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Malaysia, Singapore slam comedian for 'offensive' joke over MH370 plane disappearance

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials on Thursday condemned a Singapore-born stand-up comedian who mocked Malaysia and made fun of the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 during a skit in the United States.Jocelyn Chia posted her act on social media, sparking outrage in Malaysia and prompting Singapore officials to quickly apologize. Chia made crude remarks about Malaysia, which she said lagged far behind Singapore after the two separated in 1965.She joked about Malaysian airplanes not being able to fly, drawing gasps from the audience. Chia continued: “Why? Malaysian Airlines going missing not funny, huh? Some jokes don’t land."Flight MH370 was carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it vanished on March 8, 2014, and is presumed to have crashed in the far southern Indian Ocean.Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said Chia's act “showed a total lack of sensitivity and empathy” toward Malaysians and the victims’ families.“This vide...

Dean's A-List Interview: Rapper turned actor, Toby Nwigwe in 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

Rapper turned actor, Toby Nwigwe sits down with WGN Entertainment reporter Dean Richards to talk about his special big break in the Transformers franchise.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Massive sports complex opens in southwest Travis County

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

SPICEWOOD (KXAN) — A massive sports complex is opening in southwest Travis County.The Bee Creek Sports Complex features five synthetic turf fields that can host a wide variety of athletic events and competitions.The $28 million project was funded by Travis County’s 2017 park bond package.Following five years of construction, the state-of-the-art athletic facility is now finished.A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday within the complex, which is located at 4440 Bee Creek Road.Travis County Commissioner Ann Howard says the 70-acre complex was built through an agreement with the City of Lakeway.“This is our first ball fields, really west of I-35,” she said. “I'm excited that Travis County is able to have this.”The facility’s fields are built for soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse and flag football.All five fields are equipped with LED Musco lighting, designed to meet ‘dark-sky friendly’ standards.The complex also includes a playground, team meeting facility, ...

Lineup announced for Malta's summer concert series

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Town of Malta has announced the lineup for its summer concert series. The concerts take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! LineupJuly 5: Motion BlurJuly 12: Mark Gamsjager & The Luster KingsJuly 19: Big MedicineJuly 26: Annie & the HedonistsAugust 7: Special kids concert with Jumpin' Jamie from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.August 9: Grand Central StationThe concerts are free and open to the public. They take place on the front lawn of the Malta Community Center at 1 Bayberry Drive. Lineup for East Greenbush’s ‘Music in the Park’ series You can check out more musical performances in the Capital Region, both local and mainstream bands, under the Concerts and Performances tab on the NEWS10 website.

St. Jude giving away a new home, tickets on-sale today

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - It is time once again for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway.The organization is giving away a beautiful home in Dardenne Prairie, valued at $700,000. The home has a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath, three-car garage, and more. Baby killed in buggy crash in Missouri Ozarks Tickets go on sale Thursday. All proceeds will go towards St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.To find more information about the St. Jude Dream Giveaway, click here.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars, Five Points Jazz Festival, Denver Greek Fest and more things to do in Denver this week

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

Free music: Five Points Jazz, Indigenous metal and moreFriday and Saturday. This weekend is a dream for lovers of local music — especially the free, high-quality kind. The 20th Five Points Jazz Festival, this year being produced by the city, features 40 bands playing free, family-friendly sets on 10 stages along Welton Street between 25th and 29th streets. Look for local food and drink, artisan vendors and more. Noon-8 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood (artsandvenuesdenver.com/events-programs/five-points-jazz-festival).Billed as “Denver’s only youth music festival” (check: true), the 9th Youth on Record Block Party finds the kids-music nonprofit hosting diverse live performances 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. Food, vendors, free swag, kids activities and more are planned. Free at La Alma-Lincoln Park in Denver (youthonrecord.org).Finally, the reliably excellent Levitt Pavilion has a pair of shows in the form of Friday, June...

Artificial intelligence taking a more visible role in homebuying process

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Artificial intelligence will play a bigger role in helping consumers buy and sell homes, as it moves from behind the scenes to front and center in a whole range of areas, according to members of a panel at the annual conference of the National Association of Real Estate Editors in Las Vegas.Zillow, the country’s largest real estate portal, began offering “natural language” searches on its mobile app to bring up more precise results. Rather than setting filters across a limited set of criteria, like the number of bedrooms and ZIP Code, consumers can speak or type what they want.For example, a consumer could search for a three-bedroom house with a brick exterior built in the 1950s or 1960s with a large backyard near a public park in Denver.“Artificial intelligence will have a tremendous benefit to the real estate industry,” said Jasjeet Thind, senior vice president of AI and Analytics at Zillow, on Wednesday.Zillow has been deploying mac...

Two poignant new shows immerse viewers in an odd estate sale and 1930 farm life, respectively | Review

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

There was no shortage of people willing to play along during a Sunday preview of “The Estate Sale” — which is precisely what Catamounts hoped for with its latest productions, “Pride of the Farm” in Westminster and “The Estate Sale” in Aurora.Wait, two shows?Artists Brad Ramsey conceived of and created the installations for the eerie and melancholy “The Estate Sale,” written and directed by Josh Hartwell. (Michael Ensminger, provided by Catamounts)“I know; it’s just so dumb,” said the Boulder-based company’s founder and artistic director, Amanda Berg Wilson, of the collision of opening dates. (Each closes the last weekend in June.) “They both seemed like such cool projects, and ‘The Estate Sale’ didn’t have a traditional rehearsal process, and they’re in such different parts of town and have different partnerships. I was just like, ‘You know what? … ‘ ”“But we pulled it off,” Wilson added. And they have, offering theatergoers two experi...

Compost bins set to be delivered to Denver residents starting next month

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

Denver is set to start its phased approach to bring weekly composting services to all 180,000 waste collection customers in the city next month.The service is part of the June 2022 measure to address climate change by reducing landfill waste that also included weekly recycling collection that began in January and new monthly costs for regular trash collection.The city will start delivering composting bins neighborhood by neighborhood in July. Deliveries will take into next year. Customers can begin composting as soon as they receive their bins. The regular trash fees started earlier this year, ranging from $9 per month for the smallest trash cart to $21 per month for the largest.Once composting begins in their neighborhood, customers will be able to trade their larger trash carts for smaller carts and pay the cheaper fee.Until residents receive their new composting carts, they should be receiving a “Phased Service Roll-out Credit” to compensate since they don’t kno...

How Mike Johnston won the race for Denver mayor

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:12 GMT

Denver Mayor-elect Mike Johnston’s ability to consolidate progressive endorsements and attract big-money donors that supported huge media buys in the final days and weeks of the campaign helped propel his candidacy to defeat Kelly Brough in Tuesday’s runoff election.In the end, the vote was not particularly close. Johnston led nearly 7 percentage points when initial results were released at 7 p.m Tuesday. By the time final unofficial results were posted on Wednesday afternoon, that lead grew to more than 10 points, a gulf of more than 16,700 votes.  From the perspective of Robin Kniech, the at-large City Councilwoman who did not endorse either candidate, the key to the race started with Johnston’s messaging and strategy.“Mike ran as a Democrat in a Democratic city and he had a Democratic record,” Kniech said. “I think it’s that simple.”City races are nonpartisan but both Brough and Johnston are aligned as Democrats. The two had plenty ...