Former El Chapo cartel seizes Mexico's water supply as nation faces 'worst ever drought'

The Oscar winning producer of 12 Years a Slave, The Departed and Moonlight and recent awards season movies like Blonde and She Said, is exploring deals with potential investors, including an outright sale.

EXCLUSIVE: Talk Show The Game Show creator Guy Branum has set up two broadcast comedy projects. NBC has taken in for development Le Coq, from Todd Milliner and Sean Hayes’ Hazy Mills Productions and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based, while ABC has bought the pitch for Outer Calistoga, from Aline Brosh McKenna’s Lean Machine and ABC Signature, where Lean Machine is based.

The nation’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, continued its cost cutting measures today, announcing a hiring freeze, a mandatory unpaid five-day leave for every employee this December, a six-month sabbatical, a suspension of 401K matches from the company, voluntary severance offer for those who want to retire or leave the company and an optional four-day workweek.

Channel 4 has announced the cast for its upcoming dramatisation of the court battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney – check out a first look image above.The two-part drama-documentary, titled Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, was announced in July, which will use the real court transcripts to recreate the high court defamation case “juxtaposed with analysis from the media and on social media”.Chanel Cresswell (This Is England, Trollied) will play the role of Coleen Rooney, opposite Natalia Tena (Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones) as Rebekah Vardy.Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Quiz) will play Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne, alongside Simon Coury (The Professor And The Madman) as Vardy’s barrister Hugh Tomlinson KC. Rebekah and Coleen’s respective husbands Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney will also be played by actors, although their casting has yet to be announced.Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama is written by Chris Atkins (Who Killed The KLF?) and directed by Oonagh Kearney (Five Letters). The drama-documentary is being developed by Chalkboard, with Tom Popay serving as executive producer.“Created from the real court transcripts, Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama will bring viewers all of the incredible and unbelievable moments from a case that kept the public and media gripped,” a press release reads.In June 2020, Vardy sued Rooney for libel after Rooney alleged she was leaking stories from her private Instagram account to journalists at The Sun.

Among Us VR will be released for Meta Quest, Rift and Steam on November 10, it has been announced.Among Us in virtual reality will feature the same tasks, emergency meetings and venting as in the original game, in an immersive 360 degrees. The trailer for Among Us VR, which has been developed by Schell Games in collaboration with Innersloth and Robot Teddy, has been released on the Meta Quest YouTube channel, and showcases the chaotic nature of a typical Among Us game.The 3D bean-shaped characters have a helpful nameplate hovering above their heads for easily identifiable purposes, and new for the VR version are several minigames.As crewmates run from task to task attempting to fix the ship, one or more imposters will be deliberately sabotaging their events as well as even murdering crewmates along the way. Among Us VR will launch with voice and quick text chat and online play, and is suitable for between four and ten players.

Kate Garraway has revealed husband Derek Draper, 54, is back in hospital as he continues to battle complications after contracting sepsis in August.The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, is set to attend the National Television Awards on Thursday as her second documentary about her husband's health woes has been nominated.Derek is one of the UK's longest-suffering patients of Covid after being admitted to hospital with the virus in March 2020, only returning to the family's London home in April 2021, where he receives round-the-clock care.Kate has since addressed her husband's health battle and admitted she feels "guilty" asking fans to vote for her as they have supported her during her family's phlight.Her admission comes after she revealed Derek returned to hospital in August amid complications with sepsis.Speaking to The Sun, Kate said: "Derek is back in hospital after developing sepsis that again threatened his life and we are again fighting to get him home, but I remain constantly inspired by those around him - not just for their expertise but for their loving care."Addressing her nomination, she went on: "When Caring for Derek was nominated, I was of course very honoured but I had mixed feelings about asking people to vote for the film."I was worried and guilty about asking for more support when so many have already sent their good wishes."But now too many have got in touch saying 'please shout it from the rooftops’ for me to ignore!"Kate said she feels she is one of the "lucky ones" as she admitted Derek's health "hung in the balance".He had faced sepsis in August after developing a kidney infection which led to dangerous complications.Derek was at risk of losing a kidney after contracting sepsis but was able to

Splatoon 3 stream. Through technical trickery, a group of VTubers were able to display adult content on their Splatoon stream, with videos quickly doing the rounds on social media sites such as Twitter and TikTok afterwards.Nintendo seemingly issued takedowns of this material in order to remove the videos from public platforms, and has also sent out an indirect response regarding the guidelines for Nintendo content in terms of streaming and broadcasting.The VTubers, made up of Tomeru Ikinone and friends, managed to chroma key the opposing team’s ink colour and turn it transparent, which was then used to broadcast a variety of adult material behind the game capture.

Bethenny Frankel has entered the chat! The Real Housewives of New York City alum got candid about the messy feud between Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars — and sisters — Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton.

Closer than ever! Taylor Hale and Joseph Abdin sparked showmance rumors as contestants on season 24 of Big Brother and their bond has only grown outside of the game.

