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☆ How ‘Twisters’ Destroys a Motel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Mekado Murphy | More About Mekado Murphy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

My name is Lee Isaac Chung and I am the director of “Twisters.” So this is a scene that happens about halfway through the film. Other interesting actors in this sequence, we have James Paxton, who is actually the son of Bill Paxton. So any time we’re filming inside of this swimming pool, there were people outside, our crew, who were destroying the set. The swimming pool had actually never been there. We had found this motel in which there were three separate structures within the motel.

Persons: Lee Isaac Chung, “, Kate, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Tyler, Glen Powell, James Paxton, Bill Paxton, Lily Smith, Mark L, Smith, Samantha Ireland, Aila Grey, Jeff Swearingen, Scott Fisher, he’s yanked, Jeff, Geoff Haley

☆ How is 'Twisters' connected to the original 1996 movie? The cast calls it a 'stand-alone sequel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewGlen Powell's hot streak in Hollywood continues with "Twisters," a new iteration of the 1996 disaster movie "Twister." Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Amblin EntertainmentIn a cover story for Entertainment Weekly, the cast referred to "Twisters" as a "stand-alone sequel." "It feels like a real next chapter, whilst also having so much love for the original," Edgar-Jones told Variety, echoing the director. 'Twisters' contains nods and homages to the original movieKate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) in "Twisters." Universal PicturesThere are also moments and costumes in "Twisters" that are reminiscent of the original movie.

Persons: —, Lee Isaac Chung's, Powell, Tyler Owens, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Kate Carter, Javi, Anthony Ramos, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Jo, Kate, Tyler, Glen Powell, Melinda Sue Gordon, Jo Harding, Paxton, Chung, I've, Edgar, Dorothy, Bill, Dorothy V, Patrick Sullivan, Brandon Perea, Lily, Sasha Lane, Dusty, Philip Seymour Hoffman's, James Paxton, Dad, James Organizations: Service, Business, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros . Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Entertainment, YouTube, Muskogee State University, wranglers Boone Locations: Hollywood, Oklahoma

☆ In ‘Twisters,’ Storm Chasers Want to Disrupt a Tornado. Is That Possible?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Judson Jones | Reto Sterchi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sean Waugh holds a laptop with green, red and yellow weather radar looping as his driver rumbles down an Oklahoma highway in their government-issued truck. A rectangular cage with metal mesh covers the truck in an attempt to protect the team from hail. Hanging off the front of the hail cage are weather instruments that look like the horn of a rhinoceros charging into a storm. The truck, called Probe One, points in one direction, and a companion, Probe Two, points in another. “Probe One, you want us to go?”“Yes, go now,” says Dr. Waugh, a researcher with the National Severe Storms Laboratory.

Persons: Sean Waugh, ”, Waugh, Reed Timmer Locations: Oklahoma

☆ 11 things you probably didn't know about 'Twisters' actor Glen Powell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Denzel Washington persuaded Powell to pursue acting full-time. Denzel Washington has been a major movie star for decades. But Powell started to pursue acting as a career after he was cast in Denzel Washington's 2007 movie "The Great Debaters." Washington and his agent Ed Limato thought Powell could be a great actor and persuaded him to move to LA. Powell told THR that he was dropped by Limato's agency and struggled to find roles after he died in 2010.

Persons: Denzel Washington, Powell, Sean Gallup, Denzel Washington's, Washington, Ed Limato, Limato, Robert Downey Jr, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel, Ed, Ringer, Richard Gere Organizations: Getty, Denzel, Haute Living Locations: LA

☆ The first ‘Twister’ gave rise to a generation of storm chasers. Here’s what they hope to see in the sequel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Warner Bros./Everett CollectionSafety and science matterFor starters, experts hope safety will be emphasized amid all the gasp-inducing (and very windy) set-pieces. “This could potentially create more dangerous conditions in the climate of storm chasing,” she said of the new movie. Smith also hopes the movie gets people excited not only about the storms themselves, but the research and science behind them. There is a new opportunity for future meteorologists to bud, but not just meteorologists and not just kids,” she said. It is presented by Warner Bros., which like CNN is a part of Warner Bros.

