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Oct
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Guns, Ammo, Accountability: Hollywood Munitions Experts Grapple With ‘Rust’ Tragedy

Guns, Ammo, Accountability: Hollywood Munitions Experts Grapple With ‘Rust’ Tragedy

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BY GARY BAUM, CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #EditorsPicks Questions swirl about on-set gun safety and who could be at fault after Alec Baldwin shoots prop gun with live rounds, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Firearms safety guidelines are clear and longstanding in Hollywood, where guns have been employed on the big screen since the silent film era: Live ammunition is never to be used nor brought onto any studio lot or stage. Blanks can kill. Treat all firearms as though they are loaded. But following the weapon-discharge tragedy involving Alec Baldwin that resulted in the…
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Oct
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Alec Baldwin Shares “Shock and Sadness” Over Deadly Set Shooting

Alec Baldwin Shares “Shock and Sadness” Over Deadly Set Shooting

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BY RYAN PARKER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #EditorsPicks "I'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred," says the actor. Alec Baldwin on Friday morning expressed his “shock and sadness” over an incident Thursday on the set of his film, Rust, where a gun he was handling misfired, killing the cinematographer and wounding the director. Director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, died Thursday after being injured when the prop gun was “discharged” by Baldwin, the Western’s producer and star. Hutchins had been transported by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was pronounced…
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Oct
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

COVID-19, Editors Picks,
By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 #EditorsPicks WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots and follows the authorization of a third dose for the Pfizer vaccinefor many Americans last month. The move was previewed Tuesday by a U.S. health official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to…
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Oct
16
2021
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By Troy Warren
Nike executive reveals he shot and killed rival gang member decades ago

Nike executive reveals he shot and killed rival gang member decades ago

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Larry Miller opens up about criminal past in exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated A top executive for Nike reveals in an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated that he shot and killed a rival in 1965 when he was a teenage gang member. It’s a secret that Larry Miller, the chairman of Nike’s Jordan brand and former president of the Portland Trail Blazers, had held inside for more than 56 years. Miller, now 72, said he was 16 years old in West Philadelphia when he opened fire on an 18-year-old named Edward White…
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Oct
11
2021
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By Troy Warren
Bomb scare that led to emergency landing caused by passenger’s camera

Bomb scare that led to emergency landing caused by passenger’s camera

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By John Annese, New York Daily News (TNS) Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks NEW YORK — The “security incident” that forced a New-York bound flight to make an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport on Saturday turned out to be a misunderstanding — after an airline passenger mistook another traveler’s camera for a bomb, sources said Sunday. American Airlines Flight 4817 from Indianapolis — operated by Republic Airways — made an emergency landing at LaGuardia just after 3 p.m., and authorities took a suspicious passenger into custody for several hours. It turns out the would-be “bomber” was just a vintage camera aficionado…
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Oct
10
2021
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By Troy Warren
October 10, 2021 Everything you need to know about the world today in 80 seconds

October 10, 2021 Everything you need to know about the world today in 80 seconds

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By wire reports Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks   Panda cubs at Tokyo zoo get their names Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June got their names Friday — Lei Lei for the female cub and Xiao Xiao for her brother. They were chosen from hundreds of thousands of suggestions sent from fans around Japan. The twin cubs, which were palm-sized pink creatures when born June 23, have grown and now have their unique black-and-white blocks, with black fur around their eyes, ears and limbs. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced their names during her news conference. She said…
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Oct
10
2021
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By Troy Warren
Kim Kardashian West Tackles O.J. Simpson, Divorce From Kanye in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue

Kim Kardashian West Tackles O.J. Simpson, Divorce From Kanye in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue

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BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #EditorsPicks The season 47 host and influencer also took shots at Caitlyn Jenner's recent campaign for California governor and her own sex tape during the Oct. 9 show. Kim Kardashian West kicked off her Saturday Night Live hosting gig with an opening monologue that addressed and largely roasted many of her and her family’s past and present controversies. That includes throwing comedic jabs about O.J. Simpson and offering a take on what ultimately drove her and her ex, Kanye West, to their divorce. After discussing her awareness around her “privilege,” Kardashian West noted that she has made…
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Oct
09
2021
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By Troy Warren
Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing on Secret Hospitalization, Recovery After Tragic Accident: “I’ve Been Hiding This Too Long”

Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing on Secret Hospitalization, Recovery After Tragic Accident: “I’ve Been Hiding This Too Long”

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BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #EditorsPicks The French fashion designer thanked hospital staff and used the incident as a way to challenge the obsession with perfection and keeping up social media appearances. Superstar Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing is opening up more about a tragic accident that happened inside his home, one that left him hospitalized and ashamed as he sought to keep the recovery under wraps while keeping up appearances. “Exactly a year ago, the fireplace inside my house exploded,” Rousteing shared Saturday with his 7 million Instagram followers alongside an image that shows his torso and arms extensively bandaged with…
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Oct
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
Donald Trump may run in 2024. So might they. It’s getting awkward.

Donald Trump may run in 2024. So might they. It’s getting awkward.

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By Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  With all the subtlety of a bullhorn, former President Donald Trump has been hinting that he plans to run for office again in 2024. And Republicans are so far treating him with the deference they displayed while he was in the White House as they wait to see if he makes his move. On Saturday afternoon, Trump heads to Iowa for a rally at the state fairgrounds, a perennial stop on the presidential campaign circuit. Joining him will be several of the state’s top Republicans, including Gov. Kim…
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Oct
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
Matthew McConaughey’s Big Risk (and Opportunity) If He Runs for Texas Governor

Matthew McConaughey’s Big Risk (and Opportunity) If He Runs for Texas Governor

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BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Entertainment #Celebrity As the star vaguely embraces the idea of seeking higher office and leads a hypothetical statewide poll, Texas political insiders weigh in and warn: "People will start to hate him." Does “Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey” sound all right? (All right, all right?) The Oscar-winner has been openly flirting for months with the prospect of entering what could be a pivotal race in 2022 to lead the country’s second-most-populous state at a time when the traditionally deep-red territory is increasingly edging toward purple. But is McConaughey serious? And if he is,…
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