Abbott must pay $495M in damages after girl develops dangerous disease from premature infant formula

A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $495 million in damages. The verdict in St. Louis, Missouri state court comes in the first trial against the company out of hundreds of similar claims over … Read more

Review: In ‘Great Absence,’ a son puzzles out the dad he misunderstood, now fading into dementia

Mirai Moriyama portrays Takashi, who makes surprising discoveries about his father, who has dementia, in “Great Absence.” (Picturehouse) When dementia becomes a principal player in any household, the ravages of loss start early. It’s in that unsettling space, in which confusion grips all parties, where Japanese filmmaker Kei Chika-ura fashions his intricately heartsick “Great Absence,” … Read more

The Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony was a boring, soaking-wet mess

Talk about miserables. The Paris Summer Olympic 2024 Opening Ceremony on Friday was so rough that the local dancers bungled the Can-Can. The Can-Can! What were the French thinking? Je ne comprend pas! Re-conceived from the usual arena spectacle into an aquatic procession down the river Seine — like a moist Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade without fun … Read more

Savannah Guthrie left ‘hot and bothered’ after 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony threesome moment

Savannah Guthrie was feeling a little “hot and bothered” after a segment in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony that gave heavy ménage à trois energy. “We are transitioning from the ‘liberty’ portion, which got us a little hot and bothered in the pouring rain,” the Today show host, 52, said with a wry … Read more

Videos surface of Francis Ford Coppola kissing ‘Megalopolis’ extras amid claims of unprofessional behavior on set

11Two videos have surfaced showing “Megalopolis” director Francis Ford Coppola, seen above, “kiss[ing] some of the topless and scantily clad female extras” on the set. AFP via Getty Images Right before “Megalopolis” made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, a bombshell exposé accused the movie’s director, Francis Ford Coppola, of inappropriate … Read more

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