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Final Cut Goes Terribly Awry – Because It Wants To 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

At first blush, a French zombie comedy directed by the guy who won an Oscar for directing The Artist, in 2011, sounds like four cats fighting in a bag — a hard sell in the blockbuster-heat-stroke summer zone. But Michel Hazanavicius’s Final Cut (Coupez!, in French) is in fact more than that, as well as a little less. Nothing if not an earnest ironist who loves making movies about making movies (the last film of his we saw here was 2017’s very unserious Mon Amour Godard), Hazanavicius has come up with an inspiring trifle, paying smirking homage not to a cinema master but to the hacks and fools at the shallowest end of the film industry talent pool.But it’s hardly an original auteur flourish, either — Final Cut is, in fact, a letter-by-letter remake of a Japanese film, Shin’ichirō Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead (2017), which detailed the ill-fated film shoot of a zombie thriller, to be shot and performed all in a single roving 30-minute shot and broadcast live on a virtual platform. That ...

San Jose business owner arraigned on insurance fraud felonies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

SAN JOSE – The proprietor of a San Jose roofing company is facing charges he falsified information for his employees to avoid insurance premiums, according to prosecutors.Charlie Duong, the 64-year-old owner of CD All Roofing, was arraigned Monday on insurance fraud felonies, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. He faces jail time if convicted.Reached by phone following the hearing, Duong said he had no comment on the case.The alleged $460,000 scheme came to light after Duong’s second-in-command was killed in a crash while returning from a job on June 19, 2020, according to prosecutors.Duong reportedly asked an employee who survived the collision to falsely tell investigators the victim had just started working for the company and was only part-time, the district attorney’s office said. The survivor refused and told investigators the victim was in fact an eight-year employee who worked six days a week.In addition, Duong also allegedly tried to sh...

After COVID-era fall, childhood immunizations are rising again

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

By Jacqueline Howard | CNNMillions of children around the world missed routine childhood vaccinations against diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus during the Covid-19 pandemic, but new data suggests that this decline may be reversing.Globally, 4 million more children worldwide received routine childhood immunizations last year than in the previous year, according to estimates released Monday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).“As opposed to what we were having over the last two years, which was a continued decline of coverage across several countries, this year we see an uptick,” said Dr. Ephrem Lemango, associate director of immunization at UNICEF.The number of children who missed all of their routine immunizations fell from 18.1 million in 2021 to 14.3 million last year. Yet that number has not returned to or dropped below what was seen before the pandemic, as 12.9 million children missed all of their vaccinations in ...

Former Sharks forward Kaut says Barracuda coach pressured him to fight

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

A former San Jose Sharks forward said he was pressured by a coach with the team’s AHL affiliate to fight opposing players, adding that it was a key factor in his decision not to re-sign with the organization.Martin Kaut, whom the Sharks acquired from Colorado in January, told the Czech website iDNES.cz in a story published Sunday that an unnamed Barracuda coach would choose an opponent, usually a fellow Czech-born player, before each game for him to fight. When Kaut refused, he said the coach responded by saying that his refusal was a reason why he wasn’t in the NHL.Kaut specifically said he was asked to fight Adam Klapka, who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 235 pounds and was credited with six AHL fighting majors this past season for the Calgary Wranglers. Kaut, listed at 6-2 and 190 pounds, has only two fighting majors in five seasons of North American professional hockey.Kaut, a former first-round pick in 2018, told the publication that he has had three concussions and two shoulder inj...

70 shots fired during Antioch party homicide

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

(KRON) -- At least 70 shots were fired outside a party hosted by a restaurant in downtown Antioch Saturday, police said. A 45-year-old Antioch man was killed in the melee on H Street. Two women were also shot, but they are expected to survive, police said Monday.No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting near Monica’s Riverview, a restaurant and bar at 1 Street. The shooting happened after several hundred people were partying, singing, and dancing at an afterhours event called "RNB and Chill," according to the Antioch Police Department and party guests. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. when tensions boiled over between party guests, police said. "Detectives learned Monica’s hosted an afterhours party (RnB and Chill), which per witnesses, had several hundred people in attendance. During the event, several patrons began to exchange words, which led to a physical altercation outside of the restaurant. During the physical exchange, over 70 gunshots were fired," police Lt...

