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Nov
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Get ready for the Baby Yoda balloon on Thanksgiving Day

Get ready for the Baby Yoda balloon on Thanksgiving Day

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By Frank DeCaro, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks On Thursday, a larger-than-life helium-filled likeness of Grogu, the beloved “Mandalorian” character also known as Baby Yoda and the Child, is making its aerial debut above the streets of New York. The Grogu balloon is the first “Star Wars” inflatable in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — a thrill for fans of that cosmic franchise. But for Funko, the collectible toy company behind the tiny square-headed figurine after which the balloon is modeled, it’s an even more momentous occasion. If the Force is with Funko — and the…
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Nov
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
President, VP and spouses assist food kitchen for holiday

President, VP and spouses assist food kitchen for holiday

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks NANTUCKET, Mass. — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before they left town — like millions of other Americans — to resume their family tradition of spending the holiday on tiny Nantucket island in Massachusetts. The first family, including children and grandchildren, arrived on the island Tuesday night and were staying at the home of billionaire businessman David Rubenstein, a family friend, as they have previously. The president was expected to return to the White House on Sunday.  …
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Nov
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
George Clooney, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Among Hollywood Players Starting Schools in Los Angeles

George Clooney, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Among Hollywood Players Starting Schools in Los Angeles

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BY KIRSTEN CHUBA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #EditorsPicks Entertainment names are behind two LAUSD magnet high schools that will open next fall with a goal of providing a path to employment: "Why not access all of this young talent that we have in our own backyard," says Clooney. Hollywood and the education system have been intertwined for many years, with celebrities and industry companies long writing checks and forming charitable partnerships to give back to the next generation. As of late, though, Hollywood has taken a big new step in changing the school system: creating its own. The Roybal…
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Nov
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Travel: FAA fining passengers for alcohol-fueled behavior on planes

Travel: FAA fining passengers for alcohol-fueled behavior on planes

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #EditorsPicks The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced civil penalties in eight incidents this year involving unruly passengers and alcohol. The FAA says it has received nearly 300 reports of passenger disturbances due to alcohol and intoxication so far in 2021. Disturbances on planes are rare. But the number spiked when the FAA instituted a “zero tolerance” policy for unruly behavior on planes and the federal government began requiring masks on planes in January 2021. Incidents have decreased since earlier this year. The FAA doesn’t have the authority to criminally prosecute people, but refers some…
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Nov
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Airport gun discharge occurred despite TSA safety protocols

Airport gun discharge occurred despite TSA safety protocols

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  The Transportation Security Administration has procedures in place at airport checkpoints to prevent accidental weapon discharges like the one that sent passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson International scrambling on Saturday. But that protocol wasn’t followed because it wasn’t immediately clear from X-ray images that TSA officers were dealing with a firearm. TSA officers who detect a gun in an X-ray machine should close down the lane, leave the bag where it is and alertpolice. “Actually, the police remove the carry-on bag from the X-ray machines, because we don’t even want our TSA officers to…
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Nov
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Lawyer who wants to ban Black pastors no stranger to controversy

Lawyer who wants to ban Black pastors no stranger to controversy

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By Bill Rankin - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Asia Simone Burns - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Shaddi Abusaid - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks BRUNSWICK - The lawyer whose request to bar Black pastors engulfed a murder trial with turmoil both inside and outside the Glynn County courthouse is known for saying the unexpected. But Kevin Gough’s repeated, inflammatory comments during the trial of three men accused of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery brought condemnation from onlookers in this coastal community and from legal commentators and civil rights activists nationwide. Gough, 59, represents William “Roddie” Bryan, who is on trial with Travis…
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Nov
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Checkup finds Biden ‘vigorous’; Harris briefly held presidential power

Checkup finds Biden ‘vigorous’; Harris briefly held presidential power

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By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  #Lifestyle BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden remains “healthy” and “vigorous” and fit for duty, but is showing some signs of aging, his doctor said Friday after the oldest president in American history underwent his first routine physical in office and — in a history-making moment — briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he underwent a colonoscopy. Harris, the first woman, first Black person and first person of South Asian descent to be vice president, was — for one hour and 25 minutes — acting president while…
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Nov
20
2021
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How Jaanuu founder Neela Sethi Young filled a gap in women’s scrubs

How Jaanuu founder Neela Sethi Young filled a gap in women’s scrubs

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #EditorsPicks When you think of scrubs, “fashion” isn’t usually what you associate with them. A Google search for “scrubs” will also reveal a “People also ask” result for “How do nurses look cute in scrubs?” It turns out Los Angeles-based pediatrician Dr. Neela Sethi Young has the answer to that. She co-founded the medical apparel company Jaanuu in 2012 with her brother, Sean Sethi. It was launched in an effort to “reimagine the multi-billion dollar medical apparel market via the industry’s first contemporary, antimicrobial-finished products,” according to her LinkedIn page. Sethi Young…
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Nov
20
2021
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By Troy Warren
Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted of All Charges in Deadly Kenosha Shootings

Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted of All Charges in Deadly Kenosha Shootings

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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks   The 18-year-old had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle in Wisconsin amid police brutality protests last summer. Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S. Rittenhouse, 18, began to choke up, fell forward toward the defense table and then hugged one of his attorneys as he heard a court clerk recite “not…
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Nov
19
2021
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Travis Scott, others hit with $2 billion lawsuit in wake of Astroworld disaster

Travis Scott, others hit with $2 billion lawsuit in wake of Astroworld disaster

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By Yaron Steinbuch | NYPost.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #EditorsPicks   A Texas attorney on Thursday filed a $2 billion lawsuit on behalf of 282 victims of the deadly Astroworld Festival — adding to the legal woes faced by Travis Scott and other parties involved in the ill-fated concert in Houston. “The defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money off this event, and they still chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put attendees at risk,” San Antonio-based attorney Thomas Henry in a news release. “My clients want to ensure the defendants are held responsible for their actions,…
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