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Paul (Timothee Chalamet) and the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother (Charlotte Rampling) regard each other warily in DUNE.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Dune': A sweeping, spectacular spice-opera — half of one, anyway

Oct 16, 2021
Denis Villeneuve's take on Frank Herbert's novel of galactic intrigue and revolution manages to be both epic and introspective, though it doles out its story with gravid deliberateness.
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Television

Hollywood crew members reach a tentative deal with major studios, averting a strike

Oct 16, 2021
After months of negotiation and a strike on the horizon, Hollywood crew members in the union IATSE have agreed to a deal with the major studios.
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Politics
Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, speaks to members of the media while departing the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 7. Manchin has reportedly told the White House that he opposes the key climate measure in Biden's multitrillion-dollar climate and so

Joe Manchin's objections to a clean energy program threaten Biden's climate promises

Oct 16, 2021
The key climate element of President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget proposal appears to be in jeopardy, threatening environmental goals and global credibility.
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Politics
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the 40th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday.

At a memorial ceremony for officers, Biden renews calls for police reform

Oct 16, 2021
Speaking at the a memorial service for fallen law enforcement officers, the president acknowledged the pain that accompanies losing a loved one. He also pushed again for police reform.
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Technology

Self-driving Waymo cars gather in a San Francisco neighborhood, confusing residents

Oct 16, 2021
The cars have been converging at all hours of the day and night, mystifying neighbors. Invasion of the self-driving cars? Not quite.
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Business
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks onstage during the TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco event in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2019. Benioff is a proponent of stakeholder capitalism, the belief that companies must look out for the broader good.

Why the Salesforce CEO wants to redefine capitalism by pushing for social change

Oct 16, 2021
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is an evangelist for stakeholder capitalism — the belief that companies should be driven by more than profits: They should also take care of the broader social good.
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Shots - Health News
Add five-minute stints of fun and easy exercise to your day at home by working with what's around you, says trainer Molly McDonald.

Sitting too much drags down your mental health. Here's how to get moving

Oct 16, 2021
A lot of us have been sitting too much, and it's hard on us mentally as well as physically. Research shows breaking up that couch or desk time with short stints of movement can help lift your mood.
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Business
Students at Patterson High School in Patterson, Calif., are participating in the one of the first truck-driving programs for students at a non-vocational high school in the country.

High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid a shortage of truck drivers

Oct 16, 2021
The trucking industry is short 68,000 drivers. By 2028, industry officials fear the number could jump to more than 100,000. A California high school allows seniors to learn trucking skills.
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Goats and Soda
Omar Mohamed, left, and his brother, Hassan. In the graphic memoir he coauthored, <em>When Stars Are Scattered, </em>Mohamed shares what their life was like in the refugee camps in Kenya — and their journey to resettlement in the U.S.

A refugee at 4, he felt like a lost star. Now his voice shines in a graphic memoir

Oct 16, 2021
When Stars Are Scattered is the story of Omar Mohamed's years at a refugee camp in Kenya. He cared for his brother and found the courage to dream big. The book was a National Book Awards finalist.

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