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Scorsese’s Revisionist Western Epic Killers of the Flower Moon Earns its Length

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

In his continued exploration of greed, corruption and moral decay, Martin Scorsese doesn’t play it safe in Killers of the Flower Moon, his latest, which opens in theaters this Friday for a limited run before premiering on Apple TV, likely early next year. Although he touched on similar themes in Casino, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman, Scorsese shoots straight for the heart in his latest, depicting our country’s original sin: the genocide of the Native Americans. The 80-year-old filmmaker still employs his signature trademarks including a propulsive narrative, lashings of intense violence, and mesmerizing dives into the mechanics of crime. This time, however, his approach has a psychological depth and curiosity that feels fresh.Based on David Grann’s book of the same name, the movie tells the story of the systematic murders of Osage Native Americans in 1920s Oklahoma. Even with its three-hour-plus running time and a $200 million budget, the film flies by and keeps you compl...

Dear Abby: He’s just a little boy, but he’s already on the wrong path. What can I do?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are raising our two daughters (6 and 7) alongside my sister and her son (10).Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I have a wedding dress and a man I love, but I’m ready to scrap everything Advice | Dear Abby: The family letter is meant to be upbeat but I can’t bring myself to read it Advice | Dear Abby: Do I need to make a formal goodbye to an unwanted friend? Advice | Dear Abby: I took in her cat and it was a big mistake. How do I get out of this? Advice | Dear Abby: Am I overreacting to my dinner guest’s unseemly request? My sister and her son’s father separated while she was pregnant, because he was physically and emotionally abusive. However, the law allows him to still be in the boy’s life.I love my sister and my nephew, which is why we are raising our families as a village. The problem is, we are seeing similar characteristics in my nephew’...

Detached house sells in San Ramon for $1.8 million

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

2170 Canyon Crest Avenue – Google Street ViewA 2,804-square-foot house built in 1989 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 2100 block of Canyon Crest Avenue in San Ramon was sold on Sept. 15, 2023, for $1,770,000, or $631 per square foot. This two-story home has three bedrooms and three baths. The property is equipped with central A/C. In addition, the home is equipped with an attached two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 2,758-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Canyon Crest Avenue in San Ramon sold in March 2023, for $1,995,000, a price per square foot of $723. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 2,824-square-foot home on Quartermaster Canyon Road in San Ramon sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $655. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Canyon Crest Avenue, San Ramon, in June 2022, a 2,804-square-foot home was sold for $2,310,000, a price ...

¿Cuándo y dónde se verá el próximo eclipse solar total? Todo lo que debes saber

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

(CNN) — Si te perdiste el eclipse anular que creó un “anillo de fuego” sobre América el sábado, no te preocupes: otro eclipse está en camino, y ofrecerá un espectáculo diferente.En 2024, los observadores del cielo de Norteamérica disfrutarán de un eclipse solar total que pasará por México, Estados Unidos y Canadá.El esperado acontecimiento celestial no se producirá hasta el 8 de abril, pero los aficionados a los eclipses ya están reservando hoteles que coincidan con la trayectoria del eclipse total, y los expertos aconsejan hacer planes ahora para no perdérselo.Esto se debe a que no volverá a verse un eclipse solar total en Estados Unidos hasta agosto de 2044. (Han pasado casi seis años desde el “Gran Eclipse Americano” de 2017.) Y un eclipse anular no volverá a aparecer en esta parte del mundo hasta 2046.Aquí tienes todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el próximo eclipse.¿Qué es un eclipse solar total?Un eclipse solar total se produce cuando la Luna pasa ...

Brussels terror attack suspect killed by police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

BRUSSELS — Brussels police on Tuesday morning shot dead a man suspected of killing two Swedish football fans in an Islamist terror attack on Monday night.“The perpetrator of the Brussels terrorist attack was identified and has died,” said Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden. “Our thanks to the intelligence and security services and the public prosecutor’s office for their quick and decisive action last night and this morning.” “We can confirm that he is deceased,” a spokesperson for the Belgian federal prosecutor told POLITICO. More information will be released “within an hour,” he added.Monday night’s attack took place around one and a half kilometers north of the city center’s Grand Place, and not far from the Sainte Catherine area — a popular spot filled with restaurants and bars. It happened shortly before Belgium played Sweden in an international football match, which was abandoned after the slayings. After an overnig...

