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"Several news outlets moved from using the word protest to describe the scene to relying on darker terms. CNN in one of its bottom of the screen chyrons labeled the movement an insurrection and its participants a pro-Trump mob. Quoting Vice President Mike Pence, Fox News labeled the action an attack. CBS News and NBC News continued to refer to the crowd as protesters in on-screen graphics, illustrating the tightrope big mainstream outlets walk as they try to portray real-time events without using charged language."

"In light of the capacity crisis facing Southern California hospitals due to the COVID pandemic and an anticipated post-holiday surge of COVID cases, SAG-AFTRA and organizations representing commercial advertisers and advertising agencies and independent film and television producers have reached agreement on recommending a temporary hold on in-person production in Southern California," they said in a joint release. "The major studios and streamers are already on production hiatus in Southern California until mid-January."

"Although a playground for the rich and famous, Dubai is conservative about epithets that might not raise an eyebrow in America. Anything seen as a profanity or other bad language can be labeled as an obscene act, and offenders can be fined as much as Dhs 10,000 ($2,700) or jailed. Saying the word fuck is a crime in Dubai, as it disgraces the honor or the modesty of a person, according to Article 373 of the UAE Penal Code."

A lot of the innovation we’ve seen is going to continue, predicts Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations. When we look back at 2020, we will see this isn’t a reboot. It’s a rebuild of the theatrical model.

"But Tillis' attempt has been winning better reviews for more narrowly tailoring the provisions toward commercial operators rather than users. That said, it's had very little time to circulate before evidently becoming part of the spending package. If passed, illegal streaming of works including movies and music tracks could carry a penalty of up to 10 years in jail."