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In Sanctuary a Dom and Sub Work the Kinks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

The remaining film year isn’t likely to bring an action movie or thriller with turns of plot as exhilarating as those that fill director Zachary Wigon’s Sanctuary, a two-character, one location battle of wits between a sex worker and her longtime client. Already, we’ve given away a plot point, but Wigon and screenwriter Micah Bloomberg make it clear right off that there’s something performative in the way Rebecca (Margaret Qualley) strides into the small but luxurious Denver hotel suite of late 30s-ish Hal (Christopher Abbott).Hal’s hotelier father has just died and he’s about to take over as CEO, a role for which he may lack the killer instinct. Rebecca is here with a legal questionnaire, but her questions turn weirdly personal  even as Hal seems to be playing a game of his own in his replies. Who’s lying? They both are, or rather, they’re following a script Hal wrote out in advance. He always writes a script for a visit from Rebecca, a dominatrix specializing in humiliation (not i...

Person detained, gun recovered after East Oakland shooting, search at strip mall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

OAKLAND — Police took a person into custody and recovered a firearm Wednesday after an investigation of a shooting in an East Oakland neighborhood led to a search that briefly cleared a grocery store and disrupted a strip mall in another neighborhood, authorities said.In an e-mailed statement, a police spokesperson said officers on patrol learned of a gunfire-detection alert in the 1200 block of 90th Avenue shortly before 5:15 p.m.When officers arrived there, they learned a shooting had happened, and tracked an associated car to a shopping mall in the 3000 block of East 9th Street.In that neighborhood around 5:30 p.m., other officers set up a perimeter around several outlets and carried out a search for the car’s driver. That search led at least one outlet, a grocery store, to close its doors and clear out staff.Police said an individual, who they did not identify, was later taken into custody and a firearm was recovered. Police did not confirm preliminary details shared...

Ohtani, Trout homer in Angels’ 7-3 win, completing sweep of slumping Red Sox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the 26th time, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their fourth straight win and a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night.Rookie Zach Neto hit a three-run homer during the Angels’ four-run second inning and added a double in his first three-hit game for Los Angeles, which has won six of seven overall.The Angels’ MVP duo came through in the early innings. Ohtani connected in the third for his team-leading 12th homer of the season, taking James Paxton (1-1) to the opposite field with his fourth shot in 10 days. The pitch was 3.74 feet above the ground, making it the second-highest pitch on which Ohtani has ever homered.Trout followed in the fourth with a two-run shot off Nick Pivetta, matching Ohtani’s season total with his fourth homer in seven days. The three-time AL MVP also passed Joe DiMaggio with his 362nd career homer.Connor Wong homered for the Red Sox, who have l...

Tina Turner remembered by local DJ, fans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado fans and acquaintances of singer/performer/actress Tina Turner are reflecting on her legacy.It was announced, on Wednesday, the international star had passed away at the age of 83.Local, legendary disc jockey, Jim Walker, known during his days on KDKO Radio as “Dr. Daddio,” said Turner, born, Anna Mae Bullock, was more than just an entertainer.“She was a queen, she was a star and she was a fighter,” he said. “And, she did great things, with her life.” Iconic rock and soul singer Tina Turner dies Walker was instrumental in bringing Turner to the state for performances.A quick internet search shows Turner played then-McNichols Arena, in December 1987.At places like Angelo’s CDs & More on South Broadway in Denver, a handful of fans had arrived to buy Turner merchandise.“I’m sure after her passing, she will get a lot more recognition for how influential she really was,” general manager Sean Batz said.

POLITICO Pro Morning Health Care: WHO replenishment model? — US hoarding Ebola drugs — Barriers to care

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

Presented by PPTABy HELEN COLLISwith ASHLEIGH FURLONG, CARLO MARTUSCELLI, SARAH-TAÏSSIR BENCHARIF and JOANNA ROBERTSPRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEK— At the World Health Assembly today, countries will speak about how to more sustainably finance the World Health Organization. — The U.S. has stockpiled Ebola treatments, preventing access in countries that desperately need them, argues Doctors without Borders.— Access to health care varies across Europe, but the Czech Republic is doing well on several fronts, the EU Observatory on Health Systems and Policies says.Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Health Care! We all try to live sustainably. Now you can continue in the afterlife. A Dutch company is growing coffins in a mold with mycelium — the root-like structure of mushrooms — and hemp fiber. They take just a week to grow and, once six feet under, 45 days to biodegrade – compared with years to grow and rot for wooden coffins. Nearing the end? AP has more...

James Paxton falters, Angels sweep Red Sox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

The Red Sox need a reset button like no other.After winning their last two series against the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres, they paid a visit to Anaheim and allowed themselves to be swept by the home team.The Angels officially won the season series on Wednesday night with a commanding 7-3 victory.After allowing just three earned runs over his first two starts (11 IP), James Paxton finished the night in Anaheim charged with five. He lasted just three innings, which another surprise, given that he’d gone at least five in each of his first two out games.The night started off promising enough for the veteran lefty. He got the Angels 1-2-3 in the first, finishing with back-to-back strikeouts, but it was all downhill from there. He gave up four in the second inning, including a three-run homer to Zach Neto, let Shohei Ohtani take him deep in the third, and that was all she wrote.Paxton only threw 59 pitches, and his fastball velocity was solid, but he wasn’t getting s...

Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly runs aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, later refloated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground Thursday in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, though authorities said they were able to refloat it after it momentarily disrupted the waterway. The Xin Hai Tong 23 ran aground at the southern mouth of the Suez Canal, tracking data showed. Leth Agencies, which oversees traffic in the canal, acknowledged the grounding. Over two hours later, Leth said they were able to refloat it.Egyptian authorities did not immediately acknowledge the ship running aground. It wasn’t immediately clear what affect the grounding would have on traffic in the canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. However, tracking data showed no shipping vessels moving around that area of the canal when the ship was stuck. Tracking data showed the vessel, describing its condition as “not under command.” Tug boats surrounded it to get it refloated.The ship is a bulk carrier, which typically carries cargo. The ship measu...

Cambodian union chief who led long-running casino strike gets 2-year prison sentence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A labor union leader who led a long-running strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, while eight fellow union members received lesser terms that do not include time behind bars.Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, has been leading a strike that began in December 2021 in protest of mass layoffs and alleged union-busting at the NagaWorld casino in the capital, Phnom Penh. She was convicted on a charge for leading a January 2022 demonstration of nearly 400 other dismissed employees who were demanding to be rehired.NagaWorld in late 2021 had dismissed 373 employees amid financial struggles related to the coronavirus pandemic.NagaWorld is owned by a company controlled by the family of Malaysian billionaire Chen Lip Keong. His company received its casino license in 1994 and the property is now a huge integrated hotel-casino en...

State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As the federal government cracks down on child labor violations, some state lawmakers are embracing legislation to let children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations.The legislators, mostly Republicans, argue that relaxing child labor laws could ease nationwide labor shortages.But child welfare advocates worry the measures represent a coordinated push to scale back hard-won protections for minors.“The consequences are potentially disastrous,” said Reid Maki, director of the Child Labor Coalition, which advocates against exploitative labor policies. “You can’t balance a perceived labor shortage on the backs of teen workers.”Lawmakers proposed loosening child labor laws in at least 10 states over the past two years, according to a report published last month by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. Some bills became law, while others were withdrawn or vetoed.Legislators in Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa are actively considering relaxing child l...

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:32 GMT

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March.The Central American natives, seized from a smuggler at Miami International Airport, are being raised by the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation — a round-the-clock effort that includes five hand feedings a day in a room filled with large cages. At just 9 weeks old, these parrots have already survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest. They are almost fully feathered now and the staff has started transitioning them from a special formula to a diet of food pellets and fruit.“You ready to meet the children?” asked Paul Reillo, a Florida International University professor and director of the foundation, as he led visitors Friday into a small building tucked behind a sprawling house in Loxahatchee, a rural community near West Palm Beach. “They are hand-raised babie...