Independent filmmaker Jeff Baena, best known for directing “Life After Beth” and co-writing “I Heart Huckabees,” died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. He was 47. Baena had been married to actor Aubrey Plaza since 2021. The couple collaborated on several films, including in 2014’s “Life After Beth,” in which …
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Retirees can expect to see some big changes in 2025 when it comes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits. President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill that will increase Social Security benefits for certain pensioners. Additionally, the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment goes into effect for all beneficiaries. And Medicare enrollees who are worried about health-care costs now have a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket …
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LONDON — The royal family paid tribute Saturday to the British man killed in the New Orleans truck-ramming attack, a 31-year-old who was the stepson of Prince William and Prince Harry’s former nanny. Edward Pettifer was among 14 people killed when an ISIS-inspired U.S. Army veteran drove his truck into a crowd of revelers on New Year’s Day, his family …
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TOKYO — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavored …
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Israel faced mounting pressure Saturday over its detention of a Gaza hospital chief during a raid on one of the last functioning medical facilities in the battered north of the Palestinian enclave. Israel has in recent days confirmed it is holding Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and defended its assault that shut down Kamal Adwan Hospital, saying that the prominent pediatrician …
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Hollywood awards season officially kicks off Sunday with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, a looser alternative to the Oscars that recognizes achievement in both film and television. Here’s a look at what to expect from a show that bills itself as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year.” How to watch The Globes will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on …
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The Summary A report from the U.S. surgeon general suggested that labels on alcoholic drinks should warn about cancer risk. Doctors expressed their agreement. For people wondering about the long-term damage of drinking and whether there is any safe limit, here is what experts think you should know. Doctors on Friday applauded a new report from the U.S. surgeon general …
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The driver who killed 14 people in an ISIS-inspired attack by plowing into a crowded New Orleans street on New Year’s Day had planned to use a transmitter to detonate two explosive devices he had placed nearby, authorities have said. The FBI and ATF said in a joint statement Friday that the explosives were placed on Bourbon Street, which Shamsud-Din …
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The Department of Justice announced on Friday it has resolved a biased policing investigation of California’s Antioch Police Department, where racist texts allegedly sent by officers sparked outrage and blowback. The city and its police have agreed to hire a consultant to review its policies, its officer training, and its use-of-force incidents to suggest improvements, the Justice Department said in …
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