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Review: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ among greatest concert films of all time

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

Taylor Swift has triumphed yet again.Yet, she’s done so in a way that is different than ever before, delivering fans a career-spanning major theatrical release that ranks as nothing less than one of the greatest concert films ever made.The Sam Wrench-directed offering — which hit theaters this week and is expected to quickly set box office records as the top-grossing concert movie of all time — succeeds in numerous ways, magnifying the strengths of the blockbuster tour of the same name as it nicely translates the experience from cavernous football stadiums to movie houses.That’s not easy to do, but it certainly helps when the film crew is drawing from stellar source material — and “The Eras Tour” is indeed nothing short of brilliant. Yet, there’s more to do it than that, given that the tour is designed in a way that makes sense for filming.As the tour’s name implies, the production is organized by different eras (or, more specifi...

Vehicle plunges 100 feet off cliff onto Pescadero State Beach killing one, injuring two others

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

PESCADERO — A vehicle plunged off of a cliff and onto the sand of Pescadero State Beach late Thursday night, killing one and injuring two others, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Interstate 880 crash involving at least 6 cars in Hayward leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | San Jose motorcyclist killed in crash Wednesday night Crashes and Disasters | Woman killed, three injured in East Bay crash Monday night Crashes and Disasters | These Bay Area cities ranked the worst for drivers in the U.S. Crashes and Disasters | Man hit and killed by Amtrak train in Oakland is identified Around 10 p.m. Thursday, the driver of a Kia Forte drove over the cliff from a parking lot adjacent to Highway 1 and Pescadero Creek Road, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Sophie Lu. The vehicle fell about 100 feet before landing on all four tires, partially in the water and partially ...

Katie Porter announces $3.4 million 3rd-quarter fundraising haul

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

(KRON) -- United States Senate candidate Katie Porter announced that she had raised $3.4 million in the third quarter from small dollar donors. In a statement posted to her website, the candidate said she'd receive more than 125,000 unique donations, averaging around $28 each.Representative Porter (D-CA) went on to say that she is refusing donations from "Big Oil, Big Pharma, Wall Street, payday lenders, defense contractors, and other corporate PACs." Instead, the Irvine representative touted financial support from "an army of grassroots supporters" from across California. To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaign Of the $3.4 million raised in the third quarter, Porter's campaign said:More than 125,000 unique donations99% of donations were $100 or lessThe average donation was less than $28Donors spanned all 58 counties in California"I'm proud to be running a true grassroots campaign," said Porter in a statement on her websi...

Hwy 1 crash north of tunnels in Pacifica shut down roadway Friday morning

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Highway 1 in Pacifica was closed Friday morning in both directions north of the Tom Lantos Tunnels, according to an alert from San Mateo County. The California Highway Patrol was said to be investigating a vehicle crash.The closure alert was sent out just before 8 a.m., with a follow-up alert at 9:07 a.m. that the roadway was reopened.The number of vehicles or people involved in the crash is unknown at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

US says North Korea has delivered 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for the war in Ukraine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — US says North Korea has delivered 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for the war in Ukraine.Source

Williamson returns to help New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets at Cricket World Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Kane Williamson scored 78 runs in his comeback from a long-term injury as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the Cricket World Cup on Friday.Williamson played his first match since April after a serious knee injury and reached his total off 107 balls as New Zealand made 248-2 to chase down Bangladesh’s 245-9 with ease. It was the Black Caps’ third straight win at the tournament and put them atop the points table with six points, following victories over England and the Netherlands.New Zealand had a new opening pair with Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra starting together after the latter was picked ahead of Will Young. But Ravindra was out for just nine runs, caught behind off Mustafizur Rahman in the third over.Williamson and Conway then added 80 runs off 105 balls for the second wicket. Conway outscored Williamson in the partnership, and overall made 45 off 59 balls, including three fours. He was out lbw to Shakib Al Hasan in the 21st over.D...

Man pleads guilty to stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from Minnesota museum in 2005

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday, pulling back the curtain on a whodunit mystery dating back 18 years. Terry Jon Martin, 76, was indicted in May on one count of theft of a major artwork. The shoes from the film were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and recovered in 2018 by the FBI. No one was arrested until Martin, who lives near Grand Rapids, was charged this year. Martin’s attorney, Dane DeKrey, said before the change-of-plea hearing in federal court in Duluth that his client, who is in poor health, has been cooperative with him, if not with authorities.“I think Terry is facing his own mortality, and I think when people are reaching that point in their life, they cut through the pleasantries and talk turkey,” DeKrey said in an interview.The one-page indictment gave no details of the path that...

Lawsuit to block New York’s ban on gas stoves is filed by gas and construction groups

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gas and construction trade groups are suing to block New York’s controversial state ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. The organizations argue the law violates the federal government’s rules around how gas appliances are regulated, and filed the case against New York on Thursday in federal court.Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, approved the ban this spring on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment in new buildings. It’s set to take effect in 2026 for structures of seven stories or less and in 2029 for larger buildings. The law would not apply to existing buildings.Similar policies have been approved by dozens of Democrat-controlled cities and local governments as supporters say they are aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality. The rule quickly became the source of partisan outrage over climate change, with Republican officials and other opponents criticizing it as an infringement on consumer choice...

GOP quickly eyes Trump-backed hardliner Jim Jordan as House speaker but not all Republicans back him

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly desperate Republicans convened behind closed doors again Friday as the endless search for a House speaker drags deeper into a second week leaving the GOP majority spiraling into chaos for the foreseeable future.Attention swiftly turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, the hardline Judiciary Committee chairman and founder of the hardline Freedom Caucus as the next potential candidate after Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly ended his bid when it became clear hardline holdouts refused to back him.But not all Republicans want to see Jordan as speaker, second in line to the presidency. Overwhelmed and exhausted, anxious GOP lawmakers worry their House majority is being frittered away to countless rounds of infighting over rules, personalities and direction of the GOP.“Someone said ‘You know, you could put Jesus Christ up for Speaker of the House, and he still wouldn’t get 217,” said Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., about the number needed to win a floor vote.Ne...

YouTube gets reminder to follow EU law over Hamas content

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:40:18 GMT

Google’s Sundar Pichai is the latest tech chief to receive a letter from Brussels urging him to be “very vigilant” to ensure Hamas-connected disinformation and illegal content doesn’t spread on YouTube. Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, today reminded Pichai of the EU’s content-moderation law, the Digital Services Act (DSA), including rules to quickly take down illegal content — like incitement to violence or propaganda for terrorist organizations — flagged by users and law enforcement authorities. Meta and TikTok CEOs Mark Zuckerberg Shou Zi Chew, respectively, as well as Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), were warned and given deadlines to respond to the European Commission in public letters in the past news days. Since the end of August, over a dozen large online platforms have had to comply with rules to better handle illegal and harmful content under the DSA. Non-compliance can lead to fines of up ...