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☆ Anna Kendrick on Her Movie Roles: 'Twilight,' 'Pitch Perfect,' 'a Simple Favor'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

It's the exact kind of self-deprecating candor Kendrick is known for, with her scene-stealing turns in movies like the "Twilight" series and the "Pitch Perfect" films. On being a 'bystander' to the 'Twilight' pop culture phenomenonAnna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1." Summit EntertainmentIt's been 16 years since the first "Twilight" movie came out. On the 'Simple Favor' sequel having even more plot twists than the first filmAnna Kendrick as Stephanie Smothers in "A Simple Favor." AdvertisementBut yeah, that Shondaland, they're really excellent at keeping you absolutely hooked in because even if something terrible happens, it's like, I can't look away.

Persons: Anna Kendrick, Kendrick, candor Kendrick, Paul, Alice, Darling, Sheryl, they're, Rodney Alcala, Alcala, Cheryl Bradshaw, she's, Jessica Stanley, —, It's, George Clooney's, Rebel Wilson, Amy, Universal Pictures George Clooney, George, Anna Camp, Elizabeth Banks, They're, that's, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Meryl, Clooney, Stephanie Smothers, I'd, John Schwartzman, I'm, Claudia Jessie, Eloise Bridgerton, Liam Daniel, John Krasinski, John, Goddammit Krasinski Organizations: Air, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, Netflix Locations: Hollywood, I'm

☆ Man dies after contracting Ebola-like tick-borne disease in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A man has died from an Ebola-like disease named Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after being bitten by a tick in Spain. The 74-year-old died of organ failure on Saturday in an isolation unit at the La Paz-Carlos III Hospital in the Spanish capital, Madrid, a spokesperson for the hospital told CNN on Monday. Spain has developed a national plan to deal with tick-borne diseases, including CCHF, but people should take action to avoid tick bites, Lorenzo-Morales said. Consuelo Giménez Pardo, a lecturer in medical parasitology at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, told CNN that “there will undoubtedly be more cases” of CCHF in Spain. “I expect that we will see more cases in the coming years,” Thomson told CNN on Monday.

Persons: Carlos, Jacob Lorenzo, Morales, Lorenzo, ”, Consuelo Giménez Pardo, Giménez, CCHF, Emma Thomson, “, ” Thomson Organizations: CNN, La Paz, Carlos III Hospital, World Health Organization, WHO, Canary Islands, Health, University of La, University of Alcalá, London School of Hygiene, Medicine Locations: Crimean, Congo, Spain, Spanish, Madrid, Móstoles, Toledo, Africa, Balkans, East, University of La Laguna, Western Europe, CCHF, Europe, ”, France

☆ Rare purple pigment found in Bronze Age pottery
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy Stock PhotoAncient Greeks and the Romans considered Tyrian purple, first developed in the Bronze Age, an elite, royal color. But the recipe for the long-lasting pigment, made using Mediterranean sea snails, disappeared with the fall of the Byzantine Empire. Now, researchers have found the precious pigment within pottery fragments containing 3,600-year-old purple dye from a Bronze Age workshop in Kolonna on the Greek island of Aegina. Life for a vulnerable child in the Stone Age would have been difficult because Neanderthals moved from place to place. Meanwhile, the agency has selected SpaceX to design a vehicle that will drag the space station out of orbit at the end of the decade when it ceases operations and plummets into the ocean.

Persons: Jesus Christ, Down, paleoanthropologist Mercedes Conde, Valverde, ” Conde, Trent Sugg, Tracy Dyson, NASA’s OSIRIS, REx, China’s, NASA’s, Mars, Emin Yogurtcuoglu, —, — Wood, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, CPA Media, University of Alcalá, NASA, Collins Aerospace, Boeing, SpaceX, Anadolu Agency, Getty, CNN Space, Science Locations: Byzantine Empire, Kolonna, Aegina, Spain, “, Iceland, Rainier, Washington, Kyrenia

☆ Ancient bone shows how Neanderthals cared for the vulnerable, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The find suggested that members of the community cared for and looked after the vulnerable child, who lived at least 146,000 years ago. The research is at odds with the image of Neanderthals, ancient human relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago, as brutish cavemen. The study did not include precise dating of the bone, which would require extraction of ancient DNA, but Neanderthals occupied the site 146,000 to 273,000 years ago. Study of the fossil revealed abnormalities in the ear bone. “For decades, it has been known that Neanderthals cared for and looked after their vulnerable companions,” Conde-Valverde said.

Persons: ”, paleoanthropologist Mercedes Conde, Valverde, “, Conde, ” Conde, Mercedes Conde, Julia Diez, Chapelle, Penny Spikins, Spikins, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, University of Alcalá, Syndrome, Valero, University of York Locations: Spain, Spain’s Valencia, Conde, United States, what’s, Iraq, France, United Kingdom

☆ At least 13 people injured in building fire in Spanish city of Valencia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Atika Shubert | Claudia Rebaza | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least 13 people have been injured in a large blaze that ripped through an apartment building in the Spanish city of Valencia, local emergency services said Thursday. Valencia’s Emergency Services said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that six firefighters and seven residents were among those treated for injuries in several hospitals across the city. ET] in Valencia’s Campanar neighborhood, and 16 firefighting units were sent to the scene, emergency services told CNN en Espanol. The fire continued into the evening, with flames and smoke pictured billowing through the complex. Hotel rooms were being organized to house people whose homes were affected by the fire, emergency services said.

Persons: María José Alcalá Organizations: CNN, Valencia’s Emergency Services, CNN en Espanol, Reuters Locations: Spanish, Valencia, Valencia’s Campanar

☆ A pair of sandals from the Stone Age reveals that ancient people were not immune to unfortunate fashion choices
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

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 . AdvertisementAdvertisementIt appears dads could have been making fashion faux pas even since the Stone Age. The dating reveals evidence of basketry — the ancient craft of basket making — in hunter-gatherer communities in southern Europe during the Mesolithic period and the early Neolithic period when societies began to transition to agricultural ways of life. As to whether the sandals were rocked with socks — that fashion offense wouldn't appear until several millennia later.

Persons: —, Cueva, los, Francisco Martínez Sevilla, University of Alcalá, los Murciélagos Organizations: Service, University of Alcalá, Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of, Nike, Archaeological Museum Locations: Granada, Spain, Europe, Barcelona, Madrid

☆ These 6,000-year-old sandals found in a Spanish cave are Europe’s oldest shoes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New analysis has identified the oldest shoes ever discovered in Europe, according to a study published this week in the journal Science Advances. The ancient footwear, along with Mesolithic baskets and other tools, was first discovered back in 1857, when a cave in southern Spain was looted by miners. The sandals were made of grasses as well as other materials, including leather, lime and ramie bast, a type of natural fiber. Using the descriptions provided by Góngora, the study hypothesizes that the bodies were buried wearing the sandals. The first phase was related to the Early Holocene hunter-gatherer populations, and the second phase to Middle Holocene farmers, researchers said.

Persons: Manuel de Góngora, Martínez, bast, ”, ” Francisco Martínez Sevilla Organizations: CNN, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Alcalá University, Adv, Góngora Locations: Europe, Spain, Spanish, Madrid, Granada

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento’s top prosecutor is suing the city’s leaders over failure to cleanup homeless encampments, escalating a monthslong dispute with leaders in California’s capital city. A group of residents and business owners also filed a companion lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit includes accounts from dozens of city residents living around 14 encampments. Roughly three-quarters of the county’s homeless population is unsheltered, and the majority of that group are living on Sacramento streets. City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood's office has also repeatedly urged Ho to work with the city to address the issue, she said.

