HIGHLAND PARK, Sick. (WLS) — Michael Jordan’s iconic mansion is within the remaining phases of being offered.

The previous Chicago Bulls famous person’s 32,683-square-foot dwelling in Highland Park, went underneath contract on Sunday after being in the marketplace for 12 years, based on The Athletic. The home was final listed in 2015 for $14,855,000 — a $14,145,000 distinction from the unique asking value of $29,000,000 when the property went up on the market in 2012. The ultimate value has not been made public.

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Jordan purchased seven acres of property in 1991 earlier than constructing the 56,000-square-foot mansion in 1995, based on The Athletic. The house underwent vital renovations in 2009.

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The seven-acre luxurious property consists of an indoor regulation-sized basketball court docket, a tennis court docket, a placing inexperienced and a swimming pool. The house additionally has 9 bedrooms, 19 loos — 15 of that are full-sized — an workplace house, library, cigar room, 5 fireplaces and a 14-car storage. The entrance gate of Jordan’s property contains a life-sized “23.”

Jordan just lately offered his Chicago condominium for $6.82 million in 2023.

The mansion stays a well-liked vacationer vacation spot.

“You be taught to dwell with it,” stated Howard Serlin, who lives within the neighborhood.

Serlin and his spouse moved in across the identical time Jordan’s mansion was put up on the market.

“We have seen some fascinating issues. Individuals arising in marriage ceremony attire and folks bringing basketballs and standing in entrance of the gate,” he stated. “There’s at all times some hypothesis about what may occur. Are they gonna tear it down, do they need to put up a museum?”

California-based luxurious actual property agent Kofi Nartey spent a 12 months attempting to get the home offered.

He stated the property was designed to do all of your dwelling in a single place.

For now, the home continues to be a photo-op for Jordan followers.

“Now I take the chance to take image as a result of I am telling my spouse and buddy that in time this home could be offered to a special individual, and so they take down the quantity,” Jesson Chabit stated.

Whether or not the deal closes, and for what value stays to be seen, together with who the client could be.

Within the meantime, Jordan can break up his time between his different properties in Florida and North Carolina.

ESPN contributed to this report.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (CBS) — The Chicago space actual property market marks a high-profile take care of Michael Jordan’s North Shore mansion lastly underneath contract after greater than a dozen years.

The sale is headline-grabbing information—however might it have an effect on the true property marketplace for different luxurious properties, and even common householders? For higher or for worse, specialists don’t suppose so.

Nonetheless, the sale has these in the true property trade excited.

“Lastly—I imply, wow, is it actually occurring?” mentioned North Shore luxurious actual property dealer and former CBS Information Chicago sports activities anchor and reporter Megan Mawicke.

The 56,000-square-foot Jordan mansion property incorporates a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a round infinity pool, a placing inexperienced, a tennis court docket, and a cigar room. The home additionally has 9 bedrooms, 19 loos, 5 fireplaces, an enormous den, and a super-futuristic kitchen with an enormous middle island.

It first went in the marketplace in 2012, and is now underneath contract finally. That is excellent news for the true property market within the North Shore suburbs, Mawicke mentioned.

“Now we have simply been on fireplace on the North Shore. Now we have had historic low stock for three-plus years, so in the event you could not transfer this home on this market, then it most likely would not transfer,” she mentioned. “So this makes whole sense that this was the true property market that it sells in.”

Mawicke mentioned it isn’t identified who purchased the home, neither is the ultimate price ticket identified but. However the deal might set a brand new file for Highland Park.

Nonetheless, Mawicke describes the true property market as hyperlocal—and doesn’t count on the potential sale might have an effect on different luxurious properties, or the marketplace for Common Joes.

That is perhaps unwelcome information for the homeowners of an almost 19,000-square-foot English Medieval-style manor in Harvard, Illinois, which is headed to public sale on Oct. 29 with a instructed opening bid of $5.5 million.

