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Showrunner Mara Brock Akil’s Writers’ Colony has unveiled two new cohorts for 2026. Programming began June 10 for the summer session and will begin Sept. 2 for the fall session. The three-month screenwriting residency is based in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, next door to Brock Akil’s story27 Productions company. During the program, each selected writer workshops scripts and has conversations with entertainment professionals to prepare for careers in the industry. Each cohort consists of four emerging writers. At the Colony, the cohorts will participate in workshops, build career-driven relationships and pitch ideas to fellow writers. Brock Akil…
De La Rose is on a roll. The Puerto Rican singer has become one of this year’s most-streamed female Latin acts on Spotify and seems readier than ever for global expansion. Now, to expand her reach, she has teamed up with Colombian singer Ryan Castro for her new single “La Monda.” “I’ve been working toward this moment for a long time, so being able to see my music connect with people in different countries and cultures is something I’m extremely grateful for,” De La Rose tells Rolling Stone. “I never want to lose the connection with my fans or the…
Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.The targets of the investigation were two people from Guatemala, one of whom the agents believed was in a white van being driven by the man, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, according to two people with knowledge of the matter who were not permitted to speak about the case.But the Guatemalan immigrants were not in the van. Mr. Araujo, a Mexican immigrant who had lived in the United States without authorization for 35…
Whether or not France’s World Cup campaign ends with a third world title, few will remember Kylian Mbappe’s penalty miss in their quarter-final victory over Morocco.The match in Foxborough was goalless when Mbappe was fouled by Noussair Mazraoui. The France captain stuttered in his run up, looked up at goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, and saw his tame penalty easily saved.Mbappe made amends on the hour mark when his sensational curling effort broke a stubborn Morocco defence, before Ousmane Dembele doubled France’s lead six minutes later to secure a 2-0 win.But his earlier blunder, uncharacteristic for the joint-top scorer in this tournament,…
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar defended himself in a statement on Wednesday after President Claudia Sheinbaum and the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) accused him of lying when he said in 2024 that the United States wasn’t involved in the operation to capture Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. In July 2024, Zambada was arrested by U.S. authorities after arriving at the Doña Ana County International Jetport in New Mexico in a light plane along with Joaquín Guzmán López, one of the sons of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and a pilot. Last December, Guzmán…
The unusual cross-party fundraising committee comes amid speculation that Republicans are courting John Fetterman, who has said he has no plans to switch parties.
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Cristina Sanz, who appeared in all four seasons of A&E’s Emmy-winning 2015-2019 reality series Born This Way that chronicled the lives of adults living with Down syndrome, died Monday, July 6, after suffering cardiac arrest in Long Beach, California. She was 36. Her death was announced by parents Mariano and Beatriz Sanz on Instagram. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our daughter, Cristina, passed away Monday morning,” they wrote. “She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while at her Day Program and was rushed to the hospital. Despite the doctors’ best efforts to stabilize her…
News “We refuse the capture of Venice by oligarchs, war profiteers and the representatives of imperial power,” said the Art Not Genocide Alliance. Cultural workers marching in Venice as part of an Art Not Genocide Alliance strike on May 8, 2026. (photo Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) Cultural workers affiliated with the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) plan to protest during United States Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta’s scheduled visit to Venice on Friday, July 17.In the wake of its historic demonstrations in support of Palestine on May 8, the last preview day of the 61st Venice Biennale, ANGA will mobilize en masse…
NewsFeedMexico will seek state and federal prosecutions in the United States over the deaths of Mexican migrants during ICE operations, following the fatal shooting of a Mexican man in Houston. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will also press for stronger protections for Mexican nationals held in privately run ICE detention centres.Published On 9 Jul 20269 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo