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☆ Biting Cold Sweeping U.S. Hits South With Unfamiliar Freeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Extreme weather gripped large parts of the Southern United States on Monday, with several governors declaring states of emergency and officials in Texas urging residents to conserve energy. Hazardous driving conditions hit highways in states ill-equipped to deal with icy and snowy roads, and Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi issued states of emergency. Greg Abbott painted a worrisome picture, warning that much of the state is expected to face temperatures below freezing for “dozens of hours” this week. Wind chills below zero were anticipated across much of the northern half of the state Monday, according to the advisory. Just three years ago a storm killed 246 people and knocked out electricity for millions.

Persons: Martin Luther King’s, Greg Abbott Organizations: Southern United, Gov Locations: Southern United States, Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi

☆ Takeaways from the Emmy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a four-month delay prompted by Hollywood’s twin actors and writers strikes, the 75th annual Emmy Awards finally have their moment in the spotlight. With its trio of technical wins at earlier Emmy presentations, the show drove away with eight awards in all. Brunson became the first Black women recognized as lead comedy actress in more than four decades, since Isabel Sanford of “The Jeffersons.”Quinta Brunson accepting the award for lead actress in a comedy at Monday's Emmy Awards. John Oliver, winner of outstanding scripted variety series with "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," speaks onstage at Monday's Emmy Awards. Because of the postponement, the Emmys somewhat awkwardly followed the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards in rapid succession.

Persons: HBO’s, ”, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Anthony Anderson, Christina Applegate, Carol Burnett, Quinta Brunson, Ayo, “ Abbott, –, Brunson, Isabel Sanford of, ” Quinta Brunson, Valerie Macon, Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, “, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Macfadyen, ” Niecy Nash, Betts, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Oliver ”, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Elton John, Oscar, Tony –, Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: CNN, HBO, Netflix, MLK, “, Getty, Comedy, EGOTs, Disney, Globes, Fox, NFL, The Television Academy, Writers Guild of America, GLAAD Locations: Isabel Sanford of “, AFP, Noah’s, Hollywood

☆ 15 Looks That Did the Most at the Emmys
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After being postponed because of labor strikes in Hollywood, the Emmy Awards returned on Monday night and with the ceremony came what might be the television industry’s biggest fashion show. Though the carpet was gray, there was no shortage of red, a color that also proved quite popular at the Golden Globes this month. (Ms. Waterhouse’s sat beneath her baby bump.) The ceremony was honoring television programs broadcast last year, which gave viewers a chance to catch up with casts like that of “White Lotus” season two. Amid a carpet full of feathers, beads, sequins, diamonds and plenty of well-tailored suits, the following 15 outfits stood out from the rest (for better or worse).

Persons: Riley Keough, Daisy Jones, Suki Waterhouse, Abbott, Quinta Brunson, Waterhouse’s, Meghann Fahy, Armani, Simona Tabasco, Jennifer Coolidge, Etro Locations: Hollywood

☆ Here's how to watch the 2023 Emmys — which is returning after the Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Monday night after a four-month delay. AdvertisementThe Emmys are back after a four-month delay amid the Hollywood writers and actors strikes last year. Martin Short is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in Hulu's "Only Murders In The Building." In 2022, Brunson won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series for the series, which she created, wrote, and starred in. See the full list of the 2023 Primetime Emmy nominees here.

Persons: —, Anthony Anderson, ABC's, Trevor Noah, Brian Cox, HBO's, Bella Ramsey, Martin Short, Quinta Brunson, Brunson Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG, Fox, Hulu, Peacock Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Christina Applegate Presents the First Emmy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Christina Applegate made a rare public appearance to present the first Emmy, for supporting actress in a comedy series. Glamorous in a plunging gown and visibly overcome by the long standing ovation she received, she still made self-deprecating jokes about Ozempic and disability. “You’re totally shaming me with disability by standing up,” she told the crowd. Applegate hasn’t announced any new projects since receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2021. (“It’s not like I came on the other side of it, like, ‘Woohoo, I’m totally fine,’” she told The Times in 2022, speaking of that diagnosis.