Final month, the town of Chicago’s most costly home offered for $15.25 million. Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty reported new homeowners closed on the 25,000-square-fooot home at 1932 N. Burling St. in Lincoln Park, simply south and east of the intersection of Armitage Avenue and Halsted Road, for $15.25 million final month.

An knowledgeable mentioned the gross sales occurring are proof of power available in the market.

“I feel you may take away that if individuals like which can be parking their cash in residential actual property, that our market remains to be robust,” mentioned realtor Heidi Zimek. “It continues to be robust.”

Jordan initially listed his house at $29 million in February 2012—ultimately shifting the worth to $14,855,000—the digits in that eight-figure quantity add as much as Jordan’s jersey quantity 23, which additionally hangs on the entrance gate.

However it’s unclear if the “23” will keep on that gate. The home is a now fan favourite with individuals visiting well-known houses round Chicago, and the brand new homeowners might not need it that means.

“Whoever purchased this home, if they will stay in it, must be very snug with individuals exterior that gate,” mentioned Mawicke.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is anticipated to announce its first rate of interest reduce since 2020. How huge that reduce might be stays to be seen, however it’s extensively anticipated to focus on a quarter-point discount from its present 5.3% stage.

The economic system continues to ship combined indicators. The unemployment price, at 4.2%, stays traditionally low — nevertheless it has inched up in 4 of the final 5 months, a development that has typically preceded recessions. Whereas layoffs stay low, hiring has just about floor to a halt, particularly in some white-collar professions, making the job search course of unusually troublesome for a lot of.

A retail gross sales report on Tuesday confirmed a gradual tempo of spending within the U.S. general, however with some discretionary classes, like restaurant spending, considerably weaker.

Though a reduce is sort of sure to occur based mostly on what the central financial institution has been signaling over the past a number of weeks, it remained unclear whether or not the Fed will enact a quarter-point or a half-point discount. A half-point was seen by some as wanted to thrust back a recession, whereas others mentioned it might point out a detrimental shock that means financial weaknesses that the market has been lacking.

In a notice to purchasers prematurely of Wednesday’s Fed assertion, Financial institution of America economists mentioned that whereas there was a case to be made for 0.5% based mostly on weakening information, the “base case” — which means the almost certainly state of affairs — was for the economic system to expertise a “mushy touchdown” of comparatively low unemployment and comparatively low inflation, however with issues about ongoing deterioration lingering.

“The principle message from the assembly ought to be one in all cautious optimism regardless of draw back dangers,” they wrote.

Others mentioned the Fed’s timetable for added cuts would finally be extra related than the reduce introduced Wednesday. The central financial institution has traditionally most popular to maneuver steadily — often in 0.25% increments — except it’s confronted with an emergency. However a plurality of market members presently consider the Fed might want to come down by not less than 1.5% over its subsequent 4 conferences based mostly on present financial situations.

That may entail a reduce of not less than a half-point in some unspecified time in the future by the point the Fed pronounces its rate of interest in January.

Jay Bryson, chief economist at Wells Fargo, presently sees an roughly 1-in-3 probability of a recession, based mostly on rising delinquencies and a financial savings price that signifies shoppers are spending greater than they’d prefer to sustain with inflation.

“We’re seeing some cracks within the economic system,” he instructed NBC Information.

The Fed believes Wednesday’s anticipated reduce, and ones doubtless coming over the subsequent a number of months, ought to put a ground underneath additional financial deterioration.

Nonetheless, it isn’t clear how rapidly shoppers and companies can, or will, benefit from decrease charges in the event that they sense that general demand within the economic system is on the decline.

Some financial observers say there isn’t a signal of that occurring.

“Layoffs stay low, job openings stay excessive, GDP is rising at a wholesome tempo, and there haven’t been any main detrimental shocks,” David Mericle, Goldman Sachs’ chief U.S. economist, mentioned in a notice to purchasers.

However not all share this view.

Economists with Citi monetary group consider a extra important downturn is within the offing, pointing to surveys that present the biggest share of small companies anticipating earnings to say no since 2010, with hiring anticipated to stay subdued. Additionally they notice home-buying and building exercise has not elevated regardless of latest declines in mortgage charges, one thing they are saying displays weaker demand.

