Prince William praises Americans for two traits as he visits New York for environmental summit

Tanner Fritz is old enough to have perspective and priorities, so he is not carrying any delusions about why he is at training camp with the Islanders.

Brandon Nimmo’s sore right leg gave the Mets another opportunity to evaluate their jack-of-all-trades in center field Sunday.

“I am sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled,” Hunter wrote to CEFC employee Raymond Zhao on July 30, 2017, in a Whatsapp message that was presented to Congress in June during testimony by IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.

Key questions answered about next steps after the WGA deal with the studios and when Hollywood might be able to return to business as usual.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersOn April 25, all nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court signed a Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices, which they submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee.“In regard to recusal,” the justices unanimously declared that they “follow the same general principles and statutory standards as other federal judges.”It took Justice Samuel Alito less than five months to renege on his written commitment to his colleagues and the public. In a four-page statement issued on Sept. 8, Alito declined to recuse himself from a major tax case, without a single citation, reference, or acknowledgement of either the federal recusal statute or the “general principles” that he had so recently agreed to follow.Read more at The Daily Beast.

ABCAutumn is finally here. There’s a pleasant chill in the air, the seasonal drinks are flowing, and The Bachelor is turning over a new leaf with its oldest leading man yet. I’m calling it now: On Thursday night, 71-year-old grandfather, pickleball fan, and “Golden Bachelor” Gerry Turner is going to single-handedly turn this ailing franchise around.A long-gestating Bachelor spin-off, The Golden Bachelor premieres Thursday on ABC and will, just like its predecessor, observe its leading man as he dates through a house of women to find The One. In this case, that would be Gerry—a retired restaurateur, father, and grandfather from Indiana who loves barbecuing, four-wheeling, and going out on the town with his loved ones.“He posts his thirst traps in a leather-bound album,” ABC’s first teaser croons. “His DMs have postage. He gets the early bird special any time he wants. If you call him, he’ll answer the phone. He doesn’t have gray hair, he has ‘wisdom highlights.’ Florida wants to retire, and move to him. He’s Gerry.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Alan ShapiroIn October 1983, the Disney Channel—which had launched just six months earlier—was already at the forefront of original cable series. But, says Jim Jimirro, founding president of the Disney Channel, “The last thing I was looking to do at that time was get into a feature film business.”Jimirro tells me, “We were just getting our feet wet with the original productions,” 13 of which were part of the channel’s April ‘83 launch.However, a young filmmaker and his production partner seized an opportunity to tell a worthwhile story—opening the door for the network to create a world of movies called “Disney Channel Premiere Films,” which predated the now-beloved “Disney Channel Original Movies.” Read more at The Daily Beast.

A Mafia boss who spent nearly three decades evading law enforcement before he was arrested in January has died while receiving medical treatment, according to Italian media reports.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyUnder the waters of the North Atlantic, hundreds of meters of seaweed rope lines used to farm algae are being strung up—the magic ingredient, a growing clutch of startups believe, in fighting climate change. While 97 percent of seaweed farming currently happens in Asia, British companies are looking to muscle in on the $13.3 billion industry—and maximize on the natural advantages their location brings to regenerate the planet.Given the scale of Asia's operation, the UK has its work cut out. But it’s a challenge that Olly Hicks believes is worthwhile "in myriad different ways." Hicks, the first person to row solo across the Atlantic from the U.S. to the UK, is the founder of Algapelago, an algae farm in Bideford Bay, four miles from the coast of North Devon in southwest England. He has secured a license to cultivate a nearly 300-acre area along with his cousin Humphrey Atkinson, product manager at Notpla, a startup that uses seaweed as a biodegradable replacement for single-use plastics.While Notpla and other enterprises focus on harnessing the aquatic plant for packaging, food, and cosmetics, Algapelago is working on a less-common use for the slimy stuff: cow feed. A 2021 study from the University of California, Davis found that mixing a small amount of seaweed into cow feed over five months reduced Earth-polluting methane emissions by 82 percent—making it a potential green goldmine.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Jonathan BrowningThe below is an excerpt from ‘Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena’ by Philomena Cunk.FacebookFacebook is a sort of pub in your computer, where your mates and you can all meet and fall out with each other without having to pay for a drink or some nuts or put up with a fucking pub quiz taking place.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhen Rosevony Duroseau turned 47 last year, her brother and sister-in-law hosted a small surprise party to celebrate.Dr. Yves Duroseau, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital, and his designer wife, Claude, had about 15 guests over on Sept. 17, 2022—a Saturday evening—for a nine-course dinner in the back garden of their gracious Forest Hills home. The occasion was especially joyous for Rosevony, who had recently gotten engaged.Yves, who in 2020 was the first physician in the U.S. to receive the COVID vaccine, and Rosevony, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officer based out of Washington, D.C., are Haitian-American, and all but one of the guests at the gathering were Black or Latino. Among them were friends of Rosevony’s from Fordham Law School, where she earned her J.D., along with attorneys from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, two bank executives, a New Jersey public schools administrator, at least one public defender, high-powered music industry player Rigo Morales, who co-founded the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective, and Rosevony’s fiancé, the co-founder and CEO of a cybersecurity risk management consultancy. The meal was catered by chef Vanessa Cantave, 2011 winner of Bravo cooking competition show, Rocco’s Dinner Party.Read more at The Daily Beast.

