemo – a person, not a fish – are very much the present. This year’s slim favorite is Baby Lasagne, whose arena-pounding anthem “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” describes a brain drain affecting Croatian towns. He credits his fiancée with helping him launch his career – “She’s the lasagne, and I’m just the baby,” he tells CNN.
Persons: Paul Anka, Abba –, Loreen, , , Loreen –, they’ve, ” Loreen, Olle Lindeborg, Lasagne, Nemo, Sarah Bonnici, aga, you’d, Music ”, Dominic Lipinski, Marcus, Martinus, , – “, I’m, Switzerland’s Nemo, ” Nemo, ” Joost Klein's, Jens Büttner, Joost Klein, Teemu Keisteri, he’s, Windows95Man, it’s, Belgium’s Mustii, Bonnie Tyler’s, Sanjin, Marina Satti, Hera Bjork, ” Saba, Slimane, who’s, ” Poland’s Luna, Jeff Spicer, ” we’re, Luna “, doesn’t, we’re, ” Portugal’s, … “, Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, Jens Bittner, ” Joost Klein, bro, airdropped, Angelina, Greta Thunberg, Eden Golan, audibly, they’ll, oddballs gunning Organizations: CNN, Waterloo, Malmo, Eurovision, Getty, Pulitzer, aga … aaa, aaa, United, Music, MAG, San, ” “ Hurricanes, Israel, European Broadcasting Union Locations: Sweden, AFP, Malmo, Europe, Armenia, wail, Gaza, Israel
CNN —A court in Iran has sentenced acclaimed movie director Mohammad Rasoulof to eight years in prison and flogging for national security crimes, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The writer-director’s latest work, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is due to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France next week. According to Paknia, some also alleged they were asked by officials to tell Rasoulof to withdraw the film from the festival. “Once again, the judiciary’s verdict against Mohammad Rasoulof proved that the law is only a playground for stubbornness and revenge in the legal system contaminated by government jurisprudence,” it said. “Independent and freedom-loving cinematographers condemn the invalid judgment of the judiciary against Mohammad Rasoulof and stand by him and all the artists who make fun of government censorship.”
Persons: CNN —, Mohammad Rasoulof, Babak Paknia, Paknia, Rasoulof, , HRW, Organizations: CNN, Cannes, Cannes Film, Human Rights Watch, Association Locations: Iran, France, Cannes
That was eight years ago and followed an egg-freezing debacle that made it blindingly clear my path to parenthood would be circuitous, at best. @#$" — assumedly a stand-in for an expletive and, as it turned out, a very accurate foreshadowing of what was to come. Being pregnant at my age has proven a challenge, in more ways than oneNow, at 47, I am eight months pregnant and nearly downright blissful. AdvertisementLast summer, following two surgeries (one nearly killed me) for uterine fibroids, I was finally ready to go. The truth is, there was no other path to parenthood for me.
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Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia aren't home to any billionaires, Forbes reported. AdvertisementAlaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident, according to a new report by Forbes. Forbes estimates that the West Virginia resident, who's also the president of Marshall University, was worth about $900 million as of March. AdvertisementTo be clear, Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are among the least-populated states in the US. According to Census Bureau estimates for 2023, Alaska was the fourth-smallest state or district in the US by population, Delaware was seventh-smallest, and West Virginia was 13th-smallest.
Persons: Forbes, , Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Bloomberg, Brad Smith —, who's, Elizabeth Snyder, Jonathan Rubini, Leonard Hyde, Hyde Organizations: Service, Forbes, New, Henley & Partners, Microsoft, Marshall University, Properties, Wall, Henley, Partners Locations: Alaska, Delaware, West Virginia, California, Alaska , Delaware, Texas, New York, Tex, Florida, . California, Austin, Scottsdale , Arizona, Palm Beach , Florida
I'm grateful for the people we've met in the community who have made connections with my kids. Though no one can replace their grandparents, I'm grateful for these intergenerational friendships. Though my kids won't know their own grandparents, I've intentionally looked for other ways to bring intergenerational relationships into their lives. My kids' grandparents can never be replaced, but I'm grateful for my communityA local grandmother recently invited me for tea. They take an interest in my older children, asking them about their passions, hobbies, and interests.
