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Her bill passed the Assembly but failed in the Senate by two votes. Gavin Newsom to take it up again. Weve been talking about it this year, she said. Lorena Gonzalez on the picket line at Fox Studios last monthCourtesy of California Labor Federation And lets be clear, these workers haveearnedunemployment insurance. If you lose your job, youre supposed to be able to access unemployment insurance. This shouldnt be something different....

FoundingDuran Duranmember and guitaristAndy Taylorclaims a new drug treatment is working in his battle with Stage 4prostate cancer. In a BBC interview, Taylor said the drug Lutetium-177 has extended his life for five years. The 62-year-old Taylor first was diagnosed with the disease in 2018. Andy Taylor of Duran DuranPaul Natkin/WireImage He went public with the information last November. After that, a scientist suggested nuclear medicine treatment with Lutetium-177, which reportedly targets cancer cells....

One of the greatest pitchers inLos Angeles Dodgershistory was honored Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the game. The Dodgers retiredFernando Valenzuelas No. 34 jersey, the culminating event in the city council declaration of Fernando Valenzuela Day. Fernando Valenzuela in 2022Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images I never expected it. A drone show honoring Valenzuela is expected after the game against the Colorado Rockies. Tommy Lasorda came up to me and said, Are you ready to pitch tomorrow?...

Like everything onRuPauls Drag Racefor 15 season, it started with a bad pun. Weve done 10 years of musicals. Its one of our favorite things. In March, Tennessee became the first state to officially pass strict limitations on drag performances. Just a few weeks later, Season 15sWiglooseepisode aired. We shoot about a year ahead, Campbell explained. So it ended up being wildly, wildly topical. So far, the fund has raised more than $1....

Jason Momoacontinues to engage hissocial mediafollowing about the unfolding disaster onMaui. Momoa is urging tourists not to travel to Maui amid the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the island. Do not convince yourself that your presence is needed on an island that is suffering this deeply. Jason MomoaJon Kopaloff/Getty Images Mahalo to everyone who has donated and shown aloha to the community in this time of need. The video posted by Momoa warns, Do not travel to Maui....

Ken Burnslives just where you might imagine. I wont work on a more important film, he declares. We knew and we did nothing, Burns says. An immigrant family looking at Statue of Liberty from Ellis Island, circa 1930.Library of Congress We let in more [Jews] than any other sovereign nation, about 225,000. But we could have let in five times that. Witnessing the direction of the country, Burns says he pivoted, hastening the production timetable for the series....

Ahmadzadeh was not in attendance to receive the award as he is currently banned from leaving his nativeIran. Born in Tehran in 1986,Critical Zoneis Ahmadzadehs fourth feature. His films largely chart Irans rebellious youth and their confrontation with the countrys theocracy. Ali Ahmadzadeh’s ‘Critical Zone’.Locarno Film Festival. Ahmadzadeh is officially banned from working as a filmmaker in Iran. 2023 marks the tenth time the Europa Cinemas Label has been awarded in Locarno....

In times like this, it really shows their resilience. Watch on Deadline Hawaii Gov. Bezos has a home on the island. Burned cars and destroyed buildings are pictured in the aftermath of the wildfire in LahainaAP President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration for the island, which will free up emergency funds. But it will obviously take a lot more. Bennett has started aGoFundMe pageto benefit those who have been displaced or lost homes or loved ones....

Shelley Smith, who starred with Martin Short on ABC sitcomThe Associates,has died. She was 70 and her death from cardiac arrest came on Aug. 8. Smith died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, according to her husband of 18 years, actor Michael Maguire. Shelley SmithABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images My dear, sweet angel Shelly Smith passed peacefully yesterday at 2:20 PM. We owe him a tremendous debt! Shelley lived an incredible life!...

It plays on different levels, getting to what the heart of the Apple TV+ series is all about. The most important moment rather, in the whole thing for Ted. Its that cliffhanger … even walking through the locker room there. You know, what hes decided. And I think thats the power of the song I think its a really key moment in the show. We were so excited, we knew we were onto something....

I knew Tupac when he was in the womb. Im one of the New York Panther 21. The first day I [went] into the Panther office, I thought Dr. King had been assassinated. I [went] in mad at the white power structure, he continued. But instead, they gave me a stack of books and told me its about power to all people. She said, You look like youre 13 years old, go home....

Thousands of cinema fans in SouthIndiaare excited to welcome the latest film release by the Tom Cruise ofTamil. Not only for the film, but for the time off from work. Jailer, a Tamil-language action thriller by actor Rajinikanth, is already anticipated to set box office records. Fans react during the screening of Indian actor Rajinikanth’s new Tamil-language movie ‘Jailer’Bhushan Koyande/Hindustan Times via Getty Images The film is the first in two years to feature the actor....

There were people invading that were not Indigenous people the illegal miners, the cattle ranchers. And this was happening all around where we lived. And we were lacking a lot of food actually [as a result]. Even though we had demarcated territory, it was never respected. The decimation of the Amazon rainforest profoundly affects not only the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, but people across the globe. The film also earned a nomination in the juried category of Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking....