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On the road! Casey Affleck recently drove from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon — giving the actor time to reflect on eldest son Indiana leaving for college.

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' push to cut taxes for her country's highest earners was a "mistake," President Biden stated Saturday. Truss was forced to scrap large portions of her tax plan last week amid market turmoil and disintegrating public confidence.

A day after President Joe Biden drew criticism from conservatives on social media for giving unsolicited dating advice to a young teen girl in California, the president is again in hot water for claiming the "economy is strong as hell." The comment came during a conversation with a reporter at a Baskin Robbins in Portland, Oregon, who asked the president if he had any worry about the strength of the U.S. dollar amid rising inflation. With a chocolate chip ice cream cone in his hand, Biden answered: "I’m not concerned about the strength of the dollar.

The top prosecutor in Oregon's most populous county announced an immigration reform policy Thursday in an effort to protect non-citizens from being deported if they are charged with a crime. The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said the new policy will balance the rights of American citizens and those living in the country illegally.

The victims of a serial rapist in the Portland, Oregon, area are outraged the man will be released from prison later this year and classified as a low-level offender.  "He was designated as a dangerous offender at trial," Danielle Tudor, who was attacked by the "jogger rapist" in 1979 at her Portland home, told the Oregonian. "I don’t understand how that puts him at a Level 1 sex offender." Richard Troy Gillmore will be released from prison on Dec.

United States.The one-acre Nevada-based nation of so-called President Baugh, a self-proclaimed "dictator", has seen the bloke attempt to separate from the States with a new currency and daring navy.His beloved Republic of Molossia, set up as a one-acre micronation, has a population of just 35 and is based in the north-western Nevada desert.READ MORE: 'World's tallest vertical slum' is abandoned apartment block home to 3,000 squattersBut its historic rise began in a suburban house in Portland, Oregon, where the nation was originally known as the Grand Republic of Vludstein, with Baugh appointed as Prime Minister at the time.His Excellency was joined by childhood best friend James Spielman at the time, who was appointed King of the independent lands until they lost contact.The pair were said to have been inspired by the movie The Mouse That Roared, a satirical feature film about a fictional nation declaring war on the US.Speaking of the influence that film had on his decision to carve out a micronation in the desert, President Baugh said: "I was struck by the imagination and creativity of that."Since then, the "benevolent dictator" and former US Army man began expanding on what was initially a bit of childish fun.The President continued: "It was more fictional. I guess you could say.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Betsy Johnson is not running for Miss Congeniality.The longtime Democrat now running for governor of Oregon as an unaffiliated candidate is more likely to drop a swear word than a political platitude. When voters asked if she would repeal Oregon's drug decriminalization law, she responded, "Hell yes." On education, she declared, "Let's not worry about pronouns.

A Portland, Oregon coffee shop owner had to clean up after masked vandals shattered her store's windows and spray-painted inside ahead of a "Coffee with a Cop" event.   Loretta Guzman, owner of Bison Coffeehouse, said Friday that friends, family, and neighbors volunteered to help clean up the broken glass and mess left by the criminals.  Bison Coffeehouse owner Loretta Guzman on the damages to her coffeeshop after advertising an upcoming ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event in Portland.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large CBS is screening the Season 2 premiere of “Ghosts” in theaters across the country — and you’re not invited. Well, unless you’re dead. In a marketing stunt tied to this Thursday’s return of the hit Eye comedy, the season opener of “Ghosts” is being showcased in the middle of the night at venues in Los Angeles, Savannah, Ga., and Portland, Ore., but to empty seats. Instead, CBS is inviting actual ghosts to view the show — mortals be damned. “We are using social media and we’ve got some mediums and some other folks that we’re using to put the word out to people who are not amongst the living, to stop by any of these theaters and attend the screenings,” says CBS chief marketing officer Mike Benson.

Ryan Reynolds was seen in a new commercial Thursday for his Aviation Gin Distillery, which is now offering tours to the public.In the ad, Reynolds, 45, is seen adjacent to a tour of the Portland, Oregon-based facility to show them the process of distilling.'Other distillery tours keep their visitors behind glass, but at Aviation, we know that people truly learn by doing,' Reynolds said in the clip, which depicted tourists doing manual labor in exchange for their tour. The latest: Ryan Reynolds, 45, was seen in a new commercial Thursday for his Aviation Gin Distillery, which is now offering tours to the public out of its Portland, Oregon headquarters Reynolds in the clip was seen offering the visitors safety equipment while dispatching them to work on various jobs at the facility.'Our guests might even be more knowledgeable than our employees - in fact, we're counting on it,' Reynolds said.

