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☆ Post-strike Hollywood rushes to get film, TV sets humming
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hours before the Hollywood actors’ strike officially ended, Beth Goodnight’s phone began ringing with opportunity. Studio, after the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to bring an end to the 118-day actors strike, in Burbank, California,. Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool 3,” a high-priority project for Walt Disney, will most likely resume filming before Thanksgiving, after the actors’ strike shut down production in July. Most had been forbidden from promoting films and TV shows during the strike. Studios are eager to have actors promoting Oscar hopefuls such as Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro.”“YES!!!

Persons: ’, Beth Goodnight’s, Mario Anzuoni, ”, “, Sisyphus, Ridley, Walt Disney, Todd Garner, “ We’re, “ It’s, Pam Elyea, “ Oppenheimer, “ Abbott, Leonardo DiCaprio’s, Bradley Cooper’s “ Maestro, Kumail Nanjiani, Nanjiani Organizations: ANGELES, Reuters, Hollywood, Warner Bros ., SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, REUTERS, Marvel Studios, Disney, Producers, Hire, Broadcast, “, ABC Studios, ABC, CBS, Sony Pictures Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Hollywood, Malta, Coast of Australia

☆ Brazen ransomware attack on US unit of Chinese banking giant has financial sector on alert
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It led to a flurry of behind-the-scenes coordination with the affected bank and across the financial sector about the threat. The hackers hit New York-based ICBC Financial Services, a subsidiary of the world’s largest bank by assets and a Chinese state-owned institution. ICBC Financial Services did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on Friday. “If China sees this as a black eye, they may demand action from the Russian government,” Liska told CNN. LockBit ransomware was the most deployed ransomware around the world in 2022, according to US cybersecurity officials.

Persons: ”, “, ” Jon Miller, Halcyon, BNY Mellon, LockBit, Allan Liska, ” Liska, JPMorgan Chase, LockBit ransomware, ” Will Thomas Organizations: CNN, Commercial Bank of, Intelligence, Financial Services, Treasury, ICBC Financial, Reuters, JPMorgan, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, Treasury Department Locations: Commercial Bank of China, US, York, China, Russia, United States, Iran, cybersecurity

☆ China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

All this coincides with longstanding calls from countries across the developing world for an international system where they have more say. Beijing, he added, sees the US as merely “paying lip service” to the “liberal order” to hurt other countries. Sergei Savostyanov/Sputnik/ReutersIn recent years, even some countries that have for decades embraced a close partnership with the US have drawn closer to China and its vision. “Is China really trying to promote multipolarity — or does China just want to (become a) substitute (for) US influence over the world?” he asked. They also raise questions about how a more militarily and economically powerful China would behave globally, if left unchecked.

Persons: Xi Jinping, —, Xi, Vladimir Putin, General Antonio Guterres, ” Xi, , Shen Hong, they’d, ”, Yun Sun, liberalize, Sanjit Das, Shen Dingli, ‘, ’ ”, Russia’s Putin, Bashar al, Assad —, Assad’s, Sergei Savostyanov, Ali Sarwar Naqvi, “ We’ve, James Marape, ’, Rubens Duarte, Li Zhiquan, “, Tong Zhao, Zhao, Ted Aljibe, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Zhang Youxia, Beijing’s, Gilberto Teodoro Jr, BRICS, Weeks, Joe Biden, Sergio Lima, ” — Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, United Nations, Forum, China, Communist, CNN, Beijing, Washington, Getty, Stimson, Bank, World Trade Organization, . Riot, Bloomberg, Initiative, Asian, Global, Sputnik, Reuters, Center for International Strategic Studies, Papua New Guinea, multipolarity, China News Service, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Global Security Initiative, NATO, Russia, Philippine Defense, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, United, New, Seven, Ministry, Global Security, Group, UN, Communist Party Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, United States, Ukraine, Gaza, Russian, Xinhua, Washington, South, Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, America, Shanghai, West, Hangzhou, Israel, Pakistan, Pakistani, Islamabad, Papua New, Brazil, Indonesia, Europe, Asia, Scarborough, South China, AFP, Moscow, Russia, “, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Palestine, India, South Africa, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, New Delhi, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, ” Beijing

