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Emerging cinematic voices were awarded $150,000 by Film Independent on Saturday, with actors John Cho and Alia Shawkat presenting the annual grants in Los Angeles. Nominees for four of the grant categories were announced at the same time as the rest of the Spirit Award nominations on Nov. 21, but the grant winners received their awards at the Nominees Brunch rather than the main show on March 3. Also Read: 'Get Out,' 'Call Me by Your Name,' 'Good Time' Top Indie Spirit Awards Nominations One new grant was added this year: The Bonnie Award. Читать дальше...

Emerging voices were awarded $150,000 by Film Independent on Saturday, with actors John Cho and Alia Shawkat presenting the annual grants in Los Angeles. Nominees for four of the grant categories were announced at the same time as the rest of the Spirit Award nominations on November 21, but the winners received their awards at the Nominees Brunch rather than the main show on March 3. Also Read: 'Get Out,' 'Call Me by Your Name,' 'Good Time' Top Indie Spirit Awards Nominations One new grant was added this year: The Bonnie Award. Читать дальше...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Yale astronomy and physics professor has been awarded a $1 million prize to expand her work on a project that helps military veterans prepare for college. Marla Geha will receive the money over the next five years from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her work on the science portion of Yale's Warrior-Scholar Project. The project is a two-week boot camp on university campuses, aimed at giving enlisted veterans who have been admitted to college the skills and confidence needed to succeed there. Читать дальше...

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and Diversified Communications are ready to dedicate a project that'll produce 1.5 megawatts of solar energy. Officials say the system is designed to provide 13.3 percent of the electricity at Brunswick Landing business park from on-site renewable energy, and eliminate more than 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide each year in the process. A ribbon cutting is set for Tuesday. For the project, Portland-based ReVision Energy installed over 4,500 photovoltaic panels... Читать дальше...

STOKE, England (AP) — Stoke fires manager Mark Hughes with team in EPL relegation zone.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese military says 13 people have been killed by gunmen in the southern Casamance region.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new report says Iowa's controversial shift to privately managed Medicaid will save the state 80 percent less money this year than originally predicted. The Des Moines Register reported Saturday that a quarterly report prepared by Iowa Department of Human Services staff members says the state now stands to save $47.1 million this fiscal year by having private companies manage the $4 billion program. Former Gov. Terry Branstad, who ordered the privatization that began in 2016... Читать дальше...

South Carolina's busiest airport remained at a standstill days after a snowstorm blew into the state, vexing passengers trying to leave a coastal area unaccustomed to snow. The U.S. Air Force announced that it cleared a single runway around noon Saturday at Charleston International Airport. But it was too late to save the day's slate of flights. The airport website showed cancellations for all departures and arrivals. The storm blew in Wednesday, dumping 5.3 inches (13.5 centimeters) of snow on the airport... Читать дальше...

A pair of San Francisco police patrol cars were involved in crashes Saturday morning, just two blocks apart. Two officers suffered minor injuries, while a third person also was hurt. The first collision took place around 8:30 a.m. at Arguello and Geary boulevards, damaging a police car and a small Hyundai, police Sgt. Kevin Stancombe said. Two officers and another person were injured. “At the moment, the injuries don’t seem serious,” Stancombe said. The second collision... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Officials expect the number of electric cars on Colorado roads to increase exponentially over the next decade, and state officials are figuring out how to keep those vehicles charged. The Denver Post reports that as more drivers switch to electric, Colorado utilities will need to supply more electricity and improve the power grid to meet the added demand. State officials are also working to coordinate efforts to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations. Colorado is part... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts transit officials are admonishing the operator of the state's commuter rail system for poor service during and after the winter storm that walloped the Northeast last week. The Boston Globe reports Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority General Manager Luis Ramirez met with Keolis Commuter Services officials Friday to express his disappointment. A transit spokesman said Ramirez told the officials to "raise their level of service." The company canceled more than two dozen... Читать дальше...

Warriors at Clippers Time: 12:30 p.m. Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles Coaches: Steve Kerr, 4th season with Warriors (238-47 with Warriors and overall); Doc Rivers, 5th season with Clippers (234-131 with Clippers and 821-604 overall) On air: TV on NBC Sports Bay Area; Radio on 95.7 The Game Records: Warriors... Читать дальше...