Persons: we've, I'm, , pang, Nana, I've, they've Organizations: Service, Research
I lived in New York for most of my life and last year I decided to move to South Dakota. This is how I ended up in the flyover Midwest part of the country — South Dakota — and I love it. South Dakota is beautifully different. I miss living near waterFor all the great things South Dakota offers, large bodies of water are not on that list. AdvertisementThere are some hidden gems in South Dakota as well, but they are nothing compared to what you can find in the New York City area.
Persons: Organizations: Service, New Locations: New York, South Dakota, York, Dakota, Missouri, Minnesota, East Coast, New York City, backyards
Read previewAs a travel writer, one of my greatest loves is experiencing a new country, region, or city with my son. But if you ask me, London is also the best spot to bring your kids, especially if they range in age. Here's why I'll always believe London is a terrific destination for children of any age. Children under 11 travel for free when accompanied by an adult, and discounts are available for older kids. The city is full of parks for children to play inLondon has incredible green space for such a large city.
Persons: , I've, Erika Ebsworth, Big Ben, we've, Gordon Ramsay's, Martin Organizations: Service, London, Business, Transportation, Heathrow Express, Airport, Paddington Station, Hyde Park, Royal Observatory, Prime Meridian, Food, British Museum, Magna Carta, Tate, Eurostar Locations: London, Hyde, Greenwich, London . London, Ethiopian, Harrods, St, Trafalgar, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Birmingham, Brighton, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam
The mom-of-two legally changed it to her beloved nickname as a birthday present to herself at 38. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . My 38th birthday was coming up in June 2000, and I knew exactly what I wanted to give myself as a present. I decided to legally change my birth name — which I hated — to my nickname. But my parents sometimes called me by my birth name, especially when they were angry or disciplining me.
Persons: Lissy Dunning, Phyllis, , Elaine, Patricia Elizabeth, Phyllis Diller, Alexander, Alex, They've, Autumn, I'd, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Ohio, Michigan
CNN —An arms fair may contain all the trappings of war, but it is nothing like a battlefield. Nikita TeryoshinA shot of the reception at the 2016 MSPO expo, the biggest arms fair in Eastern Europe. “It was the only (arms fair I’d been to) where they were shooting real rockets over 20 kilometers (12 miles) maybe,” said Teroyshin. Fairgoers wait for a shuttle to a live demonstration site during the 2019 Army military expo held in Alabino, Russia. Forever.”) is paired with an image of three women in Islamic veils at an arms fair, one pretending to hold a rifle depicted in the poster in front of her.
Persons: , Nikita Teryoshin, , ” Teryoshin, Nikita Teryoshin “, Teryoshin, Majid, Teroyshin, Lockheed Martin, Nikita Teryoshin Teroyshin, , KAI, Nikita Teryoshin Saudi, Linda Åkerström, eyeshadow, Nikita Teryoshin Åkerström, ” Teroyshin, he’s, Åkerström, you’ll Organizations: CNN, Swedish Bofors, expos, Tiger, Kalashnikov, Lockheed, Manufacturing, ITT, Otis Defence, CTA, Elbit Systems, BAE Systems Locations: Russian, Swedish, Kielce, Poland, Lima , Peru, Belarus, France, Germany, South Korea, China, UAE, Peru, Russia, Vietnam, USA, South Africa, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, , DEFEXPO, Eastern Europe, Mali, Alabino, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Dortmund, Seoul, IDEX, Central, Western Europe, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia, Ukraine
At the start of the 2021 ski season, I visited one of the US' most expensive ski towns: Aspen, Colorado. AdvertisementNestled in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, Aspen is a small ski town known for vacationers with big budgets. At the top of the list was Aspen, with vacationers spending an average of $761.39 per person per day in the town. In 2022, Aspen was the world's most expensive ski town based on the listing price for prime ski property, according to Engel & Völkers, a global real-estate company. In 2023, the ski outlet SnowBrains named Aspen the most expensive ski town in the US.
