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Carl Weathers Dies: ‘Rocky’ & ‘Predator’ Star Who Appeared In ‘Happy Gilmore’, ‘The Mandalorian’ & More Was 76

“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” his family said in a statement.

Born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Weathers appeared in more than 75 films and TV shows during his 50-year screen career.

He Greef Karga, the head of the Bounty Hunters Guild, in nine episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian over its three seasons.

Weathers was a 2021 Emmy nominee for the role and also directed a pair of episodes in Season 2 and 3.

Last month, Lucasfilm confirmed a Mandalorian feature film, The Mandalorian & Grogu, was in the works, with series creator Jon Favreau to direct.

Weathers was a series regular in the 1993-94 seventh and final season and appeared in the post-series telefilms.

Weathers also voiced Combat Carl in the Oscar-winning Toy Story 4 (2019) after originating the character for the 2013 TV special Toy Story of Terror. »

U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected

Authored by cnbc.com

The wage gains came amid a decline in average hours worked, down to 34.1, or 0.2 hour lower for the month.

"This just reaffirms that the jobs market is entering 2024 on solid ground," said Daniel Zhao, lead economist at Glassdoor.

Coming into today's report, we were concerned about how concentrated jobs were in really just three sectors — health care, education and government. »

Biden Should Call Trump a “Sick F**k” in Public. Real America Agrees.

Authored by newrepublic.com

And high-profile people who had direct contact with Trump have flipped and will testify against him.

In all likelihood, none of these other Republican candidates is going to make a charge at Trump.

So we’re in for 10 weeks—until the January 15 Iowa caucuses—of poll after poll showing Trump ahead and probably gaining. »

Pentagon to MAGA world: You need to calm down over Taylor Swift

Authored by politico.com

The Pentagon psy-op unit pitched NATO on turning Taylor Swift into an asset for combating misinformation online,” Watters said.

But asked whether the latest MAGA targeting of the Pentagon could further hurt recruitment, a second U.S. official demurred.

“If only DOD could be so lucky as to have Taylor Swift helping with recruiting,” the official said. »

New Burnout Game May be In Development Using Unreal Engine 5

Authored by gameinfinitus.com

A brand new entry in the Burnout arcade racing game series may be in development using Unreal Engine 5, based on the latest information.

The tweet mentioned the term “take down”, a game mechanic that is often associated with the arcade racing game franchise.

The previous entry in the Burnout series, Burnout Paradise, is an arcade racing game from 2008 that was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. »