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UPI
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen to be honored at Emmy Awards
1 of 5 | Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen attend the SAG Awards in February. The couple will be recognized at the Emmy Awards in September for their humanitarian efforts. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- The Good Place actor Ted Danson and his wife, Parenthood actress Mary Steenburgen, are set to receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 77th annual Emmy Awards ceremony. They will be honored Sept. 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The Bob Hope Award is described by the Television Academy "one of the highest honors presented" which acknowledges media professionals who "exemplify Bob Hope's decades-long altruism and positive impact on society," a press release states. Both Danson and Steenburgen have advocated for causes close to their hearts, independently and as a couple. Danson co-founded the American Oceans Campaign in 1987 which ultimately became part of Oceana, and he has been involved with the ASPCA, Climate U.S. PAC, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Malaria No More and Young Storytellers. Steenburgen has aligned herself with Artists for a Free South Africa, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Heifer International, No Kid Hungry and Oceana. Together, the couple created Angels at Risk with Susie Spain to prevent drug and alcohol abuse, and they have previously been acknowledged for their allyship in the LGTBQ+ community. The show will broadcast live beginning at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS and Paramount+. Longest celebrity relationships Tom Hanks (L) and wife, Rita Wilson, arrive at the eighth annual Fire & Ice Ball to benefit the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program in Los Angeles on December 3, 1997. Hanks and Wilson got married in 1988. The pair recently celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
January Jones' son, 13, towers over her on rare red carpet as mystery remains regarding his father's identity
January Jones stepped out on the red carpet in Southern California on Saturday in a rare public appearance with her 13-year-old son, Xander Dane Jones. The Mad Men actress, 47, was seen in Laguna Beach, California with her teenage son at Oceana's 18th Annual SeaChange Summer Party on Saturday. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota-born actress looked stunning as she walked the red carpet in a black midi dress with black heels, and her blonde locks down and parted. The Emmy-nominated star, who played Betty Draper on Mad Men, accessorized with gold hoop earrings and a black headband at the environmental fundraiser. Her son Xander wore a summery ensemble of an off-white button-down top with off white pants and black Adidas sneakers. The God Is a Bullet has not publicly stated who Xander's father is, telling The New York Times in 2013, 'That's my son's business. It's not the public's business.' The God Is a Bullet has not publicly stated who Xander's father is, telling The New York Times in 2013, 'That's my son's business. It's not the public's business' January told the publication Red in September of 2017 that Xander has a number of strong male role models in his life. 'Xander has a lot of bro time with the neighbor dads and my dad, who is super young,' she explained. 'It's good to have strong women around a man to teach him to respect women.' The actress noted, 'He doesn't have a male person saying, "Don't cry" or "You throw like a girl." All those s****y things that dads accidentally do.' The Last Man on Earth actress said at the time she felt zero pressure to provide a stepdad for her son, saying, 'I just don't feel I need a partner.' The two-time Golden Globe nominee added, 'Do I want one? Maybe. But I don't feel unhappy or lonely - it would have to be someone so amazing that I would want to make room. 'Someone who would contribute to my happiness and not take away from it.' Saturday's event was hosted by veteran actor Sam Waterston, who has played the iconic TV role of prosecutor Jack McCoy on more than 405 episodes of Law & Order spanning three decades. The organization was able to raise in excess of $1.7 million toward its objectives of protecting the waters. Jones on Sunday said on Instagram that she was So excited to celebrate Oceana's 23rd birthday and attend @oceanaseachange last night! She added, 'Sharks are my 2nd favorite animal. They're iconic, powerful, and essential to the health of our oceans. But they're also under threat. 'That's why I've been a longtime supporter of @oceana who campaigns to protect sharks and keep our oceans healthy.' She wrapped up in saying, 'Join me in celebrating Oceana's impact and supporting this critical mission:
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Maritime Traveler, Son Of Secretariat, Passes At Age 35
