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Joker: Folie a Deux star Joaquin Phoenix drew inspiration from a different group of musical clowns as he prepared to reprise his role as the titular supervillain: Kiss. The follow-up to 2019's Joker stars Phoenix as the Joker (nee Arthur Fleck) and singer and actor Lady Gaga as his love interest, Harley Quinn. Folie a Deux takes place two years after Joker, by which point Arthur has been arrested and is in custody at Arkham State Hospital awaiting trial for a series of murders. Phoenix and director Todd Phillips were determined not to make a straightforward sequel to the $1...

Israelis broadly pick former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris as better for Israel's security and in turn favor Trump for the U.S. presidency, albeit with sharp political divisions, a national survey by Langer Research Associates and PORI (Public Opinion Research Israel) finds.Fifty-eight percent of Israelis in the survey, conducted in September, said Trump would be better for Israel's security, vs. 20% for Harris. If they had a vote in the U.S. election, Israelis said they'd pick Trump over Harris by a similar 54%-24%, with the rest taking a pass.To a large degree, these attitudes follow the fault...

Researchers have identified a protein that may prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study published in the Developmental Cell on Oct. 2.AMD is the leading cause of vision loss among older adults, affecting nearly 20 million Americans. As the population ages, this number is expected to rise significantly. Currently, there are no treatments that can stop AMD’s progression.MR.PRAWET THADTHIAM/Shutterstock“I think we identified something that can target early-stage disease. ... That’s a big deal,” the study’s lead author Ruchira Singh, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Rochester in New York, told The Epoch Times.The study...

Ron DeSantis is undoubtedly America's most competent governor in generations and probably the most skilled in generations. It was DeSantis' skill at governing and fighting the leftists where it matters that attracted me to him when he was running for president, and I still believe he would have been the best president since Reagan had he won. But it was not to be. We chose Donald Trump because he has been battling the bad guys, and I am okay with his being the candidate. America’s Governor. https://t.co/LojF2XZi1Y— Janine Curran (@janinereturns) October 3, 2024But if there is anything we have learned...

Ukrainian drone attacks late tonight on 'civilian enterprises' in Russia's... Joe Biden asked if Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to influence the US Presidential Election... Faulty welds suspected in three US Navy ships in service and 23 others... US politics Kamala Harris meeting Arab and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan... The Indian military says it killed 36 Maoist rebels... US Central Command attacking 15 targets in Yemen... The commander of Uganda's armed forces says US Ambassador William Popp must apologize...or leave the country.... At least 70 people killed in a gang attack on a town in Haiti... The...

An even better question: Why are Hezbollah leaders still meeting in Beirut?The Israelis launched another massive attack on a building complex "on the outskirts of Beirut," the New York Times reports this morning. This apparently refers to Dahiyeh, the suburb controlled by Hamas Hezbollah [corrected], and where Israelis killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah a few days ago. Reportedly, Nasrallah's presumed successor had gathered with what's left of Hezbollah's command, and ... well ...Israel bombed a meeting of Hezbollah’s senior leadership around midnight on Thursday, a gathering that included Hashem Safieddine, the presumed successor of Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s longtime...

I have long thought that one of the hallmarks of an advanced economy is built-in resilience to shocks to the system. As with so many things these days, that resilience has eroded to the point that, except in certain areas of the country like Florida, it hardly exists. You have probably seen many of the same videos I have, in which North Carolina residents are begging for help and wondering where FEMA is. Aside from funding migrants, that is. It seems to be doing a fine job at that, exhausting the funds that should be going to help Helene's victims....

Often celebrated as a chameleon for its adaptability depending on terroir and winemaking style, Chardonnay produces some of the most beautiful and coveted wines in the world. However, with this elevated status comes lofty price tags that can be off-putting for many consumers. Seeking affordable yet overachieving Chardonnay, we reached out to sommeliers. With suggestions for bottles from Burgundy, examples from the Jura, and one “absolutely addictive” Chardonnay that hails from the underappreciated Auvergne region, the experts were in a very French state of mind. And for those seeking bottles beyond France, budget-friendly wines from California, Oregon, Germany and Italy...

Caroline Giuliani, daughter of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that former president Donald Trump was like a “disease.” Host Nicolle Wallace said, “Trump has sort of turned up the toxicity in America is to divide families along these fault lines where the things that you may hold most dear and precious, your own family or your safety, are threatened by someone you love to pieces, supporting the very person that threatens you. What do you think Trump’s allure is and maybe it is just simply the power, but what do you think it...

