In southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed service carry on to inflict harm on Russian invaders. Over the past day, an enemy digital warfare process has been wrecked in close proximity to Nova Kakhovka, and an armored combating car – in close proximity to Hola Prystan.

Those old Hollywood newspaper flicks are great, but today’s journalists don’t run around newsrooms yelling “Get me rewrite!” Nor do they sprint across the room shouting “Stop the presses!” over the click-clack of teletype machines and manual typewriters.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t stage a thrilling scene in a modern newsroom where people stare at monitors, munch on takeout salads and try not to spill coffee on the keyboard. To wit: Just try not succumbing to goosebumps in “She Said,” the story of the New York Times’ initial Harvey Weinstein scoop, when the editor’s cursor finally hits “Publish.” Or not gasping aloud, which I heard myself doing.

But “She Said,” a worthy entry to a film genre that includes “Spotlight” and of course “All the President’s Men,” isn’t just about the power of journalism. It’s also about courage, from the women who suffered sexual harassment or assault at Weinstein’s hands and came forward at personal risk — to their careers, reputations or well-being. It was their bravery that enabled reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey to tell a story that helped launch the broad reckoning known as the #MeToo movement. And it’s because of women like them — some famous actresses, but mostly young women trying to work in an industry they loved — that Weinstein sits in a Los Angeles courtroom this week, already serving a 23-year sentence in New York, and now facing seven more counts. (He’s pleaded not guilty).

Women like Laura Madden, for example. The film opens with her, an eager young employee of Weinstein’s company, Miramax, beginning what she hopes will be an exciting new career on a movie set in Ireland in 1992. Soon after, we see her running down a Dublin street in tears, clutching her clothes after a hotel-room encounter. Some 20 years later, the older Madden (a heartbreaking Jennifer Ehle) goes on record in the Times coverage, telling the journalists that Weinstein that day “took my voice away … just as I was about to start finding it.”

“She Said,” starring Carey Mulligan as a quietly intense, driven Twohey and Zoe Kazan as a perkier, more exuberant Kantor, is largely faithful to the 2019 book, released two years after the story broke. Readers will recognize many conversations word-for-word.

But director Maria Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz had to make key cinematic decisions. Among them: how to portray Weinstein. It feels right that we never see his face. He’s heard only in phone calls, except when he shows up unannounced at the Times in a last-ditch attempt to charm, scare or shame the reporters off, and then we see only an actor’s back.

The decision is important not least for the message it sends: this story may involve Weinstein, but it is not HIS story. It’s a story of the women who brought him to account — former employees, or actresses like Ashley Judd, a key voice in the Times article. Judd plays herself here, and who better to describe her own experience?

Also deliberate: No assault is re-enacted. We do, though, hear the actual confrontation between Weinstein and model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, recorded in a police operation. As the camera settles on a carpeted hallway of a hotel — the frequent scene, from New York to LA to Cannes to Sundance, of Weinstein’s misdeeds — the real Weinstein cajoles the woman to come inside his room, even for five minutes. “Don’t ruin your friendship with me for five minutes,” he implores.

Unlike the book, the film fleshes things out by depicting the reporters’ personal lives. The results here are mixed. On the one hand, we want to know more about them: In Mulligan’s nuanced, lived-in performance, we see the effects of post-partum depression on Twohey, for example. As for Kantor, she’s depicted in the everyday struggle of caring for kids while getting work done. (In a lighthearted moment parents can relate to, she silently offers her child the Netflix password when a source calls.) But for both characters, there just isn’t time for enough backstory, so it feels cursory.

We do get to experience the nuts and bolts of reporting — not easy to depict, since much happens in emails, texts, calls. Luckily, there are doorstep encounters. One woman slams the door in the duo’s face. Another tells Twohey that the matter has been amicably resolved, her obvious anguish making it clear she’s bound by a financial settlement not to speak.

