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Yet after back-to-back atmospheric rivers walloped California in less than a week, it wouldn’t take much for water, mud and boulders to sluice down fragile hillsides, experts warned. Some 400 trees had fallen in the Los Angeles area alone, the city said. At least 6 billion gallons (22.7 billion liters) of storm water in Los Angeles alone were captured for groundwater and local supplies, the mayor’s office said. Just two years ago, nearly all of California was plagued by a devastating drought that strained resources and forced water cutbacks. Associated Press journalists Christopher Weber, John Antczak and Damian Dovarganes in Los Angeles and Scott Sonner in Reno, Nevada, contributed.

Persons: Tyler Kranz, Dion Peronneau, Mud, ”, “, ” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ” Bass, Lou Quismorio, “ I’ve, Sabrina Biddle, ___ Watson, Christopher Weber, John Antczak, Damian Dovarganes, Scott Sonner Organizations: ANGELES, Hollywood, Weather Service, ” Los Angeles Mayor, California Highway Patrol, National Weather Service, Associated Press Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, LA, Baldwin, ” Los, Pasadena, San Diego, Northern California, Tijuana, Mexico, Yucaipa, Arizona, New Mexico, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Reno , Nevada

Larson nearly lost control of his Arrow McLaren Chevrolet during a four-plus-hour test at Phoenix Raceway on Monday, but the NASCAR star and 2021 Cup Series champion managed to save his Indianapolis 500 ride from hitting the wall at 180 mph. “I went into Indy car turmoil, got a little bit loose into the corner, got to the apex. He also is scheduled to drive the NASCAR race, the Coca-Cola 600, in Charlotte, North Carolina, later that day. He will be back in a Cup car next week at Daytona International Speedway to prepare for the season-opening Daytona 500. “I don’t think they’re as far apart from each other as what the previous model NASCAR Cup Series car was like or what an Xfinity car might be like,” he said.

Persons: Kyle Larson’s, Larson, Arrow McLaren, ” Larson, “, ”, John Andretti, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Stewart, “ It’s, ” Hendrick, McLaren, Rick Hendrick, … It’s, Jenna Fryer Organizations: Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR, Indianapolis, Indy, Phoenix, IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daytona, Auto Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Now, Witt will be doing those things in Kansas City for the foreseeable future. We want you in Kansas City forever.’ So it was special to see all that support and all of that love." The Royals’ previous record contract was a four-year, $82 million deal given to All-Star catcher Salvador Perez. Those deals will not only help Kansas City compete in a wide open AL Central but were important to Witt's negotiation.

Persons: John Sherman, David Glass, Bobby Witt, Sherman, Witt, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, ” Sherman, “ It's, ”, ” Witt, Patrick Mahomes, “, Salvador Perez, Hunter Renfroe, Brandon Frazier, J.J, Picollo, Bobby, ” Picollo, John Organizations: KANSAS CITY, — Royals, Royals, Kauffman, Kansas City, ” Royals Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Arizona, Kansas City, “, Kansas, Jackson County , Missouri

Albertson Bryan, adding that it will provide equitable educational opportunities for students on St. John. Whistling Cay has a guardhouse that colonial-era officials used to scan waters for slaves escaping from St. John to the nearby island of Tortola. St. John was part of the Danish West Indies, where slavery ended in 1848. Meanwhile, Tortola is part of the British Virgin Islands, which abolished slavery in 1834. Currently, public high school students living on St. John have to take a ferry to the neighboring island of St. Thomas.

Persons: John, ”, Albertson Bryan, Thomas . Organizations: JUAN, U.S . Virgin, U.S . National, Service, St, Danish, British Virgin Islands, U.S . Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Puerto Rico, U.S, St, Whistling, Tortola, Danish West Indies, British Virgin

☆ The 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' show's opening cleverly says goodbye to the original Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movie — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Prime Video's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" series stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. Thankfully, Prime Video's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" TV series stands apart from the usual pitfalls of nostalgia bait and familiarity. While neither Pitt or Jolie appear in the Amazon TV show alongside Glover and Erskine, the opening episode finds a metaphorical way of saying goodbye to the "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" movie. AdvertisementSo while audiences will already be familiar with the idea of married spies, the "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" series feels fresh enough to stand on its own two feet. "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" is streaming now on Prime Video.

