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‘Burn It Down’ author Maureen Ryan has a suggestion for the Hollywood power structure. It’s right there in the title.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune (TNS)Maureen Ryan can’t deny it, as she writes in her first book: “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change in Hollywood.” For much of her life, the former Chicago Tribune and Variety critic and reporter couldn’t get enough of the grisly, salacious show-business lore spawned by the tyrants, the predators, the power structure, the bias, the damage, the wreckage. The all of it.She “consumed these narratives like candy,” she writes in her book. “Horrible behavior — hundreds of pages of it — in ‘Live from New York,’ the oral history of ‘Saturday Night Live’? Of course I devoured the whole thing. When I was coming up, not only as a consumer of popular culture but as someone who wrote about the industry, these narratives — dishy stories of industry people behaving badly — were, in and of themselves, a popular subgenre of entertainment.”Change, and some real consequences when it came to a conspicuous handful, came in 2017 with MeToo and the f...

State responds to 'totally unprecedented' wildfire air quality threat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — This week on Empire State Weekly, New York officials responded to the air quality threat posed by Canadian wildfires. Air quality in New York City at one point was among the worst air in the world. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Commissioner for the State Department of Environmental Conservation Basil Seggos explained the threat posed to residents was unique. "We are a big and broad agency we usually fight fires here in New York we fight fires elsewhere it's very unusual that we're talking about advising New Yorkers about problems from fires in other states or countries," said Seggos.Also this week, Jeff Wice—an adjunct professor and senior fellow at New York Law School—gave details on the lawsuit regarding congressional district maps. The suit will determine if the district maps used in last year's elections will be redrawn or remain for the decade. Appellate Division to hear redistricting argume...

Northway ramps to close in Moreau this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) - An off-ramp connected to the Adirondack Northway is set to close through the weekend. The closure is another step in the bridge replacement process on Route 9 off Exit 17, in the town of Moreau. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The New York State Department of Transportation announced a closure starting at 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, and lasting until 6 a.m. Monday, June 12. The closure affects the southbound off-ramp and on-ramp coming off the Northway via Exit 17. Southbound Northway motorists are advised to instead continue to Exit 16, where they can reconnect with Route 9 and head north as far as needed. Route 9 motorists headed south will be detoured to Exit 18, in the city of Glens Falls. Glens Falls street closing for kids’ luge event The area of the Adirondack Northway around Exit 17 has been a work zone for some time, as work continues to replace the Route 9 bridge after nearly a year. The state...

Pride Center on celebrations and concerns: "It feels like people are trying to suppress who we are”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — "The elephant in the room is that LGBTQ people become a political football as we get closer to any sort of election cycle," Nathanial Gray, Executive Director of the Pride Center of the Capital Region, said. "We do live in a time where children are born in the United States with more rights as an LGBTQ+ person than when I was born almost 40 years ago. And we live in a time when it’s almost more scary than it’s ever been to be an openly LGBTQ+ person."The Pride Center of the Capital Region provides support services for LGBTQ people in a ten-county region and produces the Capital PRIDE parade and festival in Albany, NY.

Special counsel to seek speedy trial in Trump documents case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

(NewsNation) — A judge has unsealed the indictment against former President Donald Trump, revealing the charges he is facing in connection with classified documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home."Our laws that protect national defense information are critical for the safety and security of the United States and they must be enforced," Smith said.Trump is charged with 31 counts of the willful retention of national defense information, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, one count of withholding a document or record, one count of corruptly one count of concealing a document or record, one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation, one count of scheming to conceal, and one count of making false statements and representations. Gag order in Bryan Kohberger case to remain in place for now In a press conference, Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the public to read the indictment in full to understand the scope and gravity of the charges.Smith referred to the U....