¿Cómo pueden impactar las temperaturas oceánicas récord a la temporada de huracanes de 2023?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

(CNN) — La temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico se desarrollará en territorio desconocido, a medida que las temperaturas del agua en el Océano Atlántico y el Golfo de México son las más cálidas que se han registrado en la historia.En ese sentido, los meteorólogos advierten que esto significa que hay que prepararse para pronósticos más inciertos en lo que queda de la temporada, con la posibilidad de tormentas adicionales y más fuertes.Las temperaturas en la superficie del mar alrededor de partes de Florida y las Bahamas son superiores a los 32,2 Celsius, en las zonas marcadas en tonos de púrpura. (Crédito: CNN)El agua cálida del océano es uno de los principales factores que fortalece a los huracanes y este año ha sido abundante. Los científicos encendieron las alarmas desde abril y el calentamiento del mar no ha hecho más que aumentar desde entonces. El agua del Golfo de México y del Atlántico ha alcanzado temperaturas récord, especialmente a principios de año. Esto incluye l...

Endy Rodríguez, Quinn Priester debut for Pirates, who step up youth movement

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Endy Rodríguez knew something was up.The 23-year-old catcher, the third-ranked prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system, was held out of Sunday’s game at Triple-A Indianapolis. Only after an 11-4 win over Omaha, did manager Miguel Pérez reveal he was heading to the major leagues.“Sunday, I got off and said, ‘Nah, they got something for me,’” Rodríguez recalled Monday.Rodríguez was recalled from Indianapolis and inserted into the Pirates’ lineup hitting seventh and at catcher for his big league debut in a series opener against Cleveland. Quinn Priester, a 22-year-old right-hander, started in his major league debut.Priester, born Sept. 15, 2000, and Rodríguez, born May 26, 2000, became Major League Baseball’s first starting battery born 2000 or later, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It marked the first debuting starting battery for Pirates since Cookie Cuccurullo pitched to Hank Camelli on Oct. 3, 1943. Rodríguez flied out in his first ...

Detienen a 110 personas bajo investigación sobre falsas microfinancieras en El Salvador

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de El Salvador informó este lunes que detuvieron a 110 personas, “la mayoría de ellas colombianas”, como parte de sus investigaciones sobre una red que se hacía pasar por microfinancieras que no estaban registradas y cuyos nombres aún no han hecho públicos.Además de los colombianos las autoridades confirmaron a CNN que fueron detenidos un salvadoreño, un guatemalteco y un argentino.La institución detalló que se trató de una tarea en conjunto con la Policía Nacional y las autoridades migratorias.Condenan al expresidente de El Salvador Mauricio Funes a 6 años de prisión por evasión de impuestosDurante una conferencia de prensa, las autoridades dijeron que se identificaron aproximadamente 3.000 denuncias de delitos, “principalmente estafas y estafas informáticas que han sido cometidas por colombianos”.“Estas personas se dedicaban a ofrecer créditos a un 20% de interés y posteriormente realizaban rutas de cobros a las personas que caían en sus engaños”,...

John Mozeliak say change is coming for the St Louis Cardinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Change is coming to the St. Louis Cardinals, according to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, a sign the underperforming team may deal veterans for prospects ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.St. Louis started Monday last in the NL Central at 40-53, on track for its first losing record since 2007.“Usually when you’re having a year like this, it’s more than one thing that went wrong,” Mozeliak said. before a game against Miami. “I feel like where this club’s at right now, we just know it’s not working intact. We do know we have to make some changes.“If we can find talent that we think can help emerge in 2024, that’d be great,” Mozeliak added. “2025? I wouldn’t rule that out either. But 2026 seems a long way away.”“I don’t think this is going to happen overnight,” Mozeliak added. “Change is good if it helps you. We’re not so stubborn or arrogant to say we’re going to keep doing our system and hoping for a better outcome. We understand there’s been a shift...

Mueren más de 50 ballenas piloto tras un encallamiento masivo en isla de Escocia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:20 GMT

(CNN) — Una manada de más de 50 ballenas piloto murió después de que se encallaran en una isla del noroeste de Escocia, según una organización benéfica marina en el lugar.British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), que respondió al informe del encallamiento este domingo, dijo que la mayoría de los 55 ejemplares de la manada murieron poco después de llegar a la costa del pueblo de North Tolsta, en la Isla de Lewis, y que sólo 15 seguían vivos cuando fueron encontrados el domingo por la mañana.“Muchos de los animales fueron encontrados muertos, por lo que parece que quedaron varados durante la noche”, dijo Dan Jarvis, director de Bienestar de BDMLR.Hablando con CNN este lunes, explicó que las ballenas solo pueden sobrevivir alrededor de seis horas en tierra antes de comenzar a deteriorarse.Las ballenas piloto son animales sociables, por lo que si uno queda varado, los expertos creen que otros de la manada le seguirán y también quedarán varados. (Mairi Robertson-Carrey...