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His smell: Johnny Depp signs $20 million deal to hawk Dior fragrance

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

Dior will continue to sell men on the idea that they can smell like Johnny Depp, inking a massive, $20 million deal with the actor, a year after his reputation was put on trial in a lurid defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, who had accused him of being an abusive husband.The French luxury house may feel that its support of Depp has been vindicated by the actor’s victory in his defamation lawsuit. So, possibly for that reason, Dior is rewarding Depp with a three-year fragrance deal “at upwards of $20 million,” Variety reported. This deal marks the highest ever pact for a men’s fragrance, Variety added. It eclipses Robert Pattinson’s $12 million deal to serve as a spokesperson for Dior Homme and is nearly three times the $7 million that Brad Pitt received to promote Chanel No. 5.Since 2015, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star has served as the face of Dior Sauvage, with an ad campaign that “leaned into his image as a wild rocker,” Varie...

Months after storm damage, East County’s only roller rink will reopen

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

With a new skating surface in place and other renovations complete, the Paradise Skate Roller Rink will open on Friday, more than four months after storms caused extensive damage.The popular roller rink was forced to close last New Year’s Eve when torrential rains hit the area and water rose some six inches inside the rink.Staff later added some 200 sandbags around the building and was able to seal the doors to prevent more water from seeping into the rink.Over the past few months, manager Bob Bruce, staff, volunteers and others worked to remove the damaged carpet and wooden floor.“Our clubs – Artistic, Derby and Speed clubs – provided labor to get the stuff up and out,” he said.Afterward, the cement had to be ground down to make it smooth, followed by the application of an epoxy coating designed for roller skating, Bruce said.“The entire place has been wiped down and sanitized to remove all the dirt and grime that was collected during the closure,” he added. “There have been a lot ...

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic restrictions

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

By Valerie Gonzalez, Elliot Spagat and Giovanna Dell’Orto | Associated PressEL PASO, Texas — The border between the U.S. and Mexico was relatively calm Friday, offering few signs of the chaos that had been feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions.Less than 24 hours after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials were still assessing the effect of the change and the new regulations adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration to stabilize the region.“We did not see any substantial increase in immigration this morning,” said Blas Nunez-Neto of the Department of Homeland Security. He said the agency did not have specific numbers because it was early in the day.Migrants along the border continued to wade into the Rio Grande to take their chances getting into the U.S. while defying officials shouting for them to turn back. Others hunched over cellph...

Police activity at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa after reports of gun

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are on the scene at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, a parent reported to KRON4. The reason for the police activity is unclear but officials said the school is on lockdown after a report of someone with a gun in their waistband, police spokesperson Sgt. Christopher Mahurin told the Bay City News at 11:30 a.m. Friday. #BREAKING Police activity at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa. Parents are here to pick up their kids, unsure why the school is in lockdown. @kron4news pic.twitter.com/YVhIC3vtjF— Rob Nesbitt (@RobNesbittNews) May 12, 2023Montgomery High School at 1250 Hahman Drive went into lockdown around 10:55 a.m., Mahurin said. "We are working on searching the school now," Mahurin said. "No student was threatened, but we are working to ID the suspect and locate them." This is the same high school where two students were stabbed, one of whom was killed, in an art class in March. This incident prompted many to question the school's safety in ...

Inflation in Argentina leaves families struggling to feed themselves

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gimena Páez could barely pay her bills.Then inflation in Argentina started rising even faster. The value of the country’s currency plunged, making most goods nearly unobtainable. Getting enough food for herself and her 11-year-old daughter became a daily struggle.Inflation has been a problem across the world but Argentina is second in a World Bank ranking of countries with the highest food inflation. On Friday, Argentina’s state-run INDEC statistics agency said that the inflation in food prices over the 12 months ending in April was 115%. That has been topped only by Lebanon, with a whopping 352%.Life was never easy for the neighbors of Nueva Pompeya, a lower-middle-class neighborhood where Páez lives at the southern end of Argentina’s capital. These days, for many in Argentina, paying bills and getting to the end of the month have taken a backseat to a more basic problem: getting enough to eat.Argentina’s annual inflation rate has already ...

