A post shared on social media purports that Singer Taylor Swift has cancelled tour dates in Florida to protest the state’s political policies. No one is buying @TaylorSwift concert tickets? Florida is by no means racist. . . they are awakening? Just don’t like what you represent? They are done with the Hollywood film and music industry […]

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News The Wives The Wives: Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Real Housewives-Inspired Murder Mystery Wouldn’t it be cool if she got to play the murderer, though? By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on June 21, 2024 Credit: 20th Century Studios Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: 20th Century Studios Jennifer Lawrence is attached to produce and star in a murder mystery feature called The Wives. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lawrence, after a “competitive situation,” is partnering with A24 and Apple Original Film to bring the project into development. This will be the second team-up of Lawrence and the studios after the 2022 movie, Causeway. We don’t have details on the plot yet, other than that the script, co-written by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley, is in the vein of the reality series, Real Housewives, where a bunch of rich, “real” housewives in a certain city or town tend to treat each other awfully (though not so awfully that someone gets murdered… yet). There’s no director yet attached to the project. And there are also no details on who Lawrence will play, though odds are good she’ll be playing a well-to-do housewife that gets entangled in a murder. Lawrence’s previous credits, of course, include The Hunger Games movies where she played the lead, Katniss Everdeen; a handful of X-Men films, where she played Mystique (pictured above); and a part in the 2022 climate change satire Don’t Look Up. No news yet on when the film will go into production, much less make its way to a screen near you. [end-mark] The post <i>The Wives</i>: Jennifer Lawrence to Star in <i>Real Housewives</i>-Inspired Murder Mystery appeared first on Reactor.

There are quite a few new Talismans to find in the early parts of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, but which are the best? If you’re looking for new Talismans for your build, here are some good options. Elden Ring: Best early Talismans in Shadow of the Erdtree Screenshot: PC Invasion Blade of Mercy Effect: Raises attack power after each critical hit. The easiest Talisman to find as soon as you jump into Shadow of the Erdtree is the Blade of Mercy Talisman. You’ll find this Talisman inside a chest at the Scorched Ruins. At the left side of the Scorched ruins, climb to the right side by climbing over the cloth bridge and you’ll find a door. Behind that door is the chest. Crusade Insignia Effect: Raises attack power after defeating an enemy. You’ll get this Talisman as a drop from the Fire Knight Queelign which you can spot at Belurat Tower Settlement. This enemy will be lurking around a circular room near two twisting trees. Ailmen...

Many new enemies are waiting for you in the Land of Shadow in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, but the wandering Furnace Golems are some of the coolest. Yes, Golems, plural. The one you see when you fire, ahem, fire up the DLC is just the beginning. These massive fiery foes may seem like bosses, but they’re just normal enemies that can be found throughout every region of the Land of Shadow. They’re entirely optional, but avoiding them can make exploration more difficult since they’ll pelt you with fireballs from afar if you get too close. Thankfully, there are a few ways to defeat Furnace Golems in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. Furnace Golem Weaknesses in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Screenshot: PC Invasion The main weakness of Furnace Golems in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is their feet. Just like giant enemies from the base game, striking the feet of a Furnace Golem enough times will topple them and give you a chance to perform a critical h...

While many Elden Ring players already know that you can duplicate your Remembrances, did you know it also works in Shadow of the Erdtree? Duplicating Remembrances allows you to obtain both rewards from them instead of just one. Remember to duplicate your boss reward Remembrances in Shadow of the Erdtree Anytime you defeat a big boss in Elden Ring, you’re gifted a Remembrance that can transform into one of two things which can be either a weapon, Ash of War, or spell. You can also consume it for a lot of Runes if you don’t like either option, but I don’t recommend doing that, especially since Miquella’s Crosses and other places like that are your main way to level up in this DLC. You only get one of the two options but players figured out a way to duplicate them in the original game. Now, players are realizing you can duplicate Remembrances in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC as well. Just make sure you know how to return to The Lands Between. Screenshot...

With Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree increasing difficulty, that means the leveling system behaves somewhat differently. Before jumping into the madness of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, it’s best to know how the leveling system works. Do Runes matter in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree? Leveling, explained Once you get started Shadow of the Erdtree, things go south fast. The only way to mitigate that is by leveling up even further. The basic way to level up is through Runes. However, for the DLC, things go further. An additional and equally important way to level up in Shadow of the Erdtree is by using Scadutree Blessings. When you earn the blessing, your attack and defensive attributes get enhanced. So, if you don’t have enough Runes to progress in your leveling, these Scadutree Blessings are a great way to get stronger in Shadow of the Erdtree.  Screenshot: PC Invasion To see which of your stats are enhanced, simply open up your Status menu. By navigating to...

The Backhand Blade is a new weapon in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, perfect for players looking for a fast-paced playstyle. This guide has everything you need to know about the Backhand Blade including where to find it, the weapon’s stats, and more. Where to find the Backhand Blade in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Screenshot: PC Invasion Players can find the Backhand Blade in the Gravesite Plain region, northeast of the Scorched Ruins Site of Grace. Check out the image attached above, showing the exact location of the Backhand Blade. The Backhand Blade is located at a small landmark on your in-game map, head there and you’ll discover the weapon resting against the landmark surrounded by a group of enemies. Feel free to rush past the enemies and grab the Backhand Blade quickly if you don’t feel like fighting them. Screenshot: PC Invasion Backhand Blade stats and scaling Screenshot: PC Invasion The Backhand Blade starts with a D Scaling ...

