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Review: ‘May December’ is scandalous but also deeply soulful

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated PressThere is hardly a false note in ” May December, ” an audaciously self-aware, mischievously funny and emotionally complex drama that defies simple categorization.Filmmaker Todd Haynes, working from a script by newcomer Samy Burch, deftly mixes cheesy movie of the week tropes with the psychological depths of Bergman to make this wholly singular piece that never quite lets the viewer relax on solid ground.The set up involves an actor, Elizabeth Barry, played by Natalie Portman, who is spending some time with the real person she’s decided to play in a film. That subject is Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne Moore), who, when she was 36, was arrested and imprisoned for starting a physical relationship with a 12-year-old boy. Two decades later Gracie and that boy, Joe (Charles Melton), are married with three kids, one in college and twins about to go.There have been cheap, seemingly exploitative movies made about them before, which we get bri...

Russian authorities ask Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ ‘movement’ extremist

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist, the latest crippling blow against the country’s already beleaguered LGBTQ community in the increasingly conservative country. The ministry said in an online statement announcing the lawsuit that authorities have identified “signs and manifestations of extremist nature” in “the activities of the LGBT movement active” in Russia, including “incitement of social and religious discord.” Russia’s Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing to consider the lawsuit for Nov. 30, the ministry said. It wasn’t immediately clear what exactly the label would entail for LGBTQ people in Russia if the Supreme Court sides with the Justice Ministry. But the move in itself represents the latest, and by far the most drastic, step in the decade-long crackdown on gay rights in Russia unleashed under President Vl...

Twist Bioscience: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Twist Bioscience Corp. (TWST) on Friday reported a loss of $46.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the South San Francisco, California-based company said it had a loss of 81 cents.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 94 cents per share.The maker of synthetic DNA for the biotechnology industry posted revenue of $66.9 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $63.4 million.For the year, the company reported a loss of $204.6 million, or $3.60 per share. Revenue was reported as $245.1 million.For the current quarter ending in December, Twist Bioscience said it expects revenue in the range of $67 million to $68 million.The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $285 million to $290 million._____This story was generated by Automa...

Everton handed 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League’s financial rules

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Everton was deducted 10 points by the Premier League on Friday for breaching the competition’s financial rules.The club reported three-year losses totaling nearly 372 million pounds ($454 million) last season. The league’s profit and financial sustainability rules allow clubs to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds ($128 million) over a three-year period or face sanctions.Everton has 14 points after 12 games. The penalty drops the team to four points, which is the same as last-place Burnley.The club said it was “shocked and disappointed” by the ruling and will be appealing against it.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Ruoning Yin, Nasa Hataoka share lead with 63s at LPGA season finale in Florida

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Ruoning Yin hit the ball so poorly on the practice range that she wasn’t expecting much Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship. The big surprise was a 9-under 63 and a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the chase for the $2 million prize.Yin opened with five birdies through eight holes, played bogey-free and got a bonus at the end when her fairway metal took a good hop off the collar and onto the green at the par-5 17th for one last birdie.Hataoka and Yin led by one shot over Minjee Lee, who made a 30-foot birdie putt from off the 18th green at Tiburon Golf Club.“I do my warmup and I don’t feel today is the day,” Yin said. “I was not in the mood for chatting. After nine holes, ‘OK, 5 under. Maybe I shouldn’t talk that much.’ I think this course really suits me. The fairway is wide open. The greens are not that hard. It’s not that long.“Just tried to hit every fairway, every green and make the putt.”Hataoka began her round with 11 consec...

Powerful earthquake shakes southern Philippines, causing ceilings to fall at malls

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful undersea earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, causing ceilings in shopping malls to plunge to the ground as shoppers screamed. There were no immediate reports of injuries, and no tsunami warning was in effect.The magnitude 6.7 quake was located 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Burias at the southern tip of the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered at a depth of 78 kilometers (48 miles), it said.Videos posted on social media showed ceilings falling at two large malls as pillars swayed and people cowered and shouted in fear. The SM City General Santos mall and Robinsons Gen San mall announced temporary closures. There were no reports of injuries.The Philippines experiences regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. Source

Premier League hands Everton a 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Premier League hands Everton a 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules.Source

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga tears knee ligament while practicing with France

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga tore a ligament in his right knee while practicing with the French national team, the Spanish club said Friday.Madrid issued its medical report two days after Camavinga hurt his leg while practicing with France for European Championship qualifying matches.The 21-year-old Camavinga has become a versatile player for Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has used him as a defensive midfielder and a left back.Madrid had already lost goalkeeper Courtois Thibaut and central defender Éder Militão to serious leg injuries this year.Camavinga has started all four of Madrid’s Champions League games and appeared in all 13 of its Spanish league games this season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

Biden and López Obrador are set to meet, with fentanyl, migrants and Cuba on the U.S.-Mexico agenda

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, two strong allies who don’t always get along personally, will talk migration, fentanyl trafficking and Cuba relations on Friday. The two leaders are in San Francisco for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, where Biden has held a series of face-to-face meetings with other leaders, including China’s President Xi Jinping and the leaders of Japan and South Korea, as he seeks to reassure the region that the U.S. and China are competitors, not zero-sum rivals. Biden’s relationship with López Obrador is at times tense, in part because of Biden’s willingness to criticize Mexico on topics such as fentanyl production and the killing of journalists. And López Obrador isn’t afraid to snub the U.S. leader. He skipped a Los Angeles summit last year where leaders tackled the issue of migration because the U.S. didn’t invite Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuel...

Destination XL: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:08:24 GMT

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Destination XL Group Inc. (DXLG) on Friday reported profit of $4 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Canton, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 6 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 7 cents per share.The retailer of big and tall apparel posted revenue of $119.2 million in the period.Destination XL expects full-year earnings in the range of 45 cents to 52 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $520 million to $530 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DXLG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DXLGSource