Movie theaters and streamers may end up friends, … NEW YORK (AP) — After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at Amazon Studios threw them a curveball. “They said, ‘What do you guys think about a theatrical release?’” Damon says. “It wasn’t what we expected when we first made the deal.” “Air,” about Nike’s pursuit of […]
Five takeaways from races in Nevada, South Carolina … Voters from different sides of the country headed to the polls on Tuesday evening, lending some new insight into what to expect going into the general election in November.
Red wave hits breaker: GOP midterm worries rise Republican worries of a midterm flop are growing heading into the critical post-Labor Day campaign season, with analysts who had previously predicted massive GOP gains shifting their forecasts toward Democrats.
Laxalt’s Nevada win sets up fierce race for Senate … LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who has embraced lies about the 2020 election, won the Republican nomination for a pivotal Nevada Senate seat, fending off a challenge from a political newcomer and setting up what will likely be a fierce and costly race against incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, one […]
Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon’s plans to deport … BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Sitting outside her tent in a camp in eastern Lebanon, a 30-year-old Syrian refugee contemplated the sunset and her worsening options. Umm Jawad fled to Lebanon in 2011 to escape a Syrian government siege of her hometown of Homs. She managed to survive over the past decade, despite Lebanon’s devastating […]
Secret Service set to turn over ‘erased’ Jan. 6 texts The tug of war between Jan. 6 investigators and the Secret Service will hit a critical point on Tuesday when the panel examining the Capitol riot expects to receive a trove of agency text messages that could lend new insights into former President Donald Trump’s actions that day.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell sues Jan. 6 panel over … The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, is the latest legal action filed by allies of former President Trump against the Democrat-led panel as it seeks to collect records of communications related to the insurrection and events leading up to it.
The five most dramatic moments from the Jan. 6 hearing (The Hill) – The first televised hearing of the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6 took place Thursday evening. The event, carried live on most broadcast networks and cable news channels, lasted almost two hours. The testimony was powerful and often raw. Here are five of the most dramatic moments. Liz Cheney’s remarks Rep. Liz […]
From ‘Enola Holmes’ to ‘Extraction,’ Netflix bets … It’s easy to forget that the Netflix original film department is still rather young. Five years ago, the streaming service didn’t even really have one. But things move quickly in the competitive streaming world, especially when starting from scratch. Now with a robust library of proprietary and commercially minded films and characters, Netlifx is leaning […]
GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly … WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters’ concerns about inflation by vilifying a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles. On social media, in political ads and at campaign rallies, Republicans say Democrats’ push for battery-powered transportation will leave Americans broke, […]
NBA stiffens take foul penalty, will keep play-in … LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA has completed the process of changing the transition take foul rule, ending years of discussion about what to do with the long-maligned tactic. And, also as expected, the play-in tournament is going to be around for the foreseeable future. The league’s board of governors finalized those two matters Tuesday, […]