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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ opens with $38.5M, takes down John Wick

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” opened with $38.5 million in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, stealing the top box-office perch from “John Wick: Chapter 4.” The Paramount Pictures and eOne release appealed to more moviegoers than many expected a film based on a notoriously niche table top game to interest. “Game Night” directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley turned in a rollicking comic action-adventure, with a cast including Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and Hugh Grant, that’s bringing in ticket buyers less familiar with “D&D.” Audiences gave “Honor Among Thieves,” which launched with a raucous opening-night premiere at SXSW, an A- CinemaScore. It scored 91% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. “We know how good our movie is,” said Chris Aronson, distribution chief for Param...

For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

WASHINGTON — As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel both, a new report suggests. The report, to be released Monday by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, urges the federal government to finally get serious about building the infrastructure necessary to fast-track the extraction and export of liquid natural gas. The carbon-credits clause of the 2015 Paris climate accord could be a “key driver of growth” for the LNG sector if Canadian natural gas were to become a viable alternative for coal-fired power plants around the world, it suggests.“This initiative could not only support natural gas exports but an array of services, technology, and materials exports,” writes Eric Miller, president of the D.C.-based Rideau Potomac Strategy Group and the report’s author.“Canada should use the global carbon market fra...

IDA Crown Jewish Academy talks Passover

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

CHICAGO — Students at IDA Crown Jewish Academy joins us in the studio to talk about the history of Passover.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Fetterman outlines 'downward spiral' that led to depression diagnosis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

(The Hill) – Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who was released from the hospital last week following treatment for clinical depression, detailed the “downward spiral” that led to him seeking help for his depression in February.“It's like, you just won the biggest race in the country,” Fetterman said to CBS Sunday Morning in his first interview since checking into treatment. “And the whole thing about depression is that objectively, you may have won, but depression can absolutely convince you that you actually lost. And that's exactly what happened. And that was the start of a downward spiral.”Fetterman, who defeated Mehmet Oz in one of the most closely-watched and high stakes Senate races in 2022, was released from the hospital on Friday and will spend time with his family at home in Pennsylvania while the Senate is on a two week recess. The win over Oz helped Democrats secure a majority in the pivotal upper chamber.Fetterman said he expects to be back in the Senate when it reconvenes t...

Weekend Break with Studio by Garden Streets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

Join us in today's Weekend Break where Marcella makes succulents with Studio by Garden Streets.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Severe thunderstorm threat this afternoon and evening

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Storm Prediction Center continues to keep a watch on Central Texas with much of the area under a Slight risk (Category 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms. Large hail will be the main risk but damaging straight line winds will also be possible. And, there will be a threat of an isolated tornado. We should always be prepared for these weather threats.The Storm Prediction Center is also suggesting that a weather watch is being considered for later this afternoon. What may deter or delay the development of thunderstorms is the cap as winds several thousand feet up are coming from the southwest, thus a warming wind.Severe risk for the afternoon and eveningThe flow off the Gulf has increased surface moisture reflected by noon dew points mostly in the middle/upper 60s to low/mid 70s. One of the weather features likely to influence the development of thunderstorms, the dryline, is out near Big Spring moving east. However, we have yet to see any rain/storms develop there....

Business People: American Swedish Institute names new president

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

OF NOTEMolly Wright SteensonThe American Swedish Institute, a Minneapolis cultural center and museum, announced Molly Wright Steenson as incoming president and CEO. Steenson is vice provost for faculty, associate professor in the School of Design and the K&L Gates Associate Professor of Ethics and Computational Technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Previously, she was a visiting researcher at the Umeå University HUMLab in Umeå, Sweden. She will join the American Swedish Institute in July.COMMODITIESWayzata-based global commodity trader Cargill announced the promotions of Joanne Knight to chief financial officer and Philippa Purser to head of strategy and global process leader. Knight has been Cargill’s acting CFO since January; Purser was Cargill’s agriculture supply chain group leader for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.GOVERNMENTThe Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced that Abdiwahab Mohamed will serve as assist...

Florida mother stabbed over 100 times before toddler thrown in lake: affidavit

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The father accused of murdering his 2-year-old son and the child's mother has been booked into jail in Pinellas County, Florida. Thomas Mosley, 21, was charged with the murder of Pashun Jeffery, 20, and her 2-year-old son Taylen Mosley after Taylen's body was found in the mouth of an alligator Friday, according to police. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Mosley was accused of killing Jeffery after celebrating his birthday at her apartment, according to arrest affidavits from the St. Petersburg Police Department. Jeffery and her son were last seen alive at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, when the last of Jeffery's family members left her alone with Mosley. Police said Mosley was unaccounted for until 9:03 p.m., when he showed up at his mother's house with gashes on his hands and arms, "consistent with injuries caused by slippage during a knife attack." He admitted himself into St. Anthony's Hospital to trea...

Possible Drowning in Schoharie County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

JEFFERSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — State police have been searching for a missing person last seen on a private lake in Schoharie County. It was an active scene all Sunday morning and afternoon as police and their diving teams continued searching for a missing person around a private lake near Camp Oorah.  Police got the call at approximately 3 p.m. for a possible drowning. State police say multiple agencies were on the scene, including Jefferson Fire, Stamford Fire, the DEC, and search and rescue. Upon arrival, they discovered a canoe flipped over. Police say two people were recovered from the water and then transported to Albany Medical Center and are now in stable condition. The third individual was last seen trying to swim to shore but was not seen since. Trooper Stephanie O’Niel told News10 that “the search was discontinued yesterday due to darkness and water conditions.” Then the search resumed this morning with a boat to help search the waters.News10 spoke with friends of the in...

Iran-Armenia-Russia: The axis against Ukraine revealed

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:54:42 GMT

“The world’s second military power”, as Russia had been referred to before it waged war in Ukraine, is reportedly suffering from a severe shortage of both lethal and non-lethal weapons, including drones and missiles. Under sanctions, when it is impossible to obtain arms components and military goods in the usual way, the aggressor is forced to rely on supplies from rogue countries and their accomplices. One of the main accomplices ensuring the supply of sanctioned goods to Russia is Armenia - writes James Wilson.The unholy alliance between Russia, Iran and Armenia emerged despite the focus on Western values declared by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. Actions speak louder than words: a number of easily verifiable facts unambiguously testify that Armenia serves as a major hub to supply sanctioned (including military) goods that support Russian aggression in Ukraine and provides the direct connection between Iran and Russia.Iran recognises Armenian security as its top priori...