I’m still trying to wrap my head around this image: Michael Wolff, middle-aged, bald-headed guy with screaming “I’m a New York media elite” glasses sitting on a crumb-strewn couch in the West Wing hallway, taking notes. Not one day, not two days, but according to his account, week after week over the first eight months of the Trump administration. Sitting, watching, more than occasionally getting briefed on the soap opera going on around President Chaos. And (did I mention) taking notes? “Shortly after January 20... Читать дальше...

Jerry Van Dyke, comedian and brother of Dick Van Dyke, has reportedly died. He was 86. According to TMZ, Van Dyke’s wife Shirley said the comedian died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas Ranch.

Jerry Van Dyke, comedian and brother of Dick Van Dyke, has reportedly died. He was 86. According to TMZ, Van Dyke’s wife Shirley said the comedian died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas Ranch. The couple was involved in a car accident two years ago and she said his health has deteriorated since. His manager has not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment. Van Dyke is survived by his wife and two children. Also Read: Rose Marie, Star of 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Dies at 94 Van Dyke was... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Aid workers in the Mexican capital brought toys and other gifts to brighten the Epiphany holiday for children living in dozens of makeshift tent camps more than three months after a deadly earthquake. The Jan. 6 holiday is commonly known as "Day of the Magi" in Latin America, and it's when children in Mexico traditionally unwrap gifts rather than on Christmas Day. Uriel Martinez, an 8-year-old whose family lost their home in the Sept. 19 quake, woke up early Saturday to find a toy gun had been left for him overnight. Читать дальше...

Warriors forward Kevin Durant is out Saturday afternoon against the Clippers with a strained right calf. The other five players previously listed on Golden State’s injury report — Omri Casspi (mid back strain), Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle), Draymond Green (right knee soreness), Andre Iguodala (left knee soreness) and David West (sprained right ankle) — are available. Casspi is back after missing the past two games. It surprised some that Curry, who has thrived... Читать дальше...

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Norman Lamb, a former Oklahoma state senator and the father of Republican Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, has died. An owner at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home confirmed Saturday that Norman Lamb died late Friday in Enid at age 82. The owner did not know the cause of death. The Oklahoman reports that the elder Lamb was elected senator in 1971 and served nearly 20 years, acting as floor minority leader for three years. In 1995, he was appointed state secretary of veterans affairs by then-Gov. Frank Keating. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are seeking clarity on regulatory oversight of a pipeline to deliver Colorado River water from Lake Powell to communities in southwestern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that state officials are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold off on a proposed study of permitting of the 140-mile (225-kilometer) pipeline project. State officials say the federal commission's study should be held up until it's determined whether the commission or other... Читать дальше...

ODGEN, Utah (AP) — Fewer people are enrolling in Utah's drug courts after the state launched a criminal justice reform three years ago that reduced some drug felonies to misdemeanors. The Standard-Examiner reports that participation is down by about 10 percent in the approximately 60 Utah drug courts, which are designed to give addicts a path to recovery. Weber County Attorney Chris Allred says enrollment in in the Ogden area's drug court is down by about 30 percent. Allred says some people are choosing... Читать дальше...

Mango the dog, who washed out in this year’s Puppy Bowl, won something more important than a football game. Mango the dog won a home. The story of Mango the dog, a street mutt who could be the most famous puppy in the history of Santa Rosa after being picked to star on television’s annual puppy blowout, goes to the heart of the man’s-best-friend thing. “Mango was a puppy with no future, living a miserable life of struggle,” said Christi Camblor, co-founder of Compassion Without Borders... Читать дальше...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey police chief has admitted receiving nearly $32,000 for off-duty security work that he did not perform. Federal prosecutors say Philip Zacche pleaded guilty Friday. He faces up to 10 years in prison when he's sentenced April 9. The 61-year Manalapan man served with the Jersey City police force for 38 years before retiring last June. He had been the city's police chief since 2014. Prosecutors say Zacche defrauded the city's housing authority by filling out... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's new opioid prescription law is only days old but doctors already are worried about how it might be implemented. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports physicians, lawyers and others expressed concerns this week to the state medical and dental boards over draft disciplinary rules for doctors who write improper prescriptions for pain medications. Under the proposed rules, doctors who violate the new law five times would lose their licenses. The threshold on losing a license would be reduced to three violations by 2020. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were: 02-06-07-08-09-13-17-19-20-22-27-33-36-42-45-48-51-52-54-67, BE: 20 (two, six, seven, eight, nine, thirteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-three, thirty-six, forty-two, forty-five, forty-eight, fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-four, sixty-seven; BE: twenty)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were: 2-0-2-1, Fireball: 8 (two, zero, two, one; Fireball: eight)