Know a hero? Send suggestions to heroesamongus@peoplemag.com. For more inspiring stories, read the latest issue of People magazineYears ago when Annie Torres was struggling to make ends meet and she'd find a homeless dog in desperate need of medical attention, she didn't hesitate to take the pooch to the veterinarian. Torres would then live on hot dogs and macaroni and cheese, putting the vet bills first. "There were years we really struggled," says Torres, who lives in Woodland, California, with her father, Gus. "But it was worth it. It meant that an innocent dog would not get put...
- 8/25/2016
- by Diane Herbst, @DianeHerbst
- PEOPLE.com
Know a hero? Send suggestions to heroesamongus@peoplemag.com. For more inspiring stories, read the latest issue of People magazineYears ago when Annie Torres was struggling to make ends meet and she'd find a homeless dog in desperate need of medical attention, she didn't hesitate to take the pooch to the veterinarian. Torres would then live on hot dogs and macaroni and cheese, putting the vet bills first. "There were years we really struggled," says Torres, who lives in Woodland, California, with her father, Gus. "But it was worth it. It meant that an innocent dog would not get put...
- 8/25/2016
- by Diane Herbst, @DianeHerbst
- PEOPLE.com
Toronto – Americans often lament the influence of corporations in politics. And, of course, news organizations have made their political prejudices clear since the printing press was invented centuries ago. What often gets lost is the sometimes symbiotic relationship between all three entities. James Vanderbilt’s “Truth,” which debuted at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, is a striking reminder of how a corporation’s political needs can take precedence over their journalistic endeavors to disastrous effect. In September 2004, veteran CBS news producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) oversaw a piece for the now defunct Wednesday night version of “60 Minutes” about President George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard. Bush was running for reelection and leading in the polls partially thanks to third party attacks on the Vietnam War record of the Democratic nominee, John Kerry. Mapes was provided memos that questioned Bush’s service and landed an interview with Ben Barnes,...
- 9/15/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
The behind-the-scenes expose of Dan Rather’s scandalous George W. Bush story has landed another two additions to its expanding cast. Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter each bagged the news that Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3) and John Benjamin Hickey (HBO’s The Normal Heart) have signed on for Truth.
The true life story of CBS newscaster Dan Rather’s ruinous report has already attracted a strong cast. It’s not a surprise, either, with a scandal as juicy as the one in which Rather found himself. Based on the memoir by the anchor’s producer, Mary Mapes, the movie investigates what happened as Rather alleged that former President George W. Bush had been granted special preferential treatment during the Vietnam draft.
Grace will play one of the key figures behind Rather’s downfall, Mike Smith. He’s been described as “a researcher who helped figure out the truth behind the...
The true life story of CBS newscaster Dan Rather’s ruinous report has already attracted a strong cast. It’s not a surprise, either, with a scandal as juicy as the one in which Rather found himself. Based on the memoir by the anchor’s producer, Mary Mapes, the movie investigates what happened as Rather alleged that former President George W. Bush had been granted special preferential treatment during the Vietnam draft.
Grace will play one of the key figures behind Rather’s downfall, Mike Smith. He’s been described as “a researcher who helped figure out the truth behind the...
- 10/2/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Despite the scary race to prevent two meltdowns in Japan, the man who led the Chernobyl response explains how advances in nuclear design and the swift response will prevent any damage along the lines of 1986 Soviet disaster. Plus, Josh Dzieza talks to a nuclear scientist about how bad the situation could get.
The partial meltdown of Reactor 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi power station is the most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl, but Russian experts say the differences mercifully outweigh the similarities.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Japanese Government's Appalling Earthquake Response
Indeed it may be thanks in part to the terrible legacy of the April 1986 disaster that Fukushima's meltdown can be contained. "The accident at Fukushima shows that experts around the world drew some important lessons from what happened at Chernobyl," said nuclear engineer Ilgiz Iskhatov, who was decorated for his role in containing the fallout of the Chernobyl blast.
The partial meltdown of Reactor 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi power station is the most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl, but Russian experts say the differences mercifully outweigh the similarities.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Japanese Government's Appalling Earthquake Response
Indeed it may be thanks in part to the terrible legacy of the April 1986 disaster that Fukushima's meltdown can be contained. "The accident at Fukushima shows that experts around the world drew some important lessons from what happened at Chernobyl," said nuclear engineer Ilgiz Iskhatov, who was decorated for his role in containing the fallout of the Chernobyl blast.
- 3/14/2011
- by Owen Matthews
- The Daily Beast
Japan's national nightmare-a devastating mix of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear hazard-worsened on Sunday, with the death toll spiking to an estimated 10,000 residents. Rolling blackouts are planned to conserve energy, while officials are scrambling to fix problems with a second nuclear reactor. Lennox Samuels reports. Plus:
• A nuclear expert from MIT answers our pressing questions on Japan's nuclear fallout. How bad could it get?
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• Eleanor Clift talks to Richard Thornburgh, the former Pennsylvania governor who oversaw America's worst nuclear crisis, at Three Mile Island in 1979.
• See shocking photos and videos from Japan's disaster zone, rounded up from social media feeds-cars washed away by floods, tremors at Tokyo's Disneyland, and more.
