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☆ Hollywood's franchise frenzy: More than half of top studios' 2025 movies are existing IP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 box office has been inundated with sequels, prequels and remakes, with the top 10 titles of the year all coming from existing intellectual property. Looking at the current 2025 calendar, between 50% and 70% of the movies from the six major studios — Universal , Disney , Warner Bros. , Paramount , Sony and Lionsgate — will be related to existing IP. Craig T Fruchtman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesEven before Hollywood was disrupted by the pandemic and the meteoric rise of streaming content, the domestic box office was heavily reliant on franchise titles. While that's a 11.3% drop from last year and lags 25% behind pre-pandemic levels, the haul is better than box office analysts had expected. "Some of the most well-received box office hits in recent memory have been sequels or films based on existing brands and there is still a variety of original content out there."

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☆ The US Navy has launched a high-tech scavenger hunt on Reddit to recruit the 'next generation of submariners'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Navy is recruiting for positions on its submarines on Reddit. The Navy's campaign includes activities to engage Reddit users in submarine-related tasks. To find its "next generation of submariners," the US Navy is now looking to Reddit to find recruits with "a rare blend of intellect and curiosity," according to VML, the marketing agency behind the Navy's new Reddit campaign. Related storiesThe campaign will offer clues about famous events and submarines in Navy history for Reddit users to decipher. The Navy did not immediately return a request for comment about the Reddit campaign.

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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.— Vicki Hunter couldn’t make sense of the giant trees rushing toward the front porch of her one-story home. Follow live updates on the aftermath of Hurricane HeleneJerry had been standing on the back porch Friday when the foundation gave way and suddenly the house was floating. Vicki, who had been standing at the front of the house, was knocked over and launched into the water when it began to collapse. She later heard that the couple's house floated for another block or so until it "hit trees and disintegrated." Her sister, whom she had called moments before her house broke off its foundation, watched in horror as a video surfaced online showing Vicki standing alone on the porch as the house floated away.

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☆ Delayed cruise ship finally on the move again after ‘paperwork’ glitch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —To say that there have been many twists and turns in the tale of the three-and-a-half-year cruise is something of an understatement. Villa Vie Odyssey initially set off from Belfast, Northern Ireland on Monday night after a delay of around four months, but didn’t get very far. Villa Vie CEO Mike Petterson told CNN on Friday that the ship would remain in France for one day, before heading to Bilbao, Spain. Petterson previously indicated that the delayed departure was due to a longer than usual certification process. While the ship was built in 1993, it has been held to the standards of a new vessel, said Petterson.

Persons: didn’t, Fred, Olsen, Villa, Mike Petterson, Holly Hennessey, ” “ It’s, it’s, Angela Theriac, Petterson, CNN’s Julia Buckley, Marnie Hunter Organizations: CNN, Olsen Cruise Lines, Villa Vie Locations: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Belfast Lough, Braemar, Brest, France, Bilbao, Spain

☆ Warren Buffett has sold about $10 billion of Bank of America stock — after slashing his Apple stake by nearly 60%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Warren Buffett has sold 23% of his Bank of America stake for about $10 billion since mid-July. AdvertisementWarren Buffett has followed up the surprise paring of his Apple stake by taking a knife to another of his largest holdings: Bank of America. Berkshire has slashed its stake from 1.03 billion shares to 794 million shares, reducing its ownership from 13.2% to 10.2%. Related storiesBuffett might also be rebalancing Berkshire's $300 billion stock portfolio in line with his smaller Apple bet. True to his bargain-hunter reputation, Buffett topped up his Bank of America stake in 2020, when the pandemic-hit stock was trading around $25.

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The United States was sending more troops to Vietnam, and Mr. Hunter had recently found out he was one of them. During the session in her apartment, Ms. Neel outlined Mr. Hunter’s body, his hands, his legs and the chair on the five-foot-tall canvas. Mr. Als views these gestural marks outlining his legs, his jacket, his hand as a kind of memory of Mr. Hunter. But they could not locate Mr. Hunter or firmly establish his fate, only that he probably did not die in the Vietnam War. And she saved it and loved that painting as much as any.”The painting was kind of a bittersweet breakthrough for Ms. Neel, Ms. Baum said.

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☆ Villa Vie Odyssey: Delayed cruise ship still stuck off the coast of Northern Ireland after ‘paperwork’ setback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —It finally set off on a three-and-a-half-year cruise from Belfast, Northern Ireland on Monday night after months of setbacks. But nearly two days later, Villa Vie Odyssey remains just a few miles into its journey, having dropped anchor in the Belfast Lough waterway within hours of embarking. ET) Wednesday, Villa Vie Odyssey was still in the same position, according to marine tracking website Vesselfinder. “We are excited and relieved,” passenger Lanette Canen said shortly before the ship was due to set sail on Monday. [Villa Vie] did it!

