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☆ Christopher Nolan personally delivered the 'Oppenheimer' script to Cillian Murphy in Ireland, the Oscar-nominated actor said
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cillian Murphy told GQ that Christopher Nolan flew to Ireland to give him the "Oppenheimer" script. The same ritual happens every time Nolan wants Murphy to star in a new film, the actor said. Murphy added that Nolan's family sometimes drops off the scripts when Nolan is busy. AdvertisementCillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan have been working together for roughly 20 years, but Nolan still personally delivers his scripts to Murphy. Murphy told GQ in an interview published on Tuesday that Nolan — who lives in Los Angeles — flew all the way to Ireland — where the actor currently lives — to give him the "Oppenheimer" script.

Persons: Cillian Murphy, Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer, Nolan, Murphy, —, Nolan —, Oscar, J, Robert Oppenheimer Organizations: Service, Los Angeles —, Ireland —, Business Locations: Ireland, Los Angeles

☆ Top Wall Street analysts suggest these 3 stocks for solid upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

To select the stocks of such companies that have attractive growth potential, investors can track the recommendations of Wall Street's experts. Here are three stocks favored by the Street's top analysts, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. The company recently announced upbeat results for the fourth quarter of 2023 and raised its 2024 subscription revenue and operating margin guidance. "Overall, we believe that paid sharing and advertising would help re-accelerate subscriber and revenue growth while driving high-margin incremental revenue," said Mittal. The analyst also highlighted that while Netflix saw a sixth consecutive quarter of subscriber growth, rival Disney's (DIS) subscriber base has declined for three straight quarters.

Persons: Mike Blake, Wall, ServiceNow, Baird, Robert Oliver, ServiceNow's cRPO, Oliver, TipRanks, Sachin Mittal, Mittal, Bob Iger's, NFLX, Rivian Organizations: U.S, Federal Reserve, TAM, Netflix Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Japan's Message for Donald Trump: Don't Cut a Deal With China
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

Trump, who reached a trade agreement with Beijing in 2019 that later expired, has not mentioned any potential deal with China during his campaign for the 2024 nomination. Two Japanese foreign ministry officials said they fear that Trump may be prepared to weaken U.S. support for nearby Taiwan in pursuit of a deal with China. A Trump aide told Reuters that no recent meetings have taken place between Trump and Japanese officials. "If he is going to cut a deal with China, Japan needs to try and get ahead of the curve and understand its potential role to support its interests in both the U.S. and in China," said Machida. Robert O'Brien, Trump's former national security adviser, also has connections with Japanese officials, two of the sources said.

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☆ Florence Pugh says the camera broke during an 'Oppenheimer' sex scene with Cillian Murphy: 'We were both naked — it was not ideal timing'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Florence Pugh says the camera broke while filming an "Oppenheimer" sex scene. AdvertisementFlorence Pugh says that the camera broke while she was filming her sex scene with Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer." AdvertisementWhen speaking onstage after an "Oppenheimer" screening hosted by Universal, Pugh recalled how the camera broke while she was filming the apartment sex scene with Murphy. "In the middle of our sex scene, the camera broke. Our camera broke when we were both naked, and it was not ideal timing," she said.

Persons: Florence Pugh, Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Pugh, —, Christopher Nolan, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Murphy, Kitty Puening, Emily Blunt, Jean Tatlock, It's, florence pugh, cillian murphy, ake, hutter, ike Organizations: Service, Manhattan, Universal, ust Locations: United States

DENVER (AP) — The American founder of a Haitian orphanage who had charges of sexual abuse against him dropped in the island nation was set to appear in federal court Thursday on new charges brought by U.S. authorities. He has not yet entered a plea, but has vehemently denied past accusations of sexual abuse that had been levied against him. Oberkoetter was not present at Monday's hearing but is scheduled to represent Geilenfeld virtually at future hearings, according to court records. At some point, Geilenfeld and a charity associated with the orphanage, Hearts for Haiti, sued Kendrick in federal court in Maine. At Monday's hearing, prosecutors were granted their request that Geilenfeld be kept in custody while the new case against him proceeds.

Persons: Michael Geilenfeld, Geilenfeld, Robert Oberkoetter, Oberkoetter, Paul Kendrick, Kendrick, ” Organizations: DENVER, U.S, Haiti “, Boys, Authorities, Haiti Locations: Haitian, Miami, Haiti, Florida, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Port

☆ Atomic Scientists Keep 'Doomsday Clock' as Close to Midnight as Ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atomic scientists on Tuesday kept their "Doomsday Clock" set as close to midnight as ever before, citing Russia's actions on nuclear weapons amid its invasion of Ukraine, nuclear-armed Israel's Gaza war and worsening climate change as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, as they did last year, set the clock at 90 seconds to midnight - the theoretical point of annihilation. Scientists set the clock based on "existential" risks to Earth and its people: nuclear threat, climate change, and disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and new biotechnology. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by scientists including Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer. The clock was first unveiled during the Cold War tensions that followed World War Two.

Persons: Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Rachel Bronson, Bronson, Vladimir Putin's, Sergei Karaganov, Albert Einstein, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Atomic Scientists, Reuters, Hamas Locations: Ukraine, Chicago, Russia, United States, Belarus, Russian, Europe, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to the biggest reports this week, including Netflix and Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Nearly 70 S & P 500 companies are slated to report earnings this week. Of the roughly 52 S & P 500 companies that have reported, just 69% have beaten earnings expectations, according to FactSet. What history shows: Bespoke Investment Group data shows United beats earnings expectations 70% of the time. What history shows: Bespoke data shows Netflix exceeds earnings estimates 81% of the time. What history shows: Bespoke data shows Alaska Air tops bottom-line estimate 72% of the time.

Persons: Buckle, Leslie Josephs, Max, Procter & Gamble, Robert Ottenstein, Procter, headwinds, Trian's Nelson Peltz, —, Alan Gould, Jordan Novet, Tesla, TSLA, Elon Musk, Elon, Jefferies, Philippe Houchois, INTC, Timothy Arcuri Organizations: Netflix, Intel, Investors, CNBC, Monday United Airlines, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, FAA, Procter &, Procter, Gamble, HBO, IBM, ISI, Alaska Air Group, Alaska Air, Nvidia, AMD, UBS Locations: Alaska, U.S, China, Europe

☆ A Reporter’s Journey Into How the U.S. Funded the Bomb
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Catie Edmondson | More About Catie Edmondson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As I sat in a dark, cavernous movie theater in Berlin watching the film “Oppenheimer,” my mind was thousands of miles away. Like many other people who turned out to see the biopic, I was captivated by Christopher Nolan’s portrayal of the Trinity test and Cillian Murphy’s performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the singularly ambitious, then morally conflicted father of the atomic bomb. And if so, how did lawmakers keep it a secret? These arguably hairsplitting thoughts nagged at me thanks to my job as a congressional correspondent focused on federal spending. (I was in Berlin for a brief break — so much for that.)

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s, Robert Oppenheimer Organizations: Trinity Locations: Berlin, Alamos

☆ The Quarterback Who Made Green Bay Forget About Aaron Rodgers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For the Green Bay Packers, simply making the NFL playoffs isn’t usually something to celebrate. The franchise is so synonymous with titles that the league’s championship prize is named after their former head coach. This year’s Packers team, with a 9-8 record and a roster as green as its uniforms, isn’t likely to claim the Lombardi trophy. Yet these are happy times for the cheeseheads.

Persons: Lombardi Organizations: Green Bay Packers, NFL, year’s Packers

☆ From ‘Barbenheimer’ to Taylor Swift, here are the most important films of 2023 and why they worked
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesCall 2023 an explosive comeback at the box office. Together, those three films contributed more than $1.5 billion to the domestic box office, according to data from Comscore. But in the meantime, here's a look at some of the most important theatrical releases of 2023 — and why they worked. Meanwhile, Disney has seen its animated content lag at the box office in the wake of the pandemic. "His Only Son," a biblical drama released in early 2023, cost $250,000 to make and generated $12.4 million at the box office.

Persons: Barbie, Oppenheimer, Hannah Beier, Mario, Comscore, Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan's, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Chris Pratt, Charlie, Luigi, Disney, Kung, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson's, Buda Mendes, tas23, Swift, Beyoncé, Tim Ballard, Jim Caviezel, Covid, Blumhouse, Cabrini, Saint Francesca Cabrini, Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Organizations: Washington Post, Getty, Warner Bros, Mario Bros, Universal, Disney, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation, Swift, AMC, National Football League, Angel Studios, Century Fox, Roman Catholic, Reich Locations: Somerdale , New Jersey, There's, New York, Universal, Hollywood, Colombia

☆ Cillian Murphy says 'Oppenheimer' came out the same day as 'Barbie' partly because Christopher Nolan is superstitious
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" were released on July 21. Cillian Murphy told Margot Robbie that Nolan was "determined" to have a summer release. Advertisement"Barbie" star Margot Robbie and "Oppenheimer" actor Cillian Murphy discussed the pop-culture phenomenon known as "Barbenheimer," and explained how filmmaker Christopher Nolan's superstition influenced the release date of his movie. Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer." Advertisement"That was a good instinct," Murphy told Robbie.