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod implied that “liberal voters” in Asheville, North Carolina, would “figure a way to vote,” despite the damage from Hurricane Helene, while Trump voters would not. During an episode of the podcast Hacks on Tap, Axelrod spoke about Hurricane Helene and how places such as Asheville, in western North Carolina, had been affected by heavy rainfall and flooding, noting that there was “a lot of displacement” as a result. Axelrod described North Carolina as being the “second most rural state” in the United States.

This priest was accused of sexually abusing a boy. His immediate church supervisors put him on leave. They investigated the allegation. They found that the allegations against him were ‘credible.’ They permanently removed him from ministry. A second abuse report, by another person, was made. The head of a different diocese put him on his ‘credibly accused’ abusers list. Then, a third church official, the head of a different archdiocese, put him on HIS ‘credibly accused’ abusers list. Finally, last year, he was included in a lengthy, widely-praised attorney general's report on clergy sex crimes and cover up. So it...

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump says he believes Israel should strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in response to the Islamic Republic’s recent missile barrage. The former president, speaking at a campaign event in North Carolina, refers to a question posed to Democratic President Joe Biden this week about the possibility of Israel targeting Iran’s nuclear program. “They asked him, what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran? And he goes, ‘As long as they don’t hit the nuclear stuff.’ That’s the thing you want to hit, right?” Trump tells a town hall style event in Fayetteville, near a...

Huh. This sure reeks of election desperation, doesn't it? After welcoming Venezuelan immigrants -- including violent gang members and other criminals -- into the U.S., the Biden administration is not extending their legal status. NEWS — The Biden administration will not be extending the legal status of tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who were allowed to fly to the U.S. under a sponsorship program, according to officials and internal documents.https://t.co/KCL5242Ncn — Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) October 3, 2024 CBS News Reports: The Biden administration will not be extending the legal status of tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who were...

Vice President Kamala Harris, already under fire for her indifference to the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the federal government's sluggish response, has now raised further eyebrows by recording an episode of the explicit “Call Her Daddy” podcast this week. At a time when Americans are grappling with the aftermath of a catastrophic storm as well as increased tensions in the Middle East, Kamala's priorities are completely out of whack. Although she has made some appearances on supportive media platforms, she has largely shied away from traditional press engagements and has done zero press conferences. "As the Southeast reels from...

Hurricane Helene hit especially hard in heavily Republican areas of Georgia and North Carolina — a fact that could work to Donald Trump’s disadvantage in the two swing states. Research has shown that major disasters can influence both voter turnout and voter preference. And Helene has pushed this contest into novel territory: It’s the first catastrophic event in U.S. history to hit two critical swing states within six weeks of a presidential election, based on a POLITICO’s E&E News analysis of data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

New polling numbers out of the states of Ohio and Wisconsin are very good news for Mitch McConnell and very bad news for Chuck Schumer. Panic seems to be setting in for Democrats as they see their chances of retaining control of the Senate slip from their grasp.In Ohio, Democrat incumbent Sherrod Brown is consistently polling behind his Republican rival, Bernie Moreno. RedState reported last week on polling from RMG Research that showed Moreno ahead of Brown by a 48 percent to 46 percent margin. New polling out from ActiVote confirms Moreno's lead, with the new data having Moreno sitting...

There have been a lot of concerns about getting help to the folks in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene, particularly in North Carolina, where many people have now been cut off from help for days, and the only way they're getting help is by air for rescue, medicine or other supplies. A lot of people have been trying to help, but there have been numerous reports of people being impeded. READ MORE: A Helicopter Pilot's Rescue of a Couple Shows Everything Wrong With the Government's Response to HeleneThe Government's Failure to Help After Helene Goes Far Beyond What the...

Overnight, Israel carried out air and sea strikes against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ammunition dump on the Russian naval base at Khmeimim/Hmeimim, Syria. The attacks avoided Russian-manned facilities and were timed to coincide with the arrival of a suspected shipment of weapons from Iran by the Russian and IRGC air defense systems were used, but video demonstrates their ineffectiveness to attacks from air-launched and sea-launched weapons.<span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>Shortly after the attack, Russia began evacuating diplomats and citizens from Lebanon and encouraged the 1.5 million Russians living in Israel to leave the country "while such opportunities exist."Israel wishes are...

Whistleblowers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have come forward in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to accuse the agency of misappropriating funds and generally mismanaging its responsibilities. This is according to a letter sent by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whose department includes FEMA. FEMA has come under fire for its response to Hurricane Helene, which ravaged North Carolina, Georgia, and other states and left over 200 dead.