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It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already? There are inspiration boards, script pages with handwritten annotations, correspondence with collaborators, as well as personal introductions to each film. They even have a section where you can choose films based on running time: Only have 90 minutes or less? Another special feature looks at the development of black and white 65mm film stock they pioneered for the film. Because this license plate has serious movie cred.’” It’s easily google-able, but we won’t spoil it here.

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☆ Opinion | Congress Isn’t a Schoolyard. Time to Deal With Toxic Immaturity.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The set-to between Mullin and O’Brien wasn’t the only incident of its kind in Congress this week. And though it may go without saying, what’s good for the basest kind of political entertainment isn’t necessarily good for Congress, the country as a whole or young men. I don’t have boys, but I know that by several measures, they are floundering compared to American girls. I don’t mean that in a “Won’t somebody please think of the children” kind of way. I just don’t think we can be a functional society if this becomes the new norm.

Persons: Joseph Bernstein, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, it’s “, Mullin, O’Brien, Robert Jimison, Donald Trump, Gen, ” Sanders, Let’s, It’s, “ Organizations: Pew Research, Congress Locations: ”, United States

☆ Colorado hiker missing for months found dead with his dog still alive by his side
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Macie Goldfarb | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“It just brings us all to tears the loyalty of that dog,” she told CNN on Monday. The weather was bright and sunny on the day Moore went missing, Vanne-Brightyn said, noting an avid hiker should have been able to see where his car was parked from the peak. “[It] defied all of our lost person behavior that he went over the other side of the mountain,” Vanne-Brightyn said. It isn’t the first time a missing hiker has been found dead with their furry companion still by their side. Last May, 74-year-old Donald Hayes went missing while hiking a mountain near Prescott, Arizona, with his dog, Ranger, local authorities said in a 2022 release.

Persons: Rich Moore, Jack Russell Terrier, Finney, Colorado’s San Juan Mountains –, Moore, Delinda, ”, Brightyn, Russell Hartstein, it’s “, ” Hartstein, Jack Russell, Donald Hayes, Hayes ’ Organizations: CNN Locations: Colorado, Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Taos, Pagosa Springs, “, Archuleta, Prescott , Arizona

The bestselling spiritual author and one-time advisor to Oprah Winfrey didn’t make it to the 2020 primaries in a wide-open Democratic field. But Williamson worries that negative perceptions detract from her policy positions, which include financial reparations for Black Americans and creation of a Department of Peace. “The way to sell books is by going on a book tour, not a presidential campaign," she said. Williamson talks at times in religious and spiritual terms to describe America as a nation in need of confession and atonement. "To say, ‘We need a politics of love’ without explaining what that is,” he said.

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☆ Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey seeks mayoral run nearly 20 years after leaving office
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jim McGreevey, the former New Jersey governor who publicly acknowledged he was gay and admitted to an affair before stepping down nearly 20 years ago, announced Thursday he will campaign for mayor of Jersey City in 2025. But I also think, God willing, that I can give something back,” McGreevey said Thursday at an event kicking off his campaign. McGreevey, a 66-year-old Democrat, was elected in 2001 as New Jersey governor. In a campaign video, McGreevey, who served as mayor of Woodbridge Township before becoming governor, asked people to give him a second chance. And that’s what, God willing, this campaign is all about, is a new opportunity for Jersey City,” he said in the video.

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☆ Ohio just legalized cannabis. Now comes the hard part
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ohio voters’ approval of a legalization measure on Tuesday comes just months after cannabis saw some of its most significant movements at the federal level. “I honestly think it will have massive reverberating effects on what Congress has to do about this.”More than two-thirds of US states have legalized cannabis in some capacity: 38 states have approved comprehensive medical cannabis programs, and Ohio brings the recreational total to 24 states. Joshua A. Bickel/APExisting medical cannabis dispensaries will have the opportunity to be grandfathered in and have first crack at licenses, but municipalities can decide whether to allow sales. “In 2018, Michigan fully legalized cannabis, set a relatively low tax rate and my perception is it’s been a fairly successful industry there.”Michigan’s cannabis sales hit a record $276 million in July, a time when industry members there and beyond have struggled. Marijuana buds ready for harvest rest on a plant at AT-CPC of Ohio, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Akron, Ohio.

