Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia’s worst stranding
Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia's worst stranding
The long-finned pilot whales perished after becoming beached on Tasmania's coast.
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Belarus: Lukashenko inaugurated in unannounced ceremony
Belarus: Lukashenko inaugurated in unannounced ceremony
The embattled president of Belarus is quietly sworn in for a sixth term despite weeks of protests.
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Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak
Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort's Covid-19 outbreak
The outbreak at the Ischgl resort in Tyrol has been linked to cases in 45 different countries.
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Sky Pauses ‘Brassic’ Shoot After Crew Member Displays Coronavirus Symptoms
Sky Pauses ‘Brassic’ Shoot After Crew Member Displays Coronavirus Symptoms
Sky has halted filming on Season 3 of its hit comedy drama Brassic after a crew member displayed coronavirus symptoms. Production on the Calamity Films drama has been paused and cast and crew have gone into self-isolation following the incident, which comes as a second wave of coronavirus is beginning to gather strength in the […]
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‘Missing Link’ Animation Studio Laika Strikes Library Deal With Park Circus
‘Missing Link’ Animation Studio Laika Strikes Library Deal With Park Circus
Laika, the multi-Oscar-nominated American animation studio, has struck a deal with Park Circus to rep sales on its library. The agreement, which covers the studio’s full back catalogue across all global territories, includes Missing Link, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Coraline, all of which were up for Oscar. The announcement was […]
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Netflix Buys African Territories On Sundance Hit ‘Farewell Amor’
Netflix Buys African Territories On Sundance Hit ‘Farewell Amor’
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has picked up African rights to Farewell Amor, Tanzanian writer-director Ekwa Msangi’s feature debut that was well received at Sundance this year. The pact will see Netflix carry the movie across the entirety of the African continent, releasing shortly after the film’s U.S. theatrical roll out via IFC Films in December. It will […]
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Brit National Treasure Captain Tom Moore To Be Subject Of Movie From ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ & ‘ Finding Your Feet’ Producers
Brit National Treasure Captain Tom Moore To Be Subject Of Movie From ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ & ‘ Finding Your Feet’ Producers
UK companies Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures have secured the sought-after rights to British national treasure and World War II hero Captain Tom Moore’s inspirational story. The former British Army Captain raised £39M ($50M) for the National Health Service by walking laps of his garden in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the […]
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‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ Knocks Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Pentagon Spending As U.S. Reaches 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths
‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ Knocks Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Pentagon Spending As U.S. Reaches 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths
The United States reached a grim milestone Tuesday as the nation reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah put President Donald Trump in the hot seat for his lackluster, if not detrimental, response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Almost no one is doing worse than the United States with a number of COVID-19 cases […]
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Near Record Heat, Winds On The Way For L.A. As Bobcat Fire Rages On
Near Record Heat, Winds On The Way For L.A. As Bobcat Fire Rages On
Tuesday marked the first day of fall and also the official start of fire season in Los Angeles. But while fall seems far way, fire season is already well underway. As of 8 p.m., the Bobcat Fire had scorched over 112,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest and was just 17% contained. That containment number […]
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Tom Cruise And Doug Liman Set Liftoff Date With Space X, Space Shuttle Almanac Reveals
Tom Cruise And Doug Liman Set Liftoff Date With Space X, Space Shuttle Almanac Reveals
Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman’s may head into space in for their film in October 2021, images from the Space Shuttle Almanac reveal. On Monday the Twitter for the Space Shuttle Almanac shared a photo of spacecrafts and countries set to launch from in the next three years. While the chart may seem like […]
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Breonna Taylor: Kentucky city on edge ahead of prosecutor decision
Breonna Taylor: Kentucky city on edge ahead of prosecutor decision
Louisville fears civil unrest at it waits to hear of any charges over the killing of Breonna Taylor.
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Australia whale stranding: 470 animals now beached in Tasmania record
Australia whale stranding: 470 animals now beached in Tasmania record
Australian rescuers find more beached whales during a large rescue effort, but fear many are dead.
