Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Hollywood studios, actors union call in mediator in effort to avoid strike

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Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors union have agreed to a request from Hollywood studios to call in a mediator to try to forge a last-minute labour agreement and avert a second strike in the entertainment industry.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actors-strike-sag-aftra-hollywood-1.6904135?cmp=rss

Charles Manson cult follower Leslie Van Houten released from California jail

Manson Follower Parole

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/charles-manson-leslie-van-houten-released-1.6903940?cmp=rss

Jury decides document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a valid will

Aretha Franklin

A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/aretha-franklin-couch-will-1.6903774?cmp=rss

Mikala Jones, surfer who captured action inside waves, dies in surfing accident in Indonesia

Mikala Jones

Jones, the 44-year-old surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of massive, curling waves, died Sunday when a surfboard fin cut his femoral artery, according to his father.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mikala-jones-surfer-death-obit-1.6903715?cmp=rss