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☆ ‘Twisters’ Is a Fantasy Version of What Climate Collapse Looks Like - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Chris Vognar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I first saw the trailer for “Twisters” — which opens in theaters on Friday — in May at a movie theater in Houston, where I live. “You ride ’em.”Yee-haw, I thought in the theater, as I wondered if my air-conditioning at home was back on. Last week, another powerful storm battered Houston, as Hurricane Beryl had a brief but eventful landfall on the South Texas coast. A blockbuster romp like “Twisters” is a safe and sanitized way to experience a natural disaster: as a fantasy. But we can’t let an escapist version of the climate crisis blind us to how woefully unready we are for the effects of the real thing.

Persons: —, I’d, ”, Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar, Jones, ” Yee, Beryl Organizations: Atlantic, Hollywood Locations: Houston, Texas

☆ ‘Twisters’ Review: When the Monster Is Real
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

My name is Lee Isaac Chung and I am the director of “Twisters.” So this is a scene that happens about halfway through the film. Other interesting actors in this sequence, we have James Paxton, who is actually the son of Bill Paxton. Really, the intent of doing this was to create that feeling, that subjective feeling of what it’s like to experience a tornado in real time. So any time we’re filming inside of this swimming pool, there were people outside, our crew, who were destroying the set. The swimming pool had actually never been there.

☆ ‘Twisters’ chose not to mention climate change. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Like its titular tornados, “Twisters” blasts through a lot in its 122-minute runtime. Generally, scientists are the least certain about the connection between tornadoes and climate change as it’s unclear how warming temperatures are changing storms themselves or the outbreaks. Cathy, a local farmer, gripes that storms and floods are becoming more frequent, and the price of wheat more expensive, while stopping short of citing climate change. However, for a film populated by scientists and clued-in citizens to not mention climate change is a little like the twisters themselves: there’s a hole at the center. !”“Making a ‘Twisters’ movie in Tornado Alley during storm season, tornado season, it’s kind of perfect.

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☆ ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ review: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a space-race rom-com
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Less than weighty in the comedy part of its equation, the film largely works as a vehicle for Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, even without completely sticking the landing. In classic fashion, they are of course instantly drawn to each other, creating the need to erect barriers in order to keep them apart. Scarlett Johansson plays a marketing expert recruited by NASA in "Fly Me to the Moon." Perhaps foremost, “Fly Me to the Moon” possesses appealing virtues consciously plucked from the past, then adorns them with modern baubles. “Fly Me to the Moon” premieres July 12 in US theaters.

Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Johansson, Woody Harrelson, Nixon, there’s, Cole Davis, Tatum, Johansson’s Kelly Jones, Dan McFadden, Neil Armstrong, Greg Berlanti, Rose Gilroy, Deadpool, Berlanti, “ Love, Simon ”, Faye Dunaway, it’s, Mike ” Organizations: CNN, NASA, Sony, Apple Locations: Lost

☆ Why 'Hit Man' star Glen Powell hopes he hasn't 'made it': 'There's no certainties in this town'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Glen Powell is one of the hottest movie stars in the world right now. Following a scene-stealing turn as Jake "Hangman" Seresin in 2022's billion-dollar-grossing "Top Gun: Maverick", the 35-year-old has quickly become one of Hollywood's most in-demand leading men. Later this summer he is headlining "Twisters", the sequel to the 1996 disaster film. But despite his current success, Powell said in a recent interview with CBS Mornings that he doesn't feel like he's "made it." "I've had the benefit of watching other guys in my position have the same moment," he told Gayle King.