“Corporations have slowed hiring to scale back labor prices,” the Citi economists wrote. “As hiring slows broadly staff might be much less prone to go away their present job and companies might be compelled to start energetic reductions.”

Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars was already producing numerous chatter earlier than the primary pair of Danskins hit the ballroom Tuesday. First, we acquired some excellent news: the favored pommel horse man from the Olympics was going to compete this season!

Nevertheless it went downhill from there. Former professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev drummed up some not-so- nice headlines for his (soon-to-be earlier?) employer by getting arrested after a home violence incident. After which there was the blowback from DWTS‘ resolution to solid Anna Delvey, the so-called pretend heiress and convicted con artist who was the topic of the Netflix present Inventing Anna. The View, specifically, talked some main trash and questioned whether or not the Russia-born newsmaker ever paid off her money owed.

Thankfully, that’s all historic historical past now; Chigvintsev isn’t on this season (and it’s uncertain he’ll ever return), whereas the ladies of The View kind of made amends for his or her feedback about Delvey. (Whoopi, she’s paid up in full). As for her court-ordered ankle bracelet? It’s bedazzled now, y’all.

Time to begin spinning the mirror ball!

Eric Roberts (The Darkish Knight) with associate Britt Stewart. Launched as a real “film star,” the silver-haired Roberts couldn’t assist however sing alongside to “Outdated Time Rock and Roll” whereas making an attempt a carefree cha cha. Try is the important thing phrase right here; he principally strutted alongside Stewart however he positive cherished to punch the sky. (Kudos for admitting to co-host Julianne Hough later that he was completely petrified.) “I do know it took us 20 years to get right here but it surely’s a pleasure having you,” stated choose Derek Hough. Rating: 15 out of 30

Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210) with associate Pasha Pashkov. It might probably’t be harassed sufficient: Spelling is ideal DWTS casting. She additionally lucked out getting probably the greatest choreographers on the planet. Although he couldn’t assist her execute an honest foxtrot, not less than she is aware of how one can work the group. “Somewhat shaky, a bit susceptible,” stated choose Carrie Ann Inaba. Rating: 17 out of 30

Reginald VelJohnson (Household Issues) with associate Emma Slater. There’s at all times that one contestant who’s only a teensy bit older than all people else. This 12 months, it’s the Die exhausting alum, who appeared moderately valuable in his grandpa cardigan. His salsa was just about stand-hold-partner-let-her-twirl-around-me-back-to-standing, however his colourful expressions made it mucho entertaining. “You might have essentially the most superb spirit,” stated Hough. “That was essentially the most compact salsa I’ve ever seen.” Rating: 16 out of 30

Mannequin Brooks Nader with associate Gleb Savchenko. The supermodel used to shake her tail feather in a marching band, so her tango wasn’t fully picket. Actually, Carrie Ann Inaba thought it was tremendous scorching. Decide Bruno Tonioli, nonetheless, had some issues together with her stability. “Someday you’re a bit bit wobbly,” he stated. Rating: 18 out of 30

Olympic rugby participant Ilona Maher with associate Alan Bersten. The charismatic athlete has already demonstrated that she is aware of how one can have enjoyable; in truth, I strongly urge everybody to begin following her on Instagram. As for her dancing prowess, Maher’s acquired her work lower out for her however she’s already acquired the hip pumping down pat. “I really like all the things that you’re about,” stated Inaba about her cha cha. “I do know you might be nervous. Keep in mind, muscle makes you progress. And dance is all about transferring. Nicely executed for day one.” Rating: 18 out of 30

Anna Delvey with Ezra Sosa: After she was discovered responsible of grand larceny, Delvey stated doing DWTS was a method to present “a distinct facet of me” and “channel all the things into one thing constructive.” Certain okay, simply present us that ankle bracelet! Bravo to the director, who gave it an enormous reveal by hiding it behind a buying bag earlier than giving it a grand close-up. After that, she, um, cha-cha’ed. “You might have the ability to be a very stunning dancer,” stated Hough. “General, I used to be sort of shocked and a bit misplaced for phrases, to be sincere.” Rating: 18 out of 30