Persons: Christina Applegate, “ You’re, ”, ” Applegate, Quinta Brunson, “ Abbott, prettiness, Jen, Linda Cardellini’s Judy, Applegate hasn’t, I’m, Applegate, Kelly Bundy, Samantha Who ” Organizations: Netflix, Times

NEW YORK (AP) — Television's finest brought the silver carpet alive in color, vying with a sea of black, on Monday at the strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards, including a 3D-molded black look for Ayo Edebiri and sparkly chartreuse for Rhea Seehorn. Edebiri of “The Bear” walked in a strapless custom gown from Louis Vuitton. Quinta Brunson, another fashion standout, wore dainty pink with a little belted accent from Dior couture. Ali Wong wore Louis Vuitton with a silver top and floral patterned blue bottom. Colman Domingo wore custom Louis Vuitton in black, two pearl bracelets on one wrist and a broach on one lapel.

Persons: —, Ayo, chartreuse, Rhea Seehorn, ”, Louis Vuitton, “ We're, Riley Keough, Saul ”, sequins, Naeem Khan, she's, Dominique Fishback, Joy Sunday, Tom Colicchio, Fernández, Janelle James of “ Abbott, It's, ” James, Fred Leighton, Sarah Snook, Vivienne Westwood, Suki Waterhouse, Issa Rae’s, Pamella Roland, “, Hannah Waddingham, Quinta Brunson, Betty Boop, Ali Wong, Colman Domingo, Jenny Ortega, Dior, Selena Gomez, Oscar de la, Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany “, Jennifer Coolidge, Anthony Organizations: Associated Press Locations: Etro

☆ Emmy Winners: Updating List
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Rachel Sherman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

[Follow live updates of the Emmy Awards here.] The 75th Emmy Awards is underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony is being broadcast live on Fox and streamed live on Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV and other services. These are this year’s Emmy winners so far. Best Actress, ComedyQuinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”Best Actor, ComedyJeremy Allen White, “The Bear”Supporting Actress, ComedyAyo Edebiri, “The Bear”Supporting Actor, ComedyEbon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”Supporting Actress, DramaJennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”

Persons: Anthony Anderson, ’, Quinta, “ Abbott, ”, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, “, Jennifer Coolidge Organizations: Peacock, Fox, Hulu, YouTube, ABC, Writers Guild of America, SAG Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Brianna Abbott | Photographs Sarah Blesener For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Meilin Keen was studying for the bar exam and preparing to move to New York City last June when she started throwing up blood. Keen, 27 years old, learned days later that she has gastric cancer. She postponed the bar exam. Brain fog from chemotherapy made it hard to do her legal work.

Persons: Meilin Keen, Keen Organizations: New York City Locations: New York

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. He relayed frustration over migrants illegally entering the U.S. through the border city of Eagle Pass and federal agents loading them onto buses. The weekend deaths once again escalated tensions between Texas and the Biden administration. Border Patrol must have access to the border to enforce our laws,” White House spokesman Angelo Fernández Hernández said in a statement Sunday. “However, the bottom line is that Border Patrol was barred from entering Shelby Park,” Cuellar said in a statement.

Persons: Greg Abbott, ” Abbott, ‘ We’ve, We’re, ’ ” Abbott, “, Biden, ”, Angelo Fernández Hernández, Abbott, Henry Cuellar, ” Cuellar, Rolando Salinas, Melissa R, Cigarroa, ___ Stengle, Paul J, Weber, Mark Stevenson Organizations: —, Border Patrol, Republican Gov, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Border, Texas Military Department, Lone Star, Migrants, Rio Grande . U.S . Rep, Democrat, ”, ” Texas Military Department, of Public Safety, Eagle Pass, Justice Department, U.S, Supreme, Shelby, Democratic, Wall Coalition, National Guard, Associated Press Locations: BROWNSVILLE , Texas, — After Texas, U.S, Mexico, Houston, Eagle, Texas, Rio Grande, Shelby, Rio Grande . U.S, ” Texas, . Texas, Laredo, Dallas, Austin, Mexico City

☆ Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three migrants drowned after Texas authorities blocked Border Patrol. AdvertisementThree migrants, including two children, died in Texas on Saturday after state authorities blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area. But its attempts to phone the Texas Military Department (TMD), the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety about the situation were fruitless, he added. 'The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane'David ZalubowskiThe tragedy comes a day after it was alleged that Texas National Guard soldiers had been blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing parts of the US-Mexico border. AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security, the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Henry Cuellar, —, Cuellar, David Zalubowski, Greg Abbott, Luis Miranda Organizations: Service, Democratic, Twitter, Patrol, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Public, Border Patrol, The Justice Department, Justice Department, Texas Gov, Reuters, Department of Homeland Security, US, of Homeland Security, Business Locations: Texas, Rio Grande, Shelby, Eagle Pass, Grande, Mexico, Eagle

☆ Exclusive: Biden administration demands Texas immediately stop blocking Border Patrol access in letter to AG
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The letter, directed to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, states that Texas’ actions “have impeded operations” and are unconstitutional. A combination of Texas National Guard soldiers, equipment and physical barriers has restricted Border Patrol from approximately 2.5 miles of the US-Mexico border, according to the letter. The Shelby Park area is located near Eagle Pass, Texas, which has seen a high number of border crossings. Abbott’s actions, which have included placing concertina wire along the state’s shared border with Mexico and deploying National Guard troops, have also strained a historically close relationship on the ground with Border Patrol. “This is just mind-blowing,” a former Homeland Security official told CNN, referring to Texas blocking Border Patrol agents.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Ken Paxton, “, Jonathan Meyer, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, ”, Meyer, Paxton, — Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Texas, Texas Military Department, Texas Republican Gov, Texas National Guard, Patrol, Department of Justice, National Guard troops, Homeland Security Locations: Texas, Mexico, “ Texas, Shelby, Eagle, , Texas, Rio, U.S

☆ 3 Migrants, Including 2 Children, Drown Near Texas Border
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three migrants drowned in the Rio Grande by Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Saturday, setting off a dispute among state and federal officials in what seemed to escalate the feud between the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott over the stringent security measures the state has imposed to keep migrants from entering the country. Homeland Security said that when Border Patrol agents tried to respond to the call, they were “physically barred” by Texas Military Department agents from accessing the area. But Border Patrol officials in the area have complained that those moves have made it harder for agents to help migrants in distress. And a Homeland Security spokesperson said Texas officials must stop interfering with federal law enforcement.

Persons: Biden, Greg Abbott, Abbott Organizations: Gov, Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Security, Texas Military Department, Homeland Security Locations: Rio Grande, Eagle Pass , Texas, United States, Shelby, Texas

☆ Three Migrants Drown at US Border Amid Dispute Between Texas and White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Federal Border Patrol agents learned at about 9 p.m. of a group of migrants in distress as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande, according to the statement by Cuellar, a Democrat. Federal agents tried to contact Texas officials by telephone, but were unsuccessful, and then went in person to the Shelby Park entrance to speak to the Texas Military Department and the Texas National Guard officials there. A spokesperson for Texas's governor referred questions to the Texas Military Department, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the Border Patrol did not immediately respond to questions. Texas has increasingly sought to implement its own border controls, which have historically been the legal domain of the federal government.

