SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) On Opening night at the Santa Barbara International FIlm Festival celebritiea being honored with special tributes won't be on hand to steal the spotlight.

That allows up and coming filmmakers and artists to shine on the red carpet recently rolled out at the Arlington Theatre on State Street in Santa Barbara.

The opening night premier entitled "A Mosquito in the Ear" is a adoption story, part drama, part comedy that takes place in India.

Through a translator the little girl in the film says it feels like a mosquito in the ear when the American couple adopting her speak Engish.

The film in based on a true story and an Italian graphic novel "Una Zanzara nell'Orecchio," that is similar to a comic book.

The novel was written by Andrea Ferraris who is also among those credited with writing the screenplay.

Ferraris may be on hand on opening night along with the film's director Nicola Rinciari, co-writers Darren Dean and Emily Dillard and the stars; Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi and Ruhi Pal.

The film is on brand for the festival that will be screeing films from all over the world.

Fans don't need tickets to watch the glamorous arrivals outside the Arlington Theatre, but tickets are available to purchase to see hundred of films, select tributes and panel discussions that run through Feb. 14.

For more information visit https://sbiff.org

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By Max Saltman, CNN

(CNN) — Thieves dressed as Robin Hood raided a food store in Montreal on Tuesday night and gave away the stolen goods in a protest against rising food prices – just weeks after the same group targeted a grocery dressed as Santa and his elves.

An activist organization calling itself the “Robins des Ruelles” (Robins of the Alleys) said roughly 60 people, some dressed in Robin Hood-style feathered caps, had entered a Rachelle Béry health food store, taken food without paying and redistributed it to “many community fridges in the city” in what it claimed was a “political act” against food inflation.

The theft follows a similar incident in December, when members of the same group flooded into a Montreal grocery store dressed as Santa Clause and his elves, stealing food and leaving some of it gift-wrapped under a nearby Christmas tree.

The cost of living is a major topic in Canada, where inflation grew 4.7% between November 2024 and 2025 – more than double the rate of overall inflation, according to CNN’s Canadian broadcast partner CBC.

“Everyday, we are working relentlessly, only to be able to buy food in those profit-driven supermarkets,” the statement from the Robins des Ruelles quotes one group member, Francis, as saying. “When having two jobs is not enough to eat, have a roof over your head and take care of your family, every means become legitimate.”

An edited video published by activist organization Les Soulèvements du Fleuve on Instagram shows the raid on the Rachelle Béry store, interspersed with the title credits for the 1938 film “The Adventures of Robin Hood.”

In the video, people wearing masks amble through the aisles, grabbing food, medicine, soap and other items. Others use spray paint to block security cameras within the store and outside. At the end of the video, one person sprays “F**k Les Profits” on a brick wall.

CNN has reached out to Rachelle Béry’s parent company, Sobey’s, for comment.

Montreal Police media relations officer Jean-Pierre Brabant told CNN that the police opened an investigation into the theft and the graffiti on Wednesday. No one was hurt during the incident, Brabant said, and so far, no one has been arrested.

“Concerning the amount of money or the amount of the stolen goods, we don’t have it,” Brabant said. He estimated the value of the goods as “thousands of dollars,” the same rough figure published by the Robin des Ruelles on Wednesday. He added that the police had not recovered any of the items yet.

As for the Christmas-themed theft in December, Brabant said it was “still under investigation as we speak,” but there hadn’t been any arrests.

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Por Nina Subkhanberdina y Hira Humayun, CNN

La división partidista entre los legisladores de la Comisión Judicial del Senado se mantuvo inflexible, con el Congreso lejos de alcanzar un acuerdo de compromiso para financiar el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional más allá del 13 de febrero.

El senador Dick Durbin, vicepresidente de la minoría demócrata en el Senado, dijo a Manu Raju de CNN que los demócratas han presentado una “lista finita de exigencias razonables”, entre ellas exigir órdenes judiciales para los arrestos inmigratorios, que los agentes de ICE se quiten las máscaras y usen cámaras corporales. Sin embargo, esas demandas ya fueron rechazadas por el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, y otros altos dirigentes republicanos.

“Estos son fundamentos de la conducta constitucional y no creo que se pueda transar en algunos de ellos”, dijo Durbin, quien aseguró a los reporteros que “no” está dispuesto a apoyar otra prórroga temporal de financiamiento para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional si no se alcanza una solución antes del próximo viernes.

Durbin arremetió contra Johnson por rechazar la exigencia de que los agentes de ICE no usen máscaras y comentó: “Me pregunto cuántos agentes de la Policía Estatal de Luisiana usan máscaras cuando arrestan personas en las carreteras. La respuesta es ninguno. Decir que ese estándar es razonable en Louisiana, pero que no lo es para este país, realmente pone al presidente de la Cámara en una situación incómoda”.

