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Tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins happened on set of actor’s latest movie. News: Alec Baldwin kills woman by firing prop gun on film set Alec Baldwin in 2015. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP – Andrew Pulver @Andrew_Pulver Last modified on 2021 Oct 22 – …
Up to 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers had been set to strike from Monday over claims of excessive hours and unliveable wages. A strike of Hollywood film and TV crews has been called off after a deal was reached with producers on Saturday. Photograph: Mark …
Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated in many states across the U.S. grandriver/E+ via Getty Images – By Susan C. Faircloth, Professor & Director of the School of Education, Colorado State University Updated 2021 Oct 07 – Columbus Day celebrations in the United States …
Adolescents always liked hanging out together, as new evidence of human activity from more than 20,000 years ago reveals. – By Robin McKieLast modified on 2021 Sep 26 The White Sands of New Mexico have been a popular tourist attraction for a remarkably …
The worldwide fascination with UFOs started in the late 1940s after a few incidents made the news in the U.S. David Zaitz/The Image Bank via Getty Images – By Greg Eghigian, Professor of History, Penn State 2021 Jul 08 – On 2021 Jun …
The record price for a complete 40-volume set was established by Christie’s in New York in April 2012 when a complete subscriber’s set of Curtis’s monumental work fetched $2,882,500 to become one of the most valuable scientific artifacts ever sold at auction. The …
A biker travels through the hills of Los Alamos County, New Mexico. – By Kristen Rogers, CNN Updated 2021 Jun 29 – As the country reopens in an ongoing pandemic, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has been ranked the healthiest US community for …
FAA certification clears the way for Virgin Galactic to fly paying passengers to space. Virgin Galactic – By David Szondy 2021 Jun 26 – Virgin Galactic has made history, becoming the first spaceliner to be certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to …
The most recognizable motorcycle in the world has two claimants, and both were built and certified as being “the original” by Dan Haggerty, aka Grizzly Adams. The bike going to auction next week appears to have a more credible claim. Columbia Pictures View …
US employees are concerned about safety, others have caregiving responsibilities and some are using their job loss as an opportunity to find other work. Business owners claim the expanded benefits of $300 a week are keeping people at home instead of behind cash …
