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Hollywood writers go on strike, slam 'gig economy'

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era.The Writers Guild of America said that its 11,500 unionized screenwriters will head to the picket lines on Tuesday. Negotiations between studios and the writers, which began in March, failed to reach a new contract before the writers’ current deal expired just after midnight, at 12:01 a.m. PDT Tuesday. All script writing is to immediately cease, the guild informed its members.The board of directors for the WGA, which includes both a West and an East branch, voted unanimously to call for a strike, effective at the stroke of midnight. Writers, they said, are facing an “existential crisis.” Hollywood writers to go on strike Tuesday after negotiations fail “The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workfor...

'I Love my Park Day' Saturday at Grafton Lakes State Park

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

GRAFTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The annual "I Love My Park Day" at Grafton Lakes State Park will be on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers of all ages are invited to a morning of service on park trails, shores, and fields. Interested eventgoers can pre-register online. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Participants can check in at 8:30 a.m. near the Beach Tent, located on the right side of the main parking lot at the end of the main park road. Those who have pre-registered will receive a t-shirt provided by Parks and Trails NY. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park before the event, with a pizza party to be held afterward.There is no entry fee for volunteers at this event. Grafton Lakes State Park is located off Route 2, 12 miles east of Troy. Anyone with further questions can call the park at (518) 279-1155.

Play of the Week winner - Burnt Hills' Emily Martin

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

BURNT HILLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Congratulations to this week’s winner of our Play of the Week poll, Burnt Hills' Emily Martin! Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Martin robbed a home run in the Spartan's matchup Webster Schroeder. Vote here for this week’s Play of the Week poll!

Senior Spotlight: Burnt Hills besties bond through lacrosse

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

BURNT HILLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- If you ever watch a Burnt Hills girls lacrosse game, you can find MK Lescault and Ella Blesi competing side-by-side in the midfield. It is something they’ve been doing since they were young. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Definitely, since we were really little, we clicked on any sport we were playing really, and I think that just being around MK and being around the player she is it makes me a better player and everyone around us," said Blesy. "So, she’s definitely an impact.”The childhood friends turned teammates have shown growth over the last few seasons, and the result has been continued support and winning with one another.“She’s just always been there for me, been literally my biggest fan so it’s always been great to just play with her, practice with her and just win games with her,” said Lescault.The chemistry and teamwork have led to back-to-back section championships for the Spartan...

France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelenskiy held call on Sunday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

Both sides reported that French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured) spoke with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy by phone on Sunday (30 April) to discuss Ukraine's needs in terms of military.Zelenskiy claimed that he and Macron had a meaningful and long conversation during which they co-ordinated their positions regarding the war, and how to end the conflict in Ukraine and Russia.In a video message he gave that evening, he thanked France personally and Emmanuel for their support for our country and people. He also thanked France because it had promised to send arms to Ukraine.The French presidency stated that Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Ukraine in Zelenskiy's presence, and that Macron gave an update regarding European coordination to give Ukraine military assistance.Josep Borrell, the European Union's chief of foreign policy, expressed confidence this week that a plan would be finalised within days by the bloc to purchase ammunition for Ukraine. This was after Kyiv v...

Presale Codes for Old Dominion No Bad Vibes Tour

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

It’s Written in the Sand — you should go checkout Old Dominion when they come to a city near you. The popular country crew are going on a cross country jaunt dubbed the “No Bad Vibes” tour, hitting over 40 dates. The tour launches September 7 in Grand Rapids, MI and continues throughout the year, wrapping next January 6 in Kahului, HI, with a date October 27 here in Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for Old Dominion No Bad Vibes Tour tickets are as follows:Presale codes for Old Dominion No Bad Vibes TourPresale tickets for Old Dominion No Bad Vibes Tour go on sale today, May 2 and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Fan club presale code or password: WHISKEYJAMAmerican Express card presale code or password: INGOLD (you will need an Amex card to make the purchase)Sales for the general public should go on sale this Friday, M...

Single-family home sells for $1.6 million in Pleasanton

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

2704 Laramie Gate Circle – Google Street ViewA 1,919-square-foot house built in 1985 has changed hands. The property located in the 2700 block of Laramie Gate Circle in Pleasanton was sold on March 17, 2023, for $1,611,000, or $839 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage. The unit sits on a 7,560-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In May 2022, a 2,020-square-foot home on Laramie Gate Court in Pleasanton sold for $2,015,000, a price per square foot of $998. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Ross Gate Way, Pleasanton, in March 2023, a 1,825-square-foot home was sold for $1,716,000, a price per square foot of $940. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,103-square-foot home on the 4600 block of Ross Gate Way in Pleasanton sold in August 2022, for $1,720,000, a price per square foot of $818. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Ask Amy: She’s not my mom, and her ‘compliments’ rub me the wrong way

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

Dear Amy: My friend (who is one year younger) has a habit of telling me she’s “proud” of me for doing big and small things.I bought a house and she said she was proud of me. I said I was going out of town, and she said she was proud of me.I heard her once tell another friend that she thought the friend’s house was “adorable.”I can’t exactly tell if she means to belittle people or if I’m blowing it out of proportion. Thoughts?NOT AdorableDear NOT: My sense is that your friend is unaware that her comments come off as patronizing.“I’m proud of you” may be her stand-in for “I’m happy for you.”I’m unsure of what is so off-putting about calling someone’s house “adorable,” and in that instance you seem to be hypersensitive about your friend’s word choices.Talk to her! Tell her, “I hope you can understand that when you say, ‘I’m proud of you,’ it feels like you are infantilizing me. I don’t think you mean it that way, but I’m letting you know that i...

Harriette Cole: Am I responsible for a belligerent, drunk friend?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently went out with a friend of mine. She had a few too many drinks. I asked her not to drive home and offered to call her an Uber, but she was adamant that she was fine to drive.Knowing that wasn’t the case, I persuaded her to let me order her some food in the hope that she would sober up a little bit, but she was still insistent on driving home.The next day, she confessed to me that she had been, in fact, way too drunk to drive, and she felt terrible about it.It really got me thinking about my responsibility in this situation. I didn’t want to be overbearing or aggressive, but at the same time, I felt that I needed to do something to prevent a dangerous situation. She was so insistent on driving, I guess I just got tired of arguing.Do you have any advice on how I should handle a similar situation in the future?Feeling GuiltyRelated ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: My husband has become insufferable about what we should eat Advice | ...

Europe’s inflation inches up ahead of interest rate decision

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:02 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on households and keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to unleash another large interest rate increase.Consumer prices in the 20 countries using the euro currency jumped 7% in April from a year earlier, just down from the annual rate of 6.9% in March, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday. Food prices eased a little, falling to an annual 13.6% from March’s 15.5%, while energy prices rose a more modest 2.5%.Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and fuel, slowed slightly but was still high at 5.6%, underlining the expectation that the ECB will press ahead with its campaign to beat inflation into submission with rate hikes. The question is: How quickly will the bank go? Analysts say the ECB’s meeting Thursday in Frankfurt could end in an increase of a quarter- or a half-percentage point. A quarter-point hike would be a moderation in the b...