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Yorgos Lanthimos to receive Creative Impact in Directing award at Palm Springs Film Festival

Director Yorgos Lanthimos will receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award next month at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in recognition of his body of work, including this year’s “Poor Things.” The award will be presented to Lanthimos as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on Jan.

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US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections

By MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the

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US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections

By MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the

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Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief sentenced to over four years in prison for work with Russian oligarch

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was sentenced to just over four years in prison for working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government. Charles McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the FBI, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to violate US

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Ahead of meeting with US envoy, Israeli president says now isn’t time to discuss 2-state solution

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has joined the ranks of high-ranking Israeli officials to speak out against a two-state solution after the war in Gaza. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Isaac Herzog said it is not the time to be talking about establishing an independent Palestinian

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Men charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell on black market

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then sold eagle parts on a black market that has been a long-running problem for U.S. wildlife officials, a federal grand jury indictment says.

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Amazon, Target and more will stop selling water beads marketed to kids due to rising safety concerns

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three major U.S. retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns. Water beads are small, colorful balls made of superabsorbent polymers. They’re are often sold as toys,

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Golden State Warriors stand by Draymond Green, say he’ll get help during his indefinite suspension

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Golden State Warriors believe Draymond Green needs serious help to stop the increasingly frequent outbursts in his long history of unsportsmanlike behavior. Coach Steve Kerr and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. are hopeful Green’s indefinite suspension for hitting Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the

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New York Republicans nominate ex-Israeli soldier in special election for Santos’ seat

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York Republicans have nominated Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip in the special election to succeed recently expelled GOP Rep. George Santos in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Pilip, an Israeli immigrant who was born in Ethiopia and served in the Israel Defense Forces, will face former Democratic Rep. Tom

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Alexey Navalny Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Personal Birth date: June 4, 1976 Death date: February 16, 2024 Birth place: Butyn, Soviet Union Birth name: Alexey Anatolyevich Navalny (sometimes spelled Alexei, Aleksei) Father: Anatoly Navalny, former military officer and basket-weaving factory owner Mother:

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Victims allege sex abuse in Maryland youth detention facilities under new law allowing them to sue

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 100 people incarcerated as children in Maryland juvenile detention facilities have sued the state alleging they endured sexual abuse from staff members decades ago. The lawsuits are made possible by a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims.

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Andre Braugher died from lung cancer, rep for ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide’ star says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Braugher died from lung cancer, a representative said Thursday. When the Emmy-winning actor who starred in the series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street” died Monday at age 61, his representatives said only that he had been through a brief illness, but his publicist Jennifer Allen gave the

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