Persons: Glen Powell, Jake, Richard Linklater's, Powell, I've, Gayle King Organizations: Netflix, CBS

☆ I'm an American who ate at KFC in Japan. The dishes I tried blew away the chain's US offerings.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Nickelle Tilley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I'm an American living in Japan and I visited a Kentucky Fried Chicken location in Japan. The KFC in Japan had some unique menu items and some classics — I especially loved the Choco Pie. The Twisters (chicken wraps) also impressed me and I enjoyed a limited-edition fried chicken, too. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAs an American living in Japan, I love trying Japanese locations of American-owned fast-food chains.

Persons: I'm, — Organizations: KFC, Service, Business Locations: Japan, Kentucky, North Carolina, Okinawa

☆ Tom Cruise pranked Glen Powell by pretending his helicopter was going to crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewGlen Powell said Tom Cruise pranked him by pretending that the helicopter he was flying was going to crash. Cruise famously has a pilot's license, and even flew some of the planes while filming "Top Gun: Maverick." Powell recalled flying back to London in a helicopter with Cruise after working on reshoots at Pinewood Studios. While some of the "Top Gun: Maverick" cast members already had well-established careers, Powell was waiting for his to really take off. Instead, Powell said Cruise pushed him to learn more about the industry and develop himself into a bonafide movie star.

Persons: —, Glen Powell, Tom Cruise pranked, Powell, Jake, Miles Teller, Bradley, Bradshaw, Cruise, Pete, Maverick, Mitchell, Tom Organizations: Service, Business, Cruise, Pinewood Studios, Hollywood Locations: London

☆ 'Furiosa' flop and weak holiday box office put the heat on Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)Memorial Day weekend is usually a big one for moviegoers and Hollywood, but this year's numbers show otherwise. Now the heat is on for Hollywood to deliver the rest of summer movie season. 1 film at the Memorial Day box office since 1995's "Casper," leaving out 2020, when Covid shut down theaters and halted production. (Leaving out 2020 and 2021, this was also the worst overall Memorial Day weekend for Hollywood since 1995, as well.) Last year, Disney 's live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" opened to $118 million domestically over the holiday.

Persons: Max, Bauer, Griffin, Casper, Covid, Comscore, Paul Dergarabedian, Dergarabedian, Disney's, Guy, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Deadpool Organizations: HOLLYWOOD, Hollywood, Highland, AaronP, Warner Bros, Comscore, Disney, NBC, Paramount, Marvel, Guardians, Universal Locations: CA, Hollywood , California

☆ Summer movie preview 2024: Sequels, some superheroes and more sequels are upon us
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

‘Summer Camp’ (May 31)Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton and Alfre Woodard in "Summer Camp." The movie, costarring Vanessa Hudgens, follows 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” (it seems that title’s promise didn’t quite stick). The film looks dutifully creepy, and stars the talented Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”) as an artist who finds herself in a strange forest in Ireland. ‘Cuckoo’ (August 2)Hunter Schafer in “Cuckoo.” NEONStarring “Euphoria’s” Hunter Schafer in her first lead film role, this horror film looks positively creepy and a bit, well, cuckoo. ‘Blink Twice’ (August 23)A scene from “Blink Twice.” MGMJam packed with a starry cast, “Blink Twice” looks like a perfect late summer movie – attractive people, elaborate action sequences, and mindless mayhem.