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News & Documentary Emmys: PBS & ‘POV’ Lead On Night 2; Pubcaster Tops CNN For Overall Count – Update
News & Documentary Emmys: PBS & ‘POV’ Lead On Night 2; Pubcaster Tops CNN For Overall Count – Update
UPDATED, 7:11 PM: PBS and its veteran series POV were the big winners on Night 2 of the first multi-ceremony News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Tuesday, which spotlight the documentarties. The pubcaster took five trophies including four for POV. See the full list of Night 2 winners here. HBO was second with three wins […]
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‘WandaVision’ Trailer Racks Up Massive Traffic In 24 Hours Post-Emmys
‘WandaVision’ Trailer Racks Up Massive Traffic In 24 Hours Post-Emmys
EXCLUSIVE: Audiences didn’t watch the Primetime Emmys on Sunday, which sank to a new low of 6.1M viewers, but there was something that kept their eyes glued in the 24 hours following the awards show: the trailer for Disney+/Marvel’s WandaVision. We hear that the trailer in the 24 hours following its Emmy broadcast netted a […]
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Donald Trump Says It’s A “Beautiful Sight” To See Police Throw Reporter To The Ground
Donald Trump Says It’s A “Beautiful Sight” To See Police Throw Reporter To The Ground
Donald Trump again mocked MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi for the moment when he was struck by a rubber bullet while covering protests in June, and told a rally crowd that it was a “beautiful sight” when police targeted an unidentified reporter and “threw him aside like he was a bag of popcorn.” Speaking at a […]
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Teddi Mellencamp Confirms ‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Exit On Instagram: “It Feels Like A Breakup”
Teddi Mellencamp Confirms ‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Exit On Instagram: “It Feels Like A Breakup”
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp has confirmed her exit from the Bravo show. The Housewife addressed the news in an Instagram video on Tuesday. “I recently found out that my contract as a Housewife is not being renewed. Of course I could give you the standard response of ‘we both came to […]
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L.A. County Coronavirus Update: Los Angeles’s COVID-19 Numbers Now Below State Threshold For Reopening, With One Catch
L.A. County Coronavirus Update: Los Angeles’s COVID-19 Numbers Now Below State Threshold For Reopening, With One Catch
Los Angeles County health officials confirmed on Tuesday the county meets the criteria to move into a less-restrictive phase of the California’s economic-reopening roadmap. But there’s a catch. The county must maintain those numbers for two consecutive weeks before the state will move it out of the most-restrictive “purple” tier and into the slightly less […]
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Open Road’s Liam Neeson Action-Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Going Wide This Fall, A Week Later
Open Road’s Liam Neeson Action-Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Going Wide This Fall, A Week Later
EXCLUSIVE: Good news, movie theaters. Open Road Films’ Liam Neeson action-thriller Honest Thief, which was set to go wide, is going really wide now at 2,000 theaters. However, you’ll have to wait a week later than anticipated. The movie from Ozark co-creator and producer Mark Williams, which was set to open on Oct. 9 will […]
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MPTF Country Home Residents Have Gone Five-Plus Months Without A New COVID-19 Infection; Katzenbergs Donate $455,000 In Matching Funds
MPTF Country Home Residents Have Gone Five-Plus Months Without A New COVID-19 Infection; Katzenbergs Donate $455,000 In Matching Funds
EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture & Television Fund’s nursing home in Woodland Hills was hit hard by the coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic. Seventeen residents were infected between March 31 and April 12, and six died. Since then, however, the home has seen a remarkable comeback in its battle against COVID-19: Not a […]
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Joe Biden Gets Formal POTUS Endorsement From Cindy McCain; Republican Sen. John McCain Ran Against Ex-VP & Obama In 2008
Joe Biden Gets Formal POTUS Endorsement From Cindy McCain; Republican Sen. John McCain Ran Against Ex-VP & Obama In 2008
Joe Biden said Tuesday that Cindy McCain will officially endorse him in his bid to toss President Donald Trump out of the White House. “Maybe I shouldn’t say it but I’m about to go on one of these Zooms with John McCain’s wife, who is first time ever is endorsing me because of what [Trump] […]