Jenn Tran (The Bachelorette) with associate Sasha Farber. This poor single girl barely had time to mourn that painful Bachelorette finale earlier than she instantly kicked off her DWTS journey. She’s acquired loads of us feeling sorry for her, however Tran doesn’t want your pity; her debut cha cha was an actual charmer and is often the case, ex-Bachelor members at all times go far on this sport. Tran’s set for some time. “General, actually nice first dance,” stated Hough. Rating: 19 out of 30

Phaedra Parks (The Actual Housewives of Atlanta) with associate Val Chmerkovskiy: The truth star was rattling close to giddy when she found she was partnered with a Chermkovskiy. This pairing may present some actually good occasions this season, as evidenced from her torrid cha cha to “I’m Each Girl.” “You might have all the weather,” stated Tonioli. “You possibly can promote it.” “I’m genuinely impressed,” added Inaba. Rating: 19 out of 30

Tremendous Bowl Champion Danny Amendola with associate Witney Carson. Carson, again from mama hiatus, has some expertise dancing with professional ballers. She’s good for Amendola, whose tango had some pep and promise for even higher days. “I see energy, focus, willpower. You wish to succeed,” stated Tonioli. “You led with such perception.” Rating: 20 out of 30

The Bachelor‘s Joey Graziadei with associate Jenna Johnson: Donning a cowboy hat and a excessive wattage smile, Graziadei opened the present with a smokin’ cha cha and the compulsory open shirt. “What a method to kick off the present,” stated choose Derek Hough. “If America didn’t already love you they’ll love you extra.” “The torso helps, by the way in which,” added Tonioli. “However you don’t want it. You might have timing. You might have musicality.” Rating: 21 out of 30

NBA Champion Dwight Howard with associate Daniella Karagach. Dude is 6 ft, 11 inches. And he acquired … Karagach? However we all know the woman can kick it with the giants — keep in mind she gained with Iman Shumpert in season 30 — and it’s an excessive amount of enjoyable watching him throw her round like a basketball. “It’s like watching a giraffe and a gazelle dance,” stated Hough of their salsa. “The efficiency is so thick with charisma. Your smile lights up this room.” Rating: 22 out of 30

Stephen Nedoroscik with associate Rylee Arnold: So apparently the gymnast can assemble a Rubik’s dice in 8.6 seconds. Which means nothing within the ballroom, although. Or does it? The manufacturing designer plastered the room with colourful squares as he kicked and cartwheeled his approach by means of a jubilant jive. “That was a lot enjoyable!” stated Inaba. “I had a sense chances are you’ll be agile and unbelievable.” Rating: 21 out of 30 (he deserved extra)

Chandler Kinney (Fairly Little Liars: Authentic Sin) with associate Brandon Armstrong. Right here’s the actual risk of the season; Kinney’s had numerous dance lessons in her childhood, so her tango was fairly spectacular for a gap evening efficiency. Why was she caught on the prime of second hour? Oh that’s proper: the notorious Delvey has to shut the present. “What are you doing to me!” exclaimed Tonioli. “You’ve gotta be kidding me.” “That was superb,” added Inaba. “You might have set the usual for season 33.” Rating: 23 out of 30

Apparently, the present already obtained extra votes than final season’s premiere. Was it the Delvey issue? Perhaps. However no eliminations this week!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Individuals can now renew their passports on-line, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper software course of that always induced delays.

The State Division introduced Wednesday that its on-line passport renewal system is now absolutely operational.

“By providing this on-line different to the normal paper software course of, the Division is embracing digital transformation to supply probably the most environment friendly and handy passport renewal expertise attainable,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned in a press release.