The passage of an abortion rights constitutional amendment in Ohio, and Virginia Democrats' capture of both legislative chambers after abortion-focused campaigns, showed that Republicans' long campaign to end abortion rights has become a liability ahead of the 2024 elections, strategists from both parties said. "Republicans have to stop pushing policies that make people believe they are trying to ban abortion. SEEKING A MIDDLE PATHThis year, Virginia Republicans, led by Governor Glenn Youngkin, leaned hard into plans for a 15-week abortion ban should they win control of the legislature. MAJORITY OF AMERICANS AGAINST ABORTION BANSOpinion polls show the majority of Americans support legal abortion in all or most cases. Abortion rights could also appear directly on 2024 ballots in states including Arizona and Florida, as they did in Ohio on Tuesday.

Persons: Nickolas Lentz, Evelyn Hockstein, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John Feehery, Feehery, Glenn Youngkin, Mike Johnson, Trump, Roe, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Karen Finney, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Gabriella Borter, Tim Reid, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Democrats, Virginia Democrats, Republicans, Republican Party, Republican, Democratic, Virginia Republicans, U.S, Reuters, Court, NBC, SBA, Thomson Locations: Dewitt , Michigan, U.S, Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Washington, Los Angeles

☆ China and Russia Claim Moral High Ground Over Palestinian Deaths
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DUBAI—The bloody war in Gaza is providing America’s main geopolitical rivals China and Russia with a valuable opportunity to garner support around the world, enabling the two repressive autocracies to harness a wave of sympathy for the Palestinians and to position themselves as champions of humanitarian values and peace. While both Moscow and Beijing maintained close relations with Israel for decades—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even used billboards of himself with Russian President Vladimir Putin during last year’s election—the two powers have pointedly declined to criticize Hamas for the Oct. seven attack on southern Israel that triggered the war.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin Locations: DUBAI, Gaza, China, Russia, Moscow, Beijing, Israel

OHIO ABORTION RIGHTSOhioans voted to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, Edison Research projected, which will render moot a six-week abortion limit signed into law by Republican Governor Mike DeWine. The ban is currently on hold pending litigation at the conservative state Supreme Court. The success of Ohio's ballot measure initiative, which put the question of abortion rights to voters directly, adds to a string of ballot measure victories for abortion rights supporters since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURTThe race for a new state Supreme Court justice will not alter the liberal tilt of Pennsylvania's highest court but could have future implications for abortion rights and election laws in the state. Democrats have a 4-2 majority in the partisan state court, with one vacant seat to be filled in this election.

Persons: Andy Beshear, Jon Cherry, Daniel Cameron, Republican Donald Trump, Beshear, Tate Reeves, Democrat Brandon Presley, Reeves, Presley, Elvis Presley, Roe, Wade, Glenn Youngkin, Mike DeWine, Cherelle Parker, Republican David Oh, Jim Kenney, Sheila Jackson Lee, John Whitmire, Sylvester Turner, Daniel McCaffery, Carolyn Carluccio, Gabriella Borter, Colleen Jenkins, Lincoln Organizations: Democratic, Capitol, REUTERS, Republicans, KENTUCKY, Edison Research, Republican, MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR Republican, Democrat, Democratic Governors Association, NEW, General, U.S, PENNSYLVANIA, New York Times, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Frankfort , Kentucky, U.S, Kentucky, Mississippi, Virginia, New Jersey, Ohio, COVID, MISSISSIPPI, Northern Mississippi, Southern, VIRGINIA, Virginia's Senate, U.S ., NEW JERSEY, Democratic New Jersey, OHIO, Philadelphia, Houston

☆ Ohio shows abortion is still haunting Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In Ohio, a mostly red state, voters explicitly wrote into their state constitution a right to an abortion up until the point of fetal viability. An exit poll of Ohio voters found that 6 in 10 voters were still angry about the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson. But in its absence, they have created an electoral albatross that abortion rights advocates have hung on GOP candidates up and down the ballot throughout the nation. The Virginia legislative races were defined by abortion rights, as Democrats seemingly rejected the GOP push to institute a 15-week abortion ban in the Commonwealth, which currently allows abortions through the second trimester — or approximately 26 weeks. Beshear, who supports abortion rights, sought to paint Cameron as out of the mainstream on the issue.

