Troy Warren

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Disney’s Insurer Sues Over Production Costs During Hollywood’s Reboot

Disney’s Insurer Sues Over Production Costs During Hollywood’s Reboot

Business, Editors Picks, Entertainment,
BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Given the risk of COVID-19 infection, did Disney intentionally put the cast and crew of its movies and TV shows in harm's way? A court filing from Fireman's Fund actually goes there. Who will be picking up the tab for the extra cost to make movies and TV shows late in 2020 when state governments eased shutdown orders but infections were surging? That’s the crucial question that will be answered by a big lawsuit filed on Thursday by Fireman’s Fund against Disney. The insurer will at least be partially reimbursing Disney for…
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02
2021
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631-HP Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Has Porsche’s Most Powerful V-8

631-HP Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Has Porsche’s Most Powerful V-8

Cars
BY CONNOR HOFFMAN | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT The twin-turbocharged V-8–powered 2022 Cayenne Coupe will arrive in the U.S. next year starting at $182,150. Porsche's new Cayenne Turbo GT is powered by a massaged engine that the German automaker says is the most powerful V-8 it has ever produced.  The twin-turbocharged V-8 produces 631 horsepower and 626 pound-feet of torque, and it'll launch the Turbo GT to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, Porsche claims.  It's only available as a Coupe model, and orders are open now starting at $182,150. Porsche is stuffing a built twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter into the Cayenne Coupe, and it's…
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01
2021
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Don Cheadle Married His Long-Time Partner Bridgid Coulter During the Pandemic

Don Cheadle Married His Long-Time Partner Bridgid Coulter During the Pandemic

Celebrity, Lifestyle,
BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT 'The Ellen Show' guest host Wanda Sykes revealed the 'Iron Man' star's news while recounting a text exchange between the two actors. Don Cheadle has officially married fellow actor Bridgid Coulter, his partner of 28 years. The Ellen Show guest host Wanda Sykes was the one to share the news during the actor’s appearance Wednesday afternoon to promote the latest season of his Showtime comedy Black Monday. The wedding took place early last year. Cheadle and Coulter have been together since the early 1990s, and share two daughters together, Ayana and Imani. The news was…
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01
2021
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Creators Weigh Options as Apple, Spotify Roll Out Subscription Podcast Offerings

Creators Weigh Options as Apple, Spotify Roll Out Subscription Podcast Offerings

Digital, Technology, ,
BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT To diversify revenue for podcast producers — which have been leaning on a booming ad market — the tech giants are offering new tools to build a monthly subscriber base. Amid a gold rush for advertising in podcasts — total ad revenue is expected to exceed $1.3 billion this year and, by 2023, that figure jumps to $2 billion — Spotify and Apple are both rolling out new creator tools in an emerging area: subscriptions. In April, Spotify staked a claim by unveiling its service through Anchor, the podcast platform it acquired in 2019, allowing creators to set a monthly…
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01
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Study shows computer program can reduce older adults’ hazardous driving

Study shows computer program can reduce older adults’ hazardous driving

Health,
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Researchers hope the training program will be widely available North Carolina State University researchers have found a way to reduce older adults’ hazardous driving. The proof-of-concept study found that a low-cost training program can help. Researchers hope their findings lead to more widely available training. The results were published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. “On-road training and simulator training programs have been successful at reducing car accidents involving older drivers – with benefits lasting for years after the training,” Jing Yuan, lead author and a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State…
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01
2021
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Team Trump back in the game with new social media app called GETTR

Team Trump back in the game with new social media app called GETTR

Digital, Politics,
By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Donald Trump’s political team is betting on another big social media venture only a month after shutting down the former president’s highly-touted blog that failed to resonate with his audience. This time Trump appears to be competing directly with the heavyweight social media platforms that banned him after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after his team launched a new app called GETTR, which went live on the Google and Apple app stores in mid-June, according to a report by Politico. The app has already been downloaded more than a…
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01
2021
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7 Festive Ways to Celebrate Fourth of July Without Fireworks

7 Festive Ways to Celebrate Fourth of July Without Fireworks

Home & Garden,
By Emily VanSchmus | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Your local firework show may be canceled due to the fireworks shortage. Rather than put on your own show, try these kid-safe alternatives in the backyard instead. After missing the Fourth of July celebrations last year due to the pandemic, I'm ready to go all-out this year. But don't get too excited about your backyard fireworks display just yet—because of an increase in demand, and since production levels aren't back to where they were pre-pandemic, there will be a firework shortage this summer.  And while you're probably used to shooting off bottle rockets…
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01
2021
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L.A. Courts End Remote Audio Program After Illicit Britney Spears Hearing Recording Surfaces

L.A. Courts End Remote Audio Program After Illicit Britney Spears Hearing Recording Surfaces

Entertainment, In The News, ,
BY ASHLEY CULLINS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Audio of the artist's emotional statements — in a hearing that didn't allow recording — was posted online. It didn’t take long for audio from Britney Spears’ June 23 conservatorship hearing to make the rounds on the internet, despite a clear and emphatic warning from the L.A. County Judge Brenda Penny that recording wasn’t allowed. Whether the person, or people, who did it will face any penalty remains to be seen, but the court has taken another action in response: It shut down its remote audio attendance program entirely. Under California state and…
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01
2021
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Heat Wave Forces Pacific Northwest Restaurants to Close Temporarily

Heat Wave Forces Pacific Northwest Restaurants to Close Temporarily

Foodie, ,
By Jelisa Castrodale | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Even having air conditioning isn't enough to keep kitchens cool as temperatures soar as high as 115 in some places. If you thought that we were going to be able to leave the word "unprecedented" behind in 2020, think again. The Pacific Northwest and parts of western Canada are currently sweating and panting their way through an absolutely unprecedented heat wave, with record-setting temperatures of 115 and 108 degrees on Monday in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, respectively. Canada broke its own national high-temperature mark on Sunday, when Lytton, British Columbia hit 116 degrees. …
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01
2021
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Many Americans Feel Safe Traveling Again

Many Americans Feel Safe Traveling Again

Travel
DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   A new study of American travelers found that many now feel safe traveling outside their local communities, shopping in local stores and dining in local restaurants. According to the latest Longwoods International tracking survey, three-quarters of respondents feel safe traveling again and another two-thirds of travelers support opening their communities to visitors. The study totals are the highest registered in more than a year. “The 2021 leisure travel boom is real,” Longwoods International CEO Amir Eylon said. “Barring any setbacks battling COVID-19, we expect robust growth for the rest of the year.” One of the biggest splits…
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