After staffing shortages induced primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in prolonged passport processing delays, the division ramped up hiring and launched different technological enhancements which have lowered wait instances by about one-third over final yr. It says most functions at the moment are accomplished in far lower than the marketed six weeks to eight weeks and the net renewal system is predicted to additional cut back that.

The system will permit renewal candidates to skip the present course of, which requires them to print out and ship paper functions and a test by mail, and submit their paperwork and fee by way of a safe web site, www.Journey.State.Gov/renewonline.

The brand new season of Dancing With the Stars premieres tonight, and as you tune in, you may be questioning tips on how to vote on your favourite movie star {and professional} {couples} to assist them advance every week. Learn on to find tips on how to forged your votes for DWTS Season 33.

Dancing With the Stars, ABC’s long-running dance competitors, is returning on September 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+. Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will co-host this system once more, whereas Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough will return as judges.

American Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik, generally known as “Pommel Horse Man” on the 2024 Paris Olympics, was revealed as the primary movie star contestant for Season 33 on August 22. A couple of weeks later, ABC introduced the complete movie star {and professional} lineup on Good Morning America. This season options two Olympic athletes, actuality TV stars, actors, athletes, and extra.

ForbesWhen Does ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Premiere? Every part To Know About Season 33By Monica Mercuri

Dancing With the Stars will air reside on ABC and Disney+, with new episodes out there on-demand the next day on ABC.com and Hulu. To make sure your high {couples} advance every week, learn how to vote for Season 33, together with solutions to regularly requested questions on voting.

How To Vote For Dancing With The Stars Season 33

You’ll be able to vote on your favourite dancing {couples} throughout Season 33 of Dancing With the Stars in two methods: on-line by way of ABC’s web site or by SMS in the course of the reside voting window of every episode. You’ll be able to forged as much as 10 votes per technique, for a complete of 20 votes per couple every week.

Voters should be 18 years or older and bodily situated in the USA (together with its territories) or Canada.

Forbes‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 33 Solid Revealed—Meet The Celebrities And Professionals Competing This FallBy Monica Mercuri

How To Vote For Dancing With The Stars Season 33 On-line

To vote on-line for Dancing With the Stars Season 33, eligible viewers ought to observe these steps:

1. Log in or create an account at dwtsvote.abc.com to entry the primary voting web page.
2. As soon as logged in, you’ll obtain a affirmation e mail with a verification code. (In case you don’t see the e-mail, examine your Junk or Spam folders.)
3. Enter the verification code on the voting web page to confirm your e mail deal with.
4. Comply with the on-screen directions to vote on your favourite couple(s) in the course of the voting window.

How To Vote For Dancing With The Stars Season 33 By way of Textual content

To vote through SMS for Dancing With the Stars Season 33, eligible viewers ought to:

1. Textual content a particular key phrase to 21523 (key phrases for every contestant will probably be out there on the voting web page as soon as voting opens). Every textual content counts as one vote.
2. You’ll obtain a affirmation message after your first vote for a pair in every voting window.
3. In case you attain the 10-vote restrict for that couple, you’ll obtain a notification letting you recognize.

When Does The Dancing With the Stars Season 33 Voting Window Open?

Each voting strategies are solely out there in the course of the preliminary simulcast on ABC and Disney+ within the Jap and Central time zones, beginning at 8 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. CT. Voting closes after the ultimate aggressive dance of every episode. Viewers can’t vote throughout later broadcasts or whereas streaming the present on Hulu (which is launched the following day).

Can You Change Your Dancing With the Stars Vote After Submission?

In case you’re voting on-line, you may modify your votes anytime in the course of the voting window—simply make sure you click on “Save Votes” every time you make a change. Nonetheless, SMS textual content votes can’t be modified as soon as submitted.

In case you’re having issues with voting, contact ABC’s Assist Middle together with your questions.

