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Express Tribune
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Chad Michael Murray's kids make red carpet debut with Sarah Roemer at Freakier Friday premiere
Chad Michael Murray and his wife, actress Sarah Roemer, made a rare family appearance on July 22, walking the red carpet with their two eldest children at the Freakier Friday premiere in Los Angeles. The couple, who are typically private about their family life, brought along their son and daughter for their first major public outing. Murray wore black pants, a white shirt, and a light pink jacket. His son, estimated to be around nine years old, wore a baby blue suit with sneakers. Roemer chose a mint green halter gown and held a clutch, while their daughter wore a green tulle dress with floral embroidery that coordinated with her mother's look. The youngest of their three children, born in 2023, did not attend the event. Murray and Roemer, married since 2014, share three children born in 2015, 2017, and 2023. They have largely kept their family life out of the spotlight, opting for privacy while raising their children, including homeschooling. This public outing marks a significant moment for the family, offering a glimpse into their lives while promoting a film in which Murray appears. Despite the attention, the couple has not shared their children's names or faces in media coverage, continuing their approach to maintaining their children's privacy.
Newsweek
06-06-2025
- Newsweek
Woman Gives Dogsitter 'Strict Instructions'—Shock at What She Comes Home To
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A pet parent who left specific instructions to her roommate couldn't believe the disaster she saw when she returned home. Dog owner Zoie Roemer asked her roommate to let her dogs out one day. The text on her TikTok video, posted to the account @user0162513, said she had given "strict instructions" to leave the puppy in the crate. However, a quick mistake led to a giant mess. When she returned home, Roemer discovered that neither doggy crate was latched. This means her 5-month-old Australian shepherd had free reign of the house. He managed to get into every knook and cranny, shredding the room into pieces. Her clothes were thrown around the room. Items were knocked off shelves. Meanwhile, her pup looked at her as if he had no idea how it happened. Roemer quickly defended her pup and roommate, writing in the caption that it was the first and only time he's done this: "He's only 5 MONTHS OLD, of course, he won't be perfect." Usually, he only goes onto her bed or back into his crate, but this proved his disobedient side. She wrote: "I do not blame the dog or my roommate. It's an honest mistake, but it's fair that she learned her lesson. @user0162513 NOT MY CREATINE AND FLOWERS . . . . . . STORY: My roommate came and let my other dog out and didn't latch either crate door, allowing my 5 MONTH OLD aussie to roam my room. Typically he usually just goes on my bed or back into his crate. -This WAS A FIRST AND ONLY time he has done this. -My dog does dock diving and agility multiple times a week, has 1000 puzzles and gets a minimum of 2-3 hours of exercise daily. He is my training buddy. -He loves his crate and will forever have the option to use it. It is his safe space -He is only 5 MONTHS OLD, of course he won't be perfect. -I do not blame the dog or my roommate. It's an honest mistake but it's fair she learned her lesson. -AS HIS OWNER, It is my responsibility to clean up and take care of the bills, as he is MY DOG. -Yall need to stop pointing fingers also if you made it this far and you like dogs, lifestyle and lifting, go follow my main @zo_liftz and this acct #crashout #aussie #australianshepherd #baddog #badroommate #adoptme ♬ QKThr - Aphex Twin Newsweek reached out to @user0162513 via TikTok for comment. With over 3.2 million views on TikTok as of Friday, users were not as quick to forgive the roommate. One commenter wrote: "Nah, you better be sending them the bill," while a second person commented: "Whoever didn't put him in the crate is cleaning that." Another suggested she get a puppy camera to check on him while she's out, which she has, but unfortunately, it got unplugged during his path of destruction. Many believed the cause of this dog's behavior was a lack of exercise. Puppies generally require more exercise than older dogs, according to the American Kennel Club. However, that depends on a dog's breed. Given that this owner's dog is an Aussie, these dogs are especially active. She assured viewers that she already provides him with extra stimulation. From dock diving and agility training to puzzles and daily walks, he gets about two to three hours of exercise every day. Screenshots from a May 30 TikTok video of an owner shocked to find her puppy destroyed the house after getting out of the crate. Screenshots from a May 30 TikTok video of an owner shocked to find her puppy destroyed the house after getting out of the crate. @user0162513/TikTok Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend, and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