Persons: Smith, Donald Glover, Maya Erskine, It's, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, —, John, Jane Smith, it's, Jane, Pitt, Jolie, Glover, Erskine, Alexander Skarsgård, Eiza Gonzalez, they've, Jane's, Gonzalez, Doug Liman Organizations: Service, Amazon Locations: York

☆ Expect a 'sexualized' Donald Glover in the 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' reboot: 'I know how people are looking at me'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Glover looks extremely good in the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" reboot — and rest assured, that's part of the point. "We really wanted it to be about intimacy, and making intimacy sexy," Glover told Business Insider at the show's New York City premiere on Wednesday. AdvertisementMaya Erskine and Donald Glover in "Mr. and Mrs. "It makes you feel vulnerable in a way where like, I just never thought of myself that way," Glover told BI. Advertisement"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" premieres Friday, February 2 on Prime Video.

Persons: Donald Glover, Smith, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Glover, Maya Erskine, John, Jane Smith, Stephen ), Erskine, David Lee, Video Glover, Francesca Sloane Organizations: New, New York City Locations: New York, Atlanta

☆ The 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' reboot is nothing like the original movie — and that's what makes it must-watch television
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

If you were among the many who wondered why anyone would make a "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" reboot, this time without Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, when the project was announced in 2021, you'd be forgiven. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," co-created by Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane (who previously worked with Glover on "Atlanta") remixes the film's premise. AdvertisementThis central relationship is the true hook of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," a show that's more about cultivating intimacy and vulnerability than it is espionage. While a previous iteration of the series starred "Fleabag's" Phoebe Waller-Bridge alongside Glover, it's hard to imagine "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" without Erskine. All eight episodes of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" are streaming now on Prime Video.

Persons: Smith, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, you'd, Pitt, Jolie, Donald Glover, Francesca Sloane, Glover, John, Jane Smith, Maya Erskine, Jane, David Lee, Erskine's Jane, Glover's John Smith, they've, Sarah Paulson, Michaela Coel, Paul Dano, Toby, Ron Perlman, Fleabag's, Phoebe Waller, it's, Erskine, Glover's John, Erskine elucidates, David Fleming's unnerving Organizations: Service, Business, New, New York City Locations: New York City, New York

Photos You Should See View All 45 Images“We made this record like a year ago," Ament told the audience. While Vedder remains the face and voice of the band, the star of this album is drummer Matt Cameron, who joined the Jam in 1998 after starting out with Soundgarden. His relentless pounding opens many of the 11 tracks, and drowns out his bandmates' playing and Vedder's vocals at times. “Every time I've played someone the record it was like a two-day recovery,” Vedder said. The band members credited Watt, who was less than a year old when their first album “Ten” was released in 1991, for lifting them to the heights they hit.

Persons: Pearl Jam, Singer Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Elton John, ”, we've, ‘ Let’s, Vedder, Andrew Watt, Rick Rubin, Ament, “ We’ve, Gigaton ”, Matt Cameron, Soundgarden, “, ” Vedders, Peppers, Chad Smith, “ Matt Cameron, ” Vedder, I've, Watt, McCready, Kelly Slater’s Organizations: WEST HOLLYWOOD, Troubadour, Roll Hall of Famers, Republic Records, Pearl Locations: Los Angeles, Seattle, Malibu , California

☆ US aircraft carriers lead ‘large deck’ exercises with Japan east of Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —A dozen United States and Japanese warships, including two US aircraft carriers, have been putting on a show of military might this week in the Philippine Sea east of Taiwan. The US Navy aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS Theodore Roosevelt were joined by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Ise, seven US guided-missile destroyers and two US cruisers for what the Navy calls a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE). An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during exercises in the Philippine Sea on Jan. 31. Potential maritime flashpointsThat broad area reaches as far south as islands and reefs in the South China Sea, where Chinese and Philippine vessels have been in recent confrontations. “The coercive pressure campaign against Taiwan continues, and we’re watching it in the wake of the elections,” Aquilino told the Pacific Forum.

