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1 Arts & Entertainment Join Amazon Studios for a virtual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with John Leguizamo, Congressman Joaquin Castro and Gina Brillon. Nicole Charky , Patch Staff Posted Reply CULVER CITY, CA — Amazon Studios Wednesday announced its Amazon Studios VOICES/VOCES: An Entertainment Celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month, a one-day virtual event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and highlighting the many contributions to entertainment from the Latiné community. The virtual event features special guests John Leguizamo, Gloria Calderón-Kellett, Laz Alonso, Congressman Joaquin Castro and Gina Brillon. It happens Sept. 30 and includes multiple group panels and a set from Puerto Rican comedian Gina Brillion celebrating the richness, diversity and beauty of Latiné communities. Participants can expect conversations that dive deep into Latiné representation in film and media over time, as well as … [Read more...] about Amazon Studios Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Event

___ Deal back on? Elon Musk gets closer to buying Twitter The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter has taken a turn toward a conclusion. The mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. Musk made the proposal in a letter to Twitter that the company disclosed in a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It comes less than two weeks before a trial between the two parties is scheduled to start in Delaware. In a statement, Twitter said it intends to close the deal at $54.20 per share. Trading in Twitter’s stock had been halted for much of the day pending release of the news. It resumed trading late Tuesday and soared 22% to close at $52. ___ Report: Amazon freezes hiring on corporate retail division NEW YORK (AP) —Amazon is implementing a hiring freeze on the corporate side of its retail business for the rest of the year. The New York Times reported Tuesday the … [Read more...] about Business Highlights: Twitter sale on; Americans pessimistic

0 Community Corner The Greendale Police Department condemned racist speech and said it's investigating as officials estimate over 100 flyers were found. John Quinnies , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply GREENDALE, WI — Residents of Greendale awoke this weekend to find "white lives matter" flyers scattered around part of the village, according to reports. Village officials estimated that around 100-200 copies were found. Photos posted to social media showed a flyer containing written claims similar to the "great replacement theory," which Associated Press defines as a racist conspiracy theory asserting there is a plot to reduce white people's influence. Greendale's population is about 85 percent white, 7.3 percent Asian, 5.8 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 1.4 percent Black. Sarah Kendall, a Greendale resident who found the flyers Sunday morning just blocks from an elementary school, told WTMJ-TV “It made me … [Read more...] about ‘White Lives Matter’ Flyers Scattered In Greendale Neighborhood

close Video Nancy Grace: Theory that Debbie Collier killed by serial killer is 'cockamamie' Fox Nation host Nancy Grace looks at 'who's left standing' as suspects in Georgia woman Debbie Collier's alleged murder. A California serial killer that Stockton police believe may be tied to at least five murders and two additional shootings since April is on the loose. The suspect was initially accused of fatally shooting Paul Yaw, 35; Salvador Debudey Jr., 43; Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez, 21; Juan Cruz, 52; and Lawrence Lopez Sr., 54, over the last three months, with the most recent murder taking place Sept. 27. Police have since announced, however, that the suspect is linked to additional incidents that occurred in April, including the shooting of an unnamed 46-year-old Black woman in Stockton April 16 and an unnamed 40-year-old Hispanic man in Oakland April 10. Both shootings occurred in the early morning at 3:20 a.m. and 4:18 a.m., … [Read more...] about California serial killer tied to 5 Stockton murders may be behind 2 additional shootings: police

A recent Associated Press story praised NBA coach Doc Rivers for using training camps and practices to indoctrinate players in left-wing social justice theory and to push his support for handpicked liberal Democrat politicians. In its Oct. 3 article , the AP happily notes that “Doc Rivers is at ease using his platform as an NBA coach” to push his hard-left views on players at work and to use his coaching time to attack Donald Trump and his voters. Head coach Doc Rivers of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 05, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The Philadelphia 76ers coach particularly focused on the idea that America should be put first in the minds of Americans. “When you hear, ‘America first,’ that scares me, because I’m a Black man and that’s not including me,” Rivers told the Associated Press. “I want us to all be included. I want us all to function with each … [Read more...] about NBA Coach Uses Training Camp to Indoctrinate Players in Leftist Ideology