Persons: Tom Burke, Anya Taylor, Joy, “, Max, ” Jasin Boland, Warner Bros . Pictures George Miller’s, Mad Max, Max Saga ”, Charlize Theron, ’, Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth, ‘, Garfield, Chris Pratt, Mario, “ Garfield, ”, Pratt, Samuel L, Jackson, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Ted Lasso’s ” Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, ‘ Ezra ’, Robert DeNiro, Boby Cannavale, William A, Fitzgerald, “ Ezra, ” Wayferer, Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Whoopi Goldberg, Vera Farmiga, Tony Goldwyn, Ezra, Lokiz, Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, Quantrell Colbert, Eugene Levy, ” Keaton, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Frank Masi, Sony Pictures Will Smith, costarring Vanessa Hudgens, Georgina Campbell, Dakota Fanning, “ Ripley, Franka Potente, Tom Tykwer, “ Lola ”, –, Marks, Lola, Pixar’s Oscar, Riley, Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Stephen Fry, Lena Dunham, “ Wilde, Hong Chau, Jesse Plemons, Atsushi Nishijima, Oscar, Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos, ” costarring Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou, Hunter Schafer, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Kyle Kaplan, Elvis, Butler, Costarring Tom Hardy, ‘ Thelma ’, Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Thelma, “ Thelma ”, Lupita, Gareth Gatrell, John Krasinski’s, Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Hounsou, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Costner, Richard Foreman, Warner, ” Kevin Costner, Steve Carell’s, Well Ferrell, Mia Goth, Halsey, ” Justin Lubin, MaXXXine ”, Pearl ”, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Dan McFadden, maven, Woody Harrelson costars, Longlegs ’, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Anthony Ramos, Glen Powell, Melinda Sue Gordon, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, ‘ Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Wolverine, Logan, Deadpool, Dìdi ’, Izaac Wang, “ Didi, ‘ Harold, Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Zachary Levi, Harold, Hopper Stone, Crockett Johnson, “ Harold ”, “ Euphoria’s ” Hunter Schafer, Schafer, Dan Stevens, David “, ” Giraudy, Sean San José, Colman Domingo, “ Rustin, ” Colman Domingo, Domingo, ‘ Kneecap ’, ” Curzon, that’s, Michael Fassbender, Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Sabrina Lantos, hasn’t, Taylor Swift, Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Nicole Rivelli, Colleen Hoover, Costarring Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt, Kevin Hart, Florian Munteanu, Jamie Lee Curtis, they’re, “ Barbie, Romulus ’, David Jonsson, Andy, Romulus, Fede Alvarez, Priscilla ”, Spaeny –, Sigourney Weaver, Elliot Page, ” Elliot Page, Sam, Costarring Hillary Baack, Wendy Crewson, Channing Tatum’s, Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, Zoë Kravitz, Bill Skarsgard, Larry Horricks, Brandon Lee, James O’Barr, soulmate Shelly, Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Bleecker, Bleecker Street Laurence Fishburne, Saturn, ‘ Reagan ’, Dennis Quaid, Reagan, Rawhide Pictures Dennis Quaid, Ronald Reagan, Penelope Ann Miller, Nancy Reagan Organizations: CNN, Labor, Warner Bros . Pictures, Fury, Garfield, Mario Bros, Academy, ”, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Apple, Pixar, Searchlight, Magnolia Pictures, Squibb, “ Nebraska, Paramount Pictures, “, Sony, FBI, Lambs, Universal Pictures, Marvel, Century Fox, Disney, Columbia, Sundance, Warner Bros ., Lionsgate, Galaxy, Oscar, MGM, Bleecker Street, Rawhide Pictures Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Ireland, Berlin, “, Poland, Hong, 60s Chicago, “ MaXXXine, “ Longlegs, New York State, ‘, United States

☆ Glen Powell's parents have always been this extra
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementCut to: His parents, Cyndy and Glen Sr., crashing the red carpet and trolling him with big cardboard signs. "STOP TRYING TO MAKE GLEN POWELL HAPPEN," his mom's sign reads, while his dad holds one reading, "IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN" to her left. Advertisement"I don't read tweets but my parents read tweets — so if you're talking sh-t, know that my parents are reading those tweets," he joked. "Even though they troll me, they support me in every way," Powell told ET. I have a huge, rowdy, Texas crew who gets me in all the right kinds of trouble," Powell told Nylon in a 2014 interview.