Wisconsin middle-schooler killed by swerving pickup while waiting to board school bus

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

EXCELSIOR, Wis. (AP) — A middle-school student waiting to board a school bus in Wisconsin was struck and killed Friday by a pickup truck that failed to slow down in time, authorities said.The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the student at Webb Middle School in Reedsburg was fatally injured about 7:20 a.m. along Highway 23/33 in the Town of Excelsior, northwest of Madison.The sheriff’s office said a Reedsburg school bus had stopped to pick up the student on the highway’s north side when the pickup’s driver failed to slow down in time and sideswiped the bus, striking the student, who was pronounced dead at the scene.The sheriff’s office said the pickup ended up in a roadside ditch.No one on the school bus was hurt, while the pickup’s driver suffered minor injuries, authorities said.Authorities did not immediately release any information about the pickup’s driver or the student, whose family members were being notified. Superintendent Roger Rindo informed pare...

Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Lori Vallow Daybell in murders of 2 children, romantic rival

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho jury on Friday convicted Lori Vallow Daybell in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that marks the end of a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims of zombie children, apocalyptic prophesies and illicit affairs.Vallow Daybell, who wore a simple black dress, showed no expression as the verdict was read. Some in the courtroom gallery wiped tears from their eyes.Prosecutors in the case described Vallow Daybell as a power-hungry manipulator who would kill her two youngest children for money, while the defense team said she was normally protective mother who fell under the romantic sway of a wannabe cult leader.Jurors heard both stories Thursday during final arguments in the seven-week long trial, and deliberated for about four hours before breaking for the evening. They resumed deliberations Friday morning and reached a verdict, which was announced shortly after noon.Vallow Daybell was convicted of conspirin...

Djokovic tested by Etcheverry in opening Italian Open win; Swiatek cruises

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic was tested by 61st-ranked Tomas Martin Etcheverry in a 7-6 (5), 6-2 opening win at the Italian Open on Friday.Aiming for a seventh title on the red clay of the Foro Italico as he prepares for the French Open, Djokovic twice had to recover from deficits during a tight first set.Djokovic was returning after three weeks off due to a lingering issue with his surgically repaired right elbow.In his previous two tournaments on red clay, Djokovic had consecutive early exits.He lost in the round of 16 at Monte Carlo to Lorenzo Musetti. Then Dusan Lajovic beat him in the quarterfinals of the Srpska Open in Bosnia and Herzegovina, dealing him his first loss to a fellow Serbian in 11 years.After his serve was broken in the opening game of the match — after which he put a black sleeve on over his right elbow — Djokovic fell behind 3-1 before eventually getting back on serve.Djokovic had two set points on Etcheverry’s serve at 5-4 in the first but the Argentine produced...

Grains mixed and Livestock higher

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

Wheat for May rose 10.25 cents at $6.2450 a bushel; May corn was up .75 cent at $6.3325 a bushel, May oats was unchanged at 3.2825 a bushel; while May soybeans fell 8.25 cents at $14.35 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle gained 1.45 cents at $1.6440 a pound; May. feeder cattle rose 1.35 cents at $2.0547 a pound; while Jun. lean hogs was up .02 cent at $.7662 a pound.Source

Don’t miss next week: Jack Harlow on screen, Kesha, Anna Nicole Smith doc and Scott brothers on HGTV

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:29 GMT

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— Three decades after Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson mixed it up on the black top, a new “White Men Can’t Jump” has next. A remake of that 1992 film teams Sinqua Walls and rapper Jack Harlow as a pair of basketball players who hustle hoops for money and compete in a lucrative three-on-three tournament. The film, which debuts Friday, May 19, on Hulu, is directed by Calmatic and co-written by Kenya Barris (“black-ish”). In it, Harlow makes his acting debut.— Anna Nicole Smith gets the Netflix documentary treatment in “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me.” The film, debuting Tuesday, chronicles Smith’s life as a model, Playboy playmate and reality star. Smith died in 2007 at the age of 39 from an accidental overdose. “You Don’t Know Me” includes home video of Smith, whose birth name was Vickie Ly...