A record-breaking $785 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs in Monday night's drawing -- the fourth largest prize in the game's history, according to Powerball.

Mika Zibanejad left Sunday’s intra-team scrimmage with an undisclosed upper-body injury and did not return for the remainder of practice.

The speaker of Canada's House of Commons has apologized after celebrating a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit in World War II.

Hero, zeros and full blitz from the Jets’ 15-10 loss to the Patriots on Sunday afternoon.

President Joe Biden and his Oval Office predecessor, Donald Trump, are about to wage the most direct showdown yet of their possible rematch as far-right House Republicans drive the nation to the brink of a government shutdown.

Sequoia National Park, America's second national park, was established on this day in history, Sept. 25, 1890. The aim of the park was to protect the sequoia tree.

Ophelia leaves tens of thousands without power; Denver building pallet shelters for unhoused people and their pets

A parent-to-be wants to “let go, take it easier, have more fun,” in lieu of a stressful house hunt before the baby comes.

Letter writer wonders how to deal with the sadness and guilt of being estranged from their mother.

How can this letter writer respond to offensive statements preceded by, “No offense, but …”?

Four years ago, a 19-year-old Noah Dobson came into training camp and left the Islanders with no choice as the team’s first teenage defenseman since Mathieu Biron in 1999.

The letter was posted as an announcement to the WGAContract 2023 website used by the Guild to communicate with its members.

Political and energy industry leaders are convening for a two-day summit on energy security on Monday in what Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) told attendees is “the center of the energy universe.”

Adesanya was driving home from dinner with friends in Aukland on Aug. 19 when he came across a Random Breath Testing unit.

The Mets are the love interest Anthony Kay just can’t shake.

The Pittsburgh Steelers went to Las Vegas and took care of business, shutting down the Las Vegas Raiders in a huge victory on the road.

Thousands of Writers Guild of America members must ratify the contract union negotiators and studios agreed to in order to get TV and film writers working.

A Norwegian hobbyist with a metal detector discovered several gold pendants that dated back to the Nordic Iron Age. Experts called it the “find of the century.”

Mekhi Becton does not expect that it will be too difficult to regain his footing now that he is reinstalled as the Jets’ left tackle.

Simone Biles has accused an Irish gymnastics competition of racism after video surfaced of a young black girl appearing to be passed up for a medal. At the same time, the white participants all received one.

Union officials called the new contract “exceptional” that would have “meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.”

Just like in the NBA, when a team deals away a superstar, they’re deemed to lose the trade no matter who or what comes back.

Speaker Anthony Rota introduced Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for a Nazi military unit in World War II, and lawmakers applauded the 98-year-old.

Chinese military cadres should “purify their social circle,” a commentary published by the state-run PLA Daily said on Friday, without elaborating on the leaders who were removed from their posts.

Major studios and the Writers Guild of America announced a tentative contract deal after a 146-day strike.

The writers’ agreement could expedite negotiations, as some of SAG-AFTRA’s concerns are similar to ones raised by the Writers Guild.

The Mets’ run of playing admirably against postseason contenders concluded by getting swept in four games at Citizens Bank Park, including Sunday’s 5-2 loss.

Davis is seen sitting on top of the ex-beau as she claims he tackled her to the ground, according to the footage captured by Davis’ companion.

The state of the Jets has the fanbase spitting mad these days.

First, Investigating California’s CARE Court. Then, U.S. helps fund Ukraine's fight to survive. And, How sloths survive as nature’s couch potato.

The agreement, if approved by the guild members, will end a strike that began on May 2.

Bader explained that although she tries not to read “mean” things about herself online, the commentary has become unavoidable.

