Meryl Streep Honors 'Lion-Hearted Friend' Steven Spielberg in Powerful Speech at His Shoah Foundation Gala

Meryl Streep and Steven Spielberg at USC Shoah Foundation 30th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Sunday, Oct. 13.Photo:Noam Galai/Getty Noam Galai/Getty Meryl Streepis honoring her friendSteven Spielberg. Speaking at Spielberg’sUSC Shoah Foundation30th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Sunday, Oct. 13, the actress, 75, said kind words about the filmmaker, 77, at his event which remembers the Holocaust. “I am honored and I’m humbled to be here in the presence of survivors of the Shoah and in the company of some people who have dedicated their lives, heart and soul, to preserving the memories of these people and honoring their lives,” Streep said.

Meryl Streep Sends Flowers and 'Undying Love' to Megan Hilty Ahead of Opening Night of Broadway'sDeath Becomes Her

Megan Hilty and Meryl Streep.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty;Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Jon Kopaloff/Getty;Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty On Nov. 21, Broadway star Hilty, 43, shared a photo toInstagramshowing off the bouquet of dark red and purple flowers Streep, 75, sent her ahead of the musical’s opening night performance on Thursday evening. The theater star wrote that she was “dead” after receiving the note the Oscar-winner had sent along with them. Channeling Madeline Ashton, her evil character from Robert Zemeckis' 1992 dark comedy, Streep wrote, “Break a leg, or I’ll break it for you.

Messy NLDS Game Is Delayed After Dodgers Fans Throw Objects at Padres Players

Photo:Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Game 2 of the NLDS ground to a halt in the seventh inning after fans at Dodger Stadium threw objects at San Diego Padres players. The game on Sunday, Oct. 6 was delayed for nearly 10 minutes while the umpiring crew met in the outfield, as Padres manager Mike Shildt and other members of the team were seen talking to outfielder Jurickson Profar — who was the target of a baseball thrown on the field from the stands.

Meteorologist Breaks Down on Live TV Over Hurricane Milton's Power: 'I Apologize — This Is Just Horrific'

A Florida meteorologist visibly choked up during a recent broadcast as he reported on thepotentially devastating impact of Hurricane Milton. “Incredible, incredible hurricane,” Morales began before pausing. “It has dropped 50 millibars in 10 hours,” he added as tears appeared to well up in his eyes. “I apologize — this is just horrific,” he said. “I debated whether to share this. I did apologize on the air,” Morales laterposted on X, linking tohis coverageof climate change and weather.

Meteorologist’s Ashes Dropped Into Hurricane Milton’s Eye a Year After His Death: 'He Always Wanted to Go Back Up In the Plane'

Hurricane Milton Satellite at 10:00 GMT, October 8, 2024.Photo:Goes-East/Noaa/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Goes-East/Noaa/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock A late meteorologist who worked on hurricane aircraft missions received a burial at sea ahead ofHurricane Milton’s landfall, according to theNew York Times,USA TodayandFirst Coast News. Peter Dodge, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration radar scientist at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Florida, spent most of his life chasing storms before he died of a stroke at 72 in March 2023.