Bleached brows aren’t going anywhere! Singer Janet Jackson showcased her new look on Tuesday, October 11, while attending an Alexander McQueen fashion show in London.

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Zack Sharf Pierce Brosnan is joining the DC Universe with his role as Doctor Fate in “Black Adam,” but in a different universe the James Bond actor might have been none other than Bruce Wayne/Batman. Brosnan revealed on “The Tonight Show” that he met with Tim Burton to audition for the director’s 1989 “Batman” movie, but a “stupid” comment cost him the role. “It was the last thing on my mind to be playing a superhero like Doctor Fate,” Brosnan said, adding that he’s rarely been offered roles in superhero movies throughout his career. “No, not really no. I mean, I went up for ‘Batman’ way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Right-wing conspiracy figure Alex Jones’ company has already filed for bankruptcy protection, and it’s not clear how much of the staggering $965 million verdict reached Tuesday he’ll actually wind up paying to the 15 plaintiffs in the defamation case about his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. Jones plans to appeal the massive monetary damages that a Connecticut jury ordered him to pay, which comes after a judgment against him in August awarding $49.3 million to the family of a Sandy Hook victim in a separate case in Texas. But legal experts say Jones, founder of Infowars — which has been banned by all major internet services — is almost certainly ruined financially.

Angelique Jackson When Jamie Lee Curtis walked the black carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday night for the world premiere of “Halloween Ends,” she was less than 24 hours away from becoming permanently cemented into Hollywood history — or at least, more so than she’s already been — with a hand and footprint ceremony on Wednesday morning. “I’m, of course, thrilled, honored,” Curtis told Variety about being immortalized outside the theatre. “My family will be there with me, friends, colleagues, collaborators, the community of artists. I’m an artist, I get to make this work. I didn’t think I’d be an actor. I thought I’d be a cop. So the idea that I get to be an actor and do this beautiful work is really very powerful to me.”

Pregnant Chrissy Teigen showed off her growing bump as she posed for a radiant social media snap on Wednesday.The model, 36, who is expecting her fourth child with husband John Legend, 43,  wowed in a black bralet as she posed for a stunning selfie.The star wore her tresses in soft waves and sported a simple palette of make-up. Bumping along: Pregnant Chrissy Teigen showed off her growing bump as she posed for a radiant social media snap on WednesdayChrissy also revealed her enviable legs in a towelling robe as she posed. She captioned the snap: 'Missed being on set so much.

Mindy Kaling has lost a lot of weight since the beginning of the year.In May she revealed that she had dropped a few pounds by working out more; she said at the time she stopped worrying about how she looked and focused on how she felt.And on Wednesday the 43-year-old actress proved that she is at her lightest weight ever as she looked stunning in a skintight hot pink mini dress with silver heels. Skinny Mindy! Mindy Kaling has lost a lot of weight since the beginning of the year.

Kendall Jenner tried her hand at a new pursuit — house flipping — in the latest preview clip for season two of The Kardashians.In the new video, which was released on Wednesday, the 26-year-old model gets a tour of a major fixer-upper in the company of her good friend Fai Khadra. The catwalk star confesses in the clip that she turned to house flipping as a way to express her 'creative' side, since modeling offered her few artistic choices of her own.  New venture: Kendall Jenner tried her hand at a new pursuit — house flipping — in the latest preview clip for season two of The Kardashians, which airs on Thursday'When I walk into a house, my wheels just kind of start turning,' Kendall says in voiceover at the start as she's seen ascending a curving staircase in a home that has either been left unfinished or has been ripped apart.'I'm always like, "I could do this!" or "I would do that!"' she continues  Kendall is casually dressed for the walk-through with a white tank top revealing her toned arms, along with khaki pants, and she wears a beige mask for safety.Her pal Fai is dressed casually in a black T-shirt and matching baggy jeans, while another man joins them as they tour the home.  Striking out on her own: The catwalk star confesses in the clip that she turned to house flipping as a way to express her 'creative' side, since modeling offered her few artistic choices of her own.

Cher's palatial Malibu mansion can now be yours for $85 million.The Believe songstress, 76, has put her Venice, Italy-inspired home on the market, decades after first purchasing it for a mere $2.95 million in 1989, according to the Wall Street Journal.Located on the Pacific Coast Highway, the home boasts a tennis court, infinity pool, seven bedrooms, a meditation room, panic room, and even a climate-controlled room for Cher's iconic wigs. Buy now! Cher has put her palatial Malibu compound on the market for $85 million, over 30 years after first purchasing it for a mere $2.95MCher purchased the property, which boasts priceless views of the Pacific Ocean and took almost five years to build, in 1989 before attempting to sell it in 2009 for $45 million.From the driveway to the interior, every part of the home is a sight to behold.

El Chapo' Guzmán "bent" the Mexican government after one of them was arrested. Last Thursday (September 29) a group known as the Guacamaya Hackers launched a cyber-attack on Mexico's Secretariat of National Defence (SEDENA) and released thousands of confidential documents.