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Israel launches a ground operation in Lebanon. North Carolina residents raise questions over disaster responseNorth Carolina residents are only beginning to pick up the pieces after Helene roared through the western part of the state, causing devastating flooding and catastrophic damage. At least 49 people have died and dozens of others are missing in western North Carolina, which includes hard-hit Asheville. But some North Carolina residents are criticizing what they view as a lack of preparation for the storm. In recent weeks, Israel has launched attacks using exploding pagers and walkie talkies, unleashed heavy bombings in Lebanon and killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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Tim Walz take the stage in New York City for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, it will be their first in-person meeting. Given that Trump hasn’t agreed to a second showdown with Harris, Vance vs. Walz could very well be the last debate before Election Day. With all that in mind, here are a few things to watch for as Vance and Walz face off in New York:Does Walz win the expectations game? “I can’t wait to debate the guy,” Walz said, before he alluded to a vulgar false claim made about Vance online. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who played Walz in Vance’s debate prep, has compared his state’s governor to the liberal governor of California.

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☆ October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse: Time, path and where to see it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If you’re in the path of the partial or annular eclipse and plan to observe either celestial spectacle, make sure you have a pair of certified eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer. The eclipse pathThe annular eclipse will begin at 12:50 p.m. A global map shows the path of the annular solar eclipse on October 2. If you don’t have certified eclipse glasses or use a handheld solar viewer to observe the annular eclipse, you can use a telescope, binoculars or camera that has a special solar filter on the front, which acts the same way eclipse glasses would. The small space between will reflect the sun’s crescent during a partial eclipse or a ring during the annular eclipse.

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☆ Trump backs out of ‘60 Minutes’ primetime interview, CBS says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Former President Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled interview with “60 Minutes,” the most-watched newsmagazine in the United States, CBS News said Tuesday evening. “After initially accepting 60 Minutes’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign has decided not to participate,” CBS said. In a statement, the Trump campaign denied it had agreed to the “60 Minutes” interview. 60 Minutes begged for an interview, even after they were caught lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop back in 2020. In October 2020, Trump sat down with “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl and abruptly ended the interview when he apparently objected to Stahl’s questions.

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☆ Villa Vie Odyssey: Years-long dream cruise finally sets sail
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

After seeing its departure postponed several times, Villa Vie Odyssey finally set off from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday night. [Villa Vie] did it! People embrace after hearing that Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey cruise ship would sail on September 30 after long delays. Andy Garrison, 75, carries a model of the Titanic as he boards the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship on September 30. And after a long wait, the Villa Vie Odyssey has finally set sail.

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☆ Ian Happ: Chicago Cubs player throws beer money to fans in left field stands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

To show his appreciation for the Cubs faithful, left fielder Ian Happ chucked a ball wrapped in $100 bills to the left stands on Sunday. The gesture marked the team’s final game of the season, in which the Cincinnati Reds claimed a 3-0 shutout win over Chicago. Dominant starts from Caleb Kilian and Hunter Greene on the mound eventually led to extra innings being required at Wrigley Field with the score tied at 0-0. De La Cruz also stole two bases during the game, meaning he ends the regular season with an MLB-high 67. You don’t take them for granted,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said afterwards, according to MLB.com.

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Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, for applying the state’s tobacco tax to Zyn, a nicotine pouch popular with young men. The ad ends with a pro-Trump influencer telling a Trump rally: “Trump 2024, that’s it. And advisers caution that while they are focused on messaging specifically to reach young men, they see a larger universe of target voters. Getty ImagesOn Saturday, the Harris campaign launched “Athletes for Harris,” highlighting endorsements from 15 NFL Hall of Famers. “The neglect of the issues of men, especially young men, has really been going on for quite a while now, and it’s going to take some serious work to persuade young men that we really do have their backs,” he said.

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☆ Elon Musk once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

So we just rented the office, and slept in the office, and showered at the YMCA,” Elon Musk recalled, drawing laughs from the crowd. “When they did fund us,” Kimbal Musk recalled, “they realized that we were illegal immigrants.”“Well…” Elon Musk interjected. Video of the remarks shows Elon Musk laughing as he jumped in with a different interpretation: “I’d say it was a gray area.”He didn’t elaborate, and it’s unclear what Elon Musk meant by that characterization. Elon Musk, wearing a black Stetson hat, livestreams while visiting the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on September 28, 2023. Then-President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk before a policy and strategy forum with executives at the White House in February 2017.

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☆ John Ashton, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor, dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

AP —John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died. Ashton died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, his family announced in a statement released by Ashton’s manager, Alan Somers, on Sunday. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ashton was a regular face across TV series and films, including “Midnight Run,” “Little Big League” and “Gone Baby Gone.”But in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, Ashton played an essential part of an indelible trio. Ashton co-starred in all four of the films, beginning with the 1984 original and running through the Netflix reboot, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” released earlier this year. “Bobby started handing me these matches, and I went to grab the matches, and he threw them on the floor and stared at me,” said Ashton.

