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TALLINN: Colombian-born, Estonian-based director Carlos E. Lesmes is currently in final stages of postproduction with his long documentary Beautiful Stupid Thing, which is an Estonian/Colombian coproduction, backed by the Estonian Film Institute and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. After over 13 years apart, Angela and Carlos, mother and son, reunite when she migrates from Colombia to Estonia. What begins as a quest for an imagined ancestor turns into a journey from the pains of the past to the possibilities of the future. “The film itself is a multi-generational story with universal appeal. By addressing themes of migration, family relationships, and cultural…

Jackson Suber claimed the first round lead at The Open as Rory McIlroy endured a difficult start to his quest to win the Claret Jug for the first time in 12 years. Competing in The Open for the first time in his career, Suber belied his Links golf inexperience with a superb five-under-par 65, giving him a one-shot lead over Sungjae Im and Daniel Brown. His fortunes were in stark contrast to those of McIlroy, who is seven shots off the pace after a hugely disappointing day. An error-strewn showing saw McIlroy card six bogeys en route to a two-over…

Nolan Xavier Wells‘ mom, Christine Wonsley, got teary-eyed while speaking to the public in her first on-camera TikTok since his passing. RELATED: UPDATE: Nolan Xavier Wells’ Mother Shares Emotional Tribute As Funeral Plans Are Revealed (PHOTO + VIDEO) Nolan Xavier Wells’ Mother Gets Teary-Eyed While Speaking To The Public In First On-Camera TikTok Since His Passing On Thursday, July 16, Christine Wonsley took to both Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook to share a clip with the public. Furthermore, Wonsley included the on-screen caption, “Hey Boobears,” and as the camera rolled, she began speaking. Wonsley noted that the public likely didn’t expect to…

President Trump is scheduled to deliver a primetime address from the White House focused on election security, though details about the speech are slim. Transcript SCOTT DETROW, HOST: President Trump will deliver a primetime address tonight. Trump says it will be about what he calls free and fair elections, though the White House has declined to say more about the details. And, of course, when it comes to that topic, Trump has long pushed disinformation. However, the White House has pushed networks to air the speech tonight. Here is White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier today.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)KAROLINE…

Leaders of the Navy’s 80-year-old Blue Angels air exhibition squadron are conducting a safety review after a pilot flew over Florida beachgoers at low altitude. The Blue Angels were doing a flyover on Wednesday over Pensacola Beach, and videos posted on social media showed one of the unit’s planes flying close to a beach full of people, with the wind generated by the aircraft kicking up sand and various items. The flyover is an annual tradition called “Breakfast With the Blues.” This week’s edition was leading up to the Pensacola Beach Air Show scheduled for Saturday. The Blue Angels are…

20 years ago, Bravo aired a show following five women living their best lives in Orange County, California. Today, that series has expanded into several cities across the United States and has featured over 100 women. To celebrate the milestone, Bravo is airing a new season of “The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip,” starring seven veteran cast members who will travel to different cities to meet up with past and present cast members to reminisce about franchise-defining moments. In a new interview, the cast of “RHUGT: Roaring 20th” opened up about the special project, living their lives in front of…

House Republican leaders are planning to hold a vote next week on a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown this fall in an early test of Democrats’ appetite for forcing another appropriations lapse. The current plan is to vote on a bill, known as a continuing resolution, or CR, that would extend current government funding levels through the November election, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Thursday. Other Republicans welcomed the idea. “A clean CR takes care of the shutdown,” said Rep. Keith Self, Texas Republican. However, he said Republicans need to make sure they have enough members…

Ryan Beiermeister has joined Founders Fund as a partner, she announced on Monday. Beiermeister is well-known in Silicon Valley for a number of reasons. For one, prior to this role, she spent about two years as VP of Product Policy at OpenAI as it became a household name, shortly after ChatGPT became the fastest-growing app in history. That career choice ended abruptly in February when she was reportedly fired after objecting to a planned ChatGPT feature called “adult mode,” which was going to allow adults to use the chatbot for erotica. The Wall Street Journal reported that her firing involved…

PODGORICA: Two Montenegrin projects produced by Miljan Vučelić and Ivan Marinović are among the eight projects that received support within the first call of the South Adriatic Co-Development Film Fund (IPA). The projects Nothing Will Be Named After Me / Po meni se ništa neće zvati produced by Miljan Vučelić of Bitter Frames Production in coproduction with the Italian company Quasar Production, and Il Genio, produced by Ivan Marinović of Adriatic Western in coproduction with the Italian company Pilgrim, received 20,000 EUR each. The Montenegrin company Artikulacija Film and producer Ivan Đurović participating as a coproducer in the project Mati’s Version of…

Wall Street banks and trading firms will soon receive President Donald Trump’s musings within milliseconds, as the parent company of Truth Social announced a new service on Thursday that’s targeted toward paying institutional clients. Trump Media & Technology Group will launch a licensed data feed, which it’s calling Truth API, to deliver “the fastest access” to posts from the platform’s top 10 most-influential accounts for paying customers. The Sarasota, Florida-based company, which counts the president’s family as its largest shareholders, has already signed up customers ahead of an expected launch of the new service on August 1, according to a…