The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season is right here and a brand new normal pool play format means we’ll get a high-profile matchup on Matchday 1 when AC Milan hosts Liverpool on Tuesday on Paramount+. These two golf equipment have mixed to win the European Championship on 13 events, with Liverpool most just lately successful the UCL in 2019, whereas AC Milan’s final triumph was in 2007. AC Milan is eighth within the Italian Serie A desk after a 4-0 win over Venezia, whereas Liverpool is fourth within the English Premier League after a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest. Stream the match stay on Paramount+, which now you can attempt free for the primary seven days and get 50% off your first yr if you join right here (expires 9/23/24), and catch full evaluation on the CBS Sports activities Golazo Community.

Kickoff from San Siro is about for 3 p.m. ET. The most recent AC Milan vs. Liverpool odds listing the guests because the -110 favorites (threat $110 to win $100) on the 90-minute cash line, with AC Milan listed because the +270 underdogs. A draw is priced at +280 and the over/beneath for complete objectives is 2.5. Tuesday’s recreation shall be streamed stay on Paramount+ with their must-have Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan, which now you can get for 50% off your first yr plus a 7-day free trial.

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Champions League picks for AC Milan vs. Liverpool

Earlier than you tune in to Tuesday’s match, you should see the UEFA Champions League picks from betting knowledgeable Martin Inexperienced. After working within the sports activities betting business for a number of years, Inexperienced grew to become knowledgeable sports activities author and handicapper and has coated the sport worldwide. Final yr he was worthwhile in a number of areas on his soccer picks, together with Euro qualifying (+6.30 models), the EFL Cup (+4.47), the FA Cup (+3.07) and the Champions League (+3.05) amongst others.

For Liverpool vs. AC Milan, Inexperienced is backing the visiting workforce to win on the 90-minute cash line for a -110 payout. Each of those groups had been simply outdoors of significant title rivalry domestically final season, with AC Milan ending 19 factors behind Inter Milan for second in Serie Some time Liverpool was 9 factors off the title tempo for third within the EPL.

Nonetheless, it has been Liverpool that has appeared like the larger trophy menace early in 2024-25, with clear sheet wins over Ipswich City, Brentford and Manchester United earlier than lastly struggling their first loss this weekend. In the meantime, AC Milan drew towards Torino at residence to open their season, misplaced to Parma after which drew towards Lazio earlier than lastly incomes their first win this weekend towards Venezia.

“Liverpool’s gamers are fast on the counterattack and harmful at set items, in order that they have sufficient high quality to capitalize upon AC Milan’s defensive vulnerabilities,” Inexperienced instructed SportsLine. “That might in the end enable them to go away Italy with all three factors on Tuesday.” Stream the sport right here and try full soccer protection on CBS Sports activities Golazo Community.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped form the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California within the Seventies along with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died on the age of 78.

Souther, who collaborated on among the Eagles’ greatest hits, corresponding to “Better of My Love,” “James Dean,” “New Child in City,” and “Heartache Tonight,” died Tuesday at his dwelling in New Mexico, based on an announcement on his web site.

He additionally collaborated with James Taylor, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt and plenty of extra, and in addition discovered success as a solo artist. He was about to begin a tour with Karla Bonoff on Sept. 24 in Phoenix, now canceled.

When he was inducted into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame in 2013, Souther was described as “a principal architect of the Southern California sound and a significant affect on a technology of songwriters.”

Souther was born in Detroit and grew up in Amarillo, Texas. He moved to Los Angeles within the late Nineteen Sixties, the place he met Glenn Frey, a founding member and guitarist of the Eagles. The 2 started a longtime partnership, beginning with a band referred to as Longbranch Pennywhistle.

“Our first 12 months collectively will at all times look like yesterday to me,” Souther stated in a press release after Frey died in 2016. “His superb capability for the large joke and that sensible groove that lived inside him are with me, even now, on this loss and sorrow. … The music and the love are indestructible.”

Souther described his begin with Frey at The Troubadadour, the favored West Hollywood music membership, as “the perfect research in songwriting I can think about.”

