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She also appeared with Marlene Dietrich in 'Destry Rides Again,' with Christopher Lee in two British horror films and with Gordon Scott in a couple of Tarzan movies.Betta St. John, who portrayed the lovely island girl Liat in the original Broadway production of South Pacific and starred as a princess alongside Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in the MGM romantic comedy Dream Wife, has died. She was 93. St. John died June 23 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Brighton, England, her son, TV producer Roger Grant, told The Hollywood Reporter. The California native played one of...

She did lots of work at Lippert Pictures, including the first two features directed by the legendary Sam Fuller and 'Superman and the Mole Men.'Margia Dean, who co-starred in the cult sci-fi classic The Quatermass Xperiment and appeared alongside the likes of Clint Eastwood, Vincent Price, Esther Williams and George Reeves in other movies, has died. She was 101. Dean died June 23 in her apartment in Rancho Cucamonga, California, her niece Denyse Barr told The Hollywood Reporter. From 1948-56, Dean worked in about 20 features for producer Robert L. Lippert, founder of the B-movie studio Lippert Pictures, thus earning...

Progressive Twitter users blasted "Squad" member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., this week, after she endorsed President Joe Biden’s re-election bid. Leftists on the platform accused the lawmaker of selling out her progressive and anti-war values with her decision to support the second presidential term of the Democratic Party leader who recently just approved of providing controversial cluster bombs for Ukraine’s war effort. Critics accused the Congresswoman of "maliciously" selling out working class voters with the endorsement. Ocasio-Cortez officially endorsed Biden during the Thursday episode of "Pod Save America." When asked by the host if she would endorse Biden in a...

The number of forest fires continues to rise in Canada, climbing on Friday (Jul 7) to more than 670 blazes - more than 380 of them out of control - with a long and difficult summer ahead. "The numbers are literally off the charts, with at least three more months left in the active wildfire season," said Michael Norton of the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources. And weather forecasts for the coming weeks predict above-average temperatures in many parts of the country in the west, and also in northern Quebec, the worst-hit region.

K-9 Kona was "struck by a vehicle and crawled into a vineyard where he succumbed to his injuries," Police Chief Jose Garza saidReedley Police have announced an end to the search for Kona, the department K-9 that had been missing since July 4. “We have found him,” Police Chief Jose Garza wrote in a social media post Thursday night. “Unfortunately, the outcome is not what we had hoped for. It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of his passing.” Officers from several law enforcement agencies, with the help of the public, had been looking for the 10-year-old...

— Variability in total cholesterol, triglyceride levels at age 60 and older raised riskFluctuations in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in people 60 and older were tied to a higher risk of incident dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a longitudinal study showed. Over a median follow-up of 12.9 years, participants in the highest quintile of total cholesterol variability versus the lowest quintile had a 19% increased risk of incident Alzheimer's or related dementias (HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.04-1.36, P=0.011), reported Suzette Bielinski, PhD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and co-authors. Those in the highest quintile of triglycerides variability had...

On the evening of July 5, about 30 concerned parents and grandparents showed up at the Sonoma County commissioners meeting held at the Rohnert Park Library. About 20 of us spoke and stated why we were so opposed to their sponsoring and paying for the recent four drag story hours held on Fathers’ Day weekend. The story hours were sponsored and paid for by the Sonoma County Library Commission using our tax dollars to the tune of $500 per hour, thus $2,000 in total. By attending the meeting, we learned that, for the most part, the 10 commissioners agreed that...

A Mexican restaurant in New Jersey is serving up an ultra strict dress code — despite the fact that it’s on a truck route next door to a QuickChek convenience store. Cantina 46 — off of Route 46 highway in Ridgefield –has a laundry list of fashion faux pas including: no plain white t-shirts, men’s tank tops/sleeveless shirts, beach attire, sweatsuit/athletic attire, excessively baggy clothing, flip-flops or slippers, work boots or inappropriate headwear. “We don’t want to be like a regular restaurant, we want to be high end,” partner and manager Joaquin Molina told The Post. The clothing regulations —...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made two diplomatic mistakes Saturday when greeting her counterpart from China, according to The New York Post. First, Yellen bowed multiple times to China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, who did not reciprocate the gesture, according to footage of the event. Yellen then proceeded to bungle Lifeng’s name just moments later, calling her diplomatic counterpart “Vice Premier Hu,” according to The New York Post. Yellen bowed at least three times while Lifeng backed away slightly to provide President Joe Biden’s top economy official more space to bow, according to the Post. Yellen is the latest Biden administration...

