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Court hearing set for man accused of fatally burning woman on New York City subway
1 week, 3 days ago

Court hearing set for man accused of fatally burning woman on New York City subway

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A court hearing is scheduled Friday for the man accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train and fanning the flames with a shirt as she burned to death. Sebastian Zapeta has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson for the apparently random attack, which occurred …

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Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
1 week, 6 days ago

Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez called the attack a “gruesome and senseless act of violence” and said it would be “met with the most …

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AI, self-tapes and weekends: Here are the stakes of the Hollywood strikes
1 year, 4 months ago

AI, self-tapes and weekends: Here are the stakes of the Hollywood strikes

LA Times  

As today’s screenwriters and actors grapple with financial challenges in a rapidly changing showbiz landscape, combined strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have brought Hollywood to a standstill. So, you know, on big expensive productions, they’re already using AI in visual effects and animation, things like that to kind of streamline the workflow and we’ve seen it …

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'Beau Is Afraid' explained: A disturbingly in-depth analysis
1 year, 8 months ago

'Beau Is Afraid' explained: A disturbingly in-depth analysis

LA Times  

If you’ve just watched Ari Aster’s new horror-comedy “Beau Is Afraid,” you probably have a few questions. “I just cannot speak to what those things are, and shouldn’t.” Aster’s full intentions with “Beau Is Afraid” are known only to him — and maybe his mother and therapist. After he’s zapped by Roger’s “health monitor,” we return to what Beau himself …

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Black man pleads not guilty to stabbing five people at Hanukkah party with machete
5 years ago

Black man pleads not guilty to stabbing five people at Hanukkah party with machete

Daily Mail  

Grafton E Thomas was arrested for allegedly stabbing five people inside a rabbi's home during a Hannukah celebration on Saturday night in Monsey, New York. He is pictured leaving the court Thomas is seen leaving an arraignment at Ramapo Town Court on Sunday morning The defendant, dressed in a white jumpsuit and gray booties with his hands cuffed behind his …

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Black man arrested for stabbing five people with machete during Hanukkah party at rabbi's home
5 years ago

Black man arrested for stabbing five people with machete during Hanukkah party at rabbi's home

Daily Mail  

New York City police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing five people in a rabbi's home during a Hanukkah celebration in a predominantly Jewish town in upstate New York on Saturday night. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Thomas Grafton of Greenwood Lake, is seen leaving the NYPD's 32nd precinct in handcuffs hours after the attack in video from CBS …

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