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A huge chunk of land in Bel-Air is going up for auction
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Bel-Air — thanks to its impressive list of celebrity residents and impressive collection of record-setting mega-mansions — has developed a reputation as one of the ritziest enclaves in the country. A 260-acre property that spans 6% of the famed neighborhood is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The auction is a last-ditch effort to…
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Downstate man charged in setting fire at Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria
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CHICAGO — A central Illinois man was charged Wednesday with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month, federal law enforcement said. Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, is accused of “malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage” the clinic in Peoria, the U.S. attorney’s office said…
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Mayor, police superintendent, fire commissioner hold ribbon-cutting for controversial $170 million training facility – Chicago Tribune
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and top officials with the Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department gathered with dozens of people Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting event at the new $170 million joint-training facility in West Garfield Park, which has been criticized by activists since its inception. “This has been a very important day for this…
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1 dead, 8 taken to hospitals in Chicago high-rise fire
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Chicago authorities said one person has died and eight others were taken to hospitals Wednesday as firefighters responded to a high-rise apartment building fire on the city’s South Side, battling flames that leaped up 10 floors as snow fell. (Jan. 25) Source link
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Independent Autopsy Reveals Tyre Nichols’ Cause Of Death After Traffic Stop
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An autopsy independently commissioned by the family of Tennessee man Tyre Nichols came to a preliminary determination about how the 29-year-old died after a traffic stop by Memphis Police earlier this month. The findings indicate that Nichols “suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” family attorney Benjamin Crump said in a Tuesday statement. “[H]is…
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Alex Murdaugh: Prosecutors suggest Alex Murdaugh ‘manufactured’ alibis, defense calls him a ‘loving father’ in opening statements as trial for the murders of his wife and son begins
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CNN — Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged with the 2021 murders of his wife and youngest son – the most serious and the grisliest of allegations faced by the once prominent, but now disbarred, attorney. Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to…
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“Represent,” Reviewed: A Witty Attempt to Redefine the French Left
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The French miniseries “Represent,” which is streaming on Netflix, veers toward movie-ness for practical reasons. With its six half-hour episodes, it’s shorter than many features, and all six are directed by the same person, Jean-Pascal Zadi—who is also its star, its co-creator (with François Uzan), and the co-writer of every episode (with Uzan and others).…
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‘Infinity Pool’ review: Brandon Cronenberg’s pushes us off the deep end
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Infinity pools are built as optical illusions where water seemingly has no boundary, slipping into nothingness, bleeding into the horizon. There could be no better title for Brandon Cronenberg’s latest identity crisis-as-body horror film, “Infinity Pool,” which arrives on the heels of 2020’s “Possessor.” Set at a high-end all-inclusive resort in the fictional country of…
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New Jersey Tops $650 Million in TV, Film Spending in 2022
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Film and TV production spending in New Jersey topped $650 million in 2022, a record level of lensing activity that reflects the Garden State’s efforts to woo Hollywood productions. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy disclosed the milestone earlier this week, touting the success generated since he reinstated the state’s production tax incentive program in 2018.…