The Odyssey: $500M in 10 days
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey passed $500 million in ticket sales in its first 10 days in theaters.
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Pacific Northwest Wildfire Emergency: Evacuations and Firefighter Shortage
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Oregon Public Broadcasting's Joni Audenland reports from Portland on a wildfire crisis that has been building all week. The root cause: Oregon's record-low snowfall this past winter left the landscape parched and primed to burn. The Bench Fire, which erupted Saturday night, quickly forced thousands to flee the Warm Springs tribal community in central Oregon. Parts of central and eastern Oregon are now blanketed in hazardous wildfire smoke, creating dangerous air quality conditions for residents who haven't evacuated. Perhaps most alarming, the Oregon Department of Forestry's Jessica Newyer candidly acknowledged that there simply aren't enough firefighters on the ground — crews are being forced to prioritize which fires receive full staffing, a triage approach that signals just how badly resources are stretched. [1] — Joni Audenland "Record-low winter snowfall in Oregon has ignited a wave of wildfires across the Pacific Northwest, forcing thousands to evacuate — includin…" 01:58
Pacific Northwest Wildfires: Record Drought Sparks Mass Evacuations
Record-low winter snowfall in Oregon has ignited a wave of wildfires across the Pacific Northwest, forcing thousands to evacuate — including the tribal community of Warm Springs. Firefighters are stretched so thin they must triage which fires to fight.
Oregon record-low snowfall
Oregon experienced record-low snowfall this past winter, contributing to the explosion of wildfires across the region.
Firefighters Forced to Triage Oregon Wildfires
There aren't enough firefighters to staff every active blaze in Oregon. The state's Forestry Department says crews are being forced to prioritize which fires get full resources — a grim sign of how stretched the response has become.
The Odyssey Blazes Past $640 Million in 10 Days
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is on course to end its opening 10 days with nearly $640 million worldwide — a faster pace than Oppenheimer or any Batman film. With only a 19% second-weekend drop, it looks set to become Nolan's third $1.2 billion movie.
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