10 year federal note

D.C. is like an armed camp, with more than 20,000 National Guard troops at the ready. Although the feds now say the inauguration should be secure, they're clearly taking no chances. It's unclear how many ambulances are coming to D.C., but for $10 mil it must be a lot. … [Read more...] about Feds Drop $10 Million On Ambulances, EMTs For Biden Inauguration

Netflix, naturally, won’t cede the Best Documentary contest to Amazon without a fight. The streamer has once again fielded a formidable slate, including Dick Johnson Is Dead, winner of best film at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. The documentary is a poignant and surprisingly funny effort by director Kirsten Johnson, about coming to terms with her aging father’s mental and physical decline. She does so by creating fantasy sequences imagining his death. … [Read more...] about Oscars Documentary Preview: Record-Breaking Year For Submissions Makes For Toughest Awards Competition Ever

That was part of the big challenge there, and it was really intense. I read about other actors going on that journey, and, obviously, it’s an emotional journey to go on with that kind of weight loss, but I didn’t realize that other people do it in five months with nutritionists and stuff. It was an almost micro-budget film—we were like, “F— it, let’s just do it.” I don’t think I’d attempt that again. I wouldn’t advise anyone to attempt that. Because it does take you emotionally to some really dark places. It’s crazy, actually. It just makes you realize how much we live in our bodies. If you deprive your body of nutrition, to a certain extent, your mind goes to some absolutely bat-s–t crazy places. … [Read more...] about Riz Ahmed’s Productive Year: The “Tremendous Gift” Of ‘Sound Of Metal’, ‘Mogul Mowgli’ & New Album ‘The Long Goodbye’

Trump's believed to have a pretty lengthy list of names for his final round of commutations and pardons -- an estimated 50 to 100 people -- and according to Fox News ... he'll announce them in a big reveal Tuesday or, at the latest, Wednesday morning before Joe Biden's inauguration. … [Read more...] about President Trump Expected to Pardon Lil Wayne

Sharks are big business and Jason Statham's comparisons to Jurassic Park are drumming up some excitement, but it's tough to see The Meg as anything other than "Jurassic Shark." The Meg will be a giant B-movie style blockbuster with suspense that will surely become a cult favorite in the years to come. While we wait for the release of The Meg, you can check out the new image of Jason Statham and the mega shark courtesy of Empire. … [Read more...] about Giant Prehistoric Shark Revealed in Jason Statham’s The Meg