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Jul
22
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Substitute teacher charged after threatening to shoot students

Substitute teacher charged after threatening to shoot students

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By John Annese, Tribune News Service Troy Warren for CNT A frustrated substitute teacher in New York threatened to shoot up a classroom full of middle school students, then voluntarily confessed what he said to school officials, police said. Alejandro Rocha, 52, was teaching an art class Wednesday at Intermediate School 5, the Walter Crowley School, in Maspeth Queens, when he became angry at the class. “If you won’t do as you’re told, I’m gonna shoot you — and yes, I have a gun,” he told the nine kids, all between ages 11 and 12, sources said. None of the children…
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22
2021
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Dr. Dre ordered to pay more than $3.5M per year in spousal support

Dr. Dre ordered to pay more than $3.5M per year in spousal support

Celebrity, Music, ,
By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Rap music mogul Dr. Dre has been ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to pay his estranged wife nearly $300,000 a month in spousal support. Court records show the amount is only temporary until the court makes a final decision on what he will ultimately pay Nicole Young as part of a divorce settlement, according to Radar. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, was also ordered to keep paying for Young’s health insurance and will “continue paying the expenses for the Malibu, and Pacific Palisades homes.” “[Dre] is ordered…
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22
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Warner Bros. to Produce 10 Movies Exclusively for HBO Max in 2022

Warner Bros. to Produce 10 Movies Exclusively for HBO Max in 2022

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BY ETAN VLESSING, GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar told analysts that his studio's streaming service will continue to stand out from the competition and attract subscribers with day-and-date and exclusive movies. WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar insists his studio won’t abandon exclusive releases of tentpole pics at the local theater, but will also produce 10 movies next year exclusively for HBO Max to drive subscriber growth at the streaming service. “The motion picture format absolutely matters,” Kilar told analysts on an AT&T earnings call as he returned to a familiar theme for WarnerMedia: the studio will release certain epic…
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Jul
22
2021
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Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil Drop $13.8M on Grand Hancock Park Mansion

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil Drop $13.8M on Grand Hancock Park Mansion

Celebrity, Real Estate, , ,
BY MARK DAVID, DIRT.COM Troy Warren for CNT The 'Black Lightning' producers' new Italian Renaissance Revival-style house was built in 1930 and includes four bedrooms plus a guest house. It’s nowhere near the highest price ever paid for a single-family home in L.A.’s historic and historically hoity-toity Hancock Park neighborhood — that honor goes to a the baronial red-brick Tudor Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins sold in early 2020 for $19 million — but the recent $13.8 million sale of a fashionably rehabbed Italian Renaissance Revival-style mansion that anchors a prominent corner of the exclusive neighborhood does represent the to-date highest amount paid this year for…
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22
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Robin Williams’ Son Talks Late Father’s Lewy Body Dementia: “I Wanted to Be There for Him”

Robin Williams’ Son Talks Late Father’s Lewy Body Dementia: “I Wanted to Be There for Him”

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BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT “There was just more anxiety and depression and just things he was experiencing and talking to me about that made me realize that he was — it was very uncomfortable,” Zak Williams said of his father's final days on 'The Genius Life' podcast. Zak Williams, the son of the late actor Robin Williams, is shedding more light on his father’s Lewy body dementia, and how the loss of the comedian-actor affected his eldest son. In an emotional conversation with The Genius Life podcast host Max Lugavere, Zak shared details around his father’s experiences with Lewy body dementia…
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22
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Going Mobile: Netflix Wants to Be the Everything App

Going Mobile: Netflix Wants to Be the Everything App

Digital, Entertainment, Technology, ,
BY ALEX WEPRIN, J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Forays into games, podcasts and TikTok-like shorts suggest the streaming giant is thinking about new ways to present content beyond TV screens. Despite its reputation as the king of subscription streaming video, Netflix understands it has never had the dominance on mobile devices that it has on TV screens. When a subscriber plops down on the couch and opens the Netflix app on their TV, they are welcomed with an array of content the service thinks they will want to binge-watch. On mobile, when a user may only have 30 seconds or a minute…
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22
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Peacock’s Subscriber Bet: Can Streamer Stick Landing at Tokyo Olympics?

Peacock’s Subscriber Bet: Can Streamer Stick Landing at Tokyo Olympics?

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT NBCUniversal views the Games’ yearlong delay as "an advantage" since it now knows the platform’s user base, but even with a "big event" boost it has a long way to go to catch up to rivals. One of the most anticipated events at the Tokyo Olympics, at least for U.S. viewers, will be women’s gymnastics, with Simone Biles looking to add to her 2016 haul of four gold medals. But if Americans want to watch Biles live, they will have to do so on NBCUniversal streamer Peacock. NBC is betting that Biles and…
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22
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Volkswagen Boss Confirms ID.8 Electric SUV Is Coming

Volkswagen Boss Confirms ID.8 Electric SUV Is Coming

Cars,
BY WESLEY WREN | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT This upcoming EV will be the size of VW's internal-combustion-engined Atlas. Volkswagen's Herbert Diess has confirmed that VW will roll out an ID.8 electric SUV. The VW ID.8 will be comparable to the mid-size VW Atlas.  Details are minimal, but it's expected to ride on the scalable MEB platform that underpins the rest of the Volkswagen EV lineup. During a presentation on future plans, Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess confirmed that Volkswagen will introduce an Atlas-sized electric crossover under the ID banner. It was expected that Volkswagen would eventually release a mid-size crossover with a battery-electric powertrain, a move that…
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22
2021
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US Government Extends Land Border Closures With Canada, Mexico

US Government Extends Land Border Closures With Canada, Mexico

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DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The United States government extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel through August 21. According to Reuters.com, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the latest 30-day extension just days after Canada revealed it would welcome fully vaccinated U.S. visitors on August 9 for non-essential travel. DHS said the agency is “in constant contact with Canadian and Mexican counterparts to identify the conditions under which restrictions may be eased safely and sustainably.” The U.S. has continued to extend the restrictions on Canada and Mexico on a monthly basis since March…
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