Persons: Carl Vinson, Theodore Roosevelt, ”, Carlos Sardiello, Vinson, Collin Koh, ” Koh, Ronald Reagan, Dwight D Eisenhower –, Carl Schuster, ” Schuster, Xi Jinping, John Aquilino, ” Aquilino, “ I’m Organizations: South Korea CNN, United, Analysts, US, US Navy, Japan, Self, Defense Force, Ise, Carrier Strike, Navy, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, CNN, USNI, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, East China, Democratic Progressive Party, Communist Party, Clinton, Party, Taiwan, Pacific Command, Pacific Locations: Seoul, South Korea, United States, Philippine, Taiwan, China, U.S, Japan, Pacific, Singapore, Asia, Red, Yemen, Hawaii, South China, East, Senkaku, Beijing, fmr

☆ The 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' showrunner enlisted her father-in-law, who happens to be Ron Perlman, to play a 'baby man' on the show
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read preview"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" showrunner Francesca Sloane brought on her father-in-law, Ron Perlman, to appear in the series opposite Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. Perlman guest stars in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" as Toby, a man with an almost certainly unethical past who's being pursued by assassins. AdvertisementMaya Erskine, Donald Glover, and Francesca Sloane at the premiere of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in New York City. "We wanted for that individual part to be somebody who plays badass roles all the time and is always the scarier, on-their-feet character," Sloane told BI. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" premieres on Prime Video on Friday, February 2.

Persons: —, Smith, Francesca Sloane, Ron Perlman, Donald Glover, Maya Erskine, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Glover, Erskine, Perlman, Toby, John, Jane, Guillermo del Toro's, Clay Morrow, Hannibal Chau, Sloane, Marion Curtis, StarPix, Video Perlman, Ron, — Sloane Organizations: Service, Business, New, New York City, BI Locations: Toro's, New York City, New York

☆ Maya Erskine, of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ Thinks She Would Make a Good Spy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“What would happen if James Bond had a blister?” Maya Erskine wondered recently. Erskine, 36, an actor and writer, has been thinking of hypotheticals like these ever since Donald Glover (“Atlanta,” “Swarm”) approached her about starring in “Mr. This eight-episode series, created by Glover and the writer Francesca Sloane, arrives on Amazon Prime Video on Feb. 2. The new John and Jane Smith, played by Glover and Erskine, are spies hired by a shadowy organization to pose as a married couple. While completing high-risk missions and racking up casualties, John and Jane are also achieving various relationship milestones — first date, first kiss, first vacation.

Persons: James Bond, Erskine, Donald Glover, “, Smith, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Glover, Francesca Sloane, John, Jane Smith, Phoebe Waller, Jane, —, ” Organizations: Amazon Prime, Glover’s Locations: Atlanta

NEW YORK (AP) — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize. “Elton John and Bernie Taupin have written some of the most memorable songs of our lives. Taupin and John were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2023, John inducted Taupin into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. John this month achieved EGOT status after winning an Emmy for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.”

Persons: ”, Dancer ”, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Gershwin, John, Taupin, “ Elton John, Carla Hayden, “ Bennie, ” John, George, Ira Gershwin, ” Taupin, Ira, John’s George Gershwin, Marilyn Monroe —, Diana —, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Lionel Richie, Joni Mitchell, Emilio, Gloria Estefan, Garth Brooks, “ I’ve, Bernie, “ Organizations: Congress, Washington , D.C, PBS, Jets, Jazz, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Roll Hall of Fame, Dodger, ” Locations: Washington ,

☆ Couple brought in 6 figures in less than 24 hours after appearing on ‘Shark Tank’: It was a 'life-changing success'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A bird-feeding face mask may seem like a gag gift, but HummViewer's success since appearing on ABC's "Shark Tank" is no joke. "In less than a day after appearing on 'Shark Tank,' we sold out of 1500 units, equaling $102,000 in sales," Joan said. In the eight months after their segment, they brought in $350,000 in revenue and quit their full-time jobs, they said. The couple hoped Lubetzky could help them with retail and marketing, which he did, John said. Being on the show was a "life-changing success that came with some problems at the same time," said Joan.