Maritime Traveler, Son Of Secretariat, Passes At Age 35 originally appeared on Paulick Report. Maritime Traveler, believed to have been the last living horse sired by legendary 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, has died at the age of 35, reports the Ocala Gazette. Retired to stud for the 1974 breeding season, Secretariat stood at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky until his death in 1989 at 19 from laminitis. In that time, he sired 663 foals including Maritime Traveler, who was born in 1990 from the last on May 15, 1990, in Ontario, Maritime Traveler was produced from the Northern Dancer mare Oceana, Maritime Traveler was foaled at the famed Windfields Farm. A commercial breeding operation founded by E.P. Taylor in 1950, Windfields was the birthplace of many breed-shaping names in racing. Among the most notable were Nearctic, Nijinsky, and Vice Regent as well as Maritime Traveler's maternal grandsire, Northern Dancer, the first-ever Canadian Thoroughbred to win the Kentucky Derby. Consigned to the 1991 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Maritime Traveler's breeding did much to recommend him. He was purchased by Bridlewood founder Arthur Appleton for a modest $55, the high hopes that ferry any new runner to the track, Maritime Traveler did not quite live up to the heights of his father. Racing exclusively at Woodbine, the chestnut made five attempts in maiden special weight company for trainer Emile Allain. His best effort came at two when he took fourth. The decision to suspend his racing career was made shortly of selling as so many do, Appleton brought Maritime Traveler home to Ocala, where he was enlisted as a teaser for the breeding program. It was there that the horse's stamina and obliging disposition would serve him well in years to come. 'We retired Maritime Traveler as a teaser when he was 28,' George Isaacs, Bridlewood Farm's stallion manager, told the Ocala Gazette. 'Up until his death, he lived in a paddock that backs up to 100 acres of forest. He had a good life here at Bridlewood Farm. It was our honor to have him as a special connection to the great Secretariat.'Read more at the Ocala story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
The Star
22-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Illegal fishing, overfishing push Philippine fish stocks to historic lows: Oceana
MANILA: The country's fisheries sector is in crisis, with illegal commercial fishing and chronic overfishing driving key fish stocks to historic lows, according to new data and analysis recently released by international ocean advocacy group Oceana. The warning comes at a critical time: municipal fisheries production, once the backbone of the country's coastal food supply, has now dropped to its lowest level in over 20 years. Staple species, including tamban (Bali sardinella), galunggong (round scad), tulingan (frigate tuna), and tambakol/bariles (yellowfin tuna), have all recorded steep declines, raising alarm over food security and the future of millions of Filipinos dependent on the sea for their livelihood. 'This production crisis spells trouble for national food security, as a growing population compounds the strain on already dwindling wild fish stocks. It is a red flag for every Filipino,' said Oceana Acting Vice President Atty. Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio. 'Our fishing communities, already among the country's poorest, now face emptier seas and shrinking livelihoods due to rampant illegal commercial fishing. Unless we act decisively to safeguard municipal waters and uphold the law, our dream of food-fish sufficiency will remain out of reach,' Osorio added. Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Oceana reported that municipal fisheries production fell to 802,770 metric tonnes in 2024, an 8.8 per cent decline from 879,960 MT the previous year—the lowest recorded output since 2002. This translates to a loss of more than 77 million kilogrammes of fish in just one year. That's enough to serve every Filipino family more than a dozen fish meals each, gone from the nation's tables. Overall, fisheries production also declined by 5 per cent last year, continuing a long-term downward trend that has become a 'red flag' for food security. The drop has been especially severe among key fish species that feed millions of Filipinos every day. The average catch per municipal fisher also slid from five kilograms per day in 2010 to just four kilogrammes in 2023, leaving many fishing families struggling to get by. Oceana and its July 2025 newsletter highlight a worsening surge in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, particularly the encroachment of large commercial fishing vessels into the 15-km municipal waters that are supposed to be reserved exclusively for small-scale and subsistence fishers. Data from Karagatan Patrol, a satellite-enabled monitoring system managed by Oceana and local governments, reveal a 9 per cent increase in detections of suspected commercial fishing intrusions into municipal waters, from 26,295 incidents in 2022 to 28,822 in 2023. The trend only accelerated in 2024, with 31,843 detections—a 10.5 per cent jump from the previous year. The problem has continued to worsen in 2025, with early March alone seeing weekly detection spikes of almost 19 per cent. Among the hardest-hit areas, based on Karagatan Patrol records, are Zamboanga City, Cuyo (Palawan), San Pascual (Masbate), Tongkil (Sulu), Languyan (Tawi-Tawi), Pagbilao (Quezon), and Carles (Iloilo). The same locations, Oceana said, that have consistently suffered from illegal commercial fishing activities. Oceana warns that IUU fishing is 'widely recognized as a key driver behind ecosystem collapse, stock depletion, and worsening poverty among municipal fisherfolk, who suffer the brunt of increased competition and reduced catches.' Efforts to address illegal fishing have met with significant obstacles. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has introduced Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 266, requiring commercial fishing vessels to use vessel monitoring technology—a key step to curb IUU fishing and ensure accountability. However, Oceana pointed out that the nationwide implementation of vessel monitoring technology has faced significant setbacks, with legal disputes and compliance issues slowing progress. The group also observed that many local enforcement agencies remain ill-equipped to effectively deter illegal fishing, underscoring the urgent need for both stronger enforcement and broad, systemic reforms across the sector. 