Persons: —, Glen Powell, Powell, Richard Linklater's, Glen, POWELL, IT'S, Nicola Gell, he's, who've, Chad Radwell, Ryan Murphy, goofiness, Cyndy, Lauren Powell Whatton, Leslie, She's, Glen Sr, Powell's, aren't, — they're, Jimmy Fallon, Jack, Bobby, Marge, Linklater, Will Ferrell's, Buddy, it's Powell, Richard Linklater, Michael Loccisano, Lauren, Witt, Gwen, Sydney Sweeney, Nylon, I'm Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Paramount Theatre, Texas Film Hall of Fame, Hollywood, Getty, Entertainment, New York City, SAG, New York Film, Taronga Locations: Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Australia, Texas

Soaking storms will shift east on Friday and target more of the Gulf Coast after rumbling to life Thursday afternoon in parts of Texas. Floods deluge roads: Several roads closing in northern and eastern Bosque County, Texas due to water over crossings or bridges. More than a dozen school districts closed: The Houston Independent School District has announced campuses will be closed on Friday and will reopen next week. Schools will reopen on Monday, May 20,” the school district said in a message on Facebook. A handful of Houston-area school districts announced they would close Friday as well, including Aldine Independent School District, Channelview Independent School District and Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.

Persons: Mary Benton, Samuel Peña, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, Houstonians, Seth Waller, Bell County . Organizations: CNN, Houston Fire Department, Texas -, Florida Panhandle, National Weather Service, Hyatt, CenterPoint Energy, Houston Mayor, Houston, College Station, Houston Independent School, HISD, City of, Facebook, Aldine Independent School District, Channelview Independent School District, Fairbanks Independent School District Locations: Texas, Louisiana, Houston, Gulf, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas - Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Hyatt Regency, Bryan, College, Bosque County , Texas, Bell County, Bell County . McLennan, Falls, City of Houston, Cypress

☆ The Hollywood box office is slumping. 'The Fall Guy' could change that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But the Hollywood strikes pushed the release date for "Deadpool & Wolverine, so "The Fall Guy" stepped in. 2012's "The Avengers" brought in $207 million opening weekend and grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide. 'The Fall Guy' doesn't need to earn what past Marvel titles did to be successfulRyan Gosling in "The Fall Guy." There have to be other big winners, and that's where "The Fall Guy" comes in. "The Fall Guy" is tracking in the mid-$30 million range for this weekend, multiple industry sources told BI.

Persons: Guy, —, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Tim Handren, Hadren, Jeff Bock, Bock, Max Organizations: Marvel, Service, WGA, SAG, Santikos Entertainment, Marvel Studios, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood, Antonio

☆ Rare Oklahoma tornado wows Meteorologists
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

To be clear, in this loop we have a westward moving, dissipating cyclonic tornado AND and newly developed anticyclonic tornado also moving west-southwest with a debris signature. This storm produced a “large and extremely dangerous” tornado north of Loveland, Oklahoma, just before 10 p.m. CDT, according to a weather service warning. Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) radar imagery captures a tornado taking a looping path just north of Loveland, Oklahoma, Tuesday night. Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) radar imagery shows an anticyclonic tornado in progress just southeast of Loveland, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night. Most anticyclonic tornadoes are weak and short-lived, meaning this twister was rare on two fronts.

Persons: ” Rick Smith, SCpnyWXOgA — Taylor Trogdon, Smith, Sam Shamburger, “, ” Smith Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Oklahoma -, Loveland, Tornadoes, Northern, “ Tornadoes, Emergency Management, Nebraska Locations: Oklahoma, Tillman County , Oklahoma, Norman , Oklahoma, Oklahoma - Texas, Loveland , Oklahoma, Greensburg , Kansas, Loveland, ”, Hollister , Oklahoma, Tillman, Texas

☆ Getting Hollywood Back Up and Running Won’t Be Easy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Daisy Edgar-Jones, the 25-year-old British actress with an increasingly crowded dance card, will soon experience just how complicated Hollywood’s rush to return to work is going to be. Now, with only weeks to finish the film for a planned release next summer, there’s no time to waste. That means Ms. Edgar-Jones will have to walk away from a role in a drama that Ron Howard is set to begin directing soon in Australia. He is set to portray Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” beginning in March. Details on how Mr. Chalamet would juggle production of one movie and publicity for another are being worked out.

