‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died

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By Miriam Elder, CNN

(CNN) — Isiah Whitlock Jr., whose singular delivery of a tagline in “The Wire” gave the world one of the most iconic phrases of the century, has died at the age of 71.

Whitlock “passed away today peacefully in NYC after a brave battle with a short illness,” his manager, Brian Liebman, told CNN. “Isiah was a brilliant actor and even better person.”

Whitlock had a storied career spanning more than three decades in both TV and film. He appeared in a number of Spike Lee movies, including “Da 5 Bloods,” “BlacKkKlansman” and “The 25th Hour.”

He got his start in TV on “Cagney & Lacey” in the 1980s and went on to appear often in police procedurals, from “Law & Order” to “NYPD Blue.” Most recently on TV, Whitlock played a police chief on “The Residence,” a Netflix murder mystery starring Uzo Aduba.

Whitlock will be most remembered for his unforgettable role in “The Wire,” David Simon’s HBO crime drama, which is widely recognized as one of the best series of all time.

Whitlock appeared on all five seasons of the show as R. Clayton “Clay” Davis, a crooked Maryland state senator. He quickly became known for his unique reaction to events, delivering an elongated “s**t” that catapulted straight into the American lexicon.

Whitlock reveled in the attention that his delivery received. “I was in, I think, Grand Central Station and far away I heard someone say it and they’d be kind of smiling,” he told an interviewer in 2008. “I’m glad people enjoy it.”

In 2014, he started a YouTube series teaching people how they, too, could perfectly say it. Whitlock said he got the phrase from his late uncle Leon, who delivered it in a way that would always make people laugh.

“Do I get tired of it? No,” he told the AP in 2020. “If it makes you feel good, so be it,” he said with a smile.

Whitlock also had a recurring role on “Veep,” playing General George Maddox, a defense secretary who toys with a primary run against Vice President Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Whitlock grew up in Indiana, the fifth of ten children, and studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco before moving to New York, where he lived for decades.

“He was loved by all who had the pleasure to work with or know him,” his manager said. “He will be greatly missed.”

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Bolsonaro se encuentra en “cuidados posoperatorios” tras someterse a tercera intervención por crisis de hipo

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Por EFE

El expresidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, pasó este martes por un nuevo procedimiento quirúrgico para reforzar el bloqueo de un nervio del diafragma con el fin de controlar sus recurrentes crisis de hipo, según informó su equipo médico.

Esta fue la tercera intervención en los últimos cuatro días a la que se sometió el exmandatario, todas ellas dirigidas para frenar las crisis de hipo que padece desde hace meses.

“(Bolsonaro) presentó nuevos episodios de hipo, por lo que fue sometido a una complementación del bloqueo anestésico de los nervios frénicos bilaterales”, indicó el último parte del Hospital DF Star de Brasilia, donde permanece en “cuidados posoperatorios”.

El líder ultraderechista, quien cumple una condena de 27 años de cárcel por intento de golpe de Estado, ingresó en esa clínica privada, previa autorización judicial, el pasado día 24 para corregir apenas una hernia inguinal bilateral.

Se operó de la hernia el día de Navidad, de la que evoluciona correctamente.

A partir de ese momento, los médicos se centraron en tratar las crisis de hipo, fruto al parecer de la decena de cirugías por las que ha pasado desde que sufrió una puñalada en el abdomen en la campaña electoral de 2018.

Así, el sábado pasado se le bloqueó de forma parcial el nervio frénico derecho; y el lunes, el izquierdo.

Sin embargo, en la mañana de este martes tuvo nuevos episodios de contracciones involuntarias del diafragma, según relató el exconcejal de Río de Janeiro Carlos Bolsonaro, uno de los hijos del ex jefe de Estado (2019-2022).

Michelle Bolsonaro, esposa del expresidente, informó además que esos nuevos episodios no pararon hasta la tarde, frente a lo cual el equipo médico optó por “la realización de un refuerzo del bloqueo del nervio frénico”.

El último boletín médico indicó que el capitán retirado del Ejército se someterá mañana a una endoscopia para evaluar el “reflujo gastroesofágico”, mientras continúa con “fisioterapia respiratoria”, tratamiento nocturno para la apnea del sueño y “medidas preventivas contra la trombosis”.

Los médicos esperaban darle el alta hospitalaria el próximo jueves pero este nuevo procedimiento podría alargar los plazos para su vuelta a prisión.

El pasado 11 de septiembre, el expresidente fue condenado por la Corte Suprema por “liderar” un complot para intentar “perpetuarse en el poder” después de perder las elecciones presidenciales de 2022 ante el actual gobernante, el progresista Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Desde finales de noviembre cumple la condena en la sede de la Superintendencia de la Policía Federal en Brasilia.

Sus abogados han solicitado diversas veces que se le conceda la prisión domiciliaria con carácter “humanitario” ante su delicado estado de salud, pero, hasta el momento, el Supremo ha negado todos los recursos.

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Woman transported with injuries after vehicle went 150 feet over the side of Highway 154

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Highway 154 is closed in both directions after a vehicle went 150 feet over the side of the roadway about a quarter-mile east of Windy Gap.

The female driver of the vehicle had minor to moderate injuries after the crash and she had to be brought up using a rope system before being transported by ground ambulance to Cottage Hospital detailed the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Highway 154 is closed in both directions until at least 6:10 p.m. added the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The image below shows the approximate position of first responders to Tuesday's crash.

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Woman transported with injuries after vehicle went 150 feet over the side of Highway 154

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Highway 154 was closed in both directions after a vehicle went 150 feet over the side of the roadway leaving the driver injured about a quarter-mile east of Windy Gap.

The female driver of the vehicle had minor to moderate injuries after the crash and she had to be brought up using a rope system before being transported by ground ambulance to Cottage Hospital detailed the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Highway 154 was closed in both directions as part of the response added the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The image below shows the approximate position of first responders to Tuesday's crash as the red markers along Highway 154.

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50-foot Fishing Vessel Hauled Out in Pieces Following Last Week’s Crash

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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – The shattered remains of the Sea Dragon II fishing boat was picked up by a crew with TowBoatUS Ventura this week. They used heavy equipment, four-wheel drive vehicles and a truck.

On December 23rd, the vessel ran aground at Surfers Knoll. TowBoatUS Ventura, the Harbor Patrol and US Coast Guard responded. No one on board was hurt.


It was not able to be hauled back out, and it started breaking up with the recent storm, which created a maritime and environmental hazard.

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