Recent polling suggests that Virginia could prove unusually competitive in the November election pitting President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump, raising the stakes on the security of elections there. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, signed an executive order June 7 directing state agencies to share more data with the Virginia Department of Elections to help determine the eligibility of individual voters.  However, some question whether the governor’s order is sufficient this close to the Nov. 5 election. Last year, the Virginia Department of Elections released revealing findings on election data. The agency, which the state refers to as “ELECT,” says it addressed voter registration problems in the past year.  “In 2023, the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) examined its data-sharing relationship with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH),” Andrea Gaines, external affairs manager for the elections agency, told The Daily Signal in an email. She added: After ELECT requested a review of all VDH death records going back to 1960, VDH discovered death records that had not been previously shared with ELECT. After additional data analysis by ELECT staff, 18,990 records of registered voters were identified and sent to local registrars for processing. Last July, the Virginia Department of Elections mailed the U.S. Postal Service’s “national change of address” forms to about 115,656 registered voters who apparently had moved to a different jurisdiction than the one reflected on the voter rolls.  “Approximately 39,437 cancellation request mailers were sent to voters’ out-of-state addresses,” the Department of Elections report says. “As a result of the confirmation mailing process, approximately 172,501 voters were classified as ‘Inactive’ in February 2023 and 88,152 voters were classified as ‘Inactive’ in August 2023. The total number of voters classified as ‘Inactive’ from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023, were 260,653.” Youngkin’s executive order directs the state Department of Elections to provide “lists of individuals who voted in primaries and elections, where available, to and from other states.” This, the governor’s order says, will “identify duplicate registrations, voters who no longer reside in the commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled to be registered, to maintain overall accuracy of the voter registration system.” But Virginia is just three months away from early voting, so the timeline for implementation should be expedited, according to a report from The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project.  “The American people deserve transparency on elections, election data, and whether or not illegal aliens are registering to vote at the state level,” Colin Aamot, an investigator for Heritage’s Oversight Project, told The Daily Signal.  “It’s 2024. It’s beyond time for states to get their act together without further excuses towards cleaning voter rolls of ineligible voters,” Aamot said. “Further, the federal government has become an impediment, not a transparent partner, in sharing citizenship data with the states in order to facilitate the removal of ineligible voters from voter rolls.” The news site RealClearPolitics now classifies Virginia as a “tossup” between Biden and Trump, despite the state’s reputation as reliably Democrat-leaning in presidential elections since 2008.  An Oversight Project issue brief contends that Youngkin’s executive order came too late and should be expedited. It says, in part: Timeliness: with early voting approximately 3 months away, this effort is too late, or at best has too long a timeframe for it to make a difference and impact the upcoming election cycle.  None of the points addressed are new, and such an EO [executive order] could/should have been executed long before June 2024. Consider rescheduling of the timelines (expediting) for compliance to enable reform in this election cycle. Youngkin’s order also calls for creating an Interagency Data Review Work Group. Its purpose would be “to examine and make recommendations regarding the quality, accuracy, sharing, and security of commonwealth data provided to the Department of Elections for use in the existing Voter Election Information Registration System in support of conversion to the new statewide voter registration system scheduled for implementation in mid-2025.” To achieve more accurate voter rolls, the work group will include representatives of the state’s Health, Motor Vehicles, and Elections departments, as well as Virginia State Police.  “The interagency working group created by Gov. Youngkin’s executive order is currently working to strengthen Virginia’s voter rolls and ensure better data accuracy, while safeguarding Virginians’ confidential data,” Youngkin press secretary Christian Martinez told The Daily Signal.  In a public statement on his order, Youngkin said: “As we transition to a new statewide voter registration system, it is imperative that every state agency provides accurate and valid data. This executive order continues our improvements to list maintenance processes, providing a reliable election system for voters.” Virginia’s work group should include a “citizen participant” who isn’t affiliated with any party or organization, the Oversight Project’s brief says, also contending that all the group’s sessions should be “public meetings.” Virginia was among nine states to withdraw last year from the Electronic Registration Information Center, a coalition of states established in 2012 to cross-check data and avoid duplicate voter registrations. States that withdrew noted that the system didn’t flag noncitizens and shared voter data with third-party organizations.  Virginia has a score of 63 on The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard, achieving the rank of 23 in the top half of states.  Virginia ranks high for accuracy of voter registration, for reasons that include state election officials running data comparisons between the statewide voter registration list and the DMV; running data comparisons between that list and Social Security Administration death records; using the U.S. Postal Service system to find voters who have moved from registered addresses; and ensuring that voter registration forms ask registrants to identify their previous registered address. A report last year from election experts at The Heritage Foundation and Public Interest Legal Foundation said the Electronic Registration Information Center should reform itself for states still participating in the coalition. Their report also called for states that departed ERIC either to start their own agreements for data sharing with other states or begin an alternative national group free of partisan politics.  “These changes must also ensure that ERIC provides more accurate information to member states, attracts additional member states, bolsters participating states’ confidence in its work, eliminates unlawful actions, and prevents partisanship to guarantee that it functions at the highest standard to ensure election integrity,” says the April 2023 report, authored by Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at Heritage, and J. Christian Adams, president of Public Interest Legal Foundation.  “Otherwise,” the report says, “state election officials need to consider forming an alternative organization that accomplishes these objectives without ERIC’s defects, which will require financial capital, development time, and a dedicated commitment from state officials.” The post Election Integrity Stakes Grow for Virginia, Now a ‘Tossup’ State appeared first on The Daily Signal.