Persons: —, Roe, Wade, Glenn Youngkin's, Jackson, Republicans —, Joe Biden's, Ohioans, Glenn Youngkin, Alex Wong, Youngkin, Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Michael Swensen, Andy Beshear —, Steve Beshear —, Hadley Duvall, Duvall, Cameron, Beshear Organizations: Democrats, Service, Democratic Party, Republican Gov, Republicans, GOP, Voters, Ohio, Democratic, Gov Locations: Ohio, Virginia, Dobbs v, Commonwealth, Richmond, Hampton, —, Northern Virginia, Kentucky, Kentucky . Kentucky, Frankfort

As a child of the South, actor Cailee Spaeny grew up steeped in Graceland mythology, memorabilia and Elvis Presley tunes. Priscilla Presley was of course part of that. But Spaeny would find there was much more than she’d ever known when she got the opportunity to play her in Sofia Coppola ’s new film, “Priscilla,” now in theaters nationwide. “I had no idea about her side of the story and what her experience was growing up in Graceland,” Spaeny said in a recent interview. "You know, for me personally, it was like, ‘Do you want to be Elvis Presley for 30 days and wear Valentino clothes that are tailored to your body?’ Yes.

Persons: Cailee Spaeny, Elvis Presley, Elvis, Priscilla Presley, Sofia Coppola ’, “ Priscilla, ”, “, ” Spaeny, King, Spaeny, Presley, Jacob Elordi, ” Elordi, You’re, Elordi, Valentino, ” Coppola, Priscilla, Coppola, She’d, “ I’ve, I’ve Organizations: Venice Film Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, Graceland, Wiesbaden, Germany

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, BJ's, Ferrari, Disney, Birkenstock & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: KBW upgrades Bank of America to market perform from underperform KBW upgraded the banking giant with long-term rates declining. Bank of America downgrades Paramount to underperform from buy Bank of America said the backdrop is too challenging for the media stock. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on the stock heading into earnings later this month. Goldman Sachs initiates Birkenstock as buy Goldman initiated the shoe company with a buy and said Birkenstock shares are compelling. Bank of America reiterates Apple as neutral Bank of America said it's sticking with its neutral rating on shares of Apple .

Persons: KBW, Mizuho, it's, BILI, Lee jeans, it's bullish, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, EBITDA, Raymond James downgrades Bloomin, Raymond James Organizations: Bank of America, Underperform, Corp, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Mizuho, TAM, UBS, Amazon, Citi, Disney, " Bank of America, Paramount, Barclays, Nvidia, AMD, Dominion, Biotech, JPMorgan, HSBC, RBC, Apple, of America Locations: China, FY24E, CLX, Russia, Ukraine

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans are casting ballots in nationwide local elections on Sunday as authorities say that Russia has been conducting “hybrid warfare” to undermine the vote in the European Union candidate country. While local elections in Moldova, a country of about 2.5 million people situated between Romania and Ukraine, wouldn't usually garner much international attention, ongoing accusations of Russian meddling add a geopolitical dimension to the vote. On Friday, Moldova’s national intelligence agency published a report alleging that Russia was trying to “influence the electoral process” through the party. Shor was the head of the Russia-friendly Shor Party, which was declared unconstitutional in June by Moldova’s Constitutional Court. “Russia has always been trying to undermine democratic elections in Moldova, particularly in an effort to derail European integration aspirations,” Cantir said.