Persons: , Engel, Völkers Organizations: Service, Aspen Locations: Aspen , Colorado, Aspen, Rocky
And if you're looking for high-end sailing to unique destinations, I'd suggest avoiding Royal Caribbean's mega-ships. Brittany Chang/Business InsiderAccording to its current expansion plan, by 2028, about a third of Royal Caribbean's fleet will consist of mega-ships. Wonder of the Seas (left) and Icon of the Seas (right) both have Sorrento's, a complimentary grab-and-go pizza shop. If you plan on cruising with your children — and if they, like me, love activities like rock climbing and mini-golfing — Royal Caribbean's mega-ships could be your best option. After all, like most of Royal Caribbean's largest vessels, both Icon and Wonder are exclusively sailing in the Caribbeans.
Persons: , Brittany Chang, I've, Sharon Yattaw Organizations: Service, Oceania Cruises, Business, Royal, Regent Seven Locations: Royal Caribbean, CocoCay, Polynesia, Caribbean, Oceania
CNN —Aaron Boone has been tossed from an MLB game 35 times since becoming New York Yankees manager in 2018, but his most recent ejection on Monday was certainly unique. Moments later, Boone was tossed when Wendelstedt heard a shout directed towards him – despite the offending words appearing to come from a fan in the stands and not the Yankees manager himself. You got anything else to say, you’re gone, OK?”The cameras then cut to a frustrated – but crucially silent – Boone who appeared to stand down. Per MLB, Wendelstedt conceded postgame that Boone “probably, you know, is not the one who made the comment,” but doubled down on his reasons for the ejection. Aaron Boone runs the Yankees.
Persons: Aaron Boone, Hunter Wendelstedt, Boone, he’d, Wendelstedt, , , ” Boone, Hunter, ‘ Hunter, , Oakland’s Esteury Ruiz, Carlos Rodón, John Tumpane, Ruiz, ” Wendelstedt, you’re, – Boone, Boone –, Mike Stobe, You’re, jeers, Boone “, Aaron Organizations: CNN, MLB, New York Yankees, Yankees, Oakland Athletics, ” CNN, YES Network, New, Miami Marlins Locations: New York
"Law & Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitay was mistaken for a real cop by a girl who had lost her mom. The incident occurred while Hargitay was shooting the popular police drama in New York City. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMariska Hargitay channeled her "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" character when a lost child saw her filming in New York City and, mistaking her for a real police officer, asked for her help.
Persons: Hargitay, , Anne Loftus Organizations: Service, Business Locations: New York City, Hargitay, Tryon
Special Education, Inc.
  + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +34 min
AdvertisementNate Smallwood for BITo some, private equity's business model appears antithetical to special education. (The average public school district in Pennsylvania, where New Story operates the most schools, spends about $23,000 per child across all types of public education. "Private equity has no place in education — especially special education," Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio told BI. For instance, two Pennsylvania education directors left in spring 2023, according to records obtained by BI — one after just months in the role. AdvertisementNickie Coomer, a Colorado College education professor who has written about the privatization of special education, told BI that this data gap is a major regulatory hole, one that private-equity companies are happy to exploit.
Persons: Emily, Sarah, Nate Smallwood, Sarah didn't, , Mergermarket, Shanon Taylor, Taylor, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Casey, Paul Volosov, Volosov, Jim Grinnen, Rachel Wisniewski, Christina Spielbauer, Spielbauer, Nathaniel Garnick, Garnick, sully, Craig Richards, He's, Richards, they're, " Richards, Judith McKinney, Grinnen, Donnell McLean, McLean, Natalie Stoup, Blackstone, haven't, Biden, of Education spokespeople, Nickie, , that's, didn't, Hill, Amy Hall Kostoff, Kostoff, Green, she'd Organizations: Business, State College ,, New, BI, Audax Group, Kentucky, Pennsylvania State Employees, Schools, Audax, Rock Academy, University of Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Rock, Reading School District, River Rock Academy, Virginia's Department of Education, Green Tree, Pay, Tree, Autism, Forbes, NBC News, Federal Trade Commission, of Education, Colorado College, Tree School, Pennsylvania's Department of Education, Pennsylvania, In State College Locations: State College , Pennsylvania, Boston, Pennsylvania, Reno, , Ohio, New Story's, Rock, Virginia, , Ohio, New Jersey , Pennsylvania, New Story's New Cumberland , Pennsylvania, CARD's Virginia, Philadelphia, Rochelle Park , New Jersey
Royal Caribbean invited me to spend three complimentary nights on its new Icon of the Seas in January. My eight favorite amenities included the waterpark and jazz bar. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. If you're a frequent cruiser — especially with Royal Caribbean — amenities like the mini-golf course and water playground may not seem exciting. But of all the activities the new world's largest cruise ship has to offer, my eight favorites are, for the most part, ones I've yet to see on another vessel.
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How Ozempic Is Transforming a Small Danish Town
  + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Eshe Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
As the sun sets over the harbor in Kalundborg, a small town about 60 miles west of Copenhagen, light streams through the glass walls of Shaun Gamble’s cafe and bathes his afternoon customers in a warm glow. Nearby, at a sprawling manufacturing plant, Novo Nordisk makes nearly all of its semaglutide, the active ingredient in the company’s wildly popular diabetes and obesity treatments Ozempic and Wegovy. It’s the largest manufacturing investment in Denmark by a company, and it’s happening in this town of fewer than 17,000 people. Novo Nordisk plans to add 1,250 jobs to the existing 4,500 employees at the Kalundborg plant. A highway is being extended; investors are snapping up houses and planning new construction; universities have begun offering biotech courses to feed Novo Nordisk and nearby businesses with workers.
Persons: Shaun Gamble’s Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Nordisk Locations: Kalundborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, Novo
Should We Change Species to Save Them?
  + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Emily Anthes | Chang W. Lee | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
It is the birthplace of songbirds, the land of egg-laying mammals and the world capital of pouch-bearing marsupials, a group that encompasses far more than just koalas and kangaroos. Nearly half of the continent’s birds and roughly 90 percent of its mammals, reptiles and frogs are found nowhere else on the planet. Australia has also become a case study in what happens when people push biodiversity to the brink. Habitat degradation, invasive species, infectious diseases and climate change have put many native animals in jeopardy and given Australia one of the worst rates of species loss in the world. In some cases, scientists say, the threats are so intractable that the only way to protect Australia’s unique animals is to change them.
Locations: Australia
The remote landscapes of La Huasteca Potosina – part of the larger La Huasteca region spanning multiple states – include vast desert, lush mountains and rainforest nooks with turquoise rivers and waterfalls. Renting a car in the city of San Luis Potosí provides the most flexibility for visitors to chart their own paths through the state’s La Huasteca region. Corazón de Xoconostle and Auténtico San Luis both offer customized excursions from the city. Or maybe a night in the cozy town of Tamasopo on the western edge of La Huasteca Potosina. The city of San Luis Potosi is worth exploring and is a jumping-off point for a trip to La Huasteca to the east.
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Critical Role recently released "Candela Obscura," a gothic horror roleplaying game. These qualities make O'Brien ideal for stepping into the game master role for "Candela Obscura," Critical Role's new gothic horror game, and he's leaning hard into the tragedy. AdvertisementIt's also one of the more punishing gaming systems he's played in, O'Brien told during our video call. Mercer, the team's designated game master, is the one who crafts the narrative and controls how the story develops. "I always prefer complicated narratively satisfying endings to a neat little happy ending," O'Brien told me.
Persons: Liam O'Brien, , Matthew Mercer, O'Brien, I've, It's, he's, Twitch, Mercer, — O'Brien, — Taliesin Jaffe, Imari Williams, Aimee Carrero, Alexander Ward —, Taliesin Jaffe, Alexander Ward, Julius Caesar, Irish, Martin McDonagh, Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall, Aabria Iyengar, Starke, Mary Shelley, it's, Amazon, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer Robyn von Swank Organizations: Service, Wembley, Darrington Press, Hasbro's, Hasbro, CR Locations: Europe, Ireland, New York, Mercer, Starke
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