Persons: Greta Gerwig's, Christopher Nolan's, Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Margot Robbie, Nolan, Murphy, —, Robbie, Barbie, Robert Oppenheimer, Nolan's, Christopher Nolan, J, Christian Bale, Long, Mia, Jason Guerrasio, Nolan wasn't, Warner, Jaap Buitendijk, Chuck Roven, Roven Organizations: Service, Universal, San Francisco, Warner Bros Locations: Dunkirk

☆ ChatGPT, Oppenheimer and Indian entertainment top the most-viewed Wikipedia pages in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Sergio Padilla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Given its massive surge in popularity, the page about OpenAI’s virtual chatbot ChatGPT was the most viewed page on Wikipedia this year, amassing more than 49.4 million page views. The Wikipedia entry about the series drew more than 38 million page views. Virat Kohli of India bats during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. The page for the league itself received more than 32 million views and the 2023 season receiving more than 20 million views. Chris Pizzello/APThe Oppenheimer film received more than 28 million page views, the page about real-life physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer himself received 25.6 million views while the Barbie film received 18 million.

Persons: New York CNN —, ChatGPT, ”, Anusha Alikhan, Alikhan, It’s, “ Oppenheimer, Virat Kohli, Narendra Modi, Gareth Copley, Jawan, Pathaan ”, Barbie ”, ” Barbie, Oppenheimer, Chris Pizzello, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, Lionel Messi, Andrew Tate, misogynist influencer, Tate, Barbie, Cristiano Ronaldo, Matthew Perry, Lisa Marie Presley Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Wikipedia’s, Wikimedia Foundation, CNN, Indian Premier League, Cricket, ”, United Nations, Internet, Mobile Association of India, eventual, Australia, ICC Men's Cricket, Narendra, Getty, Men’s Cricket, Warner Bros, Los Feliz Theatre, Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, Premier League Locations: New York, ” India, India, United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Ahmedabad, Wikipedia’s, Los Angeles, Gaza, Ukraine, Hamas, Israel, Romania, ChatGPT, Water

☆ Friday's analyst calls: Big drug stock upgrade, Alibaba downgrade, a new AI play
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The analyst lowered her price target to $99 from $106 per share. The new price target implies just a 5% gain from Thursday's close. The analyst's $115 price target, hiked from $70 previously, implies 43% upside from where the stock closed Thursday, at $80.36. ET: Morgan Stanley downgrades Alibaba Morgan Stanley cut Alibaba to equal-weight from overweight and lowered the firm's price target to $90 from $110. The analyst's $190 price target implies shares can rise just 2.6% from where they closed Thursday.

Persons: JPMorgan downgrades, Jessica Fye, Fye, Sarah Min, Wells Fargo, Andrew Nowinski, GenAI, Nowinski, FactSet, — Sarah Min, Morgan Stanley downgrades Alibaba Morgan Stanley, Alibaba, Morgan Stanley, PDD, John Melloy, Jason Bazinet, Bazinet, Johnson, Danielle Antalffy, Antalffy, Robert Ohmes, — John Melloy Organizations: CNBC, Spotify, JPMorgan, Investors, U.S, PDD Holdings, Citi, UBS, Johnson, Pharma, Bank of America, of America, Costco Locations: BioNTech, Thursday's, Wells Fargo, China, Darzalex, DARZALEX

☆ When Henry Kissinger Became an Opera Character
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | More About Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As opera characters, both Nixon and Mao Zedong are faintly ridiculous and faintly noble, singing of their hopes and dreams in Goodman’s enigmatic, evocative lines. And Kissinger — Nixon’s national security adviser in 1972 and, a year later, his secretary of state, too — is there by their side, just as he was in history. “When Peter Sellars proposed the idea of the opera,” Adams said in an interview, “he had just finished reading Kissinger’s ‘White House Years,’ which I seem to recall being pretty pompously self-congratulatory. The opera’s Kissinger, though, is never really human; he doesn’t get the exposure of thoughts and ambivalence granted to the other main players. “He’s not the character we go into great psychological depth with,” Adams said.

