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‘Encanto,’ ‘House of Gucci’ fuel Thanksgiving box office

NEW YORK — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s “Encanto” and the Lady Gaga-led “House of Gucci” both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas. “Encanto” led the box office with $27 million over the weekend and $40.3 million across the five-day holiday frame, according to studio estimates Sunday. While well off the pace of past Disney animated movies released over Thanksgiving — “Coco” launched at the same time of year with $72 million and ...

Community systems offer alternative paths for solar growth

MINNEAPOLIS — Strolling his church’s rooftop among 630 solar panels, Bishop Richard Howell Jr. acknowledged climate change isn’t the most pressing concern for his predominantly Black congregation — even though it disproportionately harms people of color and the poor. “The violence we’re having, shootings, killings, COVID-19,” Howell said wearily. “You’re trying to save families, and right now no one’s really talking about global warming.” Yet his Shiloh Temple International Ministries in north Minneapolis welcomed the opportunity to become one of many ...

Willkommen Holly Hankins

The New Ulm Chamber of Commerce Willkommen Committee welcomed new attorney Holly Hankins to Blethen Berens recently. She grew up in North Mankato and graduated high school from Mankato West. She is a graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul. She feels lucky to be in New Ulm and says it is a good fit at the practice. At Blethen Beren they handle many different law needs and she said that it just clicked with her background. She will handle family and estate law. Blethen Berens team specializes in agriculture law, business and commercial law, criminal law, employment law and ...

‘Watered-down hope’: Experts wanted more from climate pact

GLASGOW, Scotland — While world leaders and negotiators are hailing the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a key temperature limit alive, many scientists are wondering what planet these leaders are looking at. Crunching the numbers they see a quite different and warmer Earth. “In the bigger picture I think, yes, we have a good plan to keep the 1.5-degree goal within our possibilities,” United Nations climate chief Patricia Espinosa told The Associated Press, referring to the overarching global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees ...

Ryan Domeier named assistant general manager

NEW ULM — Rooms and Rest Furniture and Mattress, has promoted Ryan Domeier to Assistant General Manager. In his new role, Domeier will be responsible for overseeing all sales and operations for our New Ulm, Austin and Mankato locations. “We could not be more excited about Ryan’s new position,” said Tricia Janni, Owner/CFO of Rooms and Rest. “Ryan’s passion for helping customers and expansive knowledge of the furniture industry is a major advantage to Rooms and Rest. As the Assistant General Manager, I believe Ryan will play a pivotal role in the growth of our company for ...

Willkommen EON

In a ribbon cutting ceremony this month, The Employee Ownership Network (EON) presented a newly remodeled space and new staff. EON CEO Ric Nelson says in the seven years he has been with the company they have increased demand and increased care needs for their clients. They have almost doubled ...