Awards buzz is icing for John Krasinski and ‘A Quiet Place’

LOS ANGELES --- John Krasinski is still pinching himself over the critical and financial success of his experimental thriller "A Quiet Place," but the Cinderella year is not over yet. With awards season heating up, "A Quiet Place," has found its own spot in the conversation. Krasinski who co-wrote, directed and starred in the film opposite his wife, Emily Blunt, is only humbled. "It's nothing short of overwhelming," Krasinski said by phone recently. "Emily and I really are still digesting the fact that we made this small little special movie that some people really connected to. This was literally a meditation on parenting!" "A Quiet Place" is a mostly silent horror film about ...

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1 missing in Abra as ‘Rosita’ crosses Luzon

BAGUIO CITY - A 58-year-old man has been declared missing after he was last seen crossing a flood control embankment along Binongan River at Lacub town in Abra province as Typhoon "Rosita" crossed Luzonon Tuesday. Search-and-rescue operations have been undertaken to locate Vidancio "Ben" Vicentio Villaros, according to the Abra disaster risk reduction and management office. About 77 families (277 individuals) were evacuated from flood-vulnerable areas in the province. Of these, 63 families (233 individuals) went to relocation centers. A sinkhole opened up at a portion of the Danglas-Ilocos Norte Road prompting authorities to open only one lane to motorists. Maribeth Tulic, a ...

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Shenzhen in economic global elite

  BEIJING --- For the first time, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, ranks among the top five economically competitive cities worldwide, with four other Chinese cities --- Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing --- ranking among the top 20, according to a report jointly released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and United Nations-Habitat.   The Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2018-2019 was released at New Global Cities: Nanjing Internationalization Development Forum, held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province,on Monday. It has established an urban economic competitiveness ranking system with factors such as infrastructure, financial service, technological innovation...

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WATCH: ‘Human skin boots’ worth $10,000 unveiled by fashion brand

Have you ever wondered what human skin boots look like? One fashion label from Montreal, Canada offers a customized pair starting at $10,000 (around P536,000). Fecal Matter, a company established by the couple Hannah Rose Dalton andSteven Raj Bhaskaran who are known for their bizarre, otherworldly Instagram aesthetics, created their most ambitious project to date--- a pair of boots designed to look like human legs and feet. The couple took to Instagram on Friday, Oct. 26, to share a video and photo of Dalton wearing their latest creation. "It's real," the page stated. https://ift.tt/2Jptq73 At first glance, one will not suspect t...

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Pentagon sending 5,200 troops to border week before midterms

WASHINGTON --- The Pentagon said it's sending 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation ordered up just a week before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump has put a sharp focus on Central American migrants moving north in slow-moving caravans that are still hundreds of miles from the U.S. The number of troops being deployed is more than double the 2,000 who are in Syria fighting the Islamic State group. Trump, eager to keep voters focused on illegal immigration in the lead-up to the elections, stepped up his dire warnings about the caravans, tweeting, "This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!" But ...

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Manila Police District to deploy 800 cops for ‘Undas’

Manila Police District (MPD) will deploy more or less 800 personnel around Metro Manila to ensure public safety during the observance of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day celebration. In a statement issued on Monday, MPD Director Chief Supt. Rolando Anduyan said it has deployed more or less 300 police personnel and five hundred 500 force multipliers to assist policemen until Saturday (November 3) in securing four cemeteries in Metro Manila --- the Manila North Cemetery, Manila South Cemetery, La Loma Cemetery and Chinese Cemetery. Anduyan also noted that they have organized and activated Oplan "Kaluluwa" to secure different areas of interest such as cemeteries, bus terminals, ...

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LSGH, Mapua forge NCAA juniors finals showdown

  Defending champion La Salle Greenhills and Mapua on Monday arranged a finals showdown for the second straight year in the NCAA Season 94 juniors basketball tournament. The top-seeded Junior Blazers inched closer to retaining the championship after dominating Jose Rizal University, 97-71, while the Red Robins topped San Beda, 75-67, in the second game. The best-of-three title duel begins on November 6 at Mall of Asia Arena. Inand Fornillos unleashed 18 of his 22 points in the middle quarters, where La Salle took total control of the game. Joel Cagulangan, who erupted for a career-high 39 points in a loss to the Light Bombers last game, added 19 points. The Robins also had the...

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