Persons: Joan, John Creed, Daniel Lubetzky, John, Lubetzky, it's Locations: Loveland , Colorado

☆ Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of other’s tax records has been sentenced to five years in prison. In October, Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized disclosures of income tax returns. According to his plea agreement, he stole Trump’s tax returns along with the tax data of “thousands of the nation’s wealthiest people,” while working for a consulting firm with contracts with the Internal Revenue Service. Reyes was also critical of the Justice Department’s decision to only bring one count against Littlejohn. “I acted out of a sincere misguided belief,” Littlejohn said in court Monday, adding that he was serving the country and that people had a right to the tax information.

Persons: Donald Trump, Charles Littlejohn, Littlejohn, Judge Ana Reyes, ” Reyes, “, …, ”, Prosecutors, Reyes, Department’s, ” Littlejohn Organizations: CNN, Internal Revenue Service, US, Capitol, Apple, Prosecutors Locations: United States

☆ Opinion: What could fall apart after Trump’s victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —In 2018, Irish journalist Fintan O’Toole proposed the “Yeats Test” to determine how bad things are in the world. Although … Haley is the last contender standing between former President Donald Trump and the Republican nomination…most Republican voters do not want an alternative to Trump; they overwhelmingly back him. Polling shows Trump even leads Haley in her home state of South Carolina.”Haley’s quest is going nowhere, wrote Daniel McCarthy. Join us on Twitter and FacebookTrump’s election-night needling of South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who endorsed the president over Haley, stood out.

Persons: Fintan O’Toole, Yeats, ” O’Toole, Donald Trump, —, William Butler Yeats, Mitch McConnell’s, Trump, doesn’t, Joe Biden, Clay Jones, Nikki Haley, ”, Raul Reyes, … Haley, Haley, Daniel McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, “, Paul Begala, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Tim, ” Trump, Scott, E, Jean Carroll, Ana Marie Cox, Carroll —, Julian Zelizer, — Trump, ” Bill Bramhall, Biden, Douglas, Bruce A, Willis, John Avlon, Dean Obeidallah, Jon Stewart, Bill Burns, Lishay Lavi, Omri Miran, Roni, Alma, ” Lavi, ” Barbie, Oscar Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News Sara Stewart, Barbie ”, “ Tuesday’s Oscar, ‘ Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Barbie, it’s, Brad Meltzer, Ken, ’, Hannah Ryan, Barbie ’, Sofia Coppola’s ‘ Priscilla ’, Priscilla Presley’s, Elvis —, Molly Manning Walker’s, Ava DuVernay’s, Noah Berlatsky, Dr, Strangelove ”, Peter Bergen, Elena Sheppard, Kyte, Nick Anderson, Narges Mohammadi, Jennifer Tucker, Wayne LaPierre, Erik German, Frida Ghitis, Elon Musk, Jill Filipovic, millennials, David S, Cohen, Greer Donley, Rachel Rebouché, David Mark, …, Lisa Benson, Suzanne Plunkett, Michelle Francl didn’t, Rosa Prince, You’re, you’ll Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, Trump, Polling, Florida Gov, Republican Party, ”, Twitter, Facebook, New York Daily, CIA, New York Daily News, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Academy, Counterpoint, NRA, Harvard, Bryn Mawr College, Boston Harbour Locations: Irish, “, Ukraine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, New York, Douglas London, Georgia, Gaza, Israel, Bergen, Boston, Pennsylvania

