Tag: Robert
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Robert Pattinson joins Christopher Nolan’s next film at Universal
Robert Pattinson is re-teaming with his “Tenet” director Christopher Nolan for the filmmaker’s closely guarded project at Universal Pictures, Variety has confirmed. Pattinson joins an impressive ensemble that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya. Universal and Nolan’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning drama “Oppenheimer” is projecting a production start date sometime in the first half…
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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s testimony postponed at House committee hearing
A highly anticipated legislative hearing began Monday but without its key witness: a Texas inmate whose execution for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death was narrowly averted last week. Robert Roberson was expected to appear before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence in Austin after members issued a subpoena on Wednesday for him to testify…
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Robert Roberson, whose Texas execution was halted, may appear in person at legislative hearing
Robert Roberson, the condemned man whose execution was halted late Thursday because of an unprecedented legal gambit by Texas lawmakers, is expected to appear in person Monday at a legislative hearing in Austin, his legal representatives said. Roberson, who was set to become the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a “shaken…
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Texas set to execute Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case
Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m.…
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Texas board rejects clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be executed in ‘shaken baby’ death
A Texas board on Wednesday rejected recommending clemency for a condemned man who would be the first in the nation to be executed for a case of “shaken baby syndrome.” Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday after losing a string of appeals, including on Tuesday when a district court judge…
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Aaron Rodgers on accusations he wanted Jets coach Robert Saleh fired: ‘Patently false’
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday refuted speculation that he played a role in the firing of head coach Robert Saleh. “I resent any of those accusations because they’re patently false,” Rodgers said on “The Pat McAfee Show” when asked if he played a role in Saleh’s dismissal. “Yesterday was a day that…
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New York Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after 2-3 start and apparent tension with Aaron Rodgers, reports say
The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh, according to multiple published reports on Tuesday, following the team’s disappointing start with Aaron Rodgers back at the helm — and amid seeming tensions between the coach and the star quarterback. Saleh, who was hired by the Jets in 2021, finished his Jets head coaching record…
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Texas inmate Robert Roberson could be first U.S. execution for case of ‘shaken baby’ death
A condemned man in Texas is set to die this month in what would be the country’s first execution for “shaken baby syndrome,” a scrutinized diagnosis that has been successfully challenged in some criminal cases. After he filed a clemency petition with the state ahead of his execution, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, Robert…
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Olivia Nuzzi accuses former fiancé of leaking her ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A judge on Tuesday granted a protective order to Olivia Nuzzi, the political writer sidelined due to her ties to fringe presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after she accused her ex-fiancé of harassing and blackmailing her. New York Magazine’s Washington correspondent was put on leave last month after admitting to a “personal relationship” with…