“So many nice songwriters got here by — Laura Nyro, Kris Kristofferson, Randy Newman, Elton John, James Taylor, Tim Hardin, Carole King, Rick Nelson, Joni Mitchell, Neil Younger, Waylon Jennings, Tim Buckley, Gordon Lightfoot, Taj Mahal and extra,” he stated in a press release on his web site. “It appears unattainable now to think about that a lot music in a 12 months and a half or so, however that was my life and the Troubadour was our college.

“It’s additionally the place I met Linda Ronstadt and the place Don Henley and Glenn Frey met to kind this little nation rock band referred to as Eagles that may go on to make musical historical past,” Souther wrote.

On his personal, Souther recorded his self-titled debut in 1972 earlier than forming The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band with former Byrds member Chris Hillman and Poco’s Richie Furay. A second solo effort in 1976, Black Rose, included a duet with Ronstadt, his one-time girlfriend, “If You Have Crying Eyes.” Different duets he had recorded together with her embody “Prisoner in Disguise,” “Generally You Can’t Win” and “Hearts In opposition to the Wind,” the latter featured within the 1980 movie “City Cowboy.”

His greatest hit as a solo artist was “You’re Solely Lonely,” from the 1979 album of the identical title.

Different songs he wrote embody “Run Like a Thief,” for Bonnie Raitt, and “Faithless Love” and “White Rhythm and Blues” for Ronstadt. He collaborated with James Taylor on “Her City Too.”

Among the many artists he labored with as a singer have been Don Henley, Christopher Cross, Dan Fogelberg and Roy Orbison.

He appeared as an actor on tv in “thirtysomething,” “Nashville” and “Purgatory” and within the movies “Postcards from the Edge,” “My Lady 2,” and “Deadline.”

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Digital pagers belonging to members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah exploded concurrently on Tuesday afternoon, killing not less than 9 folks and wounding round 2,800 throughout the Center East nation. The strategy of assault was extremely uncommon, if not unprecedented, and raised the specter of an escalation within the Israel-Hezbollah combating.

Lebanese authorities officers and Hezbollah blamed Israel. “After inspecting all of the details, accessible information and details about the heinous assault that passed off this afternoon, we maintain the Israeli enemy totally answerable for this felony aggression,” Hezbollah mentioned in a press release.

Israel’s navy declined to remark. Nevertheless, in Washington, one U.S. official, who was not approved to talk publicly, informed NPR that Israel knowledgeable the U.S. that it was accountable. Israel supplied the knowledge after the assault was over. Israel’s safety forces have a historical past of finishing up tech-related assaults, similar to exploding cellphones.

Lots of the explosions rocked the southern suburbs of Beirut, the principle Hezbollah stronghold. Movies on social media present quite a lot of males going about each day enterprise when they’re immediately knocked to the bottom by the power of the exploding pagers. Bystanders had been additionally injured.

Ambulances rushed wounded people to hospitals, the place they quickly overwhelmed emergency rooms. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Well being declared a medical emergency, and well being officers mentioned not less than 200 of the wounded had been severely injured. Whereas the biggest variety of casualties was in Beirut, many individuals had been additionally wounded within the nation’s north and south.

Hezbollah thought pagers could be safer

There was no rapid phrase on how such an assault was deliberate and executed.

In a single broadly circulated however unverified video, a person seems to test his pager simply earlier than it goes off, suggesting the explosion might have been triggered by an incoming message.

On-line, some speculated that the batteries might have been made to one way or the other overheat. However Trevor Ball, a former explosive ordnance disposal technician for the U.S. Military, mentioned he believes that explosives will need to have been planted within the pagers.

“Primarily based off the movies and photos of the pagers, it seems that the pagers had a small quantity of excessive explosives that had been remotely initiated,” Ball informed NPR in a message. “The widespread nature of the pagers exploding signifies that the availability chain of the pagers was compromised in some unspecified time in the future.”

Hezbollah members started carrying pagers after heavy combating erupted with Israel nearly a yr in the past. Hezbollah is aware of that Israel’s safety providers are sometimes capable of hack into cellphone networks, and the group’s chief, Hassan Nasrallah, informed members in a February speech to eliminate their telephones. The group thought pagers would offer a safer solution to talk.