Persons: Daisy Edgar, Jones, Ms, Edgar, ”, Ron Howard, Chalamet, Bob Dylan, James Mangold’s “, Austin Butler Organizations: Warner Bros Locations: Oklahoma, Australia

☆ How New Zealand's plan for English and te reo Māori road signs took an unexpected turn
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election. Slightly less than a quarter of New Zealand’s 892,200 Maori speak te reo Maori as one of their first languages, according to the latest government data. Part of the reason that te reo Maori is not so widely spoken is that back in New Zealand’s colonial era there were active efforts to stamp it out. The Native Schools Act 1867 required schools to teach in English where possible and children were often physically punished for speaking te reo Maori. “The primary objective of these standards is to guarantee that all road signs are unambiguous, uniform, and legible to all,” he said.

Persons: Simeon Brown, Chris Hipkins, “ I’m, ”, Marty Melville, Awanui Te, Tania Ka’ai, “, ” Ka’ai, –, Kasem Choocharukul, Kasem, Huw Fairclough, James Griffiths ,, Puakea Nogelmeier, Nogelmeier Organizations: CNN, reo, Zealand, Waka, NZ Transport Agency, New, National, Labour Party government, National Party, Labour, Getty, Native, Victoria University of Wellington, Zealanders, The International, Language, Auckland University of Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Research, University of Leeds, Wales –, New Zealand, Welsh, Welsh Language Society, Gaelic, Constitutional Convention, Hawaiian, University of Hawaii, Hawaii’s Department of Transportation, Wales Locations: Aotearoa, Wellington , New Zealand, AFP, New, New Zealand, Zealanders, Wales, United Kingdom, Thailand, Tredegar , Wales, Republic of Ireland, Hawaii, Olelo Hawai’i, Llanfair, Anglesey, Europe, Hawke’s

☆ These are the states in America that are the least prepared for extreme weather
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Some states are in good shape to handle whatever the climate throws at them, but these are the states most at risk. 2023 Infrastructure score: 228 out of 390 points (Top States grade: B) Climate Extremes Index: 21.16% Properties at risk: 45.2% Renewable energy: 10.6%9. 2023 Infrastructure score: 165 out of 390 points (Top States grade: D) Climate Extremes Index: 8.7% Properties at risk: 2.8% Renewable energy: 12%8. Connecticut is home to the nation's first "green bank," which uses public dollars to leverage private investment in renewable energy. 2023 Infrastructure score: 227 out of 390 points (Top States grade: B) Climate Extremes Index: 21.16% Properties at risk: 61% Renewable energy: 12.5%1.

Persons: Jeremy Porter, York Snow, Joed Viera, Kelly Giddens, Daniel Hinton, Jessica Mcgowan, wades, Tim Boyle, Tony Evers, Scott Olson, Josh Edelson, Gavin Newsom, —, Marcellus, Tom Wolf, Josh Shapiro, Ida, Brendan McDermid, Hurricane Ida, Richard Bunting, Alex Hamilton, Hurricane Irene, Mark Wilson, Joe Biden's, Ted Shaffrey, Hurricane Nicole, Paul Hennessy, Marco Bello Organizations: Street Foundation, CNBC, Business, First, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, U.S, Department of Energy, Afp, Getty, National Weather Service, Micron Technology, Alabama, University of Alabama, Illinois —, Badger State, Gov, Carolina, Carolinas, AFP, EQT Corp, Bloomberg, Reuters, Garden, State, Anadolu Agency, Sunshine State, Farmers Insurance, AAA Locations: States, York, Buffalo , New York, Empire, New York, Syracuse, Alabama TUSCALOOSA, AL, Cedar, Tuscaloosa , Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Gulf, Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien , WI, Hurricane, Charleston , South Carolina, Florida, Georgetown , South Carolina, South Carolina, California, Oroville, Oroville , California, , California, Pennsylvania, Washington Township , Pennsylvania, U.S, Jersey, Oakwood, Elizabeth , New Jersey, Garden State , New Jersey, New Jersey, Delaware, Lewes , Delaware, Rhode, Connecticut, New Haven , Connecticut, Wilbur, , Florida, Louisiana, Kenner , Louisiana