Persons: Jonathan Allen, Henry Cuellar, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, enforcement's, Cuellar, Biden, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Reuters, Texas, Republican, U.S, Democrat, Texas National Guard, Supreme, Border Patrol, Texas Military Department Locations: Rio Grande, Mexico, Shelby, Eagle, U.S, Texas, Grande, , Texas, . Texas

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas congressman said Saturday that three migrants, including two children, drowned while trying to reach the U.S. near the border city of Eagle Pass, where the Biden administration says Texas has begun denying access to Border Patrol agents. An Abbott spokesperson referred questions to the Texas Military Department, which did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Saturday. Cuellar, whose district include the Texas border, said Mexican authorities alerted Border Patrol of the distressed migrants struggling in the river late Friday. The 50-acre park is owned by the city, but it is used by the state Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department to patrol border crossings. On Saturday, Texas submitted a response to the court that disputed claims that Border Patrol agents were denied access to the park.

Persons: —, Biden, Henry Cuellar, Greg Abbott's, Abbott, Cuellar, ”, Julio Vasquez Organizations: Border Patrol, U.S . Rep, U.S, Justice Department, Supreme, Shelby, Border, Republican Gov, Lone Star, Migrants, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, Shelby Park, Guard, Homeland Security, . Customs, Protection, of Public Safety, Patrol, National Guard Locations: BROWNSVILLE , Texas, Texas, Eagle, Mexico, Rio Grande

The annual invite-only luncheon honored 10 films and 10 television shows with well-spoken words about each celebrated project followed by a brief clip of a scene. “Welcome to the annual AFI group hug,” institute President Bob Gazzale said as many in the audience chuckled. Robbie chatted for a while with “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan, who eventually pivoted to shake hands with Robbie's “Barbie” castmate America Ferrera. Director Steven Spielberg took photos with “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig. “Thank you all for celebrating the best without making it a competition, just a shared appreciation.

Persons: —, Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio —, “, Bob Gazzale, Robbie chatted, “ Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Robbie's “, ”, Maestro ”, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Ali Wong, Ted Sarandos, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K, Brown, James Marsden, Debra L, Lee, Steven Spielberg, “ Barbie, Greta Gerwig, ” Gazzale, It's, that's, ” “ Barbie, ” “ Maestro, ” “, ” “ Oppenheimer, “ Abbott, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr, Emma Stone, Selena Gomez, Quinta Brunson, Lily Gladstone, Ayo, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ellen Burstyn, Oscar, Tony Organizations: American Film, AFI, Netflix, BET, ” Films, ” Television, “ Locations: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, Beverly Hills

☆ A dilapidated castle built by an Abercrombie & Fitch cofounder is on sale for $2.9 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Abercrombie & Fitch cofounder David T. Abercrombie's castle is on sale in New Castle, New York. AdvertisementA castle built by an Abercrombie & Fitch cofounder could be yours for just short of $3 million. Fee Sotheby's International Realty , was completed in 1927 by David T. Abercrombie, the cofounder of Abercrombie & Fitch, according to its listing on Realtor. Abercrombie founded the Abercrombie Company in 1892 as a sporting goods store, the company's website states. It became Abercrombie & Fitch in 1904 when Ezra Fitch joined as Abercrombie's partner, but Abercrombie left the company by 1910 when it opened its first department store.

Persons: David T, it's, —, Christina Diminno, Julia B, Abercrombie, Abercrombie &, William Pitt Julia B, Elizabeth, Lucy, David, Abbott —, Diminno, Abercrombie's, It's, Ezra Fitch Organizations: Abercrombie, Fitch, Service, Abercrombie & Fitch, Westchester Magazine, Morgan, Corp, Abercrombie Company, Gen Locations: New Castle , New York, Manhattan, Scottish

☆ Marie Laurencin, the 1920s painter who hid sapphic symbols in her portraits
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Fondation Foujita/Artists Rights Society, New York/ADAGP, Paris/Christie's/Bridgeman Images/Courtesy Barnes FoundationA portrait of Marie Laurencin by Man Ray, 1925. Fondation Foujita/Artists Rights Society, New York/ADAGP, Paris/Bridgeman Images/Courtesy Barnes Foundation"The Woman-Horse (La femme-cheval)," from 1918. Fondation Foujita/Artists Rights Society, New York/ADAGP, Paris/Courtesy Barnes FoundationBut as definitions of femininity have expanded in recent decades, so too has appreciation for Laurencin’s idyllic, women-only world. She often titled her portraits of women “Friends” or “Two Friends,” leaving the exact nature of their intimacy unclear. It’s almost like a radical utopia… a world of women, for women, by women,” Kang said.