A terrific Patricia Clarkson plays the team’s hardworking editor, Rebecca Corbett. Andre Braugher is calmly decisive as former executive editor Dean Baquet, telling his reporters it’s time to start writing. Like Ehle, Samantha Morton is memorable as Miramax employee Zelda Perkins.

If anyone (besides Weinstein) comes off particularly badly, it’s his lawyers. Lanny Davis (an excellent Peter Friedman from “Succession”) suggests the “real” story to pursue is not the mogul’s actions but his evolution into a better man. The words of lawyer Lisa Bloom, whose Twitter bio describes her as fighting for victims of harassment and abuse, are revealed in a memo to Weinstein that Twohey obtained, asking to be retained by his team, telling him how to recast himself as the “hero” of the story, and suggesting how to discredit accusers like actress Rose McGowan. (Bloom has said she is sorry for working with Weinstein.)

“She Said” ends with the reporters and editors hunched over the terminal, reading the story once more, getting rid of a few double spaces, and pressing the button. There’s no way they could have known what forces their reporting would help unleash — forces still swirling five years into a movement that has had successes and setbacks, triumph and backlash. Things were really just getting started that day in 2017, and it feels like they still are.

“She Said,” a Universal Studios release, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for language and descriptions of sexual assault.” Running time: 128 minutes. Three stars out of four. MPAA definition of R: Restricted. Under 17 requires parent or adult guardian.

The 2022 Fox Country Patriot Awards honored America’s true heroes –  those who have absent over and outside of in the title of patriotism – Thursday night time in Hollywood, Fla.

Six honorees were being honored in a moving and emotional show that brimmed with delight and patriotism. Right here is a search at this year’s award recipients:

MOST Worthwhile PATRIOT – ENES KANTER Liberty

NBA sensation and human legal rights advocate Enes Kanter Flexibility may well be very well-recognised for his talent on the court, but his need to combat for patriotism and foster peace globally is what prompted him to get the award for the “Most Valuable Patriot.”

Liberty, who was born in Turkey, has gone through a tumultuous journey considering that he has spoken out versus human rights abuses all over the world. 

He has been qualified by the Turkish authorities itself, and was dropped from the Houston Rockets this yr, but this hasn’t stopped him from advocating for individuals who need to have it most. 

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“What ever occurs in existence, normally stand for the real truth,” Feedom explained. “Stand for justice and stand for what ever you feel in, even if it indicates sacrificing anything you have.”

Independence has spoken out in opposition to human legal rights abuses at the fingers of the Chinese Communist Social gathering, and has elevated awareness bordering the mistreatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers, and Taiwanese. 

He turned an American citizen very last year, and modified his title to “Freedom” to honor his deeper lifetime goal. 

“The cause I desired to increase independence powering my jersey was to remind each individual boy or girl in The usa how blessed they are in the most effective spot in the entire world,” Independence explained. “I believe that The united states is likely to have even superior decades heading ahead. That is supplying me so a great deal inspiration to struggle for what is actually right. I signify independence. Which is like the ideal detail that I could do.”

Again THE BLUE – TONI SCHUCK

Freeway Patrol Trooper Toni Schuck obtained the “Again the Blue” award for her heroic, selfless actions. She has served the state of Florida considering the fact that 1995 as a member of the 89th Patrol Faculty, but an incident in 2022 showcased her deep dedication to her career and her neighborhood. 

Jeopardizing her lifetime to preserve runners in the Armed Forces Family Skyway 10K, Trooper Toni Schuck crashed her patrol car or truck head-on into an oncoming drunken driver, driving at approximately 100 mph immediately towards the group of runners. She is nonetheless going through bodily therapy soon after the collision.

“Just about every day we put on this uniform and with the hopes that we’re going to occur property,” Schuck explained just after getting her award.

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“From the time she broke as a result of to the time that the crash took place was 2 minutes in,” Schuck added. “That’s what regulation enforcement receives. We get these break up-next selections. And then the audience that goes by means of your films have a lifetime to criticize this.”

Previously on “Fox & Close friends,” Schuck explained what she was pondering during the incident.