Major St. Louis water main break has officials calling for rate hike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS --A major water main break at Lansdowne and Chippewa is causing some people in St. Louis to have low or no water pressure. Collector of Revenue Gregory FX Daly says that crews are working to isolate the break in the 20-inch main.Elected officials are proposing a water rate increase to pay for infrastructure improvements in the city. The increase would result in the largest hikes in city water bills in nearly three decades. St. Louis County town tows cars from driveways with expired tags The proposal came at a budget hearing Monday by Public Utilities Director Curk Skouby. The proposal would mean two 20% increases in the next fiscal year. One in July, and the other in January 2024.Skouby said the increases are necessary to help the water division deal with rising costs and aging infrastructure. Altogether, the increases would mean a $10 monthly jump in the average customer’s bill.A representative from the St. Louis Mayor's office states, "With more than 60 water main brea...

Denver mayor-elect Mike Johnston launches transition team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

Three days after winning the Denver mayor’s race, Mike Johnston and his backers are making moves to take the reins of the city from the departing Michael Hancock on July 17. Step 1 for the mayor-elect: Announcing the people who will helm his transition team and plan his inauguration. They include some well-known Denver faces in Mayor Federico Peña, state Sen. Julie Gonzales and State Rep. Leslie Herod.“What we know is we want to make sure that this is a city that hears everybody, that represents everybody and that includes everybody and that will be the focus of this transition,” Johnston said Friday morning while standing in Cesar Chavez Park a few blocks from his campaign headquarters in the city’s Berkeley neighborhood.Five people will co-chair Johnston’s transition committee. They include Peña and Gonzales, both of whom endorsed Johnston in his runoff race against former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Brough.Greg Moore, the former editor...

Broncos podcast: Denver adds pass-rusher Frank Clark plus a recap of OTAs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

On the latest edition of the 1st & Orange podcast, Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down Denver’s addition of pass-rusher Frank Clark, what they learned during OTAs and what’s ahead for Sean Payton’s team during next week’s mandatory minicamp.WatchListenRelated ArticlesDenver Broncos | LT Garett Bolles couldn’t protect Russell Wilson after 2022 injury and it made him angry: “I’m hungrier than ever” Denver Broncos | One OTA emphasis for Broncos’ Sean Payton? Working through 43 unique in-game situations: “There’s a rhyme and a reason to everything” Denver Broncos | Broncos signing veteran pass-rusher Frank Clark to one year deal, sources say Denver Broncos | Broncos WR Courtland Sutton on trade rumors: “This is where I ultimately want to be.” Denver Broncos | Should the Broncos pursue Minnesota R...

Custer County sheriff, CBI looking into elder abuse allegations involving actor John Amos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

Actor John Amos arrives at HBO’s 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after party in September 2007. Colorado law enforcement agencies are investigating claims the actor has been the victim of elder abuse. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)Colorado authorities on Friday confirmed they’re looking into allegations of elder abuse involving actor John Amos.Related ArticlesColorado News | Denver mayor-elect Mike Johnston launches transition team Colorado News | Suncor’s Colorado refinery records more malfunctions than comparable facilities, EPA study finds Colorado News | How heavy was hail that pelted metro Denver? CDOT had to deploy a snowplow Colorado News | Denver weather: Chance of afternoon storms ahead of “very wet” weekend Colorado News | With first-of-its-kind law, Colorado officials can now block you on social media The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking into the matter, along with ...

Monterey Park businesses continue to struggle months after mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

Months after a deadly mass shooting killed 11 and ripped Monterey Park apart, some local businesses continue to struggle.Traditional Guilin Noodles, a restaurant located next to Star Dance Studio, the center of the carnage, is still feeling the effects of the January attack."Our older customers are still very reluctant to come back because of the stigma from the shooting," said Zhen Wu. "So hopefully, in time, they'll feel more comfortable to return."The U.S. Small Business Administration is trying to help by offering loans for businesses affected by the disaster. U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) was on hand Friday to discuss the assistance."We are here because local small businesses like Traditional Guilin Noodles need our support and they need our help," Chu said.