Month: August 2017

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State News

Event marks only death during Lewis & Clark Expedition

An event this weekend in Sioux City honors the man who was among the first to volunteer for The Corps of Discovery. “Sergeant Charles Floyd was the only casualty of the Lewis and Clark Expedition back in 1804 and he died here in the Sioux City area on August 20,” says Matt Anderson, curator of […]Powered by WPeMatico

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State News

Event marks only death during Lewis & Clark Expedition

An event this weekend in Sioux City honors the man who was among the first to volunteer for The Corps of Discovery. “Sergeant Charles Floyd was the only casualty of the Lewis and Clark Expedition back in 1804 and he died here in the Sioux City area on August 20,” says Matt Anderson, curator of […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayAugust 19, 2017

State News

Green liquid in Wright County traced to egg facility

The Iowa DNR says a green liquid with an ammonia smell found in a drainage ditch in Wright County is linked to eggs. The DNR says the liquid was tracked to an egg laying facility about four miles south of Eagle Grove. Investigators found wastewater from Daybreak Foods Incorporated had been spread on land on […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Entertainment

“Game of Thrones” star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau goes from dodging dragons to surviving prison in “Shot Caller”

ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) -- When he’s not busy dodging dragons as Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is making movies. The Danish actor's latest film, Shot Caller, comes out in select theaters on Friday. Coster-Waldau stars as Jacob, a family man-turned-prison gang leader. After a fatal car accident gets him sentenced for involuntary manslaughter, Jacob is forced to do things he never imagined. “It’s not just about serving […]

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Entertainment

“Designated Survivor” star Kal Penn, others, resign from presidential arts committee amid Charlottesville backlash

ABC/Bob D'Amico(WASHINGTON D.C.) -- Actor Kal Penn has resigned from the President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities following President Trump's response to the deadly Charlottesville attack. The actor tweeted the announcement, attaching a formal statement from himself and the other members of the committee, who had been appointed by President Obama.  A few hours later, he tweeted an update, declaring, "All members have now resigned. Per @politico, PCAH is an official agency, that makes […]

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Entertainment

In new video, Arnold Schwarzenegger slams hate groups, admonishes Trump

Getty Images/Aurelien Meunier (LOS ANGELES) -- Saying "there are not two sides to bigotry and there are not two sides to hatred," Terminator star and former Republican Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, takes aim at neo-Nazis, white supremacists and President Donald Trump in a new video for ATTN. Schwarzenegger addresses Trump directly in the Facebook video saying, "As president of this great country, you have a moral responsibility to send an unequivocal message that you won't stand […]

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Entertainment

Report: Obi-Wan Kenobi origin film to follow Han Solo “Star Wars” tale

Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) -- A long-rumored "stand-alone" film about Jedi Master-turned-General-turned-self-exiled guardian of Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, looks like it's actually happening. The character was played by Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films, and as a young man in the prequels by Ewan McGregor. McGregor had expressed interest in wearing the robes again if the long-rumored project ever happened, but he's not yet attached to the project, which Variety is now reporting. The trade notes that Billy […]

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Entertainment

Start your binging: Marvel’s “The Defenders” now streaming on Netflix

Netflix/Sarah Shatz(NEW YORK) -- Charlie Cox's blind attorney/ninja Daredevil;Mike Colter's unbreakable Luke Cage; Krysten Ritter's hard-hitting, hard-drinking Jessica Jones; and Finn Jones' indestructible Iron Fist team up in Netflix's The Defenders, which is now available for streaming. The show unites all of Marvel's "Hell's Kitchen Heroes" for the first time. The unlikely is team forced together when a series of clues they individually follow lead them to discover that New York City is in […]

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Entertainment

“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” and “Logan Lucky” among this week’s new releases

Lionsgate/Jack English Opening nationwide on Friday: * The Hitman's Bodyguard -- Ryan Reynolds plays a bodyguard tasked with protecting his mortal enemy, a notorius hitman -- played by Samuel L. Jackson -- so he could testify at the International Court of Justice. Rated R. * Logan Lucky -- Channing Tatum and Adam Driver star in this comedy about siblings who attempt to pull off an elaborate heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. Also starring Riley Keough, Katie Holmes and Daniel Craig. PG-13.   Copyright […]

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