☆ Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley targeted in swatting incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"It was determined to be a hoax ... Nikki Haley is not on the island and her son is with her." Law enforcement agencies have not publicly identified a suspect in the Haley case or in other high-profile swatting cases. Reuters has documented at least 27 swatting incidents of politicians, prosecutors, election officials and judges since November 2023, ranging from Georgia Republican state officials to hoaxes this month against Democrat Joe Biden's residence at the White House. Senator Rick Scott on Dec. 27, weeks after he endorsed Trump, according to records from the Naples Police Department. A caller identifying himself as "Jamal" also targeted Georgia Republican state senator John Albers on Dec. 26, according to an incident report from the Roswell Police Department.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, State Shenna Bellows, Marjorie Taylor Greene, swatting, Haley, Craig Harris, Kiawah, Harris, Joe Biden's, Jamal, Rick Scott, Scott wasn't, John Albers, State Jay Ashcroft, Ashcroft, Scott, Albers, Gabriel Sterling, Sterling Organizations: Grappone, Authorities, South, Republican, Reuters, State, Trump, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Georgia Republican, White, Republican U.S, Naples Police Department, Police Department, Roswell Police Department, Missouri, Jefferson City Police Department, Atlanta Locations: Concord , New Hampshire, South Carolina, U.S, Maine, Kiawah, South Carolina's, Iowa, New Hampshire, Georgia, Florida, Naples, Missouri

☆ China says US military makes region more dangerous after Navy ship sails through Taiwan Strait
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —China accused the United States military of “abusing international law” and continuing a pattern of “dangerous provocations” in East Asia Thursday, after a US Navy destroyer made the service’s first transit of the Taiwan Strait of 2024. The USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducts routine operations in the East China Sea, on January 24, 2024. John Finn’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle,” Greene said. While the John Finn’s transit of the Taiwan Strait was the first of 2024, US warships and warplanes regularly travel through and over the waterway. Aquilino told a defense forum in Hawaii that he expected a show of force from China against Taiwan in the wake of the election result.

Persons: ”, John Finn, Xi Jinping, reunify, Justin Stack, Cmdr, Meagan Greene, John Finn’s, ” Greene, John, Collin Koh, Washington, Wu Qian, “, John Aquilino, Aquilino, ” Aquilino, ” Koh Organizations: South Korea CNN, United, US Navy, Democratic Progressive Party, Party, Taiwan, Taiwan Relations, U.S . Navy US Navy 7th Fleet, Coast Guard, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, China’s Defense Ministry, Xinhua, China -, Defense, Pacific Command, Communist Party, Clinton, CNN, Pacific Locations: Seoul, South Korea, China, United States, East Asia, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan, Beijing, East China, State, States, Singapore, China - U.S, U.S, Hawaii, Honolulu ., Washington

Biden is making his pitch in a critical swing state that's part of the “blue wall” trio of states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — where he defeated Republican President Donald Trump in 2020. More than 33,000 vehicles travel on the Blatnik Bridge every day, but heavy trucks are barred from it because of its decaying condition. The money comes from a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that Biden signed into law more than two years ago. The Democratic moves have been able to help offset Republican gains made in rural areas during the Trump era. ... Biden can come to Wisconsin a thousand times, and I don’t think it’s going to change his position.”___Bauer reported from Madison, Wis.

Persons: Joe Biden, John, Biden, Donald Trump, Natalie Quillian, Democrat Hillary Clinton, “, Tony Evers, Mark Pocan, ” Pocan, ” It's, Kamala Harris, Janet Yellen, He's, Evers, Janet Protasiewicz, Sen, Ron Johnson, governor's, Trump, Brandon Scholz, Scholz, ” ___ Bauer Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, Republican, House, Trump, Democrat, Biden, Marquette Law School, ” Democratic Gov, Associated Press, Democratic U.S . Rep, Wisconsin Supreme, Republicans, reelecting U.S, GOP, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Longtime, Longtime Wisconsin Republican, New, “ Republicans Locations: Superior , Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Lake Superior, — Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Duluth , Minnesota, Superior, Duluth, Milwaukee, Dane County, Madison, Chicago, Longtime Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire, Wis

Drake said the policy could put immigrant students at risk of criminal prosecution and then deportation for working while lacking legal status. That, in turn, would put the university system at risk of fines and criminal penalties for employing them, and pose a potential threat to grants and other funding. He said the university system will continue to explore its options. For years, students without legal immigration status have attended University of California schools while paying in-state tuition. “Our legal theory, which we presented to the regents in October 2022, makes clear: the University of California has the legal right to authorize the hiring of undocumented students today,” Arulanantham said.

