'There's a long way to go yet': Week of rail strikes leads to no clear resolution

a 15-season run on CBS, formally greenlighting the revival series on Thursday.Original cast members Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster will return to reprise their characters.

Christopher Meloni really put himself out there for a new fitness ad. Literally.The 61-year-old actor stars in a new campaign for Peloton's fitness app.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs decision overturning abortion rights that were established under Roe v. Wade in 1973, Hollywood creatives and bean counters have a new calculus to consider when determining where to shoot movies and TV shows: Do they accept tax incentives to film in states where abortion is banned or severely restricted, potentially endangering the reproductive rights of women working on those productions?The majority of U.S.

Lisa Kennedy In 1980, the auspiciously named first baseman Willie Mays Aikens made baseball history when he hit two home runs in two World Series games, a feat that wasn’t repeated until 2009. That year, the Kansas City Royals player was second in home runs and RBIs only to teammate, friend and future Hall of Famer, George Brett.Directed by Marcel Sarmiento, “The Royal” isn’t obsessed with Aikens’ on-the-field triumphs.

Kendall Jenner, Olivia Culpo, Elsa Hosk, Amelia Gray Hamlin, and Laura Harrier, gathered top models and influencers to celebrate their Buyback Program at San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood, California, on July 13.Marta Pozzan, Annabelle Fleur, Gizele Oliveira and other stars stunned in outfits from FWRD at the stylish event while commemorating the launch of the resale shopping program that offers a modern, customer-centric approach to fashion.The program aims to extend the life cycle of high-end designer handbags from brands including Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Chloe, Givenchy, Loewe, The Row and more, where customers can exchange past purchases and receive credit to shop the full offerings on both FWRD and REVOLVE.«With FWRD BUYBACK, we are expanding the FWRD segment of our business as a destination for the best in established and emerging luxury brands from start to finish. We believe in celebrating great design, and cultivating a more circular relationship between brands and customers,» Michael Mente, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of REVOLVE Group said in a press release.«With this, we are combining our capabilities of authentication and service to offer an extensive assortment of exciting products at incredible value,» he added. Eligible exchanges, up to one year from the original purchase at full price, are conducted through your personal FWRD account and a trade up value credit of 50% of the original purchase price is then issued.

Kevin Jonas is a sucker for his daughters! The 34-year-old host got in some quality time with his youngest daughter, Valentina, as they got manicures.“#girldad things,” Jonas wrote on Thursday next to the selfie he snapped of him and his 5-year-old daughter smiling for the camera as they got their hands worked on.  Jonas' cute picture came the same day that his brother, Joe Jonas, and his wife, Sophie Turner, revealed they welcomed their second daughter. Missing from the spa date was Jonas’ wife, Danielle, and their 8-year-old daughter, Alena.

The Pryde, Boston’s first-ever LGBTQ senior home, currently under construction, was vandalized with threatening hate speech on Sunday, July 10. LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., a nonprofit that organized construction of the senior housing project, posted images of the graffiti on its Facebook page, which included the phrases “The faggots will die by fire” and “die slow.”On its Facebook page, LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc. condemned the vandalism.“We were heartbroken to wake up this morning to the terrible news that The Pryde was vandalized overnight with hate speech and threats spray painted on virtually every sign,” the statement read.

Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things could not be dislodged from the top spot in Nielsen’s weekly U.S. streaming rankings.

Scrubs and Californication co-executive producer Eric Weinberg was arrest today by the LAPD on multiple sexual assault charges. The arrest is related to a series of rapes and more that the police say occurred between 2012 and 2019.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Nordstrom’s highly anticipated anniversary sale kicks off Friday, July 15. We’re already saving our favorite items from the retailer’s sale preview to our shopping carts so we beat the rush — we suggest you do the same.Some of the best deals this year are in the home goods department, meaning you can freshen up your house with premium pieces without breaking the bank.

Keanu Reeves is taking on a new project with Disney+.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, HBO Max has landed for development Uptown Bodega, an adult animation comedy series.

A source close to Armie Hammer is opening up about his decision to take on a job at a resort in the Cayman Islands.

The United States has a new three-digit number for mental health emergencies — 988. The new number goes live on Saturday, July 16, 2022, replacing the 1-800-273-8255 number first issued in 2005.By changing the hotline to a three-digit number — along the lines of 911 — Vibrant Emotional Health, the New York-based nonprofit that administers the Lifeline number, is hopeful more people in need will use the service. Former President Trump signed the new number into law in 2020 with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020. (The former 11-digit number will remain operational for those who choose to use it.)“It’s a new number, but it’s not a new service,” said Doctor John Draper, executive director of Lifeline.

Also in today’s TV news:Hulu has ordered to series “RapCaviar Presents” from Spotify and The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), a part of Sony Pictures Television. The new docuseries, based on the popular Spotify playlist, will tackle provocative issues through the lens of hip-hop visionaries.The series will be executive produced by Karam Gill, who will also be creative director; Steve Rivo, who will also serve as showrunner; Carl Chery and Liz Gateley, overseeing creative on the show for Spotify; and Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman on behalf of IPC. Av Accius and Marcus A.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Nordstrom’s annual anniversary sale officially kicks off Friday, July 15. But thankfully, the retailer has already released a preview of some of the best deals that they’ll debut later this week.Their limited-time sales, which run all the way through end of July, cut a swath through every category: designer fashion, premium beauty, coveted home goods and so much more.

