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Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain

Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain

Associated media - Associated media Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Sony bought Alamo from Altamont Capital Partners and Fortress Investment Group, as well as the chain’s founder, Tim League. Mr League said the cinema chain was “more than thrilled” with the deal. This comes at a time of financial difficulty for the Alamo and the film industry as a whole. Many of Alamo’s franchised locations filed for bankruptcy and closed this month, making Sony’s move a potential lifeline for the struggling chain. Alamo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2021 before a private equity firm intervened. The theaters…
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Biden joins fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

Biden joins fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

Related media - Connected media Mr. Biden was accompanied by the first lady, Jill Biden, who flew separately to France to join him after attending her son Hunter Biden’s trial in Wilmington, Del., on federal firearms charges. Wearing his aviator sunglasses, the president held Dr. Biden’s hand as they marched across a blue carpet to the ceremony with the Macrons as military planes whizzed overhead. Addressing the crowd first, Macron hailed what he called “a bond of blood, shed for freedom” between the United States and France. He directly addressed some of the veterans on stage, individually and by name,…
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Check out photos from inside the 2024 Belmont Stakes

Check out photos from inside the 2024 Belmont Stakes

Linked media - Linked media Summer at the spa – a ritual that has lasted nearly 200 years – began early in Saratoga Springs, New York, with the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, held Saturday for the first time at Saratoga Race Course , a revered relic where elites and others mingle, but horses rule. Broadway, the city’s central thoroughfare, was abuzz with activity. Lines for picnic tables along the trail formed before dawn. A new color, Belmont green, blends with the track’s signature red and white trim. Owners, trainers, riders and loyalists all hailed the…
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British TV doctor Michael Mosley found dead in Greece

British TV doctor Michael Mosley found dead in Greece

Connected media - Connected media Mrs Mosley added: “We take comfort in the fact that he almost made it. He made an incredible climb, took the wrong path and collapsed where he could not easily be seen by the vast search party.” Over the years, many British viewers have relied on Dr Mosley, a long-time health and science researcher, for his debunked advice on diet, exercise and sleep. Trained as a doctor before venturing into television, Dr Mosley hosted the popular BBC health podcast ‘Just One Thing’ and appeared on the show ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’. He produced a…
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Personal conflicts, even violence, are not uncommon in long-term care

Personal conflicts, even violence, are not uncommon in long-term care

Related media - Linked media Those most likely to be involved are younger and able to walk, “able to move and put themselves in harm’s way,” Dr. Pillemer said. Most had at least moderate cognitive impairment. The studies also found that incidents occurred more often in specialized dementia units. “Memory care has positive elements, but it also puts residents at greater risk of assault,” Dr. Pillemer said. “More people with brain diseases, uninhibited people, gather in a smaller space.” Because so many, both perpetrators and victims, suffer from dementia, “sometimes we can’t say what started things,” said Leanne Rorick, director…
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Rocky Wirtz, president of the Chicago Blackhawks, dies at 70

Rocky Wirtz, president of the Chicago Blackhawks, dies at 70

Linked media - Linked media Rocky Wirtz, who after taking over from his father as principal owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, won three Stanley Cup championships in the 2010s — a stellar run that lost its luster several years later after an investigation into the sexual assault of one of minor league franchise players by a coach – died Tuesday in Evanston, Illinois. He was 70 years old. His death, in hospital, was confirmed by John Steinmiller, team spokesman. Under Mr. Wirtz’s father, William, the Blackhawks, one of the National Hockey League’s six original franchises, had become a downtrodden, money-losing…
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Blinken arrives in Middle East as US pushes for ceasefire vote at UN

Blinken arrives in Middle East as US pushes for ceasefire vote at UN

Associated media - Associated media Still battling Israel’s external enemies on multiple fronts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu awoke Monday to a new political battlefield at home.The departure this weekend of Benny Gantz and his centrist National Unity party from Israel’s wartime emergency government is unlikely to immediately sever Netanyahu’s grip on power. The prime minister’s ruling coalition still holds a narrow majority of 64 seats in the 120-seat parliament. But Gantz’s move means Netanyahu is now totally dependent on his far-right and ultra-Orthodox coalition partners as he presses ahead with the war in Gaza despite growing international opprobrium, leaving him…
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Tesla shareholders will vote on Elon Musk’s big payday. What happens then?

Tesla shareholders will vote on Elon Musk’s big payday. What happens then?

Associated media - Connected media Tesla could use shareholder approval to support Musk’s pay case in court. If it wins the vote on Musk’s compensation, the company is likely to turn to Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the Delaware Court of Chancery judge who rejected the compensation plan, and argue that shareholders, armed with information she says don’t had had when they approved the package, they ratified the proposal again. This, according to the company, makes the issue moot. If McCormick were to declare the plan acceptable, it is likely that the plaintiffs who initially sued will appeal to the Delaware Supreme…
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California proposes 30 AI regulatory laws amid federal gridlock

California proposes 30 AI regulatory laws amid federal gridlock

Associated media - Linked media California lawmakers last month advanced about 30 new AI measures aimed at protecting consumers and jobs, one of the largest efforts yet to regulate the new technology. The bills aim to impose the toughest nationwide restrictions on artificial intelligence, which some technologists warn could kill entire categories of jobs, throw elections into chaos with misinformation and pose national security risks. California’s proposals, many of which have won broad support, include rules to prevent AI tools from discriminating in housing and health services. They also aim to protect intellectual property and jobs. The California Legislature, which…
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