By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN
(CNN) — It may not be the lightest topic to start your Sunday, but it’s one we shouldn’t avoid either: gun violence has changed daily life in and outside the classroom, and schools and parents are trying to take safety into their own hands. Scroll through this interactive feature to see the future of American classrooms.
Here’s what else you need to know to Start your week smart.
The weekend was
• Major film and television studios delivered their “best and last” offer » to striking authors, boosting hopes that negotiations to end the months-long strike will reach an agreement this weekend. Negotiators from the Writers Guild of America were to review the offer and provide their response.
• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other prominent Garden State Democrats. call on Senator Bob Menendez to resign — a sign of how quickly the senator’s political support could erode after his shocking indictment on federal corruption charges.
• Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, is moving up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain and threats of flash flooding and dangerous surf from North Carolina to New Jersey. New York City has issued a travel advisory, warning of a “long-term rain event.”
• Ukraine declared daring strike against the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean city of Sevastopol left dozens dead and injured, “including senior officials”. The Ukrainian attack shows the vulnerability of crucial infrastructure on the peninsula.
• The transport company that owns the bus involved in fatal accident in New York while taking high school students to band camp, he was listed as an “unacceptable operator” by the state after failing multiple safety inspections since 2022. Two teachers were killed and several students injured in the accident .
The week ahead
Monday
The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 tests at home to Americans as new variants continue to alarm health officials. Go to Covidtests.gov to order up to four free tests. The government had sent more than 755 million free Covid-19 tests to people who requested them through the website before the program was suspended in May after the Covid-19 public health emergency ended.
Tuesday
House members are expected to return to session as the possibility of a government shutdown within a week appears increasingly likely. Late last week, President Kevin McCarthy sent its members home without a clear plan to avert the looming shutdown after Republican hardliners once again scuttled his spending plans, delivering an embarrassing defeat for GOP leadership for the second time in a week.
Wednesday
The second debate of the Republican presidential primary is scheduled to take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. And once again, the former president Donald Trump will not be present. Instead, he will travel to Detroit to deliver a speech to an audience that will include current and former union members, according to a source familiar with his plans. Trump, who has maintained a wide lead in national primary polls and in early states, also skipped the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee last month. The third debate will be will take place in Miami on November 8.
CNN will join the Max streaming platform. The network’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, announced last month that it would integrate live news into its super-streamer Max service, giving subscribers 24/7 access to the global news brand’s programming. The service, which launched just over a year after Warner Bros. executives. Discovery closed the previous standalone CNN+ servicewill be called CNN Max and will launch with a “beta” label in the United States before being rolled out more widely.
THURSDAY
A House Oversight Committee is set to hold its first hearing in the indictment investigation of President Joe Biden. A committee spokesperson told CNN the hearing would focus on the constitutional and legal issues Republicans are raising about Biden. While witnesses are still being finalized, House Oversight Chairman James Comer told CNN he plans to have a financial expert speak about the bank records he discovered regarding the dealings Biden family business and a constitutional expert to discuss why an impeachment inquiry is warranted. The panel is also set to issue its first subpoenas to the president’s son and brother, Hunter and James Biden, according to the spokesperson.
Friday
Netflix will send your last red envelope, marking the end of 25 years of sending DVDs to subscribers. The company says it will continue to accept returns of customers’ remaining DVDs until October 27. Introduced in 1998 during Netflix’s initial launch, the DVD-by-mail service promised an easier rental experience than having to go to the nearest Blockbuster. The red envelopes, which have long been synonymous with Netflix itself, littered coffee tables and dorm rooms across the country. But in 2007, Netflix began streaming content online and gradually shifted its focus away from its original DVD business.
SATURDAY
Government funding expires when the clock strikes midnight and becomes October 1, which marks the start of the new financial year. (For short, the deadline is commonly described as midnight September 30.) Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle hope to pass a short-term funding extension before then to keep the lights on and avoid a stop, even if the situation it looks dark. So, what exactly could happen if the government shuts down at the end of the week? Here’s everything you need to know.
One thing: Wagner in Africa
In this week A thing podcast, Clarissa Ward, CNN’s chief international correspondent, tells us about her trip to the Central African Republic to investigate the future of Wagner, the private military company, after the death of its leader, Eugène Prigojine. Listen Here for more info.
Photos of the week
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What’s happening in entertainment
Television and streaming
Fox’s new animated series “Krapopolis” debuts tonight. Set in mythical ancient Greece, the series focuses on a flawed family of humans, gods, and monsters who attempt to rule one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.
“The Golden Bachelor” ABC’s senior version of “The Bachelor,” its long-running dating show, premieres Thursday.
In theaters
Friday is shaping up to be a busy day at the box office with a little something for everyone.
The first is “PAW Patrol: The Powerful Movie” the fifth feature film of the popular animated children’s television show. This outing involves a meteor crash that gives the pups superpowers.
“The creator” presents itself as a mashup of “The Terminator”, “I, Robot” and “AI Artificial Intelligence”. Set in a post-apocalyptic future (don’t we all?) during a war between humans and robots, a former soldier (see above) is tasked with finding a secret weapon: a robot in the form of a young child (ditto) who could save or destroy humanity.
“Stupid money” takes full advantage of its David versus Goliath underpinnings to transform a story of stocks and finance, a la “The Big Short” or “Too Big to Fail,” into a crowd-pleasing underdog story. Paul Dano leads a sprawling cast as the guy who leads the rebels with pitchforks on behalf of GameStop, resulting in a film that CNN’s Brian Lowry says is “smart and satisfying enough to earn every dollar earned.” » “Dumb Money” premiered in select U.S. theaters on September 15, but is now being released widely.
“The Killing Room” is the story of a hitman, his boss, an art dealer, and a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an avant-garde sensation. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Manganiello, Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke – Thurman’s daughter with ex-husband Ethan Hawke.
“57 seconds” This is the duration during which a mysterious ring allows a young man to travel into the past. What could go wrong?
Finally, we come to “Saw X”. If you’re familiar with the stomach-churning horror franchise, you know what you’re getting yourself into. (Note to readers: We are not linking to the trailer. If you have to see it, Google it.)
What’s happening in sports
In one look…
It’s a big week for golf fans, with the Solheim Cup 2023 ends today in Spain and the Ryder Cup which will begin on Friday outside Rome. At the Solheim Cup, Europe tied with the United States before the final round.
Ethiopian Tigist Assefa erased the women’s marathon world record since she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off the previous record.
THE WNBA playoffs continue today with semifinal games pitting the Connecticut Sun against the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. The teams play again Tuesday and Friday. The WNBA Finals begin October 8.
To discover more of your favorite sports, visit CNN Sports as well as Launderer’s Reportwhich, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
It’s quiz time!
Looking for a challenge to start your week? Take CNN’s weekly quiz to see what you remember from the past week! So far, 66% of other quiz fans have answered eight or more questions correctly. How are you going to get out of this?
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“Ice Ice Baby”
Monday is National One Hit Wonder Dayand perhaps no other song illustrates the phenomenon better than the one that makes you “Stop. Collaborate and listen. A word to your mother… (Click here to view)
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