“My position was to guard individuals individuals, so I was likely to do whatsoever it was likely to choose to get her to halt,” she recalled.

Trooper Schuck has served a variety of roles in which she has aggressively upheld the legislation and sought to protect her community. She was also awarded the West Pasco Bar Affiliation Law Enforcement Officer of the Yr in 2008. 

She hopes her tale can inspire other women of all ages to be part of regulation enforcement. 

“If I can inspire one particular young female to see … I’m hoping the future generation of legislation enforcement will incorporate a whole lot far more females,” she reported. 

HEROISM – SGT. JAMES MORRIS

Sgt. James Morris started his vocation with the Texas Division of Community Protection in 2002, and given that then, his efficiency, loyalty and devotion have resulted in the apprehension of hundreds of migrants and the seizure of tens of countless numbers of pounds of narcotics.

“A whole lot of folks don’t notice we function the border out here in the west Texas location, we work perfectly with our border patrol agents and our other Fed agents out there in our state… It truly is just a thing that I have been doing every single working day. And then for Fox Information to come out and to fly with us, to wander with us a tiny bit,” Morris mentioned before currently being satisfied with applause.

Morris has also assisted in quite a few lifestyle-preserving missions for the duration of active shooter gatherings, all-natural disasters and other essential incidents, earning various awards and letters of commendation from DPS and other agencies.

“We catch a whole lot of superior people today that come, and they do want to occur in,” Morris stated. “But there is a handful of people that are murderers, intercourse offenders, druggies, a good deal of undesirable folks.”

Ahead of joining DPS, Morris served in the U.S. Maritime Corps. The father of five has been a youth sports mentor for far more than 18 a long time, and in February 2022, Sgt. Morris was the recipient of the William P. Clements Award of Excellence.

Immediately after his acceptance speech, Sgt. Morris was promoted on stage to lieutenant.

Services TO VETERANS – GARY SINISE

Emmy Award-profitable and Golden Globe receiver Gary Sinise is not only a star in Hollywood, but also a treasure to the military services neighborhood – which is why he gained the “Assistance to Veterans” award. 

“In excess of these numerous many years, I’ve fulfilled and been inspired by amazing guys and females who bravely and selflessly provide in protection of liberty and who do the dangerous do the job to maintain our towns and towns secure and protected,” Sinise explained in his digital acceptance concept. 

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“And expressing my gratitude by way of our courses of the Gary Sinise Basis, giving leisure, going to the hospitals in war zones, building properties for our wounded, delivering healing retreats for all those having difficulties with psychological wellness issues, basically letting them know they are appreciated has provided terrific objective to my everyday living,” he continued. 

Sinise, who played critical roles in both of those “Apollo 13” and “CSI: NY” and “Criminal Minds,” is often extensively acknowledged for his part in the movie “Forrest Gump” as Lt. Dan. However, his ties to the armed service community operate significantly further than that. 

His company to veterans and navy households spans practically 4 a long time. Commencing in the 1980s and 1990s he began giving back again to Vietnam veteran teams and also labored with disabled veterans. 

But write-up-9/11, Sinise noticed the want to get involved even a lot more and engage in a important role in supporting America’s authentic heroes. 

He founded his foundation, the Gary Sinise Basis, which provides back again to veterans, military families, Gold Star families, and other 1st responders in require. 

The business honors America’s defenders “by producing and supporting unique systems intended to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen, and make communities.” 

Greatest PATRIOT – DON PATTON

More than the very last 36 a long time, veteran Don Patton has dedicated his lifetime to preserving the record of this country and the tales of these who served all through World War II.

“Is not it fantastic to be an American?” Patton reported to open up his acceptance speech. “To communicate about our Planet War II History Round Table, it can be genuinely about 3 factors: It is about a time in background, it is really about saluting the veterans, and for the final 20 a long time, it can be about going to the spots where the history continues to be. I feel the seed of background is planted in me, and it really is a problem that numerous are advocating about training.”

