Day: November 22, 2021

This is an action-packed Thanksgiving week for TV. Apple TV+ starting Thanksgiving Day debuts a three-part docuseries focused on the Beatles recording their “Get Back” album back in 1969. Peter Jackson, “Lord of the Rings” director, sifts through 57 hours of unseen footage to capture a band that was going through some major issues but still managed to create some great music. On Wednesday, Disney+’s latest TV series “Hawkeye,” starring Jeremy Renner comes out as part of the streaming service’s array of offerings following “Loki,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and “WandaVision.” Also on W… Read More “TV best bets: Beatles doc, Halle Berry’s ‘Bruised,’ Kevin Hart’s ‘True Story,’ Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett”

New York (tca/dpa) — The Big Apple’s most iconic New Year’s Eve celebration is back — with one important caveat. The Times Square ball drop will return at “full strength” this year, with the city allowing hundreds of thousands of revellers to attend as long as they can show proof that they’re fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. The quintessential New Year’s Eve bash was drastically downsized last year due to the pandemic, but de Blasio said the city is ready to gear up for a “big, strong” event this December 31, thanks to the vaccine. “Hundreds of thousands of pe… Read More “New Year’s Eve revellers must be vaccinated for Times Square bash”

Washington (AFP) – The deaths of five people mowed down by a car at a US Christmas parade sent another jolt through a country already convulsed by acts of violence and at war with itself over culture, individual rights and the very notion of democracy. Sunday’s incident in the Wisconsin city of Waukesha came two days after the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen charged with homicide in the same state after fatally shooting two men during racial justice protests last year 50 miles (80 kilometers) away. Police believe the driver — a 39-year-old man facing homicide charges — to have be… Read More “Christmas parade deaths heighten tensions in deeply divided US”

Despite rising pressure from progressive Democrats for a switch at the head of the Fed, President Biden decided that he doesn’t want to change horses in midstream. US stocks are rising as continuity at the Fed remains. Financials surge following Biden’s decision to renominate Fed Chair Powell as financial markets price in more rate hikes and since Lael Brainard got the second top post and not Vice Chair for Supervision. This does not signal the banks are in the clear as they could see an even tougher regulator announced shortly. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more US DataThe housi… Read More “OANDA – Maintaining Continuity At The Fed, Stocks Rally, Us Data, Stronger Dollar As Yields Rise, OPEC+ Plays Hardball, Gold Hurt, Bitcoin Struggles”

What a seismic difference a trial has made to public and media perceptions of Kyle Rittenhouse. When he was charged at age 17 with shooting three men, two fatally, during racial unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, various media accounts described him as a rifle-toting white supremacist who drove across the border to shoot Black Lives Matters protesters in the racial unrest that followed the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Even then-presidential candidate Joe Biden included young Kyle among the “white supremacists and militia groups” that he wanted then-President Donald Trump … Read More “Editorial: When a ‘chaos tourist,’ causing plenty, walks free”

It’s easy to feel sorry for Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher. He made some bold offseason moves and appeared to have his team headed in the right direction before injuries to Ryan Ellis and Kevin Hayes slowed the Great Redemption March. Oh, the Flyers, on paper, look to be doing just fine. They are 8-5-3 and in a playoff spot despite playing in the league’s best division. But they are trending in the wrong direction after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season, falling to Tampa Bay and Boston. And with their next three games against elite teams — at Tampa Bay, at Flo… Read More “Sam Carchidi: Summer remake shaken by injuries as Flyers try to regroup while facing killer schedule”