También expresó reservas frente a la exigencia republicana de poner fin a las ciudades santuario como parte de la legislación, al señalar que la definición de ese tipo de políticas es “casi imposible de establecer”.

“Puedo entender que funcionarios locales, con sus propias responsabilidades, no quieran hacerse cargo de la inmigración. Si hay una definición que aclare esto, aclarémosla. Pero no hagamos esto más grande de lo que es”, afirmó.

Consultado por Raju sobre la predicción del líder de la mayoría del Senado, John Thune, de que se necesitará un “milagro” para lograr un acuerdo en los próximos días, Durbin respondió: “Deberíamos lograr un milagro de vez en cuando por aquí, y vivir conforme a la Constitución no debería ser milagroso. Debería ser lo esperado”.

Los republicanos también admitieron el miércoles que los esfuerzos para continuar el financiamiento del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional probablemente se definirán a última hora y dejaron claro que discrepan de algunas de las exigencias centrales de los demócratas.

“Todavía tenemos mucho trabajo por hacer, ¿sabes?”, dijo a los reporteros el senador republicano Thom Tillis, al lamentar que “terminamos teniendo que aceptar” una ventana de financiamiento de dos semanas para el proyecto temporal, aunque muchos republicanos querían al menos cuatro semanas.

Tillis sugirió que hay circunstancias en las que las máscaras son importantes para proteger a los agentes federales. “Si vas por la carretera y estás patrullando, sí, probablemente se vea mal llevar una máscara. Pero si estás en medio de una situación peligrosa y sabes que hay agitadores pagados tratando de rastrearte y meterse en tu cabeza, de ninguna manera: deberían poder usar una máscara, igual que los manifestantes”, dijo a Raju.

El senador republicano Josh Hawley afirmó que está de acuerdo con el “estatus quo” de usar órdenes administrativas en los arrestos migratorios, en lugar de órdenes judiciales estándar. Acusó a los demócratas de sostener una “posición falsa” sobre el tema para “maniat ar a toda la agencia” y advirtió: “No voy a ayudarlos a hacerlo”.

Hawley dijo a Raju que “si un acuerdo significa algo que efectivamente impida que ICE haga su trabajo, como cambiar por completo los requisitos de las órdenes o forzar a que los agentes de ICE queden expuestos para que puedan ser identificados y hostigados, no voy a apoyar eso”.

By Lily Hautau, CNN

(CNN) — As stroke risk rises for women as they age — especially after menopause — a new long-term study suggests that what they eat may play a powerful role in lowering that risk.

Stroke is a leading cause of death among women, and 1 in 5 women in the United States between ages 55 and 75 will have a stroke, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

However, the award-winning Mediterranean diet may decrease the risk of stroke, according to a new study published Wednesday in Neurology Open Access, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

This diet prioritizes eating vegetables, fruits, beans, olive oil, nuts and fish, and limits consuming meat and dairy with moderate consumption of alcohol.

Investigating the effects of the Mediterranean diet

Researchers followed more than 105,000 women who participated in the California Teachers Study, which began in 1995. All participants were public school teachers, administrators or members of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System at the start of the study and ranged in age from 38 to 67.

At the beginning of this long-term study, women completed a detailed food questionnaire about their eating habits and portion sizes over the previous year. Researchers used these responses to calculate overall diet and nutrient intake, then measured how closely each participant followed the Mediterranean diet using a 9-point scoring system.

Points were awarded for eating more vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereals, olive oil, fish, less meat and dairy, and for moderate alcohol intake. Higher scores indicated greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet.

After a follow-up of 20.5 years, researchers found that women who followed the Mediterranean diet had a lower risk of all types of strokes. Specifically, these women were 18% less likely to have any type of stroke, with a 16% lower risk of ischemic stroke — caused by blocked blood flow to the brain — and a 25% lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which results from bleeding in the brain.

Findings reinforce existing evidence

Previous studies have shown that the Mediterranean diet may lower the risk for dementia, gum disease, depression, breast cancer and diabetes.

“We’ve known for a long time that this is a healthier type of diet,” said preventive cardiologist Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver. He was not involved in the study.

Freeman added that many cardiologists often reference the PREDIMED study, which showed an overall reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events when participants followed a Mediterranean diet, with the most significant benefit seen in stroke prevention. “It’s really no surprise that another study of a different population shows similar reductions in stroke,” he said.

However, the decreased risk for hemorrhagic stroke was particularly surprising, said Dr. Sophia Wang, a senior author of the study. Lifestyle factors are known to influence ischemic stroke risk, but the dietary benefit for hemorrhagic stroke is a new finding, added Wang, a professor in the division of health analytics at the City of