“Ammonite” joins a long list of forbidden love stories, yielding a movie presented in washed-out tones, which shines principally thanks to Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The result is a slow-moving, somewhat predictable but finally effective period romance that primarily serves as an old-fashioned testament to star power. Set in the 1840s, the film features
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — From coast to coast, viral videos of heated exchanges — even fistfights — over who is and who isn’t wearing a mask. In all of this, there appears to be no room for etiquette. “Etiquette really has to do with us putting others at
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Seven military members of a peacekeeping force in Egypt, including five Americans, were killed when a helicopter crashed in the southern Sinai Peninsula, the coalition force announced Thursday. One American survived the crash, which happened in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh, the coalition said in a statement. The names of those involved are being withheld
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The 34th annual Guns ‘N Hoses boxing showdown has been postponed. “The health and welfare of all of our fighters, sponsors, as well as our event staff, are our highest priority,” said David Stokes, president of Grey Eagle Distributors. “For the past several
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — The Hampden Township Veterans Recognition Committee (HTVRC) is organizing “Operation Troop Support Holiday Care Packages 2020” to salute soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The 28th ECAB has more than 700 members currently serving in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHAMOKIN, PA (WNEP) — A statue of St. Theresa was horribly defaced by vandals at Mother Cabrini Church. Now, the church is in the somewhat uncomfortable position of pleading for someone to return the head of Jesus, which was smashed off the crucifix held by St. Theresa. Pictures
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Barack Obama directly confronts the racist politics of President Donald Trump in the first volume of his post-presidency memoir, bluntly suggesting how he believes his historic election in 2008 opened a wave of bitter and divisive turmoil that fueled Republicans’ obstructionism and ultimately changed the party, according to a copy of the book obtained by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Or (KPTV) — Between new restrictions in the two-week pause, winter weather and the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic, businesses have a lot to juggle. And restaurants are looking to adapt both short-term and long-term, investing in tents and heaters to hopefully attract customers outside in these
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Between new restrictions in the two-week pause, winter weather and the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic, businesses have a lot to juggle. And restaurants are looking to adapt both short-term and long-term, investing in tents and heaters to hopefully attract customers outside in these
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America’s jobs recovery is slowing down. While many have been able to return to work, millions remain unemployed. Another 709,000 Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was a slightly smaller number of initial claims than economists had expected. On top of
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You will likely need a jacket this morning as some locations will be in the low 40s. Afternoon high temperatures will run warmer than previous days, lowland areas will see temps in the low 70s this afternoon. We will see a mix of sun and clouds through Friday with plenty of sun through the weekend.
Continue Reading Navigating Instagram is about to look a little different. On Thursday, the Facebook-owned company unveiled the first major change to its app’s home screen in 10 years. The new design gives its 15-second video feature Reels its own tab, and also adds a button dedicated to shopping. The roll out starts Thursday. With the changes,
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A bunch of good football teams are being sidelined this weekend. There were seven games on the Southeastern Conference football schedule for Saturday. Now there are just three. SEC teams not playing: No. 1 Alabama, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 11 Georgia, No. 21 Auburn, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Missouri and Tennessee. Yes, the culprit
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Joan Reidy, 67, watches and laughs as her new dog Babygirl darts around the backyard. “I call them ‘zoomies’ because they run and run. So energetic!” Reidy told CNN. “I have to keep up with her and so we go on a lot of walks. She is really good for my health, and I think
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America’s jobs recovery is slowing down. While many have been able to return to work, millions remain unemployed. Another 709,000 Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Thursday. On top of that, another 298,154 workers filed for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a program sanctioned under
Continue Reading After a dismal year, the oil market needs a savior. And while a vaccine may play that role eventually, investors just got a tough reminder of how far there is to go. What’s happening: Oil prices have skyrocketed this week on news that a coronavirus vaccine could be approved before the end of the year.
Continue Reading Oil prices have surged this week on hopes that an effective coronavirus vaccine could be approved before the end of the year. The rally is starting to look premature. Major oil producers and the International Energy Agency (IEA) are slashing their forecasts for demand, saying that the resurgence of the coronavirus in Europe and the
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Thanksgiving has always been a big deal for Sara Wellensiek and her family. Every year, the Phoenix blogger, her husband and their three boys fly to Nebraska to spend the week seeing loved ones. They go to a University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football game. They eat pumpkin spice treats. They spend the actual holiday with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 29 new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. That’s the most deaths ever reported in a single day in the county. The death toll now stands at 725. The latest victims were identified as: 1 man in his 30s1 man in his 40s1 man
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(CNN Español) — España informó el miércoles que a partir del 23 de noviembre solicitará una prueba PCR negativa en las 72 horas previas a su llegada a los pasajeros que provengan de zonas de riesgo de contagio de covid-19. ¿Qué países son los afectados? España pedirá una prueba de PCR negativa para permitir ingreso
Continue Reading Robots are joining the fight against the coronavirus — because we need all the help we can get. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. US
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Robots are joining the fight against the coronavirus — because we need all the help we can get. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. US
Continue Reading Last year, Disney’s then-CEO Bob Iger called Disney+, the company’s nascent streaming service, “a bet on the future of this business.” Iger was right that Disney+ was a significant shift in the nearly century-old entertainment company’s focus. But he was wrong about one thing: Disney+ isn’t the future of Disney. It’s the present. The service
Continue Reading Una nueva prueba podría detectar mejor si has tenido covid-19, según un estudio. Eta toca tierra por cuarta vez. La última restauración de arte fallida que hace el ridículo en España. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Alarma por «acciones dictatoriales» de Trump El gobierno del presidente
Continue Reading After serving 15 years for a brutal murder, a Tennessee man has been exonerated by a judge who ruled he was wrongly convicted. The Davidson County District Attorney’s Office announced that after a four-year effort by Joseph Webster’s attorney to exonerate him, it “no longer has confidence in the conviction against Mr. Webster” and recommended
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — Karl Rove, el arquitecto de las campañas para gobernador y presidenciales del expresidente George W. Bush, reconoció el miércoles que las elecciones presidenciales de 2020 no serán anuladas a pesar de la avalancha de demandas del presidente Donald Trump. Rove, quien según fuentes asesoró a la Casa Blanca y la campaña de
Continue Reading Europe has turned itself into the cop on the Big Tech beat, repeatedly enforcing its rules and hitting the industry’s top American companies with huge fines. That’s not going to change when Joe Biden is sworn in as US president. Biden has made clear that he wants to reset the US relationship with top allies,
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Diego Maradona was discharged from the Olivos clinic in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday. Maradona, who turned 60 on October 30, had surgery for a blood clot on his brain last week and the subdural hematoma surgery was successful, according to his doctor Leopoldo Luque. The former footballer is now under outpatient
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Diego Maradona was discharged from the Olivos clinic in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday. Maradona, who turned 60 on October 30, had surgery for a blood clot on his brain last week and the subdural hematoma surgery was successful, according to his doctor Leopoldo Luque. The former footballer is now under outpatient
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump había predicho en casi todos los actos de campaña que los medios de comunicación dejarían de hablar sobre la pandemia de coronavirus el día después de las elecciones. Pero resulta que nadie está ignorando el empeoramiento de la tragedia más que el propio presidente. En lugar de hacerse cargo
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