It’s a boy! Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are expecting baby No. 2 via surrogate – and daughter True is getting a brother, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.

Fans of Love Island branded Thursday 14 July night's recoupling as "awkward" after Deji Adeniyi was forced to couple up with Coco Lodge. They were both the last Islanders left after all of the other couples were established and Deji had to make a speech about why he wanted to couple up with her, despite the pair not previously having any real connection. Deji slightly stumbled over his words as he said: "I'd like to couple up with this girl because even though it's early days and we barely know each other, I'm sure we share similar interests and goals.

Thursday 14 July's episode of Love Island saw Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page finally make things official and become boyfriend and girlfriend.The couple had been together since day one of series eight (despite a slight hiccup) so the fact their "proposal" was very extravagant isn't a surprise considering they had the whole show to think about it. However, some fans are suggesting it wasn't an original idea at all and they actually copied series six's Luke Trotman and Siânnise Fudge, who sadly split up in early 2022. Tasha was the one to orchestrate her proposal to Andrew with a long drawn out proposal which saw her soon to be boyfriend trance around the villa on a scavenger hunt.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorColman Domingo says his younger brother gave him the best compliment about his new autobiographical animated short, “New Moon.”“He was overcome,” Domingo tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “He said, ‘More than anything, you brought the feeling of mom back.’”“New Moon” tells the story of a little boy who is shown how to dream by his hardworking single mom. It is based on Domingo’s play “A Boy and His Soul.”Domingo is the voice of the narrator as well as the mother.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe 2022 Primetime Emmys nominations were announced on Tuesday, and there were plenty of surprises — both welcome and, well, unexpected. Variety’s Awards Circuit roundtable team of Michael Schneider, Emily Longeretta, Jazz Tangcay and Clayton Davis gathered a day later to dissect the announcement.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWarner Bros. Discovery renewed contracts for two of its most senior executives, Gunnar Wiedenfels, its chief financial officer, and Bruce Campbell, its chief revenue and strategy officer, ensuring that two of CEO David Zaslav’s key lieutenants will be around for the next few years of the company’s early steps as the newly combined aggregate of the former WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications.The company said it had extended Wiedenfels’ term through July 10, 2026, and Campbell’s contract through July 8, 2025.

Zack Sharf A beef is brewing between Baby Yoda and the Gremlins. Filmmaker Joe Dante, who popularized the Gremlins with his 1984 horror-comedy and its 1990 sequel, recently told the San Francisco Chronicle (via IndieWire) that Baby Yoda is nothing but a shameless ripoff of the eponymous creatures, particularly the lead Gremlin named Gizmo.“I think the longevity of [the film] is really key to this one character (Gizmo), who is essentially like a baby,” Dante told the publication.

Geoff Mayfield Although Hipgnosis Songs Fund was unusually quiet in the last six months of its fiscal year, the company that helped propel the value of music catalogs in recent years saw its value grow by nearly 5.5%, and picked up a 24% gain in gross revenue, according to its just-issued annual report.The outside evaluator cited in the report, Barry Massarsky, partner at New York-based Massarsky Consulting, stakes London-based Hipgnosis’ value at $2.69 million in U.S. dollars, a gain of $140 million for the fiscal year that closed March 31.

EXCLUSIVE: Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car) is set to star opposite Rashida Jones in Sunny, Apple TV+’s a half-hour dark comedy series from  A24.

EXCLUSIVE: Gavin O’Connor will turn his 2011 fight film Warrior into a 10-episode limited series for Lionsgate Television, which has made a deal with Paramount+ to develop it. O’Connor is in talks with retired two-time UFC champion Daniel Cormier and Gina Rodriguez to play two of the four main combatants culminating in mixed martial arts matches.

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Khloé Kardashian is trying to stay positive amid a “bittersweet situation” with Tristan Thompson.

Over a year after their deaths, disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has finally been charged with the murder of his wife and son.

This film was originally reviewed out of SXSW 2022 under its previous title, “The Cow.”In writer-director Eli Horowitz’s labyrinthine, mostly unpredictable thriller “Gone in the Night,” becoming increasingly risk-adverse is one clear symptom of getting older. Part unlikely friendship tale and part potpourri of genre tropes orchestrated as a parade of red herrings, this debut feature takes on modern culture’s blatant disdain of aging and veneration of youth.It begins with a common sequence: two people driving on an empty tree-lined road.

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ScotRail have warned of more ‘significant disruption’ on Scotland’s rail network today following the second day of strike action.

Today has marked the first day of the UK-wide RMT rail strikes, which has slowed ScotRail operations to a near-halt with just five services running.

Good Morning Britain viewers say they were left 'cringing' following Richard Madeley's opening comment to rail trade unionist Mick Lynch. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) general secretary was on the I TV news programme to talk about the rail strikes which is causing chaos across the country.

Last-ditch talks have failed to resolve the dispute over pay, jobs and conditions meaning thousands of rail workers will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The strikes are the biggest outbreak of industrial action on the railways for a generation.