'These reforms should include improving transparency in the fishing industry, enhancing local governance to ensure better management of marine resources, and fully protecting municipal waters,' Osorio said. 'Such changes are essential for the preservation and sustainability of marine ecosystems, ultimately safeguarding these vital resources for future generations,' she continued. Experts and advocates warn that the ongoing collapse in the country's fisheries could intensify hunger, poverty, and inequality, especially in coastal communities that rely on municipal fishing as a primary food source and livelihood. 'Advocates and local officials are calling for a multi-pronged approach to address the crisis. This includes full implementation of vessel monitoring measures, stricter enforcement of existing laws, and protection of marine habitats within municipal waters,' Oceana stressed. 'BFAR has set an ambitious goal of achieving 100% food-fish sufficiency by 2028, but experts warn that this target will remain elusive without decisive action against IUU fishing,' it added. Oceana called for immediate, science-based reforms to fisheries policy and enforcement, emphasizing the urgent need to protect the nation's remaining fish stocks and secure the welfare of the millions who depend on them. 'As the Philippines confronts this escalating challenge, the message from Karagatan Patrol and fisheries stakeholders is clear: safeguarding municipal waters is essential for environmental sustainability and the survival and prosperity of millions of Filipino families.' - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
Boston Globe
19-07-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
Boston city councilors and local Girl Scout troop propose Styrofoam ban
The troop hosted specialty recycling drives in their community, where they collected over 800 pounds of Styrofoam. This made them realize how much Styrofoam was being used and thrown away in the Boston area. Advertisement Two members of the troop, Eleanor Pelletier, 18, and Calida Beliveau, 19, testified at the hearing. City councilors and those testifying at Wednesday's hearing at city hall, left to right: Gabriella Coletta Zapata, Calida Beliveau, Eleanor Pelletier, Christen Dellorco, Ruthzee Louijeune. Sierra Rothberg 'It's also a lot about convenience. It's easy to just throw away Styrofoam rather than bring it to a big [recycling] place. The best thing for the city to do is make it convenient for people so then more people will do it,' Beliveau said. Beliveau, Pelletier and other troop members felt that Bostonians needed to know more about the impacts of Styrofoam, which led them to proposing the ban to city councilors. 'A lot of people in Boston want to recycle and want to do the right things... I feel like the people of Boston are ready for it, they just need the resources,' Pelletier said. Louijeune testified the ban would help the city achieve the goals of Advertisement 'The city of Boston has already made strong commitments to reducing our footprint... However, a significant barrier remains in the presence of polystyrene,' said Louijeune. 'It is not accepted by curbside recycling, persists in landfills for centuries and poses serious environmental and public health risks.' Polystyrene is most commonly seen in food packaging, such as takeout containers or cups. Styrene, a chemical used to create polystyrene, is known to damage the central nervous system and the upper respiratory tract, and may be a cause for cancer, according to the Coletta-Zapata urged prompt action to improve the environment and public health in neighborhoods. 'I can foresee that areas that are low income and historically Black and brown communities that we would see that trash and litter of this sort of product is more prevalent,' Coletta Zapata said. 'It underscores the urgency that the city of Boston should take in trying to meet our zero-waste goals. We are behind the curve on this.' Several Massachusetts communities have already banned polystyrene, including Cambridge, Melrose and Newton. One environmentalist thinks the Boston ban would be a good thing, but would rather see a statewide ban on polystyrene. 'Boston has an opportunity to be a leader in reducing the production and use of single-use polystyrene foam products,' said Nancy Downes, the Massachusetts campaign manager for Oceana, an international conservation group, who did not attend at the council hearing. But she she spoke at the State House during a legislative hearing on Tuesday to have a polystyrene ban included in the Advertisement Boston's proposed ban would be beneficial as it would 'be protecting the residents . . . and the environment,' she said in an interview. Boston's public hearing is the first step toward enacting a ban in the city. A majority of the 13-member council would have to approve the ordinance. Mayor Michelle Wu would then have to sign it for it to become law in Boston. This process could take up to a few months, Coletta Zapata said. During the hearing, councilors and others testified about the impact that a ban may have on lower-income communities, both environmentally and financially. 'The burden of pollution falls hardest on low income and environmental justice communities, where landfills and incinerators are disproportionately located and where low-cost, toxic packaging is frequently used,' said Alice Brown, director of environmental quality from the city's environmental department. Donald Wright, deputy chief of staff for economic opportunity and inclusion for Wu, cautioned that polystyrene ban could pose a challenge for small businesses. Many have a well-established supply chain, making the switch to eco-friendly materials more difficult, he noted. Katarina Schmeiszer can be reached at