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☆ Annie Ernaux Can Read Anywhere, So Long as It’s Quiet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Right now, I’m rereading a work that I read 60 years ago, “Tragic Sense of Life,” by Miguel de Unamuno. What’s the last great book you read? Published in France this summer, it is the most powerful, profound book I’ve ever read about the devastation of one person’s childhood by an adult. On the other hand, I need to be seated comfortably with the book on my knees, not on a table. And to have plenty of time, though there can be pleasure in reading a book while an urgent task awaits.

Persons: Miguel de Unamuno, I’m, Neige Sinno Locations: Tigre, French, Mexico, France

☆ A ‘New’ Beatles Song Reunites the Voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( John Jurgensen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

George Harrison counts in, then solemn piano chords give way to the voice of John Lennon . He sings a wistful melody as the tune builds around an insistent drumbeat, stabbing strings and backing vocals by Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr . The chorus: “Now and then, I miss you…”It’s a 4-minute, 8-second rock ’n’ roll séance, a new recording that conjures an uncanny mix of past and present from history’s most unforgettable band, half of which is now deceased. It’s “the last Beatles song.”

Persons: George Harrison, John Lennon, Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, It’s, ”

☆ Vowing Till Death Do Us Part at the Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Tammy Lagorce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Only a handful of couples who plan well in advance are greenlit for their October celebrations, said John Cullen, the Stanley’s owner. The spookiness of the place is the allure for many couples, said Shayna Papke, a popular local planner for Halloween season weddings at the Stanley. “They’re the outliers who like dark music and dark stories. “Nothing says I love you like murdering your wife and kids, like in ‘The Shining,’ right?” Ms. Pingel, said jokingly. She worked with Ms. Papke to orchestrate their Friday the 13th wedding at the Pavilion, one of three indoor wedding spaces on the sprawling grounds.

Persons: John Cullen, Grady, Shayna Papke, “, ”, They’re, Stanley, ” Mr, Cullen, Pingel, Papke Organizations: Stanley Locations: Estes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders, tested their grasp of the gavel and eventually chased them out of office. But the goodwill toward Johnson blurs the political fault lines challenging the Louisianan's ability to lead the GOP majority as it faces daunting issues ahead. While not the party's top choice for the gavel, the deeply religious and even-keeled Johnson has few foes and an important GOP backer: Trump. In the House, far-right members had refused to accept a more traditional speaker, and moderate conservatives didn't want a hard-liner. A lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, Johnson had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.

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☆ Good Times and Bum Times Made These Theater Veterans Even Stronger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s challenging enough for an actor to portray someone who is alive and well. But can you imagine the extra scrutiny that comes when your model is sitting in the director’s chair? Or at least, Daniele pointed out in a recent conversation, it’s “a version of me. A better version.”When the two stage veterans sat together last week, a day after performances began at Lincoln Center Theater, they laughed continuously, and threw themselves into the conversation with the full-bodied gusto of born performers. They mimed pranks they once pulled on castmates, hummed tunes from long-forgotten shows, and punctuated their stories with enough sound effects to make a Foley artist jealous.

Persons: ” Priscilla Lopez, Graciela Daniele, Daniele, it’s, Foley Organizations: Lincoln Center Theater Locations: Anuncia

☆ Big Tech said return to the office. She had another solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —Big Tech has given workers an ultimatum: Come back to the office, or find a new job. However, the program risked letting all employees work from home or any other remote location. Intentional office gatheringsAhead of instituting Flex Forward, Autodesk was “rethinking our office footprint,” Blum said. For instance, Autodesk closed its San Rafael, California, office; consolidated it with the San Francisco headquarters; and started subleasing some of its office space. But, increasingly, the talent acquisition team is seeing more candidates apply for openings because they view Autodesk as “that remote company,” Pearce added.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Rebecca Pearce, Pearce, “ I’m, ” Pearce, ”, Steve Blum, Autodesk’s, it’s, ” Musk, Jamie Dimon, Michael Nagle, —, “, doesn’t, Andy Jassy, Jassy, don’t, ’ ”, ” Blum, Blum Organizations: New, New York CNN, Big Tech, Autodesk, Flex, CNN, Autodesk Inc, ”, Meta, JPMorgan, Bloomberg, Getty, ” Autodesk, La Nacion, “, San, Employees Locations: New York, Cornwall, England, North America, Autodesk’s Portland , Oregon, Portland , Oregon, La, Rafael , California, San Francisco, cubicles, Autodesk's Portland , Oregon

