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After becoming a nurse, Cooper worked on the medical-surgical unit for a couple of years before joining the emergency department over two years ago.
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Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The project reunites McFadden with Studiocanal following their international release of The Housemaid, Paul Feig’s adaptation of her breakout thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, which grossed over $400 million worldwide and has quickly led to work on a sequel.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026
In 2025, the fest’s top honor, the Golden Frog for the main competition, went to Judith Kaufmann for her work on Late Shift, the latest collaboration between her and director Petra Biondina Volpe and starring Leonie Benesch.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Some fusion research is connected to weapons, but Loureiro was part of a large network of scientists working on big experimental reactors and sharing ideas at meetings and in papers.
—Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
The union representing crew members working on the live-action YouTube series said the workers are being overworked and that the production is understaffed.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The city needs to work on creating more economically balanced communities by ensuring a variety of housing types affordable to people of all income levels is provided throughout the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Let’s get the ridership-estimating team right to work on this.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Art enthusiasts can order a kombucha ($7) or a pot of tea ($10) while working on projects.
—Kat Tran
may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The project reunites McFadden with Studiocanal following their international release of The Housemaid, Paul Feig’s adaptation of her breakout thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, which grossed over $400 million worldwide and has quickly led to work on a sequel.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026
In 2025, the fest’s top honor, the Golden Frog for the main competition, went to Judith Kaufmann for her work on Late Shift, the latest collaboration between her and director Petra Biondina Volpe and starring Leonie Benesch.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Some fusion research is connected to weapons, but Loureiro was part of a large network of scientists working on big experimental reactors and sharing ideas at meetings and in papers.
—Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
The union representing crew members working on the live-action YouTube series said the workers are being overworked and that the production is understaffed.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The city needs to work on creating more economically balanced communities by ensuring a variety of housing types affordable to people of all income levels is provided throughout the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Let’s get the ridership-estimating team right to work on this.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Art enthusiasts can order a kombucha ($7) or a pot of tea ($10) while working on projects.
—Kat Tran
may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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