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‘Free Solo’ filmmakers dive into fiction with thrilling swim drama ‘Nyad’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling and sometimes terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work.From Alex Honnold’s white-knuckle climb up Yosemite’s El Capitan in the Oscar-winning “ Free Solo ” to the claustrophobic blackness awaiting the cave divers who rescued the trapped soccer team in Northern Thailand in “ The Rescue,” their understanding of the personalities capable of such impossible accomplishments is almost unparalleled in filmed storytelling.It is not surprising, then, that they’d be interested and uniquely equipped to tell the story of Diana Nyad and her treacherous 110-mile (177-kilometer) swim from Cuba to Key West at age 64 for their first narrative film, “ Nyad,” now available to watch on Netflix. But there would be at least one big difference in bringing “Nyad” to life: actors.“In nonfiction, you observe. You’re like the closest listener,” Vasarhelyi told The Associated Pres...

Prosecutor says officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain should be convicted in his death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments Friday that a police officer who stopped Elijah McClain, put the 23-year old Black man in a neck hold and then abandoned him as his condition deteriorated should be convicted of manslaughter in his 2019 death.Aurora Officer Nathan Woodyard is among three officers and two paramedics charged in the death of McClain after protests over the 2020 killing of George Floyd renewed interest in the case. The trial against the two other officers resulted in a split verdict last month with one convicted of homicide and one acquitted.Woodyard was the first officer to confront McClain as the massage therapist walked home from a convenience store in the Denver suburb of Aurora. A 17-year-old 911 caller had reported McClain — who was listening to music, wearing a mask and dancing as he walked — as suspicious.“Elijah McClain was walking home, he was dancing. As he told the defendant he was stopping the music to listen,” Colorado As...

MATCHDAY: ‘Klassiker’ in Germany as Bayern visits Dortmund. Newcastle vs. Arsenal in Premier League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday:ENGLANDArsenal’s trip to Newcastle in the Premier League should give an indication of which team has taken the biggest step forward since both exceeded expectations last season. Arsenal is back in second place — where it finished the previous campaign — and can provisionally climb above leader Tottenham with a win at St. James’ Park, while Newcastle is already six points outside the top four and can’t afford to lose much more ground. But the teams had contrasting fortunes in the League Cup this week, as Newcastle knocked out Manchester United 3-0 and Arsenal lost 3-1 at West Ham. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta is hoping captain Martin Odegaard is fully fit again after struggling with a hip problem. Man United tries to turn around its troubling form when it visits Fulham in the early kickoff, while defending champion Manchester City hosts Bournemouth in one of five 3 p.m. games. United will be without influential...

Prince George’s Co. man charged with attempted murder in stabbing, carjacking of elderly woman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

The man who police say followed an elderly woman into a Prince George’s County, Maryland, business earlier this week, stabbed her multiple times and then stole her car has been charged with attempted murder.In addition to first- and second-degree attempted murder charges, 30-year-old James Minor, of Clinton, Maryland, is also charged with auto theft and other offenses.In an update Friday, police said they are still investigating the motive for the attack but, so far, it does not appear Minor and the woman knew each other.Earlier this week, police described it as a “random crime.”The attack took place Wednesday evening around 8 p.m. on Temple Hill Road, near Allentown, as the woman was entering a business.Police said Minor approached her, stabbed her, then snatched the keys to her car.According to authorities, the attacker stole the woman’s car before abandoning it nearby.The woman who was stabbed remains in stable condition after being taken to the hospital i...

Direct deposits delayed nationwide due to ACH banking system issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Some people are not getting their paychecks Friday due to a banking system issue. Deposits are reportedly delayed at multiple banks across the U.S.The Federal Reserve is reporting an issue with the Automated Clearing House, which is the primary system agencies use for electronic funds transfers. Customers of Bank of America, Chase, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and other banks have been reporting issues with deposits on X, formally Twitter, and Downdetector. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Both Chase and Bank of America gave statements to CNN, confirming that some deposits may be delayed.The Fed reported a batch of transfers had a processing issue. The agency further stated that the issue appears to be a processing matter with EPN, which is ACH's private-sector operator. Any deposits authorized on Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. appear to have the account and recipient information obscured, according to the Federal Reserve.According to Downdetector, ...