Persons: Michael Drake, Drake, ”, UC Regent John A, Barack Obama, “ I’m, Drake shirked, Umaña Muñoz, Ahilan Arulanantham, ” Arulanantham, “, I’ve Organizations: FRANCISCO, University of California’s, Regents, University of California, UC Regent, U.S, Supreme, of Homeland Security, UC Regents, UCLA, Led, Center for Immigration Law, University of California Los Angeles School of Law, UC Locations: California, Texas

The hyper-competitive original song and original score categories include nominees from the films “Barbie'' to ”Oppenheimer'' and beyond. Diane Warren, original song nomination for “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot.”Warren describes the song as bringing “a little reggaeton to the Oscars.”"I’m thrilled. Mark Ronson, original song nomination for “I'm Just Ken” from “Barbie”Ronson wrote “I'm Just Ken” with Andrew Wyatt. Thank you.”Academy-award winner Ludwig Göransson, original score nomination for “Oppenheimer”This is Göransson's third nomination. And everyone’s really proud of one another.”Laura Karpman, original score nomination for “American Fiction”This is Karpman's first Oscar nomination.

Persons: Diane Warren, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Billie Eilish, Barbie, ” Oppenheimer, Warren, Ronson, Wyatt, “ I’m, Ken ”, “ Barbie, ” Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson, Scott George, “ Wahzhazhe, Eilish, O’Connell, James Bond, ” Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Anthony Rossomando, ” Laura Karpman, Indiana Jones, ” John Williams, ” Robbie Robertson, “ Oppenheimer, ” Ludwig Göransson, Jerskin Fendrix, Karpman, It's, Fendrix —, he's, ”, Dave Mullins, Brad Booker, John, Yoko, ” Warren, I’m, I’ve, It’s, There’s, “ I'm, “ Barbie ” Ronson, “, Ken ’, Greta, Ryan, Gosling, Ken, —, Batiste, Suleika, Finneas O'Connell, Finneas, Ludwig Göransson, Oscar, Chris Nolan, Nolan, Laura Karpman, Martin Scorsese, Robbie Robertson, Mullins, Booker's, MULLINS, BOOKER, Sean, Lennon Organizations: ANGELES, ”, Music, Academy, ” Academy Locations: “

☆ Opinion: One big lesson from New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

America is a divided nation, even on the subject of open primaries. New Hampshire is a good example of why more states should move toward more open primaries, not fewer. For instance, Louisiana has long enjoyed an open primary, but its new GOP governor is swearing to make a closed partisan primary reality. That’s why an effort to create open primaries in Washington, DC, is meeting stiff resistance from local Democrats. Election reform efforts like open primaries are a practical, citizen-led step towards healing our divisions and fitfully forming a more perfect union.

Persons: John Avlon, “, Donald Trump, –, there’s, John Bynum, ”, they’re “, ” Bynum Organizations: CNN, Republican, Republicans, New, GOP, Trump, Trump’s Locations: “ Lincoln, CNN — New Hampshire, . New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee, Washington , DC, Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Tulsa

☆ Opinion: Our possibly short national nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over,” President Gerald Ford said. “Our campaign is the last best hope of stopping the Trump-Biden nightmare,” the former UN ambassador said. If not, it won’t be as protracted a “national nightmare” as the two-year-long Watergate scandal that put Gerald Ford in the Oval Office. Though, depending on your point of view, the real nightmare could begin after the swearing-in. Yet, John Avlon wrote, Trump and some members of the House GOP, want to tank an emerging compromise in the Senate that would couple border security measures with aid to Ukraine.

