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Paramount+ Since breaking out as a writer and director on films like “Wind River” and “Hell or High Water,” Taylor Sheridan has quickly become the master of the modern Western. And with his ever-expanding universe of “Yellowstone” TV shows, he’s arguably the most in-demand creator in Hollywood. Yet there’s a Western miniseries that he produced in 2023 that seems to have fallen under most people’s radars: The David Oyelowo-led “Lawmen: Bass Reeves.” Though not connected to the “Yellowstone” prequel “1883,” “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” feels like it could be. It’s based…

Paramount+ “Criminal Minds,” which ran for fifteen seasons as a procedural juggernaut for CBS, follows the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI, whose job it is to profile, identify, and capture serial offenders (mostly serial killers) throughout the United States. Despite being canceled in 2020, the show returned in the form of a streaming-exclusive continuation called “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” which is running to this day. Over 350 episodes of “Criminal Minds” have aired, which means there are a fair few great ones, many bad ones, and a lot that sit right in the middle.…

A special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru Friday granted anticipatory bail to Subhash Guttedar, the former BJP MLA of the Aland assembly constituency, one of his sons, and a personal aide, in connection with a case of attempted illegal deletion of names of voters in the Aland constituency in the Kalaburagi district of Karnataka.The special court granted anticipatory bail to Subhash Guttedar, his son Harsha Guttedar and contractor aide Tipperudra, after they moved the court apprehending arrest in the wake of searches carried out by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka CID police on properties linked to…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday told rain-soaked crowds across three Bihar rallies that Rahul Gandhi’s entry into the campaign had handed victory to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, as supporters braved heavy weather to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Har Har Mahadev.” Addressing large gatherings in Siwan, Vaishali and Agiaon in Bhojpur, Yogi sought votes for NDA candidates including Mangal Pandey (Siwan), Karnajit Singh (Daraunda), Indradev Singh Patel (Barharia), Sanjay Kumar Singh (Lalganj, Vaishali) and Mahesh Paswan (Agiaon). He repeatedly contrasted the NDA’s record with what he described as the failures of the Congress and the Rashtriya…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where they are trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk in a major push for a battlefield victory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.“The situation in Pokrovsk is difficult,” Zelenskyy said, while also rejecting recent Russian claims that the devastated city is surrounded after more than a year of fighting. He acknowledged that some Russian units had infiltrated the city, but insisted that Ukrainian defenders are weeding them out.“There are Russians in Pokrovsk,” Zelenskyy told a media briefing in Kyiv. “They are being destroyed, gradually…

Mediapunch/Getty Images John Laroquette boasts a filmography of more than 100 appearances going back more than 50 years, covering just about every genre of film and television. But while the New Orleans native is best known for his four consecutive Emmy-winning turn as prosecutor Dan Fielding on the original “Night Court” series, a role he returned to for the show’s 2023 reboot, his first gig was, interestingly enough, the narrator of the 1974 horror classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Larroquette delivers the film’s ominous opening words; reading along with scrolling text that describes the forthcoming story…

LONDON (AP) — He has lost his title as prince, lost his rent-free mansion on the sprawling grounds next to Windsor Castle and lost whatever remained of his reputation in the public eye. What is next for the commoner once known as Prince Andrew probably involves a fleet of moving trucks as he packs up the trappings of his once royal life to move to an isolated private home owned by his brother, King Charles III. But life as he knew it will change dramatically given the king’s unprecedented act to protect the monarchy by stripping his younger brother of…

She retired as a Supreme Court judge in October 2014, with a career marked by several important judgments and a self-effacing image. In the 11 years since, however, the spotlight has erringly found Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.In the latest of a series of high-profile assignments, the government has picked the 76-year-old to head the Eighth Central Pay Commission, which will recommend changes to the salaries and benefits of Central government employees. The three-member panel is to submit its recommendations – covering about 50 lakh Central government employees, including defence personnel, and around 69 lakh pensioners – in 18 months. The…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Janata Dal (United) heavyweight, Anant Singh has been named accused in an FIR lodged by the police in connection with the murder of a Jan Suraaj Party worker during election campaigning in Mokama, Bihar. On Friday, the Election Commission also sought a report from Bihar’s Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar regarding the incident. The violence broke out on Thursday during campaigning for the Assembly elections when two groups clashed and opened fire. In the firing, Dularchand Yadav, a Jan Suraaj Party worker and strongman supporting party candidate…

BLACK RIVER, Jamaica (AP) — The road from Jamaica’s capital to the seaside town of Black River was known for its lush bamboo forest that formed a natural tunnel and glowed green in the bright sun.But its famed bamboo stalks lay strewn and shredded across the road in Hurricane Melissa’s aftermath Thursday, forcing Jamaican soldiers to chop at them with machetes to partially reopen the main route to Black River, which the government has described as the storm’s “ground zero.”Melissa came ashore just west of the town on Tuesday, leaving up to 90% of all structures in Black River without…