Persons: Nixon, Mao Zedong, Kissinger —, “, Peter Sellars, ” Adams, Kissinger’s ‘, ” “ Nixon ”, Adams, Sellars, Goodman, J, Robert Oppenheimer, opera’s Kissinger, doesn’t, “ He’s, He’s, Kissinger Organizations: Palestine Liberation Front militants

☆ Mark Cuban Is Set to Sell Majority Stake in Dallas Mavericks to Adelson Family
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One week before the NBA touches down in Las Vegas for the final of its inaugural In-Season Tournament, Sin City has forged another link to the hardwood. The family of the late casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has agreed to buy a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks from entrepreneur Mark Cuban , a source familiar with the deal said Tuesday. Las Vegas Sands disclosed plans by Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson’s widow, to sell an estimated $2 billion in stock in the company, which a regulatory filing said would be “used to fund the purchase of a majority interest in a professional sports franchise…subject to customary league approvals.” NBA reporter Marc Stein first reported that the franchise in question would be the Mavericks.

Persons: Sheldon Adelson, Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson’s, Marc Stein Organizations: NBA, Dallas Mavericks, Vegas Sands, Mavericks Locations: Las Vegas, Sin

☆ The NBA’s Next, and Noisiest, Superteam: Charles Barkley and Stephen A. Smith
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament wraps up its group stage on Tuesday, the eight teams to reach the knockout round will know their quarterfinal matchups. But another pairing has already been set.

☆ NBA Stars, Fix Your Free Throws With One Easy Trick
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Over the last generation of NBA basketball, players have reimagined nearly every method of scoring points. Top dunkers have evolved from lumbering behemoths to athletes who can sprint the length of the floor in a few strides. The exception is the free throw, stuck more or less where it’s always been. Even the league’s worst shooters, with rare exceptions, settle for the norm after they draw a foul. They tinker instead of overhauling, trying for higher arc and a more consistent release, logging the same lousy numbers.

Persons: tinker Organizations: NBA

☆ Rate cuts are likely coming next year, but investors shouldn't bank on them saving the market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, we're looking at why the rate cuts investors have been praying for might not be the godsend they imagined. But rate cuts won't necessarily be the win markets are hoping for, Business Insider's Jennifer Sor writes. Still, some interest rate traders are predicting rate cuts coming as soon as this March, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. Another key piece of the economy facing headwinds complicates the case for rate cuts being a boon for investors.

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☆ 6 HENRYs detail how they save and invest their 6-figure incomes — and what financial stresses they're preparing for
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

HENRYs — high earners, not rich yet — are a wide-ranging group often making over $100,000. Business Insider spoke to six HENRYs across the country about how they're saving amid high inflation. There's a wide variety of experiences and views among self-described HENRYs about their financial situations and goals. AdvertisementTo keep savings high, he fixes many monthly expenses — he schedules four haircuts a year, and he goes to the grocery store once a month. "Even the ones that are older and closer to retirement with $1-2 million in retirement savings, they're feeling the pinch as well, so it kind of made me feel better that I'm not alone," Eric said.

Persons: HENRYs, —, Miles Goodloe, HENRY, he's, Goodloe, what's, He's, Robert Oszust Jr, Oszust, we're, Greg, Greg —, he's oversaving, they're, Sherry, She's, she's, Boresta, he'll, I'm, that's, Eric, who's Organizations: Business, Service, HENRYs, Social Security Locations: There's, Connecticut, Washington ,, Ohio

☆ Maui fires: 100 days later, 4 names remain on the Lahaina missing list. These are the people trying to find them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Alyssa Kraus | Mike Valerio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Maui Police removed a fifth individual from the Lahaina fire missing list as recently as October. Officers tasked with finding missing persons from the inferno, or, the remains of Lahaina’s missing, are still searching the burn zone. Details concerning the three remaining people on the Lahaina fire credible missing list have not been previously reported. “Robert Owens, he was known to frequent Lahaina,” Landsiedel said. The officers within MINT carry a triple burden: coordinating Lahaina missing persons investigations, tracking identification efforts, and, ultimately, notifying family members of the dead.