BC looks to continue winning ways at Georgia Tech

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

The Boston College Eagles need to pick up where they left off.BC entered the bye week with consecutive victories over Virginia and Army to improve to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. Both games were back-and-forth struggles that were closed out by the defense late in the fourth quarter.The Eagles will look to even their record in conference play when they travel to Atlanta to engage the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech (3-3, 2-1) at venerable Bobby Dodd Stadium.BC needs three wins in the last six games, five in the ACC and a regional home match against UConn, to attain bowl eligibility for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. After finishing 3-9 last season, playing a game in late December at a neutral site means a lot to the program.“We talked at 1-3 that we have to get back to 3-3 at the bye and that was really important for us as a staff to think about,” said BC head coach Jeff Hafley during his weekly press briefing at the Yawkey center on Monday.“For the players, they can’t t...

Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardment

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — For hours and hours, Moen Abu Aish digs through the rubble of demolished homes to find survivors of Israeli airstrikes, toiling in a vast and desperate search complicated by the shortage of critical supplies and the sheer scope of destruction across the Gaza Strip. Even as rescue worker Abu Aish, 58, and his colleagues struggle to pry lifeless bodies from the concrete and twisted metal where residential towers once stood, the death toll keeps rising. Gaza’s Health Ministry has reported that Israel’s bombardment — launched after Hamas mounted a bloody, unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7 — has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians, many of them women and children. But far more Palestinians have been killed than have been officially reported, with 1,200 people, among them some 500 minors, believed to be trapped under the rubble awaiting rescue, or recovery, health authorities said. They based their estimates on distress calls they received.“...

In the news today: Canadian grocers keep mum on pricing plans and N.B. throne speech

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed tobring you up to speed on what you need to know today…Champagne says he wishes grocers would share plansIndustry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices.Earlier this month, Champagne announced that major Canadian grocers — Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco — submitted initial plans to the federal government for how they will stabilize prices in the face of high inflation.The Liberal government summoned the heads of the companies to meet in Ottawa last month, demanding that they present such a plan by Thanksgiving or face potential tax measures. At the announcement on Oct. 5, Champagne said that those plans included discounts, price freezes and price-matching campaigns. He didn’t divulge many details at the time, saying he wanted the grocers to compete with one another. But in an interview with ...

Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh elected to be an International Olympic Committee member

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh has been elected as a member of the IOC.The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday voted in eight new members to make a total of 107 drawn from royal families, sports officials, current and former athletes plus leaders from politics and industry.Members’ work at annual meetings includes approving recommended candidates as future Olympic Games hosts. They could be asked in Paris next July to change Olympic rules that would let IOC president Thomas Bach seek a third leadership term in 2025 beyond the current 12-year limit. Yeoh, who has ties to the United Nations representing her home country Malaysia, was elected in a 67-9 vote by her new colleagues. The accolade came in the same year as her Oscar win for best actress in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”Yeoh also is an international campaigner for road safety in partnership with her husband, Jean Todt, the former head of the Ferrari team in Formula One racing. He was presi...

Orchids, veggies and beer: pot producers pivot in tough market

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:06:54 GMT

When Miguel Martin first visited Bevo Agtech Inc.’s Langley, B.C., greenhouse, he saw potential bursting from every corner. Hundreds of trays of tomato seedlings stretched away under the glow of LED lights. Baskets of blossoming flowers hung from the rafters. And the company was convinced it already had its next big product line: orchids.Martin is CEO of Aurora Cannabis Inc. and may have seemed like an unlikely buyer for Bevo, an agriculture stalwart still run by the Dutch family that founded it in 1986. But it was a good match: the Edmonton-based pot giant already had the hulking, temperature-controlled greenhouses Bevo needed to expand, while for Aurora, Bevo’s stability would provide some reprieve from the volatile weed industry.“It’s a company that makes money. It’s a company that’s growing,” Martin saidin a September interview, a year after Aurora bought a 50.1 per cent stake in Bevo for $45 million.“It’s a company that’s not brok...