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'Eat, Pray, Love' author Elizabeth Gilbert pulling latest book over 'enormous' pushback to Russian setting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

(The Hill) - The bestselling author of “Eat, Pray, Love” says she’s pulling her latest book from its planned publication following a “massive” backlash about its setting in Russia.Elizabeth Gilbert had announced the publication of her latest novel, “The Snow Forest,” last week, describing it as a story “set in the middle of Siberia in the middle of the last century" that tells "the story of a group of individuals who made a decision to remove themselves from society to resist the Soviet government and to try to defend nature against industrialization.”But on Monday in a video posted on Twitter, Gilbert said she was “making a course correction.”“Over the course of this weekend, I have received an enormous, massive outpouring of reactions and responses from my Ukrainian readers expressing anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain about the fact that I would choose to release a book into the world right now — any book, no matter what the subject of it is — that is set in Russia,...

Parts of Reddit 'going dark' in protest of developer fees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

(The Hill) – Communities on the online message board Reddit are “going dark” to protest new fees the site is charging third-party developers. Some sections of the site are being set to private for 48 hours as part of the protest, which started Monday, meaning some of the largest communities on Reddit won’t be publicly viewable during the protest. The protest came after third-party developers that use Reddit said they would be shutting down over new fees to Reddit’s API, or application programming interface. For example, the creator of the Reddit app Apollo, which aims to help users navigate the platform faster, said it will shut down at the end of June because Reddit’s changes have “unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue.” Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathshmidt said the platform is in contact with a “number of communities to clarify any confusion around our Data API Terms.”“Expansive access to data has impact and costs involved; we spend multi-millions of doll...

Body of swimmer who went missing in Lake Travis located

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The body of a man who went missing in Lake Travis over the weekend was located Monday morning. The Travis County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a call around 7:28 p.m. Sunday to help EMS find a man who was last seen near Mansfield Dam Park. Authorities searched the area where he was last seen on Sunday night, and paused searching overnight. Search efforts continued Monday morning. The man's body was located around 8:30 a.m. A dive team was still working to recover the body as of 12:30 p.m. The man has not been identified, but TCSO said he was in his 20s. It's unclear how he ended up in the water. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Texas Crown Act formally signed by Abbott in ceremony

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN)— On Monday morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Crown Act into law in a formal signing ceremony at the Texas Capitol. The law bans discrimination against someone for wearing Black natural hairstyles like braids, locks and twists. Gov. Abbott signs CROWN Act into law, takes effect Sept. 1 The CROWN Act is an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair, and it prohibits school districts, colleges or universities, employers or labor unions to discriminate against any protected hairstyle as part of a dress code.Here’s the historic moment. 👑 #CrownAct #Texas @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/0fCcxxHLLk— Jala Washington (@Jala__WashTV) June 12, 2023The bill cleared its final hurdle on May 12 after it was passed by the Texas Senate 29-1. It was sent to Abbott's desk on May 16 and he made it law with his signature on May 28 It goes into effect...

Five storylines to watch at Vikings minicamp, including edge rusher Danielle Hunter’s plan to skip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

After hosting a number of voluntary workouts over the past month or so, the Vikings will make attendance mandatory this week.It will be interesting to see which players show up Tuesday when the Vikings descend upon TCO Performance Center for minicamp, as well as on Wednesday when they break for the summer.No doubt the biggest names to keep an eye on are star edge rusher Danielle Hunter and star receiver Justin Jefferson. Neither was present for organized team activities. The decision to release star running back Dalvin Cook last week leaves no room for speculation on that front.Here are five storylines to watch:Danielle Hunter reportedly plans to skipAfter unsuccessfully trying to strike a deal on a new contract so far this offseason, Hunter plans to skip minicamp, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. This isn’t surprising considering Hunter is set to make $5.5 million this season when taking into account his base salary and bonuses.Looking big picture, especially in the...