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Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy for the first time in five years, former President Donald Trump complained about his 2019 impeachment and said if re-elected he would work to end the Russia-Ukraine war with a deal “that’s good for both sides." Trump said the two leaders "have a very good relationship, and I also have a very good relationship, as you know, with [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin." During the July phone call, Trump asked Zelenskyy about opening an investigation into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. "It was a hoax, just a Democrat hoax, which we won," Trump said of the impeachment effort, with Zelenskyy standing by his side Friday. They last met in person when Trump was president, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in Sept. 2019.

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☆ Independent journalist publishes Trump campaign document hacked by Iran despite election interference concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Kevin Collier | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The PDF document is a 271-page opposition research file on former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio. But on Thursday, reporter Ken Klippenstein, who self-publishes on Substack after he left The Intercept this year, published one of the files. "If the document had been hacked by some 'anonymous' like hacker group, the news media would be all over it. Three U.S. agencies have publicly attributed the hack and the subsequent distribution of the files to Iran. As president, Trump authorized the assassination of military leader Qassem Soleimani.

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☆ Hurricane hunter flew inside Helene’s eye. Here’s what he saw
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Marika Gerken | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Threads joins X in blocking posts to apparently leaked documents about JD Vance
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Threads is blocking links to an article that may contain links to leaked documents about JD Vance. AdvertisementThreads is following X's lead, blocking links to purportedly leaked documents about vice presidential candidate JD Vance. Meta says the links could come from hacked or leaked sources — and it's blocking them because of the potential connection. ThreadsThreads is now blocking links to the post, too. Threads posts that contain a link to Klippenstein's Substack article aren't being removed, but the link isn't clickable.

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The PDF document is a 271-page opposition research file on former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio. But on Thursday, reporter Ken Klippenstein, who self-publishes on Substack after he left The Intercept this year, published one of the files. “If the document had been hacked by some ‘anonymous’ like hacker group, the news media would be all over it. As president, Trump authorized the assassination of military leader Qassem Soleimani. The Vance file appears to be the one Klippenstein hosts on his site.

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☆ Zelenskyy's meeting with Harris and spat with Trump reveal a growing partisan divide on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a trip to the U.S., while former President Donald Trump isn’t, highlighting the growing partisan division over a key foreign policy issue. “The president of Ukraine is in our country, and he’s making little nasty aspersions toward your favorite president, me,” Trump said Wednesday in North Carolina. “Every time Zelenskyy comes to the United States, he walks away with $100 billion,” Trump said Tuesday in Georgia. “I want the war to stop,” Trump when he was pressed during his only debate with Harris. A senior Trump administration official echoed Trump to say the circumstances of any future settlement deal grow more fraught by the day.

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☆ Influencers are shepherding their online followers to IRL events as they look to build communities and make money
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Vox Media has also doubled down on investing in podcasting and is helping its podcast creators expand into live events. Jackie Cinguina, chief marketing officer, and Lillian Xu, executive director, spoke with BI about the company's offerings for podcast creators. Vox Media leans on specific marketing, like placing podcast talent into larger in-person events to perform, like South by Southwest. "From an audience standpoint, we thought it was really important," Xu said about bringing back live events. You see them react to the audience and feed off of them when they are in front of a live audience."

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The payment was listed as a “speaking engagement.”Trump’s latest disclosure form said Melania Trump was paid by the Log Cabin Republicans for the April fundraiser. The source told CNN that Ric Grenell, former ambassador to Germany and a Trump ally, was the one who made the request on behalf of Melania Trump. One person close to Melania Trump said she has decided “my best and highest use is where I am,” adding that “she’s a priceless, timeless asset” for Donald Trump. A spokesperson for Melania Trump declined to comment in response to CNN’s questions. Melania Trump is not the only Trump family member to get paid while in the political spotlight.

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☆ Colorado Buffaloes beat Baylor in overtime thriller after Hail Mary touchdown in final seconds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Colorado beat the Baylor Bears 38-31 in a thriller on Saturday after a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown in the final seconds of regular time from the Buffaloes forced overtime. But a 58-yard touchdown pass from Sanders to Omarion Miller before halftime cut the Bears’ lead and Colorado leveled in the third quarter. Baylor regained their seven-point lead again midway through the fourth quarter after a 24-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Hal Presley. With 2:16 remaining, Sanders helped orchestrate a magical drive which culminated in the game going to overtime following the Hail Mary touchdown to Wester. Colorado's Wester catches the Hail Mary touchdown pass to tie the game with Baylor.

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