• Complete coverage of Japan's earthquake.
Japan's weekend of chaos continues as authorities in Japan labor to head off another nuclear-plant explosion that would leave them battling partial meltdowns in two...
• A nuclear expert from MIT answers our pressing questions on Japan's nuclear fallout. How bad could it get?
Related story on The Daily Beast: America's Islamist Allies in Libya
• Eleanor Clift talks to Richard Thornburgh, the former Pennsylvania governor who oversaw America's worst nuclear crisis, at Three Mile Island in 1979.
• See shocking photos and videos from Japan's disaster zone, rounded up from social media feeds-cars washed away by floods, tremors at Tokyo's Disneyland, and more.
• Complete coverage of Japan's earthquake.
Japan's weekend of chaos continues as authorities in Japan labor to head off another nuclear-plant explosion that would leave them battling partial meltdowns in two...
- 3/13/2011
- by Lennox Samuels
- The Daily Beast
Japan has been battered by an earthquake and tsunami, and now new nuclear threats have the nation in crisis mode. Officials say a "partial meltdown" was likely underway at a Fukushima facility on Sunday, and fears of radiation leakage at other plants have forced an evacuation of about 200,000 people in surrounding areas. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations are underway to find survivors. Japanese media estimate the current death toll to be as high as 1,700, but much worse figures are feared: One coastal town alone is missing 10,000 of its residents, and some of the hardest-hit areas had still not been reached by rescue crews as of early Sunday. The U.S. is sending helicopters as well as an aircraft carrier equipped to serve as a hospital. View our gallery below of wrenching images from the disaster. Plus:
• A nuclear expert from MIT answers our pressing questions on Japan's nuclear fallout. How bad could it get?...
• A nuclear expert from MIT answers our pressing questions on Japan's nuclear fallout. How bad could it get?...
- 3/12/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
As Japan races to avert a nuclear crisis, the governor who oversaw America's 1979 meltdown talks to Eleanor Clift on how he handled the disaster, his advice for Japanese officials, and the future of nuclear energy. Plus, shocking photos and videos from Japan and full coverage of the nuclear fallout.
Richard Thornburgh is watching the developments in Japan with a keen sense of déjà vu. He had been in office as Pennsylvania governor only 72 days when he was confronted with a potentially catastrophic event at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor near Harrisburg. It was resolved without cost to human life, or the environment, which by no means is certain in Japan.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Human Fallout for Japan
"I wouldn't want to be in their shoes," he said in an interview Saturday.
Photos: Japan's Earthquake
Thornburgh was having a breakfast meeting with legislators on the morning...
Richard Thornburgh is watching the developments in Japan with a keen sense of déjà vu. He had been in office as Pennsylvania governor only 72 days when he was confronted with a potentially catastrophic event at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor near Harrisburg. It was resolved without cost to human life, or the environment, which by no means is certain in Japan.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Human Fallout for Japan
"I wouldn't want to be in their shoes," he said in an interview Saturday.
Photos: Japan's Earthquake
Thornburgh was having a breakfast meeting with legislators on the morning...
- 3/12/2011
- by Eleanor Clift
- The Daily Beast
R. Budd Dwyer was the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania in the 1980s, a humble and modest man who rose his way to the top after serving in Pennsylvania’s State Senate in the 1970s. He wasn’t really known nationally outside of his jurisdiction, until being caught up in a bribery scandal led to call a press conference, seemingly to resign after being convicted of accepted bribes. Instead, he read a long speech saying goodbye to his position, then put a gun in his mouth and killed himself in front of television cameras. His death was not only shocking, but raised ethics of whether it was appropriate to air his death on TV in the name of journalism, or if people capitalized on the salaciousness of his final moments. Honest Man, a film by James Dirschbeger, takes Dwyer’s story and expands it beyond his notoriety, to look at a...
- 1/23/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
New York -- A New York State Supreme Court judge threw out two claims in Dan Rather's amended lawsuit against CBS but let stand two others that could send the breach-of-contract case to trial in several months.
Judge Ira Gammerman on Monday dismissed fraud and tortuous interference with contract claims against CBS Corp. that were part of the anchor's $70 million lawsuit against his former employer. What remains are breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, essentially claims by Rather that CBS didn't live up to its promises to give him a choice slot on "60 Minutes" after he left the anchor desk and also kept him hanging long enough to damage his journalistic reputation.
The defense also alleges that there was a special relationship between Rather and CBS News that precluded him being treated like an ordinary employee.
All claims against the new Viacom, which was created in 2006 following...
Judge Ira Gammerman on Monday dismissed fraud and tortuous interference with contract claims against CBS Corp. that were part of the anchor's $70 million lawsuit against his former employer. What remains are breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, essentially claims by Rather that CBS didn't live up to its promises to give him a choice slot on "60 Minutes" after he left the anchor desk and also kept him hanging long enough to damage his journalistic reputation.
The defense also alleges that there was a special relationship between Rather and CBS News that precluded him being treated like an ordinary employee.
All claims against the new Viacom, which was created in 2006 following...
- 9/22/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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