Marcia Gay Harden said her Tony-winning role as Veronica in “God of Carnage” helped shape the character she plays in the new CBS dramedy “So Help Me Todd.”“‘So Help Me Todd’ is blending the drama with the comedy, and that’s right up my alley,” Harden, 63, told The Post. “It’s truly what I prefer to do.

Spoon‘s Britt Daniel joined Interpol on stage this week – watch them perform ‘Next Exit’ together below.The two bands are currently on a co-headlining coast-to-coast North American tour, dubbed ‘Lights, Camera, Factions’, which ends this weekend (September 17-18) with two shows at the Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon.On Wednesday (September 14), they played a gig in Paso Robles, California, and during Interpol’s set they were joined by Daniels to perform ‘Next Exit’, from Interpol’s 2004 album ‘Antics’.“Been great getting to tour with them over the last few weeks,” Interpol wrote on Instagram when sharing a snippet of the performance.Check out the collaboration below.A post shared by Interpol (@interpol)The NYC indie outfit returned with their seventh and most recent studio album, ‘The Other Side Of Make Believe’, on July 15.In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Far from a total reinvention, but all adds up to a confident, rewarding and subtly adventurous new chapter for Interpol – or, as [frontman Paul] Banks sings himself on the peak of ‘Toni’, “Still in shape, my methods refined“.After their ‘Lights, Camera, Factions’ tour with Spoon wraps up this weekend, the band will play a string of South American dates supporting Arctic Monkeys, as well as some festival slots.Interpol also recently marked the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ by sharing its companion project, ‘The Black EP’, on streaming platforms.‘The Black EP’ features the studio version of the single ‘Say Hello To The Angels’, a demo of ‘NYC’ and four other songs from the ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ era that were recorded live for a Radio France session in 2002, including the non-album bonus track ‘Specialist’.

Arlo Parks has cancelled a number of her forthcoming US tour dates to protect her mental health. “I am broken,” she said in a statement.The singer began a run of shows in the States at the start of the month, but said that her mental health has “deteriorated to a debilitating place” and left her “burnt out”.As such, eight gigs between September 14 and 24 have been cancelled for the singer to fly home to London and recover.

LeVar Burton was asked about the process of auditioning to be the new host of Jeopardy at a Q&A panel at Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon this past weekend.

WWE Raw took place at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, USA, on Monday night (September 12) with Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah going up against Dakota Kai and IYO SKY of Damage CTRL for the WWE Women's Tag Team Title. The action also saw Johnny Gargano wrestle for the first time since returning to the company, after opting not to renew his deal due to becoming a father.Edge faced off against former ally Dominik Mysterio, who betrayed him and his father to officially join Judgment Day during Clash At The Castle.READ MORE: Ex-WWE star Virgil boasts he's had sex with a million women - so people did the mathsBalor targeted Riddle's leg before sending him to the mat, then stomped on his neck.Riddle hit the Bro To Sleep, followed by a German Suplex. He went for a pin, but Balor kicked out.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Laika, the animation studio behind “ParaNorman” and “Coraline,” has announced a six-part series exploring the costumes, props and sets from its iconic films. Titled “Laika Archives,” the series will be released on Sept. 13 via the company’s YouTube channel and features artisans like costume designer Deb Cook, head of model-making Keith McQueen and writer-director Chris Butler. Says Butler, “There’s something truly magical about walking into a room and seeing a table full of gorgeous sculpts, gorgeous artwork that’s been created by very talented people.” David Burke, Laika chief marketing officer and SVP of operations, adds: “Laika creates movies that matter. It takes a community of talented artists, artisans and technologists to make a Laika film. Because they are crafted in the stop motion animation medium, the studio has many physical assets from each film.”

Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Andi Mack‘s Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits and Richard E. Grant make up the voice cast for Wildwood, the latest movie from Laika Studios.

in a Facebook post by co-star and former child actor, Karolyn Grimes.“We have another angel! Virginia Patton Moss. She was 97 years old,” Grimes wrote. “She is now with her beloved Cruse.

Virginia Patton, who played Jimmy Stewart's sister-in-law, Ruth Dakin Bailey, in the classic film It's a Wonderful Life has died. She was 97.The actress was born in Cleveland, Ohio June 25, 1925 and was a niece of General George S.

Virginia Patton, who played George Bailey’s sister-in-law in the holiday staple It’s A Wonderful Life, died in an assisted living facilty on Aug. 18. She was 97.