“Partial-birth abortion” is a non-medical term for a procedure known as dilation and extraction, or D&X, which is already federally prohibited. “It would allow a partial-birth abortion,” Ohio Gov. “If the federal law prohibits a particular technique, then that’s going to prevail over a state law that might be inconsistent,” he said. DeWine was serving in the U.S. Senate when the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was passed in 2003. “‘Partial-birth abortion’ is a made-up term that only serves to create confusion and stigmatize abortion later in pregnancy,” she said.

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Among the evidence that’s been gathered is a blast analysis that suggests it was a ground explosion rather than an airstrike that hit the hospital, one of the sources said. That analysis is one datapoint that’s led intelligence officials to lean toward assessing that the attack on the hospital was a rocket launch gone wrong. Still, the blast analysis is just one of the things being examined by the intelligence community, which has surged intelligence collection assets to the region. US intelligence officials have not made a final assessment and are still gathering evidence, the officials said. Not long after landing in Israel on Wednesday, Biden weighed in on who was behind the strike on the hospital.

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☆ European regulators warn of fake Ozempic pens found at wholesalers in EU, UK amid shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

There’s no evidence fake Ozempic pens have been dispensed to patients from legal pharmacies and no indication any patients have been harmed, the EMA said in a statement. The fake pens were caught because they were packaged with real serial numbers that were flagged as inactive when the packs were scanned. “Check the patient information leaflet for Ozempic to see what the genuine Ozempic pens should look like,” the EMA said in its warning for patients. The fake pens were detected as Ozempic and similar medicines used for both diabetes and weight loss are in shortage in both the US and Europe. Both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have filed lawsuits against medical spas, wellness centers and compounding pharmacies to stop them from selling what they call “unlawful” copycats.

Persons: ”, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, Eli Lilly, it’s Organizations: CNN, European Union, European Medicines Agency, EMA, CNN Health, Novo Nordisk, ”, Nordisk Locations: United Kingdom, Germany, Europe

☆ Why Fed officials aren’t addressing the Israel-Hamas war the way they did with Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Emma Jones, a spokesperson for the Fed, declined to comment on why many Fed officials, who in the past moved swiftly to acknowledge the war in Ukraine, weren’t addressing the war in Israel. There are some Fed officials who are starting to talk about it, though — albeit only when asked questions. Fed officials see little immediate threat to the US economyAtlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic was the first to speak about the war, at the American Bankers Association’s annual conference last Tuesday. That’s probably why more Fed officials were quicker to acknowledge the war in Ukraine, Dorn said. “I don’t think the Fed wants to look like they’re taking sides,” Dorn added — but said Fed officials could easily talk about it without looking partial.

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☆ New Orleans saltwater: The toxic reason saltwater intrusion would be a catastrophe for New Orleans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But it’s a looming catastrophe for New Orleans, where officials estimate that tens of thousands of the city’s water pipes are made of lead. Many residents aren’t even aware they have lead pipes supplying their drinking water, said Jessica Dandridge, executive director of the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans. Dandridge’s organization works both on water quality issues around the city’s lead pipes and stormwater management and flood control, and they are one of BlueConduit’s local partners working to map the pipes. As a result, lead drinking pipes are all over the country; some national estimates say the total number of pipes is around 9.2 million. It’s “almost a sleuthing or detective (work), trying to find out where the pipes are and where they go,” New Orleans City Councilmember JP Morrell told CNN.

