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Screening at Venice: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
A rushed follow-through leaves the film’s mere 105 minutes feeling somewhat purposeless in the grand scheme of things. Courtesy Venice Film Festival There’s something to be said about movies that are just good enough, especially those that refashion real events into cinematic junk food. It is, however, hard not to be disappointed when one such…
Read MoreTwo years after passage, patient protection law sparked by KXAN nears full effect
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A patient protection law, sparked by a series of KXAN investigations, is “very close” to finally taking full effect — two years after it was passed, according to the Texas Medical Board. “Your news station, in conjunction with working with us, really helped push that legislation to help protect our patients,” said…
Read MoreRemote California workers paid $10K to relocate to Oklahoma praise their new home state
An Oklahoma relocation program paid Californians $10,000 to move to the state, and some say they have never looked back, according to a Los Angeles Times report last month. The paper spoke with former California residents Cynthia Rollins and Zach Meincke about their decision to leave the state through the Tulsa Remote program. Both said they were initially uncertain…
Read MoreCalifornia legislature passes bill prohibiting law enforcement from wearing face masks to shield identities
California lawmakers passed a measure that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while on the job in response to recent immigration raids in the Los Angeles area where some federal agents covered their faces and hid their identities. The bill, approved on Thursday, now heads to Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.…
Read MoreAnthony Volpe won’t start vs. Red Sox, but Yankees still believe in him for future
BOSTON — In the short term, Anthony Volpe is not expected to start any games this weekend against the Red Sox because of the cortisone injection he received in his left shoulder on Wednesday. Then even once he is fully available, Volpe is far from guaranteed to go right back to starting at shortstop, especially…
Read MoreMets won’t commit to another start for Jonah Tong
Monday’s off-day is looming as an important talk-it-through day for the Mets, who repeatedly say they will get “creative” with a rotation that has six members and a seventh a level below trying to prove himself. Manager Carlos Mendoza did not commit to Jonah Tong receiving another start after Friday’s disastrous effort, which coincided with…
Read MoreMoment feds descended on suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s Utah apartment, childhood home after arrest
Federal agents and local police raced to the Utah apartment and childhood home of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson on Friday, executing a search warrant and confiscating the alleged gunman’s Dodge Challenger. Heavy police presence overtook the quiet Fossil Hills Townhomes community in St. George, Utah, where the 22-year-old suspected gunman lived, over 260…
Read MoreShirtless inmate hangs out back of corrections van speeding down Oklahoma freeway, while pleading for help: insane video
A better van-tage point. Wild video showed a shirtless and shackled inmate hanging out the back of a corrections van as it sped down an Oklahoma freeway — while the man begged for help from drivers. Cell phone footage recorded on Sept. 2 showed the unidentified inmate with his full torso sticking out of a…
Read MoreYankees flex exactly what can get them to season’s finish line — and beyond
BOSTON — As great as Aaron Judge is — and he is great. And as historic as Judge is — and he is even more historic now. The Yankees have righted their season not just on their best player leading the way with their No. 1 asset — power. Luis Gil returned from a lat…
Read MoreTexas high school football scores for Friday, Sept. 12
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Travis romped to a 59-13 win over Midland Legacy, saying goodbye to the old Cavalier Stadium in style in high school football action Friday across Central Texas. REPORT YOUR SCORE: We’d love to post your team’s score in this scoreboard, but we need your help to do it. Email the score…
Read MoreWho is Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's wife?
(NewsNation) — Beyond being a conservative activist, Charlie Kirk was a husband to Erika Kirk and father to a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son. Kirk, 31, was assassinated on Wednesday while at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. The shooter is still at large. Erika Kirk, née Frantzve, has not commented publicly…
Read MoreExploitable tight end matchups to target during Week 2
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The key to being a successful fantasy football manager is possessing the ability to identify weekly player mismatches and using that knowledge to set your lineups. Given that it…
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