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Readers of the highly regarded magazine Condé Nast Traveler have named two Mexican towns — Puerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende — as the second- and fourth-best small cities in the world. The port and resort city of Puerto Vallarta on the state of Jalisco’s Pacific coast finished a close second behind only Canada’s Victoria, which was voted No. 1 for the fourth year in a row. The historic colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, in the state of Guanajuato, was edged out for the No.3 spot by Florence, Italy. San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato state is…
EXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights for Cyprus-set horror Motherwitch ahead of its screening in the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia next week. The acquisition was brokered by Arnaud Chevalier under the banner of his Paris-based sales boutique B-Rated International Sales. In further deals the film has sold to Poland (Velvet Spoon) and has also been acquired for France and Spain by Shadowz. Set on the island of Cyprus in 1882, the film blends horror and folklore and revolves around Eleni, an outcast painter whose three children die in a freak accident. Related Stories…
French teenagers blockaded several high schools and took to the streets in cities across the country on Thursday in the latest wave of protests over conditions in schools. With demonstrations showing no sign of slowing down, around half of the French population reportedly supports the movement.
The musician was reportedly hospitalized after the concert was paused at BOK Center Journey drummer Deen Castronovo suffered a medical emergency during the band’s concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday night. A local news outlet reported that he was hospitalized after the concert was paused. According to Tulsa World, the show stopped after just two songs and keyboardist Jonathan Cain addressed the crowd after all the other band members left the stage. “We’re gong to see what happens as this progresses,” Cain said. “It’s an unfortunate situation. We’re very sorry. We’re hoping it’s only a delay, but please — I’m…
Mercedes driver George Russell led Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in practice at the Singapore Grand Prix.A late lap from Leclerc, who was 0.198 seconds off Russell’s pace, split up what had been an all-British top three.McLaren’s Lando Norris was third fastest, 0.273secs behind Russell, and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton fourth, 0.499secs off the pace.The top five, concluded by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, were all on the soft-compound tyres, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was the fastest driver using medium tyres in sixth place.The four-time champion was 0.732secs off the pace and 0.519secs quicker than Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli behind him in seventh, also on…
State and federal authorities are examining a property in Nayarit that was described by the state attorney general as an “extermination center” and “another version of the Izaguirre Ranch” — a site in Jalisco where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) allegedly killed and/or cremated a significant number of people. The property in Nayarit, located in the municipality of Xalisco south of state capital Tepic, was located by the Nayarit Attorney General’s Office on Saturday. An anonymous tip-off led authorities to the site in the community of La Curva where a “makeshift burner” and a pit containing the remains of…
Busy Phillips found herself connecting closely to her Cupertino character, Natalia Boutella, who is figuring out her next chapter after a divorce. “My absolute favorite thing to watch — and now my favorite thing to play — is a woman who becomes empowered after the age of 40 and finds her own voice,” Phillips, 47, exclusively told Us. “That’s what I’m getting to do on this show.” Phillips learned some important lessons from portraying the former wife of a wealthy and powerful AI tech mogul in the legal drama, adding, “It shows that you can have a second act as…
Club football returns from a three-week break with some Ligue 1 action on Friday night, as high-flying Lyon travel to face a struggling Lens side who have faced backroom upheaval. A’ja Wilson was crowned MVP of the WNBA regular season for a record-extending fifth time, following a season in which the Las Vegas Aces center led the league with a points average of 26.2. In tennis, Mirra Andreeva needed two tie breaks to edge past her compatriot Ekaterina Aleksandrova and into the China Open semi-finals in Beijing. Her next opponent, Nikola Bartůňková, sprung a surprise by breezing past Karolína Muchová…
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If the verdict about City breaking the Premier League’s financial rules is upheld, it will come at a heavy cost to the club and its reputation.I feel there needs to be more attention paid to all of these rules, and their fairness, because professional football at the top level is now dominated by massive financial investment.Even if you just consider player transfers, it’s not unusual for around a billion pounds to be exchanged between clubs in England and around the world during each transfer window.While individual players at the top level are being bought and sold for more than £100m,…