Boston Globe
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Michael Roemer, maker of acclaimed but little-seen films, dies at 97
His career as a director began when NBC gave him the opportunity to make 'Cortile Cascino,' a 46-minute documentary about slum life in Palermo, Sicily, that he made with Robert M. Young. It was also the start of a pattern in which his films would all but disappear for decades at a time. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Cortile Cascino' depicted a Sicilian life so grim that NBC executives balked at putting it on the air. It did not reappear until it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993. Advertisement Long delay also befell 'Nothing but a Man,' directed by Mr. Roemer and written by him and Young, a frequent collaborator. With Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln in central roles, it tells the story of a Black railroad worker who is married to a preacher's daughter and who struggles to maintain his dignity in the segregated Alabama of the early 1960s. Advertisement Mr. Roemer and Young traveled through the South interviewing dozens of Black people about segregation's impact. For the actual shooting, however, they used locations in New Jersey, fearing hostility from Alabama authorities. The movie had a brief theatrical run when it was released in 1964. Many distributors, Mr. Roemer said in a 2024 interview for this obituary, refused to book it in theaters with principally Black audiences. Soon enough, 'Nothing but a Man' was gone. It wasn't until 1993 that it was rereleased, this time to wide acclaim. A year later, it was added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. Julius Harris (left) and Ivan Dixon in "Nothing But a Man" (1964), directed by Mr. Roemer. Boston Globe Photo Archive In 1969, Mr. Roemer wrote and directed 'The Plot Against Harry,' a comedy about a small-time numbers racketeer (played by Martin Priest) who goes to prison and eventually decides to change his ways and become an upstanding fellow. The only problem with the film was that audiences at private screenings did not laugh. Two decades later, Mr. Roemer decided to make videotape copies of the film for his children. This time, a technician working on the transfer to tape kept laughing as he watched, and the director decided that maybe he had something after all. 'The Plot Against Harry' enjoyed a new life, a theater run and praise. It was nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards. In 1990, New York Times film critic Janet Maslin called it 'a funny, sharply drawn and appealingly modest film.' Film critic J. Hoberman described Mr. Roemer in a 2024 interview as 'an empathetic director of actors and an unsentimental humanist, one of the few American filmmakers who shares those qualities with Jean Renoir.' Advertisement Other works by Mr. Roemer included 'Faces of Israel,' a short 1967 documentary; 'Dying,' a 1976 documentary about people near the end of life; and 'Vengeance Is Mine' (1984), a scripted film about mothers and daughters, originally titled 'Haunted,' starring Brooke Adams and Trish Van Devere. In 2022, Wesley Morris of the Times called 'Vengeance Is Mine' 'a masterpiece of direction, nothing too flashy but everything true.' Despite being routinely praised by film critics and scholars, Mr. Roemer was well aware that appreciation by a much broader audience eluded him. 'I spent the last 40 years of my life writing scripts not made into movies,' he said in 2024, with a laugh. 'After a while, you kind of take a certain pride in not having been a success. I'm simply not a commercial filmmaker.' Indeed, he said, his most successful work in terms of dollars was 'A Touch of the Times,' an hourlong silent film he made at Harvard. A fantasy about kite-flying, it ran at a movie house in Cambridge and earned well more in ticket sales than the $2,300 he had spent making it. 'If I could have made popular films, I would have,' Mr. Roemer told British newspaper The Guardian in 2023. 'But I believe in something. If I betray it, then I destroy myself.' Michael Roemer was born in Berlin on Jan. 1, 1928, into a family whose shoe business provided a comfortable life. His parents, Gerhardt and Paula (Ettinger) Roemer, divorced when he was an infant, leaving him to be reared mostly by a governess (whom he said he found terrifying). Early on, he said, he came to appreciate life's 'unpredictability.' Advertisement After moving to England with his younger sister, Marion, in the rescue effort known in German as the Kindertransport, he attended a school whose students were mainly Jewish refugees like him. Once in the United States, he went to Harvard on a scholarship, graduating in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in English. Six years after coming to America, he was reunited with his mother, and a few years after that, he met his father, who had begun a new life in England. In 1953, the young filmmaker married Barbara Balze, a teacher. She died in 2007. In addition to his daughter, he leaves two sons -- Dr. David Roemer and Jonathan Roemer -- and two grandsons. Soon after college, Mr. Roemer began an eight-year turn as a film editor and production manager for various companies. He then wrote and directed dozens of educational films for the Ford Foundation. Starting in 1966, he taught film theory and practice at Yale University, a professorship that lasted until he retired in 2017. 