Persons: it’s, Chris Granger, don’t, ” Eric Schwartz, Jessica Dandridge, “, Danielle Land, ”, Land, Dandridge, ” Dandridge, Biden, It’s, JP Morrell, Adrienne Katner, Justin Sullivan, ” Schwartz, BlueConduit’s, ” Grace Birch, “ It’s, Jeffrey Thomas, ” Thomas, “ There’s, we’re Organizations: CNN, Army Corps, Engineers, US Centers for Disease Control, US Army Corps of Engineers, The Times, New, University of Michigan’s, Michigan State University, Hurricane, city’s, Water Board, ” New, ” New Orleans City, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New, Army Corp, Biden Locations: Mississippi, New Orleans, Gulf, Mexico, “ New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, Plaquemines, ”, ” New Orleans, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana

☆ ‘My money goes a lot further here’: This woman moved to Italy because the US was too expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And I thought, ‘Well, why not?’”In April 2021, Barto traveled to Italy to begin searching for a home. While Italian residents don’t pay property taxes on their main residence, non-resident property owners are required to pay a local property tax. Barbara Barto“You don’t really have to get out and drive. I don’t miss that at all.”Although she hasn’t been able to visit home since moving to Italy, Barto is planning to return to the US for the festive holidays. Language barrierWhile she’s picked up some Italian, Barto still finds the language difficult, and mainly relies on Google Translate when it comes to communicating with Italians.

Persons: Barbara Barto, ” Barto, wouldn’t, she’d, hadn’t, Barto, Kirk Fisher, I’ve, I’m, ”, “, Barbara Barto “, she’s, it’s “, ” She’s, didn’t, can’t, hasn’t, Barbara, ’ ” Barto, you’ve, who’ve Organizations: CNN, & Garden Television, CNN Travel, Elective, Google, Italian National Healthcare System Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Palombaro, Abruzzo, Italy, United States, “, Texas, Rome, Venice, “ Texas, ‘

As of now, neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor Rep. Jim Jordan – the two declared GOP candidates in the race – have locked down 217 votes, the necessary number to be elected speaker by a majority vote of the full chamber. The uncertain vote math has raised questions over how and when the GOP majority will be able to elect a new speaker, particularly as infighting continues to roil House Republican ranks. “I’d put it at 2%,” he said when asked by a reporter what the chances are there will be a new House speaker by Wednesday. After his removal as speaker in a historic vote last week, McCarthy announced he would not run again for the post. Read more about the race for House speaker here.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy’s, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan –, Mike Garcia, it’s, “, Thomas Massie, I’d, ”, McCarthy, Wednesday’s, Read Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Republican, California Republican, Kentucky Locations: California

New York CNN —Sheila Bair, who had a front row seat to the subprime mortgage meltdown, is worried today’s housing market is unsustainably hot. A housing bubble can form when prices rise to unsustainable levels. “I see much less speculation in the housing market today, thank goodness,” said Bair. ‘Dizzying heights’Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham shares Bair’s concern about a housing bubble. In many ways, today’s housing market is the polar opposite of the one that preceded the Great Recession.

Persons: Sheila Bair, ” Bair, Bair, ”, she’s, there’s, Jeremy Grantham, ” Grantham, Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, Priscilla Almodovar, it’s, ” Almodovar, Lawrence Yun, homebuyers shouldn’t, ” Yun, Yun, America doesn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Association of Realtors, CNN, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, NAR, “, UBS Locations: New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Richmond, Cincinnati, Zurich, Tokyo, Miami, Toronto, Vancouver, London, America, “

☆ The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst lovingly reflects on the goth subculture in his new book
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Goth is for everyone, Tolhurst writes, and it’s not a “phase” one has to outgrow. “My life in Goth served as a kind of communal reverse meditation,” Tolhurst writes. Part of what appealed to Tolhurst in goth, and why he continues to consider himself goth, is its “inclusive philosophy,” he said. As long as they could pay cover and were old enough to enter, they were welcomed, Tolhurst writes, whether they were dressed in a blazer or black leather. Tolhurst writes about the crushing death of Ian Curtis of Joy Division in "Goth: A History."