Persons: peintre, modèle, Christie's, Marie Laurencin, Man Ray, CNN — Marie Laurencin’s, ”, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque —, Simonetta Fraquelli, ” Fraquelli, “, Laurencin, Cindy Kang, Barnes, Francisco Goya, Kang, don’t, ’, Académie Humbert, wasn’t, Rachel Silveri, Adrienne Monnier, airheads, Mademoiselle Chanel, — Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Paul Rosenberg —, Coco Chanel, Maud “ Emerald, Jacques Faujour, Dove ”, Nicole Groult, “ It’s, ” Kang, Natalie Clifford Barney, Gertrude Stein, Berenice Abbott, Otto von Waetjen, Guillaume Apollinaire, Suzanne Moreau, —, Musée de, Herve Lewandowski, — Laurencin, Marshal Philippe Pétain, Moreau, Masahiro Takano, Albert C, hasn’t, we’ve Organizations: Foujita, Artists Rights Society, CNN, grays, Barnes Foundation, Palais, Art, Fraquelli, Groult, Museum, Marie, Marie Laurencin Museum Locations: New York, ADAGP, Paris, Philadelphia, Sapphic Paris, Spain, Musée de l'Orangerie, Vichy France, Japan, Tateshina, Japan’s Nagano, Tokyo, “

☆ How to succeed as a film and TV executive in Hollywood, according to rising stars of the entertainment business
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the course of assembling Business Insider's list of 2023 rising stars of the entertainment industry — 25 up-and-coming execs from companies like Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. We asked them to break down the contours of the role — what they love, what the biggest challenges are — and to break down what skills and traits make a good creative executive. Find your balance between creative thinking and executive skillsDiego Nájera is a director of narrative film at Participant, an independent production company. Let the creator's vision be the North Star of every decisionEmerald Wright-Collie is a director of creative content for Sony Pictures Television's kids' division. So always sticking true to that creative North star.

Persons: Baggett, it's, Zac Geoffray, Abbott, It's, Diego Nájera, we've, Emerald Wright, Collie, Kurt Mueller, —, Alison Brower Organizations: Hollywood, Creative, Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, ABC, North Star, Sony Pictures Locations: today's

☆ AI, wearables and more — these markets are booming as the world ages. The pros share 4 stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"The aging population discussion in recent years has mostly revolved around future challenges to labor productivity and its economic growth implications," he said. AI, robotics and wearables The aging population stands to gain significantly from breakthroughs in robotics powered by artificial intelligence, according to Afzal. Arelis Agosto, research analyst at Global X ETFs, said wearables technology is one interesting area to invest in for the aging theme. "We view self-sustaining monitoring and therapeutic systems as the future of patient care, though it is particularly beneficial for elderly patients," Agosto said. Global X ETFs, a fund management company, offers a way to tap the aging theme through its Aging Population ETF.

Persons: Shams Afzal, There's, Afzal, Stryker, Dani Saurymper, Saurymper, Arelis Agosto, Agosto Organizations: Carnegie Investment, CNBC Pro, Stryker, EU, Longevity, Global, Carnegie, Abbott Laboratories, Agosto Locations: U.S, GLP, Agosto

CHANNELVIEW, Texas — For nearly 20 years, Texas environmental regulators have kept a disturbing secret. AdvertisementTexas Community Health News; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality"Any exposure to a carcinogen increases your risk of developing cancer. AdvertisementTim Doty, a former TCEQ mobile air monitoring expert, at the industrial edge of River Terrace Park in Channelview, Texas. In fact, the agency rarely fines companies that violate Texas air pollution laws. Mark FelixHoneycutt's toxicology division soon took an even more dramatic step to weaken Texas' benzene guidelines.