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‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Season 18 Return On Par With 2019 Premiere, Leads Syndication Pack
‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Season 18 Return On Par With 2019 Premiere, Leads Syndication Pack
The Ellen DeGeneres Show drew solid ratings in its Season 18 premiere Monday, in which DeGeneres addressed allegations of a toxic workplace that had emerged over the summer. The series opener earned a 1.9 rating and 6 share among Households, improving its lead-in 1.2/4 by +58% in rating and 50% in share, and steady vs […]
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Audie Murphy Limited Series In Works From ‘Price Of Glory’, ‘Bleacher Bums’ Producers
Audie Murphy Limited Series In Works From ‘Price Of Glory’, ‘Bleacher Bums’ Producers
EXCLUSIVE: Arthur E. Friedman and Steven Jay Rubin are developing a limited series that will explore the life of actor, Congressional Medal of Honor winner and World War II hero Audie Murphy. Friedman (Price of Glory, Beyond the Sea) and Rubin (Bleacher Bums, Silent Night) have acquired rights to the 1959 Murphy biography No Name […]
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Follow new Covid restrictions or risk a second lockdown, Johnson warns
Follow new Covid restrictions or risk a second lockdown, Johnson warns
PM says he is prepared for harsher restrictions, if new measures do not cut down virus’ spreadCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has warned the weary British public to summon their resolve for a tough winter ahead, as he refused to rule out a second national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Speaking in a televised address after announcing new rules across England he appeared to suggest “freedom-loving” Britons will be to blame if more draconian restrictions are applied. Continue reading...
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With Court Prize in Sight, Republicans Unite Behind Trump Once Again
With Court Prize in Sight, Republicans Unite Behind Trump Once Again
The swift rally behind President Trump’s push to fill a Supreme Court seat before the election reflected his lock on the Republican Party.
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Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Refused to Step Down
Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Refused to Step Down
She could have had President Obama nominate her successor. But she didn’t get to the Supreme Court by letting other people tell her what she could do.
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Pelosi and Mnuchin Reach Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown
Pelosi and Mnuchin Reach Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown
The stopgap spending bill would delay a lapse in government funding until Dec. 11. A vote is expected soon.
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The Green Party’s Biggest Fan? In Some States, It’s the G.O.P.
The Green Party’s Biggest Fan? In Some States, It’s the G.O.P.
Republicans have tried boosting Green Party candidates in previous election cycles to siphon votes from Democrats. They are at it again this year — but it hasn’t always worked.
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When Joe Biden’s in Town Practicing Social Distancing
When Joe Biden's in Town Practicing Social Distancing
An expert retail politician has become perhaps the most conspicuous practitioner of social distancing in America.
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NBCUniversal Promotes Janine Jones-Clark To EVP, Inclusion – Talent & Content For Film, TV & Streaming
NBCUniversal Promotes Janine Jones-Clark To EVP, Inclusion – Talent & Content For Film, TV & Streaming
NBCUniversal has elevated Janine Jones-Clark to EVP, , Inclusion – Talent & Content, NBCUniversal Film, Television and Streaming. Jones-Clark was most recently Head of Inclusion – Talent and Content for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). Jones-Clark’s role will expand to include diversity efforts for NBCUniversal’s TV divisions, Universal Studio Group, which is comprised of Universal […]
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WME Agent Brent Smith Suspended For “Behavioral Issues”
WME Agent Brent Smith Suspended For “Behavioral Issues”
EXCLUSIVE: WME has suspended agent Brent Smith for “behavioral issues,” pending an investigation, sources said. This just happened today, and the agency isn’t commenting. Smith is a top agent in the music and hip hop space, with clients that include Drake, Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar and Calvin Harris. An attempt to reach Smith for comment […]
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