A 3-year-old girl died after she was left unsupervised with her twin while her parents went to work, police said.

The longest labor strike in Hollywood history may be ending. | Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images What to know about the WGA’s tentative deal to end the longest labor stoppage in the industry’s history. Hollywood’s longest and most costly labor strikes may finally be coming to an end. Late in the day on Sunday, September 24 – after 146 days of labor stoppage, the longest strike in Hollywood history by a long shot – the WGA, which represents Hollywood’s writers, and the AMPTP, an association of Hollywood’s largest studios and production companies, announced that an agreement had been reached. According to an announcement sent to members by the WGA leadership on Sunday night, the union “reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language.” What does the agreement say? We don’t know yet, but we likely will in the coming days. According to the WGA’s announcement, “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional—with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.” What we know is that the WGA’s pattern of demands included cost-of-living to writers’ minimum salaries, residuals, working conditions, hiring practices, and the potential use of artificial intelligence to get around the need to hire and pay writers. There’s more to say, but in general the demands are designed to protect writers from the severe hit to pay and job stability that’s come along with the pivot to streaming and the potential further changes from the advent of generative AI. SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents the actors, put forward a similar set of demands. Does this mean the writers aren’t on strike? There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but this isn’t all buttoned up yet. According to the WGA, once a memorandum of understanding is established between the AMPTP and the WGA, the negotiating committee will vote on whether to recommend the agreement to the union’s leadership. If the leadership authorizes a vote to ratify the contract, then membership will vote. At that time, the leadership will also vote on whether to end the strike. “This would allow writers to return to work during the ratification vote, but would not affect the membership’s right to make a final determination on contract approval,” the WGA’s message explained. The union will suspend picketing immediately, but writers will not return to work until the leadership ends the strike. (The union encouraged WGA members to join the SAG-AFTRA picket lines in the meantime.) The leadership is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, September 26. This timeline is similar to the events ending the last strike, which happened 15 years ago. The WGA and AMPTP held their final meeting on February 9, 2008 and reached a tentative deal. The WGA filed a strike termination two days later, on February 11, and the next day, the writers voted to end the strike. The WGA then ratified the new contract two weeks later, on February 26. Members could reject the deal, but it’s very unlikely. On the AMPTP side, there’s no vote to be had — the offer is the offer. Are the actors in SAG-AFTRA still on strike? Yes. The SAG-AFTRA strike is separate from the WGA strike, and until an agreement is reached between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA, the actors remain on strike. Most production, for obvious reasons, can’t resume until that strike ends. However, the WGA’s agreement with the AMPTP historically sets the template for Hollywood’s other trade unions. The DGA (which represents directors) already ratified their agreement in June, averting their own strike. But whatever’s in the WGA’s agreement will likely help set the tone for a SAG-AFTRA’s agreement, and we can expect to see them back at the bargaining table soon. Does this mean everything’s going to go back to normal? No. TV and film production doesn’t happen overnight, and while it will likely ramp up rapidly once the actors come back to work, the lengthy strike has caused inevitable delays and hiccups. The fall TV schedule, for instance, is largely full of reality and game shows; we won’t see a return to “normal” for a while. However, talk shows such as Drew Barrymore’s can now return to the air without risking censure from the WGA. Similarly, late night talk shows (such as those helmed by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers) are likely to return by early October. It seems unlikely that movies like Dune: Part Two, which was pushed into 2024, will be pulled back onto the 2023 schedule once actors and writers are permitted by their unions to promote work again. But once SAG-AFTRA’s strike ends, risks of further delays will drop off. But October had long been seen as kind of a last-ditch moment for an agreement to be reached without catastrophic meltdowns in the industry. That said, many workers inside and outside of Hollywood have incurred immense financial losses during the strike, and studios Warner Bros Discovery, which initially saw a bump to their bottom line, have projected earnings losses for 2023. Once we see the agreement, we’ll know exactly how much of an effect the strikes had on the future of Hollywood. For now, though, the focus is likely to be on recovery, in an industry that’s already reeling from years of potentially bad financial decisions, covid delays, and existential struggles.

The strike spanned 146 days and brought pickets to productions nationwide.

The major film and television studios and striking writers reached a tentative agreement on Sunday after days of marathon negotiating sessions, the Writers Guild of America said Sunday evening, paving a path forward to end the historic work stoppage that has frozen production and paralyzed much of Hollywood.

The collection of players who competed in the Rangers’ first preseason game of the season Sunday were definitely chosen for a reason.