Persons: Loren Hopkins, Hopkins, Mark Felix, TCEQ, AirToxScreen, AirToxScreen Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Menefee, Tim Doty, Doty, Solv, He'd, Glenn Shankle, Kelly Keel, Todd Riddle, Riddle, Lopez, Joe Lopez, Dora, Joel Lopez, Randy Lopez, It's, Joel, Felix Benzene, wildcatters, Houston —, Forbes, Lorenzo de Zavala, Alison Cohen, Cohen, Tim Doty's, Houston Mayor Bill White, Shankle, Michael Honeycutt, Valerie Meyers, Meyers, Mark Felix Meyers, Richard Hyde, John Sadlier, Ryder, Hyde, hadn't, Russell Allen, Matt Baker, Jacintoport, Cloelle Danforth, Public Health Watch —, Danforth, Mark Felix Honeycutt's, Eric Schaeffer, Schaeffer, Honeycutt, Jim Tarr, polluters, upended, Mark Felix Fracking, Barnett, Glenn Shankle —, —, Rick Perry, Perry, Sadlier, David Bower, misstep, Baker, Bower, Michael Burgess, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Mark Felix Meanwhile, Randy, That's, Carolyn Stone, Stone, Carolyn Stone's, Mark Felix The, Cynthia Benson, Benson, Mark Felix Tim Doty, Mark Felix K, Jordan Gass Organizations: Public Health Watch, Texas Commission, Environmental, American Petroleum Institute, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, U.S . Navy, Geospatial - Intelligence Agency, General, Health, Public Health, Rice University, Environmental Protection Agency, Texas Community Health, AirToxScreen Harris County Attorney, polluters, Mark Felix Public Health, TCEQ, Solv, Mark Felix Public Health Watch, myelodysplasia, Houston, Oil, Gas Watch, Texas, Houston Ship, University of California, Houston Mayor, ., . Texas Community Health, NASA, Exxon Mobil, Public, Watch, Environmental Defense Fund, Management, Civil, Air Alliance Houston, Republican, Fort, United, Texas toxicologist, EPA, Texas Tribune, Google, Land Office, . Geological Survey, National Oceanic, Firefighters, U.S . Occupational Safety, Health Administration, Channelview, Improvement Coalition, Health Watch, San Jacinto, K, Texas Legislature, Solv Group, Services Locations: , Texas, Texas, Houston, Channelview's Jacintoport, San Jacinto, California, Jacintoport, Channelview , Texas, AirToxScreen Harris County, Channelview, Harris County, United States, North Channelview, Gulf, Terrace, Joel's, Houston , Texas, Spindletop, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Port of Houston, San Francisco, . Texas, That's, polluters, lacquers, Dallas, Fort Worth, Fort Worth City, Austin, Round, Minnesota, Galveston, U.S

☆ Hollywood actors union ratifies new contract with studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Members of SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood actors union, have ratified a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios and streamers, the union said on Tuesday. Hollywood actors and producers reached the tentative deal on November 8, after tumultuous negotiations throughout the year. The actors union strike ended on midnight after the deal was tentatively reached, tentatively concluding one of the most disruptive strikes in Hollywood’s history. But the actors’ contract negotiations didn’t last long, breaking down on October 11 before returning later in the month. On Wednesday, November 8, the actors union announced they had reached a tentative agreement, allowing actors to soon return to work.

Persons: Fran Drescher, ” AMPTP, Drescher, Bryan Cranston, ”, AFTRA, Justine Bateman, Matthew Modine —, “, we’re, Caitlin Dulany, you’re, Dulany, Bloods ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, SAG, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, didn’t, CNN, LA, AMPTP, Abbott, Bloods Locations: New York

☆ The designer of the ‘Bushwick Birkin’ is rewriting the rules of fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

By contrast, even the most expensive Shopping Bags often cost less than $300. Telfar Clemens at the CFDA x Vogue Fashion Fund 'Americans in Paris' event, Paris Fashion Week, France in March 2018. Maker of the ‘Bushwick Birkin’“This Telfar bag imported. The Covid-19 pandemic sent the popularity of the Shopping Bag to new heights — new bag releases announced online sold out in minutes. ‘For everyone’In 2015, Telfar had an unusual partner at New York Fashion Week: fast-food chain White Castle.

Persons: Bella Hadid, Alexandria Ocasio, “ Abbott, they’re, Birkin, ”, Telfar Clemens —, ” Clemens, Clemens, He’s, Telfar, Telfar Clemens, Hagop Kalaidjian, Clemens “, Lois Sakany, Beyoncé, Gonzalo Marroquin, Patrick McMullan, Solange Knowles, David X Prutting, Bushwick Birkin, —, Adrienne Jones, Samia Laaboudi, Edward Berthelot, Chanel, Laticha Brown, ’, Robert F, Kennedy, Babak Radboy, “, It’s, Elliott Jerome Brown Jr, ” Sakany, Sakany, Pratt’s Jones, Radboy, ” Telfar, DiCianno, Jones, ” Jones, it’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Rep, ABC, Brooklyn, tote, Gay Times, Fund, Paris, CNN, Liberian, New York’s Pace University, Breakfast Club, of Fashion Designers of America, Vogue, Guggenheim Museum, ” Pratt Institute, Security, New York, Reuters, Analysts, Bag Security, Fashion Institute of Technology, White, Kennedy Human Rights Liberty, Justice Fund, Old, Fast Locations: New York, Alexandria, Cortez, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Paris, France, New York City, Liberian, Queens, Liberia, United States, USA, . Clemens

☆ Pfizer's twice-daily weight loss pill joins a long list of obesity drug flops
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That includes Novo Nordisk 's Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic as well as Eli Lilly 's diabetes drug Mounjaro. They have all skyrocketed in popularity — and slipped into shortages — over the last year for safely and successfully causing significant weight loss. But before the current weight loss industry gold rush, the path to treating obesity was strewn with failures dating back decades. In its full-year 2019 earnings, Eisai reported that Lorcaserin had sales of $28.1 million in the U.S. for the year. Sanofi's rimonabantAn obesity drug called rimonabant from Sanofi and Aventis was withdrawn from all markets in 2008 due to the risk of serious psychiatric problems, including suicide.

Persons: Eli Lilly, drugmakers, lorcaserin, Eisai, Lorcaserin Organizations: Getty, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, U.S, Drug Administration, FDA, Aventis, Abbott Laboratories Locations: U.S, Sanofi

☆ U.S. Appeals Court Orders Texas to Remove Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Edgar Sandoval | More About Edgar Sandoval | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the state of Texas to remove a barrier of floating buoys in the Rio Grande installed at the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott to block migrants trying to cross from Mexico, delivering a blow to the state’s efforts to curtail unauthorized immigration. The decision came after months of legal wrangling between Governor Abbott’s office and the federal government. The previous judge had ordered the state to remove the barrier because it was an impediment to navigation on the river and a “threat to human life” for those trying to cross. The appeals court had issued an order temporarily keeping the buoys in place while the complex legal issues were resolved in court.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott’s, Abbott, Biden, ” Organizations: U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Constitution Locations: Texas, Rio, Mexico, New Orleans, U.S

☆ Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Eric Cox | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Migrants, without a place to stay upon arrival in the city, seek safe shelter inside the District 12 station of the Chicago Police Department in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCHICAGO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Chicago is grappling with local backlash against moving homeless migrants into a new government-run tent encampment as temperatures drop and more migrants continue to arrive. Hundreds of migrants are still sleeping on floors or in tents outside city police stations. Community members in Brighton Park are suing the city to try to stop construction, saying it violates Chicago zoning laws. "In May, Mayor Johnson welcomed migrants to Chicago, saying the city has 'enough room' for them," Eze said in a statement.

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