A Pennsylvania poacher who allegedly killed a Pittsburgh suburb’s beloved bald eagle later turned themselves in — but locals are fuming at the lack of information on the suspect from authorities. “The killing of our beloved eagle had a major impact on the entire community,” Cherry Valley Lakeview Estates resident Linda Carnevali told The Post Saturday. “We cannot fathom why anyone would want to harm our eagles and take it to the extreme of killing one.” The eagle, who Carnevali and her husband Raymond called “Sam” after the popular character “Sam the Eagle” in Disney’s Muppet Vision 3D, was allegedly...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia tried to counterattack but lost again | Awesome day for Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOEuRcX6xzE The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 6th July 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-498-summary/ *** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Sound Of Freedom’ Is a Superhero Movie for Dads With Brainworms The QAnon-tinged thriller about child-trafficking is designed to appeal to the conscience of a conspiracy-addled boomer /\ ‘

Tulsa, Oklahoma - A historic lawsuit seeking reparations for the last three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been dismissed with no chance of refiling the case. "Upon hearing the arguments of counsel and considering the briefs filed by counsel for plaintiffs and counsel for defendants the court respectfully finds and order the plaintiffs' second amended petition should and shall be dismissed with prejudice," Judge Caroline Wall wrote in court records posted Friday evening. he public nuisance lawsuit – filed on behalf of survivors Viola Ford Fletcher (109), Lessie Benningfield Randle (108), and Hughes Van Ellis (102)...

Talk about an impact player...this guy does it all.

July 8 (Reuters) - Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters broke up a Gay Pride festival in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday, scuffling with police and destroying props including rainbow flags and placards, though there were no reports of injuries. Organisers accused the authorities of actively colluding with the demonstrators to disrupt the festival, but a government minister said it was a difficult event to police as it was held in an open area, near a lake. "The protesters managed to find... ways to enter the area of the event, but we were able to evacuate the Pride participants and...

WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS? One of the greatest truths we can know in life is that God is always able and willing to forgive us for our shortcomings. All we have to do is ask for His forgiveness. And if God is willing, then we too, should forgive ourselves. Yet one of the greatest ironies concerning forgiveness is that the painful memories, the scars of our past, remain with us. We may wonder, "What's the sense in receiving forgiveness if the scars from the painful memory remain?" Maybe the question should be, "What goes through your mind...

U.S. soccer legend Megan Rapinoe announced on Saturday that she will retire following the FIFA Women’s World Cup and after the end of the NWSL season. Rapinoe is one of the most decorated athletes in American soccer history, with two World Cup titles, an Olympic gold medal and a Ballon d’Or to her name

Rocked by steep declines in the sales of its beer, Budweiser CEO Brendan Whitworth pleaded with customers to stop boycotting the company's brew. "First, it's unfair to blame Dylan for what's happened," he said. "This young girl cruelly trapped inside a grown man's body deserves our respect for fighting to be her authentic self. What I'd like to know is, is it worth giving up drinking the greatest beer in the world in order to pile on this poor girl?" "Second, think about all the people who depend on our company to provide jobs brewing, packaging, and delivering our great...

“Play With Fire” by The Rolling Stones Composers: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Swiss bishop: ‘Synodal’ church is a ‘protestantized’ rejection of the Catholic faithBishop Marian Eleganti warned that departure from the faith is ‘doomed to failure’ and blasted dissident theologians pushing a ‘protestantized, unsuccessful church that conforms to the spirit of the age.’Editor’s note: This article was originally published by kath.net in German and was translated and republished with permission from Bishop Marian Eleganti.(LifeSiteNews) — For the philosopher of religion and priest Romano Guardini, Tradition was the richness of the knowledge of the many who preceded us in faith. Their insight into faith, which has entered into the faith Tradition of the...