Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Thirty years later, “A League of Their Own” receives a major makeover in a narratively ambitious but uneven Amazon series, providing timely filters on the World War II-era drama while dialing down the laughs. Specifically, the show considers what it was like to be a lesbian or Black during that
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In November 2019, Disney debuted Disney+, kicking off the so-called streaming wars and prompting companies across the media world to spend billions of dollars to launch services to take on Netflix. Netflix was seen as the existential threat to the legacy media industry, so following its lead on subscriber growth
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By Fredreka Schouten Federal election regulators voted Thursday to allow Google to proceed with a plan to make it easier for campaign emails to bypass spam filters. Google’s proposal to run a pilot project changing the filters for political emails came after intense Republican criticism that spam filters were biased against conservatives, a charge the
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has returned for the finale of a series against the Texas Rangers following a five-game absence after testing positive for COVID-19. The 73-year-old Baker said he never felt bad and had only mild symptoms that he attributed to seasonal allergies before
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story PROVINCETOWN (WBZ) — Provincetown has declared a sewer emergency, ordering some restaurants to close during the busy tourist season and residents to reduce their water use as crews work to repair a problem that’s been ongoing for days. The emergency impacts properties on the vacuum
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Hurtado Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 20-year-old man is dead after an ongoing dispute with a neighbor ended in a deadly shooting in northwest Harris County, according to authorities. At about 3 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to a shooting call at the 7900 block of
Continue ReadingBy Briana Conner Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A family whose SUV was crushed when a concrete-mixer truck toppled off the East Beltway and landed on their vehicle is now seeking compensation in the wake of an apparent freak accident that killed a 22-month-old boy. His aunt, Esmerelda Resendiz,
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Ashland police are looking for the people responsible for cutting a hole in the wall of a pharmacy to get inside early Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy WBBH Staff Click here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — The Collier County Clerk of Court and Comptroller issued a warning about a Jury Duty scam targeting Florida residents. Scammers are contacting people, claiming they missed jury duty and requesting residents pay a fine by purchasing a gift card to
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service is finally about to get the additional funding its officials have long been waiting for. The Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act calls for delivering nearly $80 billion to the IRS over 10 years. After months of negotiations over the sweeping spending package, the Senate passed the bill earlier
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal authorities allege a man defrauded about $10.7 million from an organization that provides foster and adoption services to the state of Kansas. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas filed a civil forfeiture case on Aug. 1 alleging that William Whymark and his company, WMK Research, defrauded Saint Francis Ministries, which
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn Nearly half of US teens say they use the internet “almost constantly,” according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The survey of 1,316 teenagers delved into the technology habits of teens and was conducted by the Pew Research Center. The percentage of teens who reported a near constant level of online
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you are getting closer to retirement age…or if you’re just a super conservative investor terrified of risky investments that may lose money…then you’ve probably heard you should have a 60/40 portfolio. That means 60% in stocks, which historically rise over time, and 40% in bonds, which offer
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you are getting closer to retirement age…or if you’re just a super conservative investor terrified of risky investments that may lose money…then you’ve probably heard you should have a 60/40 portfolio. That means 60% in stocks, which historically rise over time, and 40% in bonds, which offer
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Severe thunderstorms around Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday caused 100 American Airlines flight diversions and led to hundreds of cancellations that extended into Thursday’s schedule. More than 320 American Airlines flights had been canceled by midafternoon Thursday, or 10% of its schedule, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. A total
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This Afternoon: Another gorgeous day with seasonal highs in the upper 80s. Dewpoints will hover in the low 60s, lending to less humid conditions. Tonight: Mild and dry as winds begin to shift out of the south. Lows fall to the upper 60s. Extended: This wind shift out of the south comes as a weak
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WATERFORD-EAST LYME, Connecticut (WFSB) — A hawk is counting its lucky feathers after getting tangled in the grill of a truck. Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control said the bird of prey had a very traumatic morning on Thursday. It said the hawk swooped after some breakfast
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By Xiaofei Xu, Pierre Bairin and Amandine Hess, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested following an investigation for suspicion of rape aggravated by drunkenness, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name and nationality. The investigation was launched on Tuesday. The woman, a 27-year-old American female tourist, was raped
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — Anger and frustration at a rally outside La Escuelita School in Oakland Wednesday afternoon as tensions have been rising over the closure of several schools in the Oakland Unified School District. Last week, it reached a boiling point when protesters occupying
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN After a long day at work, it feels so much better to just leave the dirty dishes in the sink or put off looking at your finances — right? Don’t just call it laziness: After a long period of thinking hard, making decisions that favor ease in the short term but
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