Persons: he’s, Lol Tolhurst, Tolhurst, Jacknife Lee, ”, it’s, Goth, ” Tolhurst, Dave Hogan, — Tolhurst, don’t “, ” Goth, Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Nick Cave’s, Joe Strummer, Ian Curtis, Curtis ’, Rob Verhorst, “, Siouxsie Sioux, Gus Stewart, Redferns, Nico, Julianne Reagan, Gitane, Death, Smith, nodded, —, ‘, Fryderyk Gabowicz, Eilish ”, Sioux, Tracy Fahey, they’re, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Hulton, Getty, The, Bauhaus, Party, Siouxsie, Joy, dynamos, Roll Hall of Fame Locations: Soho , London, England, Brixton, London, Sioux, Siouxsie

☆ Black UAW workers won progress in America's auto industry. They are on strike for its future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The percentage of Black workers in the auto industry today is more than double their share of the workforce overall. But the decline in US auto jobs and the erosion of unions have hit Black workers hardest. Black workers are likelier to belong to unions, in any industry, compared to White and Hispanic workers. Black union workers earn on average 16.4% higher wages than non-union Black workers, and they are likelier to have health care and retirement benefits, studies show. Hard-won gains disappearSoon after Black auto workers broke into better paying jobs, the US auto industry began its long decline, decimating Black communities in particular.

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They’re the atheists, the agnostics, the “nothing in particular.” Many are “spiritual but not religious,” and some are neither or both. “I grew up Methodist, but I don’t follow any religion,” said John, 32. But nones said in interviews they were happy to leave religion behind, particularly in toxic situations, and find community elsewhere. While they don’t describe their explorations as spiritual, they aim to inspire wonder and purpose in their children. ___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Persons: Mike Dulak, ”, Dulak, “, Ryan Burge, they’re, Emma Komoroski, Alric Jones, —, Jones, ’ ”, he’ll, I’m, ” Jones, agnostics, ” Burge, ” Dulak, “ It’s, Burge, It’s, I’ve, Mia Vogel, I’ll, Alcoholics Anonymous, Jay Geisler, “ there’s, Geisler, GUS, Guy, ‘, ’ ” Geisler, John, Linda, nones, ” Marjorie Logman, doesn’t, Logman, hadn’t, “ I’m, Ashley Miller, Miller, Linley Sanders, Emily Swanson, Jessie Wardarski Organizations: Catholic, Southern Baptist, Eastern Illinois University, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, AP, Christianity, University of Missouri, Alcoholics, Episcopal, Pittsburgh Recovery Center, Methodist, Lilly Endowment Inc Locations: Southern California, Rocheport , Missouri, Catholic, Southern, “, U.S, Ozark, Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan, Mt . Vernon , Illinois, Aurora , Illinois, Adria

☆ Real estate insiders question how Trump fraud judge valued Mar-a-Lago
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN Business —A New York judge ruled last week that former President Donald Trump inflated the value of his Mar-a-Lago estate by an eye-popping 2,300%. But the Mar-a-Lago finding in particular is raising eyebrows among real estate and legal experts because of the metric Judge Engoron relied on: the county tax assessor’s appraisal value. It’s a well-known fact,” said Eli Beracha, chair of the school of real estate at Florida International University. “A discrepancy of this order of magnitude, by a real estate developer sizing up his own living space of decades, can only be considered fraud,” Engoron wrote. Cintron, the Harrington Ocko & Monk partner, doesn’t think the Mar-a-Lago valuation controversy moves the needle on the question of whether Trump committed fraud.

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McCarthy has the support of most of his members for remaining speaker, but his conference has been riddled with infighting. If just a handful of those members joined with all Democrats, McCarthy would indeed be imperiled. It remains to be seen how many of those members – or others – might support a motion to oust McCarthy. So with a razor-thin GOP majority in the House, whether McCarthy keeps his gavel will almost certainly depend on Democrats. And adding to the troubles was McCarthy’s insistence on Sunday that Democrats were “willing to let government shutdown,” despite their support for the legislation that outnumbered Republicans’.

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