Persons: wouldn't, Dorin Recean, Recean, Ilan Shor, Shor, Maia Sandu, Anatol Mosanu, ”, Cristian Cantir, Cantir, oligarch, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Plahotniuc, Sandu, Moldova’s, ” Cantir, “, they’ve, ” ___ Stephen McGrath Organizations: European Union, Moldova, Russia Chance Party, Intelligence, Security Service, SIS, Chance Party, Oakland University, Associated Press, EU, NATO, Party, Moldova’s Constitutional, Russia Locations: CHISINAU, Moldova, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Moldovan, Sunday's, Israel, ” “ Moldova, United States, United Kingdom, Moscow, Sighisoara

☆ Breakingviews: SBF’s guilty verdict will help crypto break free
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Anita Ramaswamy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Just over a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried might have been counting his large stash of virtual coins. A Manhattan jury on Thursday convicted the FTX founder of seven counts related to crimes he committed at the helm of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. With some $8 billion in customer funds stolen, his misdeeds will go down as one of the biggest financial frauds on record. To be sure, the speculative bubble in crypto would probably have deflated even without Bankman-Fried. The bankrupt exchange is also negotiating with three bidders to help it relaunch trading services, Bloomberg reported last month.

Persons: Lewis Kaplan, Sam Bankman, Fried, Jane Rosenberg, FTX, John J, Ray III, Nicolas Roos, Peter Thal Larsen, Thomas Shum Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Galaxy Digital, Three, BlackRock, Bloomberg, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A fourth Republican presidential debate has been set for next month, with heightened polling requirements that could make the stage less crowded than before. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe RNC has increased the necessary markers with each debate, an effort intended to winnow the once sprawling field. Asa Hutchinson, who participated in the debut debate but hasn't met subsequent qualifications. The third GOP debate, taking place Wednesday in Miami, requires campaigns to meet 4% in polls and notch 70,000 unique donors. Although the party won't confirm until Monday who will be on stage for the third event, it's anticipated that Florida Gov.

Persons: —, Ronna McDaniel, Asa Hutchinson, hasn't, Mike Pence, it's, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen, Tim Scott of, Chris Christie, Donald Trump —, Democrat Joe Biden, ___ Meg Kinnard Organizations: COLUMBIA, The Associated Press, Republican, The New York Times, Arkansas Gov, GOP, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, RNC, Democrat Locations: Tuscaloosa , Alabama, Iowa , New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, Miami, Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, Hialeah , Florida

☆ Asia shares, bonds rally as Powell feeds hopes of end to rate hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Stella Qiu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) surged 1.7% to the highest level in one week. Tokyo's Nikkei (.N225) gained 1.4% to cross the 32,000 level for the first time in two weeks. EUROSTOXX 50 futures rose 0.8% early in Asia, while S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and Nasdaq futures increased 0.5%. While Chair Jerome Powell did not rule out another hike, markets judged he was not quite as hawkish as he might have been. Brent crude futures climbed 1.2% to $85.61 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were at $81.43 a barrel, up 1.2%.

Persons: nonfarm payrolls, Hong, HSI, Jerome Powell, Treasuries, Tiffany Wilding, Seema Shah, Stella Qiu, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Apple, SYDNEY, Tokyo's Nikkei, Stock, Nasdaq, Fed, Treasury, PIMCO, Global, Asset Management, Bank of Japan, East, Brent, West Texas, Thomson Locations: Cupertino California, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Europe, U.S, 4Q24

☆ These 24 House Republicans voted for the failed resolution to kick George Santos out of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The New York Republicans' effort to expel George Santos went unexpectedly poorly for them. 46 House Democrats voted "present" or against the expulsion resolution, and it failed 179-213These 24 Republicans voted to expel their scandal-plagued colleague. But while many House members — including a number of Republicans — voted for the resolution, it failed to garner the two-thirds majority necessary for the expulsion to take place. More Democrats voted against expelling Santos (31) than Republicans voted to expel him (24). Here are the Republicans who voted to expel Santos:

Persons: George Santos, —, he's, Santos, It's, Kevin McCarthy, Anthony D'Esposito, He's, Mike Johnson, Jim Traficant Organizations: New York Republicans, Service, New York Republican, Republican, New York, Rep, Republicans, Democratic, Democrat, Fox News, Democratic Rep Locations: George Santos . Plenty, New York, Santos, Ohio

☆ Serbia's Vucic dissolves parliament, sets snap vote for Dec 17
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The parliamentary election will coincide with local votes in 65 municipalities, including the capital Belgrade. Experts say the vote and an absence of a working parliament, will allow Vucic to buy time and delay decisions over ties with independent and predominantly Albanian Kosovo, which Serbia still sees as its southern province. Opposition parties and rights groups accuse Vucic, the SNS and its allies of autocracy, oppressing media freedoms, election fraud, violence against political opponents, corruption and ties with organised crime. After signing the decree, Vucic said it was important for Serbia to "preserve peace, stability, and internal cohesion and (to) show democracy". "This campaign is an opportunity to present different ideas, programs, policies ... , but which must never threaten vital interests of Serbia," he said.

Persons: Aleksandar Vucic, Vucic, Ursula von der Leyen, Stata, Aleksandar Vasovic, Andrew Cawthorne, Alison Williams Organizations: EU, Russia, Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, Thomson Locations: BELGRADE, Serbian, Kosovo, Belgrade, Albanian Kosovo, Serbia, Ukraine

☆ GSK raises annual forecasts powered by strong Arexvy launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts expect the British drugmaker's RSV vaccine Arexvy to power future growth, amid worries about the strength of its pipeline of drugs in development and costly U.S. litigation over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac. Arexvy, launched in the United States recently, is expected to garner full-year sales of between 900 million pounds to 1 billion pounds ($1.22 billion), GSK said. For the third quarter, the shot recorded sales of 709 million pounds, trouncing analysts' expectations of 358 million pounds, according to a company-compiled consensus. Meanwhile, sales are seen to rise by 12% to 13% in 2023 compared with earlier expectations of 8% to 10%. For the reported quarter, sales of Shingrix, the company's top-selling drug to treat shingles, generated 825 million pounds, below market estimates of 868 million pounds.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Eva Mathews, Subhranshu Sahu, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: United States, Bengaluru

☆ Product giveaways are a win-win for small businesses and customers — founders share 3 ways to get the most from every one
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Product giveaways can help small businesses get social-media followers and find new audiences. Small businesses share how they run giveaways and the benefits they see. Partner up to cross-sellTeaming up with similar brands can enhance the results of a social-media giveaway, Wen said. Wen said they planned to test video content for giveaways and hold giveaways on TikTok. Wen says product giveaways give small businesses a chance to get creative and connect with customers in an authentic way — as long as the businesses are intentional and true to their brand.

Persons: SBOs, —, Wendy Wen, Oana Borcoman, Evans Wilson, Borcoman, It's, Wen Organizations: Small, Service, Advertising Specialty Institute, Bocce's

☆ In the Early Days of Lockdown, a Writer Considers a Perplexing Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Dwight Garner | More About Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Playing with Eureka makes her melancholy, because “animals having fun can be a poignant spectacle — I suppose partly because it narrows the gap between us and them.”I can do without animals, most of the time, in novels. “When men appear in fiction now,” she writes, “it’s usually to be criticized or denounced for something. I meet the same paragon in book after book: high I.Q., great personality, firm moral purpose, dazzling wit. And the trick is to get across that she’s also very attractive without ever appearing to be somehow disrespecting her. Every novel is about aging, in a way, but Nunez is especially attuned to old age’s tender humiliations.

Persons: Nunez, Bette Davis’s, Elizabeth Taylor, “, Virginia Woolf, Robert Hughes, ”, ” Nunez Organizations: Eureka

☆ Nancy Mace says she's 'actually surprised' her scarlet letter shirt got so much attention: 'It got way more than it should have'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Nancy Mace recently walked into a party meeting wearing a giant "A" on her shirt. She said her "scarlet letter" symbolized how she'd been "demonized" for her vote to oust McCarthy. It was an obvious reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," a book published in 1950 in which a woman is forced to wear a red letter "A" in public as punishment for committing adultery. "I'm actually surprised it got the amount of attention it did," she said, later adding that "it got way more than it should have." Mace wearing a jacket with a message on the back at the Capitol in July 2022.

Persons: Nancy Mace, she'd, McCarthy, —, Kevin McCarthy, Nathaniel Hawthorne's, I've, I'm, Mace, Roe, Wade, Tom Williams, Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson of Organizations: Service, Republican, South Carolina, Capitol, Getty, Fox News Locations: South Carolina, Banning, Mike Johnson of Louisiana

[1/3] A man identified as a suspect by police points what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle, in Lewiston, Maine, U.S., October 25, 2023. Card appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck told reporters at a late-night briefing. He did not say how long the suspect was thought to have been dead or what led authorities to locate his body. The shootings and prolonged manhunt terrorized the normally bustling but serene community of Lewiston, a former textile hub and the second-most populous city in Maine. Lisbon Falls, where Card was found dead, is the next town along the river.

Persons: Robert R, Mike Sauschuck, Sauschuck, Robert Card, Janet Mills, Gabriella Borter, Julia Harte, Jonathan Allen, Rich McKay, Daniel Trotta, Steve Gorman, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Facebook, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, U.S . Army, Maine Public, Army, Maine State Police, CNN, Thomson Locations: Lewiston , Maine, U.S, Androscoggin County, Rights LEWISTON , Maine, Lisbon Falls, Maine, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Portland, Bowdoin, Saco , Maine, Lisbon, New York, Atlanta, Carlsbad , California

Illustration of Walt Disney standing on a stage with both hands on his hips. Chart showing Disney’s monthly share price from January 1973 to Sept. 2023. The chart shows sharp growth starting around 2011 and peaks in 2021 before dropping quickly to a current share price around $81. As Walt Disney Studios turns 100, investors worry it's beginning to show its age. The share price dropped to its lowest level in nearly nine years as the company stumbles in the age of streaming.

Persons: Walt, Walt Disney, Disney ”, ”, Chris Pallant, Disney Organizations: Walt Disney, Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom . Disney Studios Locations: Canterbury, United Kingdom, Hollywood, New York

☆ George Santos pleads not guilty in federal court. But in Washington, some of his colleagues are forcing a vote to kick him out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jacqueline Swift | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NY Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to 10 new charges in federal court on Friday. GOP lawmakers from New York moved this week to force a vote on whether to kick Santos out of Congress. AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublican Rep. George Santos dodged protestors and kept silent after pleading not guilty to a slew of new criminal charges in federal court in New York on Friday. But in Washington DC, his congressional colleagues from New York are forcing a vote on whether to kick him out. AdvertisementAdvertisementSantos had previously pleaded not guilty to the original charges in May, and has called the federal case a "witch hunt."

Persons: George Santos, Santos, —, Long, Prosecutors, Nancy Marks schemed, arm's, Marks, I'm, Joseph Murray —, Murray, Joanna Seybert, Tom Williams, Anthony D'Esposito, Mike Johnson, Tom Kearney, Elizabeth Holmes, he's, Kearney, Rich Osthoff, Osthoff, Lisa Sevilmi, Andrew Garbarino Organizations: NY, Service, Washington DC, Central, GOP, Department of Justice, Republican, Capitol, Getty Images Santos, New York GOP, Long, Congress, Fox News, New Jersey Navy Locations: New York, Washington, Long Island's, Central Islip, George Santos of New York, Santos, East Patchogue