'I was 89 then,' he said. 'I don't think they realized how old I was.' In a sense, he said in 2024, 'nothing happened in my life the way it was supposed to.' His films, though praised, were not slam-bang successes. But failure, he said, reveals character. 'The truth is, failure can be a very honorable thing,' he told The Washington Post in 1990. 'It's not that you have a failure. It's what you do with it.' This article originally appeared in
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
State funding for Browns dome moves forward: I-Team
CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has found an Ohio House committee just approved a financial package that includes state money to help the Cleveland Browns build a dome. The measure is expected to be taken up by the full House of Representatives on Wednesday. It's not a final decision, but a step forward. The Browns have asked for state help building a dome in Brook Park. Million-dollar renovations begin at 'Shooters' location in The Flats They hope for $600 million from the state through bonds. The Browns promise to pay it back with profits from the dome and surrounding development. Tuesday, that came up along with other budget matters before the Ohio House of Representatives Finance Committee. The committee voted to approve the overall spending plan. District 31 State Rep. Bill Roemer sits on that committee, and he expects the dome to have a big impact. 'I was originally opposed until I looked at the numbers. Over the period of the project, it appears that the state will recognize an additional $1.2 billion in tax revenue,' he said. Roemer adds that the Browns have promised to set aside money upfront to cover any shortcomings that might come up in paying back the state. 'Even if the projections are wildly wrong, the state is still protected. This is going to generate additional tax revenue,' the representative said. Reflecting on the Total Solar Eclipse one year later If the measure gets approved by the House, it then must be approved by the Senate. Meanwhile, one senator said he will introduce a bill to block funding for any teams with a losing record such as the Browns. Behind it all, the city of Cleveland is fighting the Browns in court to stop the team from moving out of the current stadium on the lakefront. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Globe and Mail
04-04-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
(Trade Tariffs Aside) - The Bullish & Bearish Weather Factors for the Wheat Market
(ZWK25) (ZWN25) (KEN25) (WEAT) (ZSK25) (SOYB) (ZCN25) (CORN) (DBA) (TAGS) "(Trade Tariffs Aside) - The Bullish & Bearish Weather Factors for the Wheat Market" by Jim Roemer - Meteorologist - Commodity Trading Advisor - Principal, Best Weather Inc. & Climate Predict - Publisher, Weather Wealth Newsletter Weekend Report - April 4-6, 2025 (video published in WeatherWealth newsletter) Image and map sources in this video: NOAA, USDA, and In the long run, trade tariffs have never helped the U.S. economy: The Tariff Act of 1930, also known as the Smoot-Hawley Act, was enacted in an attempt to protect U.S. industry. However, the tariffs negatively affected the sale of U.S. goods abroad, as foreign nations raised their tariffs against the U.S., the stateside economy worsened from this situation. In getting back to the subject of commodity markets, however, the weather will become more important for grain trading as we head deeper into spring and summer. In the above video, I discuss the following about the wheat market and what we at BestWeather, Inc. are watching for global wheat farmers and traders on six continents. What trading and hedging strategies will we suggest to guide and help you navigate these turbulent geopolitical elements and the pitfalls of tariff-based economic concerns? Do yourself a favor by requesting a 2-week free trial subscription to WeatherWealth ahead of what promises to be another wild trading season in corn, soybeans, and wheat in the weeks and months ahead. Sign up by clicking the link below (you may cancel at any time) " Damn the Tariffs !!! - Full Speed Ahead !!! " Mr. Roemer owns Best Weather Inc., offering weather-related blogs for commodity traders and farmers. He also is a co-founder of Climate Predict, a detailed long-range global weather forecast tool. As one of the first meteorologists to become an NFA registered Commodity Trading Advisor, he has worked with major hedge funds, Midwest farmers, and individual traders for over 35 years. With a special emphasis on interpreting market psychology, coupled with his short and long-term trend forecasting in grains, softs, and the energy markets, he commands a unique standing among advisors in the commodity risk management industry.
