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Review: Tina Fey brings new spark to Poirot franchise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated PressKenneth Branagh indulges in the kind of macabre theatricality that only a crumbling Venetian palazzo on a stormy Halloween night can provide in ” A Haunting in Venice. ”Moviegoers probably long ago made up their mind one way or another about Branagh’s stately and flawed Hercule Poirot franchise, but should there be any curiosity left for this third installment is worth it. It is spooky, fun and features Tina Fey, looking smart and sleek in post-war suits as the fast-talking author of wildly successful whodunnits who says things like “I’m the smartest person I know” in a mid-Atlantic accent.Set in 1947 on a particularly foggy night in the city of canals, “A Haunting in Venice” is beautiful to look at, with costumes by Sammy Sheldon, production design by John Paul Kelly and cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos. And it’s embellished with moody but palatable scares that feel reminiscent of classics l...

Single family residence in San Ramon sells for $1.8 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

105 Black Calla Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 100 block of Black Calla Court in San Ramon has new owners. The 2,969-square-foot property, built in 1999, was sold on Aug. 14, 2023. The $1,835,000 purchase price works out to $618 per square foot. This two-story home offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is equipped with central A/C. In addition, the home includes an attached two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Black Calla Court, San Ramon, in July 2022, a 2,373-square-foot home was sold for $1,975,000, a price per square foot of $832. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In June 2022, a 1,971-square-foot home on Wineberry Drive in San Ramon sold for $1,715,000, a price per square foot of $870. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,675-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Wineberry Drive in San Ramon sold in March 2...

Horoscopes Sept. 15, 2023: Tom Hardy, embrace new beginnings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Prince Harry, 39; Tom Hardy, 46; Tommy Lee Jones, 77; Oliver Stone, 77.Happy Birthday: Look around and adjust your lifestyle to suit your needs. The change will become the pick-me-up that clears your vision and puts zest back into your life. Trust your intelligence and wherewithal to guide you justly and benevolently. Opportunities are within reach. It’s up to you to utilize what’s already in place. Embrace new beginnings, life and love. Your numbers are 6, 14, 22, 29, 31, 34, 46.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sign up for something you love to do and include people you love being around. A social setting will offer a platform to express your thoughts and desires. An image adjustment will lead to compliments and give your ego a boost. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): You know how to play the game, so don’t hesitate to participate. Push forward with a smile and the confidence of a winner. Leave nothing to chance, and plan your actions to acc...

Mahmoud Abbas Holocaust Controversy Spotlights Deep Disillusion With Palestinian Authority

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Mahmoud Abbas, the usually low-profile president of the Palestinian Authority, was widely condemned around the world this week, including by prominent Palestinian intellectuals, after making antisemitic comments about the Holocaust in a televised speech to his party last month. While Abbas’s words and actions rarely command significant international attention, the incident put a spotlight on his deep unpopularity among Palestinians, some 73 percent of whom want him gone, and their growing disillusionment with the PA.Abbas, whose spokesperson disputed that his remarks were antisemitic, was one of the architects of the Oslo peace process, which commenced with a historic handshake between Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn 30 years ago this week. Oslo has long been dead to Palestinians, whose hopes in the statehood promised to them under the deal collapsed years ago.Now, faced with the most far-right extremist Israeli government to date, esca...

Spain’s Women’s World Cup winners maintain boycott of team hours before new coach picks first squad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning players are continuing their refusal to play for the women’s national team, the country’s soccer federation said Friday, just hours before new coach Montse Tomé was set to announce her first squad. Tomé will now have to decide whether to still call up the revolting players, or select a completely different team for upcoming Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland on Sept. 22 and 26. She was set to announce her picks later Friday.Spain’s women have had little chance to celebrate their greatest soccer achievement because Luis Rubiales, the now former president of the federation, caused an uproar when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the awards ceremony in Sydney on Aug. 20.The 23 players, along with dozens of other players, responded to his subsequent refusal to step down in the days after the kiss by announcing that they would not play for their nation again until the federation underwent dee...

Luis Rubiales ante la justicia: hoy declara por el beso en la boca a Jenni Hermoso

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Luis Rubiales, expresidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol, llegó el viernes a un tribunal en Madrid para declarar ante un juez que investiga su beso no consentido a una futbolista tras la final del Mundial de Australia y Nueva Zelanda.El juez Francisco de Jorge ordenó a principios de semana que Rubiales debía responder a sus preguntas en la Audiencia Nacional.Rubiales besó a la delantera Jenni Hermoso en los labios durante la ceremonia de entrega de medallas, luego de que España derrotase a Inglaterra en la final de la Copa del Mundo femenina el 20 de agosto en Sídney. Él dijo que fue consentido, algo que la futbolista del Pachuca mexicano ha negado en repetidas ocasiones.El expresidente de la RFEF no realizó declaraciones a su entrada a la Audiencia, a donde llegó acompañado de su abogada. Citan a Luis Rubiales a declarar como investigado en el caso por agresión sexual Luis Rubiales, presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol, renu...

WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Live Oak Oaktoberfest Munich-Style Festbier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

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1 killed in Aurora double shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora Police are investigating a crash and a double shooting that killed one man late Thursday night.The Aurora Police Department said officers were initially called to a crash in the 13600 block of East Bates Avenue at about 10:50 p.m. The area is northeast of the Cherry Creek Reservoir.Once officers got to the scene, they found two men inside a car suffering from gunshot wounds. Suspected drunk driver crashes into CU Boulder students on sidewalk APD said one man was taken to a local hospital, while the other was pronounced dead at the scene.At around 5:30 a.m. Friday, police were still actively investigating. Detectives are working to determine what led up to the shooting and the crash that followed.Anyone with information on the deadly shooting is asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward.

Princess Diana’s ‘black sheep’ knit is the most valuable sweater ever sold at auction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

(CNN) — Princess Diana wore many show-stopping outfits over the years, leaving behind an indelible impact on fashion history as it relates to royal dress codes, semiotics and more. From her unforgettable wedding dress to the black velvet cocktail dress, affectionately dubbed her “revenge dress” in the media, she wore in 1994 to even the pioneering penchant for athleisure she demonstrated throughout the ‘90s, Diana’s daring sense of style has become part of her lasting legacy.But on Thursday in New York, the record for the highest price paid at auction for a garment worn by Princess Diana wasn’t broken by an elegant evening gown or rare designer accessory. Instead, it was country casual knitwear.The piece: a “black sheep” sweater first worn by the late Diana when she attended a polo match in 1981, while she was engaged to the now King Charles III. It was the star lot at Sotheby’s latest Fashion Icons auction in New York, where it fetched $1,143,000&...

Abandoned Apollo 17 lunar lander module is causing tremors on the moon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT

(CNN) — A spacecraft left behind by US astronauts on the lunar surface could be causing small tremors known as moonquakes, according to a new study.Researchers revealed the previously unknown form of seismic activity on the moon for the first time through an analysis of Apollo-era data using modern algorithms.Massive temperature swings that occur on the moon can cause human-made structures to expand and contract in a way that produces these vibrations, the report suggests. The lunar surface is an extreme environment, oscillating between minus 208 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 133 degrees Celsius) in the dark and 250 degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) in direct sun, according to a news release about the study.In fact, the entire surface of the moon expands and contracts in the cold and heat, noted the study published September 5 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Yet scientists were able to use a form of artificial intelligence to gain such an intimate ...