Persons: —, Attorney Thien Ho, Ho, ” Ho, Darrell Steinberg, Steinberg, ” Steinberg, ”, Susana Alcala Wood's, Alcala Wood, he’s, Emily Webb, “ We're, “, ” Critics Organizations: Attorney, Sacramento County, Sacramento, City, ” Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California’s, . County, Sacramento, California

☆ Actors Seeking Stability Turn to Directing at the Toronto Festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Soraya Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Why do we even bother going through this whole dog-and-pony show trying to figure out who else can do this movie? While almost half the actor-director films at Toronto are by women, everyone knows by now the challenges female filmmakers face behind the camera. While some independent films have secured interim agreements if they agree to union demands, this year’s festival has seen few American filmmakers and actors doing promotion. Despite that, “Woman of the Hour” still landed the first major sale of the festival in a reported $11 million deal with Netflix. Considering that the stability of Hollywood itself is in question, it is hard to determine whether directing confers more security than having to hang around waiting for an acting job.

Persons: Yoon —, Kendrick —, Kendrick, “, ”, Yoon, Olivia Wilde, Ian McDonald —, Rodney Alcala, —, ” Yoon, Anna Kendrick, Yoon gestured, Eva Longoria Organizations: SAG, Netflix Locations: Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hollywood

☆ MLB roundup: Red Sox drop Phils for 8th straight win
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Boston's Rob Refsnyder ripped a two-run double, Christian Arroyo had a two-run single and Reese McGuire added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who have scored 59 runs during their eight-game winning streak. After Willie Calhoun popped out with two runners on, Bader put the Yankees ahead with a two-run single to right field. He worked a perfect ninth inning, striking out two, to earn his first save. Alejandro Kirk added an RBI double and Daulton Varsho an RBI single for the Blue Jays, who entered the series with a five-game losing streak. Jack Suwinski homered and Connor Joe had an RBI single for the Pirates, who lost their sixth in a row.

SummarySummary Companies Spain's new restructuring law faces looming testCelsa caught between creditors and shareholdersSuccessful outcome seen lifting Spain outlookLONDON/MADRID, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Spain's new restructuring law is just over four months old and already being tested as the economy slows, with companies and officials hopeful it will help cut high bankruptcy rates. Now, a restructuring plan for Celsa, Spain's largest private industrial group with debt worth roughly 2.8 billion euros ($3.04 billion), is going through the courts. LITMUS TESTA court-sanctioned restructuring plan in December for Spanish frozen food retailer Xeldist Congelados allowed it to receive fresh capital and save jobs in a first success for the new law. "The Celsa case shows that creditors can push for a restructuring plan and request the appointment of an expert to assist in the negotiations," said Juan Verdugo, partner at law firm Garrigues. Spain is playing catch up after the EU in 2019 told member states to improve restructuring toolkits.

☆ Cadiz a învins Barcelona cu scorul de 2-1
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Nou-promovata în prima ligă valorică a Spaniei a furnizat o nouă surpriză. După ce a bătut pe Real Madrid, Cadiz a învins și Barcelona cu scorul de 2-1.Catalanii au început bine partida, însă au avut ghinion în minutul 8 când Oscar Mingueza și-a trimis balonul în propria poartă.Barcelona a continuat să domine, iar în minutul 57 a reușit să egaleze dar tot printr-un autogol al lui Pedro Alcala. Șase minute mai târziu, Cadiz a dat lovitura, reușind să înscrie golul victoriei prin Alvaro Negredo.Tot aseară, Real Madrid a învins-o pe FC Sevilla chiar pe terenul acesteia. Tânărul brazilian a marcat singurul gol al meciului în minutul 55.Real Madrid se poate concentra acum pe meciul din Liga Campionilor cu Borussia Monchengladbach. "Los Blancos" sunt obligați să câștige pentru a spera la o calificare în optimile competiției.Rivala Barcelona, la fel, are meci în Liga Campionilor săptămâna viitoare.

Persons: Oscar Mingueza, Pedro Alcala, Alvaro Negredo.Tot, . Vinicius, Zinedine Zidane . Organizations: Division, Nou, Real Madrid, FC Sevilla, Liga Campionilor, Borussia Monchengladbach, Juventus Torino Locations: Cadiz, Spaniei, Barcelona

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