New York man sentenced to 35 years in prison for Miami murder plot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

A New York man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison, with an additional five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a plot to travel to Miami and shoot and kill a man, according to officials.Julian Jimenez, 27, traveled from New York to Miami, where he conducted extensive surveillance on the victim, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.Over a four-day period, Jimenez closely monitored both the victim’s home and business. Disguised with a mask, gloves, and armed with a firearm, Jimenez approached the victim as he was about to park his vehicle in the garage.Jimenez ambushed the victim, firing eight rounds at point-blank range. Although the victim survived the attack, he suffered three gunshot wounds that required surgery to remove the embedded projectiles.Jimenez had previously pleaded guilty to the charges in August. A restitution hearing is scheduled for January 30, 2024.

Paris to host ‘humanitarian conference’ on Israel-Hamas war, Macron says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday announced a “humanitarian conference” would be held in Paris on November 9, and reiterated calls for a truce in Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip to protect civilians.The French president said the conference would be held “on the margins” of the Paris Peace Forum, which will take place next week in the French capital.“We are calling for a truce because the fight against terrorism does not justify sacrificing civilians,” Macron told reporters during a visit to the storm-ravaged Brittany region, according to French media reports.Macron’s announcement echoes a proposal from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for a peace conference to resolve the Israel-Hamas war at a recent European summit.It comes as the French foreign ministry earlier on Friday asked Israel for explanations after an Israeli strike hit a building of the French Institute in the Gaza Strip.“We have asked the Israeli aut...

FDA proposes ban on potentially harmful ingredient found in some sodas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food.The FDA’s decision comes after California banned the ingredient in October by passing the California Food Safety Act, the first state law in the United States to ban brominated vegetable oil. The additive is already banned in Europe and Japan.“The agency concluded that the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe after the results of studies conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health … found the potential for adverse health effects in humans,” said James Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, in a statement.Brominated vegetable oil — vegetable oil modified by bromine, a pungent, deep red oily chemical — is used as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored beverages to keep the flavoring from separating and floating to the top. Bromine is also commonl...

Lettuce introduce you to this controversial style of burrito beloved in Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

Nick Kindelsperger | Chicago TribuneSince opening in 2017, Mi Tocaya Antojeria has become one of Chicago’s most acclaimed Mexican restaurants, picking up a Bib Gourmand from Michelin and earning chef Diana Dávila a couple of James Beard Award nominations for Best Chef: Great Lakes.If anything, I think the restaurant is still underrated. Here you’ll find food like nowhere else in the country, as Dávila draws inspiration from traditional Mexican dishes while incorporating Midwestern ingredients and a sprinkling of fine-dining finesse. So it might surprise you to learn that one dish that has been a fixture since the beginning is a straightforward-sounding steak burrito.The burrito in question even has lettuce in it, which is apparently a very contentious addition. Any time I post a photo of a burrito containing lettuce on social media, I receive messages from concerned commenters across this fair country, including an astonishing number from California. Didn’t I realize that lettuce wi...

Why Hawaii became a hotbed of legal activism to protect the climate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:59 GMT

Jennifer Hijazi | Bloomberg News (TNS)When it comes to mitigating climate change, “yesterday’s good enough has become today’s unacceptable.” That was what judges on Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled earlier this year, in the first US decision to declare a stable climate as an affirmative right.The same court on Tuesday tossed an oil company appeal to quash a Honolulu lawsuit accusing industry giants of launching years-long deception campaigns about fossil fuel consumption. The decision fast-tracks the case towards what is likely to be the first US climate misinformation trial against the energy industry.And at the state’s special environmental court — one of only two designated environmental courts nationwide — a youth coalition is pursuing a first-of-its-kind constitutional lawsuit against the state’s transportation department for approving high-emission projects.The cases show how Hawaii has become uniquely fertile ground for environmental legal action, fueled by a long tradition of de...