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Month: July 2024

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns

Reuters (Reuters) — Video game voice actors and motion-capture performers have called a strike over failed labor contract negotiations focused around AI-related protections for workers, bringing about another work stoppage in Hollywood. The SAG-AFTRA has called a strike of the Interactive Media Agreement that covers videogame performers, effective July 26, the union said on Thursday.

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Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education

Associated Press/Report for America Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed the daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to serve on the Virginia Board of Education. Some Democrats are criticizing Youngkin’s appointment of Meg Bryce, claiming she is unfit for the board following her unsuccessful campaign in 2023 for an at-large seat on

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Yuval Sharon’s contract as Detroit Opera artistic director extended 3 years through 2027-28 season

DETROIT (AP) — Yuval Sharon’s contract as artistic director of the Detroit Opera has been extended for three years through the 2027-28 season. Sharon is shifting the company toward themed season. He is planning America for 2025-26, Faith for 2026-27 and Sustainability for 2027-28. Sharon started with the company in 2020. The first season under

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Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court’s code of conduct needs an enforcement plan. Takeaways from her wide-ranging comments.

By Devan Cole, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday defended the code of conduct the Supreme Court created last year, but conceded there needs to be a way to enforce the rules for it to be more effective. “I think that the rules that we put out are good ones,” Kagan said at a judicial

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El presidente Arévalo asegura que están atendiendo a mexicanos que buscaron refugio en Guatemala

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Guatemala están atendiendo a los mexicanos que han cruzado la frontera con el estado mexicano de Chiapas en busca de refugio, aseguró este jueves el presidente del país, Bernardo Arévalo. El Gobierno centroamericano no ha informado cuántas personas cruzaron la frontera y CNN intenta determinar cuántos son. Los

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Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting, is taking to the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, as Harris’ nascent presidential campaign gets off the ground and a parallel campaign to be Harris’ running mate takes shape. Giffords, speaking Thursday at the

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Fast Facts: Wildfire trends in the US

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN Over the last couple decades, wildfires have increased in number and size, particularly in western states. This is likely due to climate change, which can affect precipitation, wind, temperature, vegetation and other factors that drive wildfires. These longer, more active fire seasons combined with increased housing have put more homes

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Gaza war protesters hold a ‘die-in’ near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protesters on Thursday poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolized the blood of those killed in Gaza. The protesters

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ brings Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and some friends to jolt Comic-Con

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” has swept through Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, with a surprise screening and the film’s stars and thousands of fans. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who play the titular superheroes, joined director Shawn Levy in the San Diego Convention Center’s famed Hall H Thursday

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Automakers hit ‘significant storm,’ as buyers reject lofty prices at time of huge capital outlays

AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Investors are punishing automakers’ stocks this week after second-quarter earnings reports exposed industrywide issues of slowing sales and high prices. That has come just as the companies are having to spend huge sums to make new electric and gas vehicles. Many automakers have growing stockpiles on dealer lots, requiring

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Exclusive: Haley offers no apologies for what she said about Trump during primary and defends choice to back him over Harris

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley offered no apologies Thursday for the “tough things” she said about Donald Trump during their bruising Republican primary fight, but she told CNN’s Jake Tapper she does not doubt her choice to support the former president over presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in

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Exclusive: Haley offers no apologies for what she said about Trump during primary and defends choice to back him over Harris

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley offered no apologies Thursday for the “tough things” she said about Donald Trump during their bruising Republican primary fight, but she told CNN’s Jake Tapper she does not doubt her choice to support the former president over presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris

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Exclusive: Haley offers no apologies for what she said about Trump during primary and defends choice to back him over Harris

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley offered no apologies Thursday for the “tough things” she said about Donald Trump during their bruising Republican primary fight, but she told CNN’s Jake Tapper she does not doubt her choice to support the former president over presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris

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Exclusive: Haley offers no apologies for what she said about Trump during primary and defends choice to back him over Harris

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley offered no apologies Thursday for the “tough things” she said about Donald Trump during their bruising Republican primary fight, but she told CNN’s Jake Tapper she does not doubt her choice to support the former president over presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris

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