School shootings are a real threat — so these students invented a technology to fight back

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

Rebecca Wang was just 7 years old the first time it happened.She remembers vividly her teacher’s panicked face, and her urgent voice telling Rebecca and her classmates to keep quiet, hide behind their desks and stay calm.They were barricaded in a Northern California classroom for four hours until police found the man who’d run across their campus with a gun. Wang didn’t understand what was going on, but when they finally walked outside, her entire family was waiting — and they looked terrified.“It was pure chaos,” said Wang, now 17. “We didn’t really know what was going on, but we knew the teachers were scared out of their minds.”After 10 years of waiting for things to change, Wang — a rising senior at San Jose’s Gunderson High — decided to take things into her own hands. This summer, she and three friends will be refining SIREN, an artificial intelligence device they’ve trained to detect gunshots and instantly communicate with all students, staff members and teachers at an affected...

Chicago Bears Q&A: What are some key matchups to watch?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

The Chicago Bears wrapped up their third week of organized team activities ahead of mandatory minicamp next week. What matchups should we be watching? And will the Bears finally sign an edge rusher? Brad Biggs addresses concerns in his weekly mailbag.What are some key matchups we should be paying attention to in minicamp and training camp? — @just_acyI don’t know that there are a lot of matchups that are super intriguing at training camp. Obviously you want to see how wide receiver DJ Moore performs when the pads come on and he’s competing against cornerbacks. I am talking specifically about work where it is starters versus starters. Moore facing the second-team cornerbacks doesn’t generate a ton of intrigue for me. It would be concerning (from an offensive standpoint, anyway) if the current group of edge rushers had a ton of success against the starting offensive tackles.Maybe more interesting will be the few battles for starting spots. I don’t know if it’s surprising how many firs...

Free summer concerts in the Capital Region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Many cities, towns, and villages across the Capital Region have announced their annual summer concert lineups for 2023. The free concerts usually feature locals and regional artists, but sometimes big names make an appearance. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Some concert series may have already started, while others have not. Here's where you can enjoy some free music throughout the summer in the Capital Region.Albany's Alive at Five concert seriesThe series started June 8, but seven concerts remain. The free concerts are on Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jennings Landing in Albany.LineupJune 15: Jam NightMihaliSide BJune 22: Country NightMatt StellSkeeter CreekJuly 6: Rock NightPlushSuper 400July 13: Classic Rock NightSweetSly Fox & The HustlersJuly 20: Reggae NightThe SkatalitesDr. Jah and the Love ProphetsJuly 27: Hip-Hop NightRakimDJ J-RoninCamtron 5000August 3: R&B NightMontell Jorda...

Proctors hosting free family movie series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Proctors Theatre is presenting a string of free movies called Fun Flicks for the Family. The series will kick off with two screenings of DreamWorks' "Shrek" on July 1. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Academy Award-winning animated film will be presented in Proctors' GE Theatre. The series will feature three other films throughout the summer, the full schedule being detailed below: Family Movie SeriesJuly 1: Shrek10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.July 22: Kung Fu Panda 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.August 5: Madagascar10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.August 26: How To Train Your Dragon10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sal Vulcano performing at Albany Funny Bone The events are free to attend, but you can reserve seats online on the Proctors website. Proctors Theatre is located at 432 State Street in Schenectady.

SUNY Adirondack, Russell Sage forge new path for fine arts students

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:27 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This year, SUNY Adirondack is expanding options for its Fine Arts students, in a new partnership with Russell Sage College. Students learning fine arts in Queensbury will have a new avenue to continue that work in Albany and Troy. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! In a new partnership, Russell Sage will accept as many as 66 credits from SUNY Adirondack Fine Arts students looking to transfer with a C- or better average grade. Those credits include Fine Arts-specific ones like Two-Dimensional Design and Western Art History, as well as general education requirements like Introduction to College Writing. Students coming in with a GPA of 3.0 from SUNY Adirondack will be automatically accepted into Russell Sage's BFA program upon making the jump.“We are excited to add this collaboration with Russell Sage to SUNY Adirondack’s numerous articulation agreements with institutions throughout the Northeast, to ...