Stories from Lebanon mentioned Hezbollah just lately obtained a brand new batch of imported pagers, which had been getting used to share details about potential Israeli drone strikes and different assaults.

After the explosions, which passed off round 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Well being informed “all residents who personal wi-fi communication units avoid them.” Hezbollah informed all its members who just lately obtained new pagers to throw them away.

Lebanon’s well being minister, Firass Abiad, mentioned Tuesday night that not less than 2,800 folks had been injured. Most had wounds to the face, arms and midsection, he mentioned. Numerous media experiences in Lebanon put the loss of life toll at 9.

Hezbollah and Israel started buying and selling cross-border rocket and missile fireplace nearly instantly after the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on southern Israel final yr.

Tens of 1000’s of individuals on each side of the Israel-Lebanon border fled their houses final yr and have but to return. For a lot of this time, the broad consensus has been that neither Israel nor Hezbollah desires a full-scale battle.

Israel has been targeted on the battle in Gaza with Hamas. And Lebanon suffers from continual political and financial issues that would develop into overwhelming with a battle.

Nevertheless, combating has been intensifying just lately, and Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant mentioned Monday that prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the Israel-Hezbollah combating had been dimming.

Taiwanese firm behind exploding pagers denies involvement

Hsu Ching-kuang, the founder and president of a Taiwanese wi-fi pager firm referred to as Gold Apollo Co. Ltd, confirmed his firm’s branding was on remnants of the digital pagers that exploded in Lebanon.

However he informed NPR exterior his workplace in northern Taiwan that it was a European firm referred to as BAC which designed and manufactured the units. “There was nothing in these units that we had manufactured or exported to them [BAC],” he mentioned, noting the pagers “had been solely totally different” from his designs and contained a chip that that Apollo doesn’t use.

Hsu mentioned Gold Apollo contracted with BAC “about three years in the past,” at first to promote them pagers, although later, BAC started requesting the flexibility to design its personal units, utilizing its personal engineers, whereas nonetheless utilizing the Apollo model. Hsu didn’t disclose the place BAC or its producers are situated however mentioned they paid Apollo Gold from a Center Jap checking account.

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Warner Bros. has launched the trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17,” the long-awaited follow-up to the director’s greatest image winner “Parasite.” Primarily based on the 2022 novel “Mickey7” by Edward Ashton, the sci-fi thriller stars Robert Pattinson as an “expendable” worker named Mickey Barnes.

Within the novel, Mickey is distributed on harmful missions to colonize an ice planet. When one model of Mickey dies, a replica is created to switch him that retains most of his reminiscences.

Together with Pattinson, the solid contains Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.

“Mickey 17” is directed and written by Bong, who additionally produces via his firm Offscreen. Further producers embody Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B and Dooho Choi of Kate Avenue Photos.

Warner Bros. has nudged “Mickey 17” just a few occasions on its theatrical schedule, most not too long ago bumping the movie from a March 29, 2024, date to its present January 2025 slot. When the transfer was introduced, sources instructed Selection that the choice was made to safe an Imax launch window and permit extra time to complete the undertaking, which had been affected as a result of Hollywood strikes and numerous manufacturing shifts.

“Mickey 17” is Bong’s first function to be launched following the huge success of his 2019 thriller “Parasite,” which adopted a working-class Korean household that deceptively infiltrates the house of an prosperous household. “Parasite” was the primary international language movie to win the Academy Award for greatest image. The movie additionally nabbed Oscars for authentic screenplay, director and worldwide function. Bong’s different notable movies embody “Snowpiecer,” “Okja,” “Reminiscences of Homicide,” “The Host” and “Mom.”

Pattinson not too long ago starred within the title position of Matt Reeves’s “The Batman” in 2022, bringing a brooding sensibility to Bruce Wayne. His current sci-fi credit embody Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Claire Denis’ “Excessive Life.”

“Mickey 17” will probably be launched in theaters Jan. 31, 2025. Watch the trailer under.