Donna Langley, Chairman, NBCUniversal Studio Group & Chief Content Officer, has been one of the key figures negotiating with the writers and actors. While talks with the latter do not seem to have gone very well today, Langley didn’t give many details of the negotiations, but did say, “The best way I can say it …
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LOS ANGELES — Negotiations between the union representing thousands of actors on strike in Hollywood and the studios have been suspended, a trade association for the studios said late Wednesday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said in a statement that the gap between it and the union known as SAG-AFTRA “is too great.” …
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GAZA, Oct 12 – Most of the 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip have no electricity and no water. And, with hundreds of Israeli strikes raining down on their tiny enclave, they have nowhere to run. The Palestinian territory, one of the most crowded places on Earth, has been under siege since Saturday in …
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March Madness isn’t the only time of year when there are huge upsets. The Arizona Diamondbacks came into the NLDS as huge underdogs against their division rivals – they didn’t care one bit. The D-Backs swept the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday after winning Game 3, 4-2. In the third inning, the Diamondbacks scored four …
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Egypt, the other country besides Israel that borders Gaza, moved quickly this week to fortify its border and prevent a flood of Palestinians from entering Egyptian territory during Israel’s counteroffensive against Hamas. “Clarification: The Rafah crossing was open yesterday, but now it’s closed,” Hecht said. The Rafah crossing was evidently shut down because Israel dropped …
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A Connecticut high school student and football player has tragically passed away following a practice on Tuesday afternoon, school officials said. In a press release, Windsor High School Superintendent Dr. Terrell Hill confirm the sudden death of Elijah-Jay Mariano Rivera, a 15-year-old student. “I am deeply saddened to confirm the passing of one of our …
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The government of Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the Saudi and Chinese navies have commenced a three-week joint exercise known as “Blue Sword.” “The goal of the exercise is to boost the mutual trust and friendly relations between the Chinese and the Saudi Arabian navies, enhance the participants’ capabilities in naval combat and comprehensively …
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LONDON — Back in July the fashionable English town of Bruton, in Somerset, played host to the British political wedding of the year. Britain’s former chief finance minister, George Osborne, married his former aide Thea Rogers, and the guest list was a who’s who of Westminster. Long lens photographers captured a procession of political behemoths, …
A sample of material collected from the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been found to contain abundant water and carbon, the US space agency NASA said, offering more evidence for a theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. The findings were announced on Wednesday as NASA gave the public a …
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There’s a belief in some MLB front offices that the postseason is a crapshoot – that’s certainly not the case for the Houston Astros. For the seventh year in a row, the defending World Series champs are off to the American League Championship Series. Houston defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, to take them down in …
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After a rough day of negotiations Wednesday, the actors guild and the studios have pulled the plug for now. Things were distinctly “much rockier than usual” today a veteran dealmaker says. Another source confirmed, “it did not go well today.” The insider added: “Things are uncertain, but a step back from talks looks likely.” With …
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