Persons: CNN —, Richard Nixon, “, Gerald Ford, Ford, Gerald Ford’s, Nikki Haley, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Clay Jones, we’ll, Haley, MAGA, ”, Frida Ghitis, Trump, ” Haley, ” Trump, Patrick T, Brown, Daniel McCarthy isn’t, Donald Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Nick Anderson, Biden isn’t, Dean Phillips, Cupp, Biden, ” Dana Summers, Karen Finney, Robert E, Lee, ” Finney, ’, Keith Magee, Julian Zelizer, Trump Samuel L, Adams, King David Border, Adolf Hitler, “ Mein, Paul Moses, Edward Alsworth Ross, Moses, Ross, … ”, — Hitler’s, It’s, who’ve, John Avlon, Scott Stantis, Mike Johnson, Alice Driver, Greg Abbott’s, Jean Carroll, Bill Bramhall, News Trump, Carroll, Danielle Campoamor, “ Carroll, —, she’s, Shawn Crowley, Robert C, Gottlieb, ” “, Jack Ohman, Gerald Auten, David Splinter, Jordan McGillis, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman, McGillis, Melissa Kearney, ” Elise Gould, Josh Bivens, ” Elisabeth Kendall, Peter Bergen, ” Kendall, Sheena McKenzie, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Peter Rutland, Israel ’, Nafees Hamid, Walt Handelsman, Sara Stewart, Katherine Heigl, Jill Filipovic, Jeremy Allen White, J, Chen, Suzanne Nossel, Jade McGlynn, Holly Thomas, Estee Lauder, mascara, don’t, ” Thomas Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Trump, Biden, UN, New, Republican, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, GOP, Democratic, New Hampshire, Agency, Aggression, CNN Town Hall, American Sociological Association, ”, ified GOP, Texas Gov, News, Brookings, Social, Administration, US, Cambridge University’s Girton College, Wesleyan University, Palestine, Times Locations: Republic, Iowa, New Hampshire, Minnesota, New, Virginia, North Carolina, mealtimes, curriculums, America, Ukraine, New York, Manhattan, Yemeni, Red, Gaza, Israel, Americas

☆ Why millennials are giving up city life to start homesteading
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But behind the videos is something deeper: a skepticism of the companies and systems we rely on to sustain us. Millennials and Gen Z, in particular, have taken a shine to homesteading: Nearly half of the Homesteaders of America poll respondents were 39 or younger. Those generations are increasingly ditching city life not just for suburbs but for exurbs and rural areas, Business Insider reported earlier this month. It might be easier, people may reason, to just control what they can from start to finish. "For us, homesteading is being in a position where we can survive independently without outside resources if necessary," Chuck Anderson said.

Persons: —, homesteading, Homesteading, Millennials, Christina Heinritz, Heinritz, Christina Heinritz's, Christina Figone, Chuck Anderson, Brooke, Brooke Anderson, Tara Newby —, Sawyer —, Tara Organizations: Service, Business, Companies, Andersons Locations: America, California, distrusting, Utah, Wisconsin, Raleigh , North Carolina, Virginia, Portugal

The plane was registered to an Oakland-based company called Winged Wallabies, Inc., according to Federal Aviation Administration records. He said it was “traumatic” to know the plane he had spent so much time on had crashed with people on board. Like commercial aircraft, all home-built planes are required by the FAA to be inspected annually for air worthiness. Cozy aircraft have the same safety record as commercially built planes of similar size, said aeronautical engineer Marc Zeitlin, who consults with the National Transportation Safety Board on crash investigations involving Cozy aircraft, including this one. “You buy foam, you buy fiberglass, you buy metal parts from all the manufacturers.

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☆ ‘The Woman in the Wall’ Review: An Anguished Irish Past
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ruth Wilson Photo: SHOWTIMERuth Wilson gives a ferocious performance in “The Woman in the Wall” (think Edgar Allan Poe ) and the show’s mysteries are many. But one realizes early on why so little fiction builds itself around genuinely disturbed characters. And if we can’t trust ourselves, well, whom can we trust? The Woman in the Wall Streaming Friday, on-air Sunday, 9 p.m., Paramount+ with ShowtimeNot Lorna Brady . The unreliable centerpiece of this six-part series is portrayed by Ms. Wilson with a volatile mix of anger, regret and grief.

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