During his 30 yrs of services in the U.S. Military, Patton used 13 of them in command positions with two battalion commands. Soon after receiving his fee through the Corps Of Cadets at Texas A&M, a resident military war college or university, he arranged The Dr. Harold C. Deutsch WWII Historical past Spherical Desk, which options in excess of 300 systems that figure out, honor and inform the tales of hundreds of veterans.

Due to the fact retiring, Patton has worked tirelessly to produce applications to protect the factual history of WWII. He was awarded the Meritorious Provider Medal 5 instances during his military assistance, and was just lately honored with the Minnesota Exceptional Civilian Assistance Award for his do the job with the round table.

“I’m encouraging all of you in the audience to look into your relatives, to glance into the history of your family members that contributed to Earth War II,” Patton reported. “Never forget Korea. You should not ignore Vietnam, and these patriots that have fought recently.”

Courage – BENJAMIN Hall

On March 14, 2022, Russian troops opened fire on an area in which a Fox Information crew was positioned near the capital of Ukraine. Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and area producer Oleksandra Kuvshvnova have been killed. 

Fox News correspondent Benjamin Corridor survived the incident but was badly hurt. 

For his courage in covering these a harmful scene and his every day courage by his recovery, Corridor been given the “Courage” Award. 

“It really is not just the bravery of jogging on the battlefield to do his career. It was the braveness of operating by the unknown. And recovery is unfamiliar. With out any other phrases that I can present, even though, that Benjamin Hall is brave due to the fact each and every working day due to the fact that day, he has battled the mysterious and proving his have uncertainties mistaken,” Fox News’ Joey Jones reported when presenting the award.

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Corridor gained his award practically, delivering a message of gratitude for his team and those who have aided him get well considering the fact that the incident.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Rep. Katie Porter was reelected Thursday after a bruising campaign in Southern California, where she spent over $24 million to defend her seat in a closely divided coastal district.

With nearly all the votes counted, Porter defeated Republican Scott Baugh, a former legislator, 51.6% to 48.4%, or a margin of about 8,200 votes.

On Wednesday, Republicans regained control of the House. With Porter’s victory, Republicans will hold 218 seats next year, Democrats 212. Counting is not yet finished in a handful of other undecided races.

Porter was running in a substantially redrawn district that included her hometown of Irvine but also included many voters who were unfamiliar with her. The campaign presented a stark choice.

Porter, a star of the party’s progressive wing known for grilling CEOs during Capitol Hill hearings, anchored her campaign on protecting abortion rights and expanding health care access while spotlighting her work as a consumer advocate, including fighting high credit card fees. She argued that oil companies were keeping supply low to earn record profits.

The conservative Baugh, a former head of the county GOP, blamed congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden for inflation, soaring gas prices and hefty taxes that cut into household budgets.

Both candidates depicted each other as extremists.

Porter’s win was another sign of the changing political complexion of Orange County, a place once known as “Reagan country” for its ties to former Republican President Ronald Reagan and conservative politics.

Once largely white and Republican, the county of more than 3 million has grown demographically diverse and increasingly Democratic. Biden carried Porter’s district by double digits in the 2020 presidential election.

The victory, although narrow, is unlikely to discourage talk about Porter’s political future — she’s often mentioned as a potential U.S. Senate candidate.

The tightest remaining contest in the state is playing out in the Central Valley, where Republican John Duarte seized a thin lead over Democrat Adam Gray in District 13, an open seat. The latest returns showed Duarte leading by just under 1,000 votes, with about 90% of the ballots tabulated.

Another undecided contest was in the state’s sprawling 3rd Congressional District, which runs from the Sacramento suburbs down the interior spine of the state. Republican Kevin Kiley, a state assemblyman, was leading Democrat Kermit Jones, a physician and Navy veteran.

In the Central Valley’s 22nd District, where about two-thirds of the votes have been counted, Republican Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump, had a 5.6-point margin over Democrat Rudy Salas, or about 4,000 votes.

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