In May, when 11,500 movie and television writers went on strike, Hollywood companies like Netflix, NBCUniversal and Disney reacted with what amounted to a shrug. The walkout wasn’t great, but executives had expected it for months. The angry response from Hollywood’s corporate ranks when actors went out on Friday was dramatically different. The film and TV scripts that studios had banked in case of a writers’ strike have been suddenly rendered inert, deprived of actors to bring them to life. Numerous big-budget movies that had been shooting had to shut down immediately, including “Twisters,” “Venom 3,” “Deadpool 3” and “Gladiator 2."

Persons: ’, “ Twisters, ” Organizations: Hollywood, Netflix, Disney, Labor

☆ At least one dead, dozens of homes damaged after storms hit US Midwest and South
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Eric Ford via TMX/via REUTERS /File photoJune 26 (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit the U.S. Midwest and South on Sunday, leaving dozens of homes damaged and at least one person dead in Indiana, authorities said on Monday. The National Weather Service said multiple tornadoes were reported on Sunday afternoon in central Indiana. Images and footage from local media showed fallen trees had blocked roads and homes were damaged. Emergency shelters were set up in central Indiana for those whose homes were damaged and destroyed. At least one person died and about two dozen people were injured after a tornado hit central Mississippi a few days ago.

Persons: Eric Ford, Cameron Wolf, Wolf, Eric Funkhouser, Kanishka Singh, Ed Osmond Organizations: U.S ., National Weather Service, Emergency, PBS, Fire, NBC News, Thomson Locations: Greenwood , Indiana, U.S, U.S . Midwest, Indiana, Martin County , Indiana, Bargersville, Indianapolis, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Washington

☆ US South blanketed with oppressive heat ahead of holiday weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A combination of high humidity and temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius)could push heat index values above 115 in some parts of the South this weekend, contributing to atmospheric instability and creating conditions ripe for more harsh storms, weather service meteorologist Matt Mosier said. The agency issued excessive heat warnings affecting millions of people in parts of southern Louisiana and Texas, saying the heat index could reach 110 degrees. South Florida and Mississippi were under heat advisories for Friday. While Southern states are accustomed to high heat, extreme weather conditions have become more frequent across the country and with more intensity, driven by climate change, scientists say. At least three people were killed and dozens injured by tornadoes in Perryton, Texas, on Thursday.

Persons: Matt Mosier, It's, Power, Poweroutage.us, Davis Wood, Tyler Clifford, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, National Weather Service, Thomson Locations: Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Perryton , Texas, Pensacola , Florida, Escambia County, Warrington, New York

☆ The Southern Tornado Alley: Where the deadliest twisters touch down in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Amy O'Kruk | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Some climate scientists call it the Southern Tornado Alley (STA): An area above the Gulf of Mexico that stretches from the western borders of Arkansas and Louisiana to eastern Georgia, encapsulating Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee in between. But in the Southern Alley, tornadoes are uniquely dangerous and often much more fatal. “The Southern Alley is where you get the human population to meet up with the storms. “Because when it gets down to it, the minutes matter.”Tornadoes that occur in the Southern Tornado Alley are far less predictable than in the Great Plains Tornado Alley, often making them more deadly. “A lot of times people hear Tornado Alley and they just think Kansas.

Persons: Oz ”, twisters, ”, John Gagan, who’s, Gagan, there’s Organizations: Southern Tornado, Tornados, CNN, National Weather Service, ”, Tornado, Rockies Locations: of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, encapsulating Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, Sullivan , Wisconsin, Mississippi

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