☆ Opinion: Britney Spears’ howl of rage is one we all need to hear
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Britney Spears’ recently released memoir, “The Woman In Me,” opens with a succinct but devastating bit of family history. “Tragedy runs in my family,” Spears observes. Holly Thomas Holly ThomasSpears’ own story is a howl of rage that appears more justified with every chapter. The ridicule that met Spears’ 2007 “meltdown” has since been reevaluated. The fact that Jamie was able to reenter and quickly dominate Spears’ life with apparently minimal difficulty shouldn’t surprise us.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, Britney Spears, ”, Jean, ” Spears, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas Spears, Jamie, Spears, Britney, that’s, “, Jamie —, who’d, —, Meghan Markle’s, Diane Sawyer, Justin Timberlake, Sawyer, Ryan Seacrest, “ Benjamin Button ”, ” “, she’s Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Jive Records, ” Locations: London, Kentwood , Louisiana, California, ”, Las Vegas

But at Best Thai II - one of the only restaurants open this week - business has been bustling since owner Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan opened his doors hours after the shootings. Hanjitsuwan opened his restaurant after weighing the risk with staff. For regulars, the restaurant has been a comfort; a place not only to find food but to mix with others sharing the shock and grief that has descended on the region. In Auburn, the town adjacent to Lewiston, the checkout line at Roy's Foodland wrapped around the store all through Thursday. The family-owned store, opened 48 years ago, was the only option as all the big chains were shuttered.

Persons: Gabriella Borter, Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan, We're, we've, Hanjitsuwan, Robert Card, Maria, Toni Martin, Martin, Michael Roy, Roy, Paul Thomasch, Rod Nickel Organizations: Lewiston, REUTERS, Rights, Grocery, Bath, Auburn, Thomson Locations: Bath , Maine, U.S, Rights LEWISTON , Maine, Maine, Bath, McDonald's, Auburn , Maine, Auburn, Lewiston

Seven died Wednesday at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, while eight others were fatally shot at nearby Schemengees Bar & Grille restaurant, police said. Here is what we know about some of victims:BILL AND AARON YOUNGBill Young and his 14-year-old son Aaron were shot and killed at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, Bill's brother Rob Young told Reuters. They were out for an evening with their bowling league, Rob Young said. TRICIA ASSELINAsselin was trying to call 911 when the gunman shot and killed her at the bowling alley, her brother DJ Johnson told CNN. Asselin, who worked at the bowling alley part time, was there for a night out with her sister, who survived the massacre, Johnson said.

Persons: Ronald Morin, Peyton Brewer, Ross, Joshua Seal, Bryan MacFarlane, Joseph Walker, Arthur Strout, Maxx Hathaway, Stephen Vozzella, Thomas Conrad, Michael Deslauriers II, Jason Walker, Tricia Asselin, Bill Young, Aaron Young, Bob Violette, Lucille Violette, William Brackett, Keith McNeir, AARON, Aaron, Bill's, Rob Young, TRICIA ASSELIN Asselin, DJ Johnson, Asselin, Johnson, JOSEPH WALKER, Walker, Leroy Walker, Joseph, Joey, BRYAN MACFARLANE, Kevin Lamarque, MacFarlane, Keri Brooks, Brooks, LUCY VIOLETTE Bob Violette, Cassandra Violette, Lucy, MICHAEL DESLAURIERS, JASON WALKER Deslauriers II, Michael Deslauriers Sr, Deslauriers, PEYTON BREWER, ROSS, Brewer, cornhole, STEPHEN VOZZELLA Vozzella, Schemengees, Vozzella, Cornhole, Steve Vozzella, Gabriella Borter, Sharon Bernstein, Eric Cox, Colleen Jenkins Organizations: Seven, Authorities, Reuters, CNN, Schemengees, REUTERS, Sears, Sun Journal, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Bath Iron, IAM, National Association of, New, Thomson Locations: LEWISTON , Maine, Lewiston , Maine, Schemengees, Baltimore, Lewiston, Auburn , Maine, Lisbon Falls , Maine, U.S, Maine, Bath , Maine, New England, Sacramento , California

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