Persons: Mario Tama, Lahaina’s, “, ”, Brad Taylor, Steven Landsiedel, ” Landsiedel, Lydia Coloma, Paul Kasprzycki, Robert Owens, Elmer Lee Stevens, “ Robert Owens, Landsiedel, ” Elmer Lee Stevens, Kasprzycki, Artur Babkov, CNN Babkov, Taylor, ” Taylor, I’m, Billy Graham, Steve, Tony Earles, it’s, ” Earles Organizations: CNN, NASA, Maui Police Department, Authorities, Maui Police, Maui –, Maui, Honolulu Civil, MINT, Honolulu Police Department, Billy, Billy Graham Rapid Locations: West Maui, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Lahaina . Stevens, California, “, Paradise , California, Northern California, Paradise, West

☆ America’s Mortgage King Also Wants an NBA Crown—Right Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Ben Eisen | Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When the Phoenix Suns played the Detroit Pistons early this month, Mat Ishbia ’s fingerprints were everywhere. He bought the Suns in February, tapping into the fortune he made in the mortgage business. And his lending company, UWM Holdings , sponsors the Pistons, with its logo appearing on their jerseys.

Persons: Mat Ishbia Organizations: Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Suns, UWM Holdings, Pistons

☆ Zero Points, One Headlock, Three Ejections, 103 Seconds: The NBA’s Hectic, Historic Night
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors had barely begun, Tuesday night in San Francisco, when the rowdiest scene of the early NBA season unfolded. Just over a minute and a half into the contest, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels and Golden State’s Klay Thompson, who had tussled for rebounding position, gripped and tore at one another’s jerseys at midcourt, spinning in circles as referees’ whistles blew. When Rudy Gobert, the Timberwolves’ 7-foot-1 center, tried to pry them apart, Draymond Green—the Warriors’ ace defender and agitator—leapt onto Gobert’s back and clamped an arm around his neck.

Persons: Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels, Klay Thompson, Rudy Gobert, Draymond, — Organizations: Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, NBA, Timberwolves, Warriors Locations: San Francisco

☆ An NBA Contender’s Smartest Move? Promoting From Within
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When James Harden left the Philadelphia 76ers two weeks ago, having finally forced a long-sought trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, few locals had any brotherly love to show him on the way out. One ex-teammate, though, voiced his gratitude. “I texted him telling him I love him and I appreciate him,” said Tyrese Maxey, Harden’s backcourt understudy during a 2023 playoff run that ended a game short of the conference finals. “I’ve always been a confident person,” he added, “but he made me even more confident than I already was.”

Persons: James Harden, “, ”, Tyrese Maxey, Harden’s backcourt, “ I’ve Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers

SEATTLE (AP) — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders — including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl — while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday’s election. Renton police detective Robert Onishi confirmed that an envelope received by workers at a King County elections office field-tested positive for fentanyl, while Spokane Police Department spokesperson Julie Humphreys said fentanyl was found in an envelope at the Spokane County Elections office, The Seattle Times reported. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesThe envelope received by the Pierce County elections office in Tacoma contained baking soda, Tacoma police spokesperson William Muse told the paper. Halei Watkins, communications manager for King County Elections, told The Seattle Times the envelope opened by staffers in Renton on Wednesday morning was not a ballot. The Secretary of State's Office noted that elections officials in two counties — King and Okanogan — received suspicious substances in envelopes during the August primary.

Persons: Steve Hobbs, ”, Renton, Robert Onishi, Julie Humphreys, William Muse, ” Muse, Halei Watkins, King County, Watkins, Patrick Bell, Okanogan — Organizations: SEATTLE, Seattle —, State's, Spokane Police, Seattle Times, ” Voters, King County, Spokane County, Okanogan, United States Postal Inspection Service Locations: Washington, King County, Seattle, Skagit , Spokane, Pierce, King, Spokane County, Tacoma, Spokane, Renton, Okanogan

☆ ‘Different Than Anybody Who’s Ever Played’: The Victor Wembanyama Era Arrives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

As the NBA career of French phenom Victor Wembanyama has gotten underway, Gregg Popovich, his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, has preached patience. Through the 19-year-old’s first four games this season, reserving judgment seemed wise. Wembanyama was scintillating at times—launching his 7-foot-4-inch frame to swallow up opponents’ shots or reach to the rim for long-distance slams—and aimless at others, fumbling passes and drifting around the floor. But his fifth game, Thursday night, brought a breakout to test even the most measured fan’s restraint. According to Stats Perform, two other teenagers in NBA history have matched the line since 1973-74: Kevin Durant, who scored 28 for the Suns on Thursday, and LeBron James.

Persons: Victor Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, old’s, Wembanyama, —, aimless, — Wembanyama, Kevin Durant, LeBron James Organizations: NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Spurs, Suns

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