内容摘要：While Yoon defended his martial law decree as a necessary response to what he called the Democratic Party’s abuse of its legislative majority to obstruct his agenda, that same majority now gives Lee a far more favorable environment to advance his policies. Conservatives have voiced concern that this could give Lee partially unchecked power and enable him to advance legislation that shields his presidency from his own legal troubles.

While Yoon defended his martial law decree as a necessary response to what he called the Democratic Party’s abuse of its legislative majority to obstruct his agenda, that same majority now gives Lee a far more favorable environment to advance his policies. Conservatives have voiced concern that this could give Lee partially unchecked power and enable him to advance legislation that shields his presidency from his own legal troubles.

It’s a funny but maybe not coincidental irony that many of the best King adaptations, like “Stand By Me” and “The Shawshank Redemption,” have come from the author’s more warm-hearted tales. “The Life of Chuck,” which won the People’s Choice Award last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, is after a similar spirit.When King reached out about attending the TIFF world premiere, Flanagan was shocked. The last time King had done that for one of his own adaptations was 26 years ago, for “The Green Mile.” That movie, like “The Shawshank Redemption,” was a box-office disappointments, King recalls, a fate he’s hoping “The Life of Chuck” can avoid.

“He views this movie as something that’s a bit precious,” says Flanagan. “He’s said a few things to me in the past about how earnest it is, how this is a story without an ounce of cynicism. As it was being released into a cynical world, I think he felt protective of it. I think this one really means something to him.”The Stephen King industrial complex, meanwhile, keeps rolling along. Coming just this year are series of “Welcome to Derry” and “The Institute” and a film of “The Long Walk.” King, himself, just finished a draft of “Talisman 3.”If “The Life of Chuck” has particular meaning to King, it could be because it represents something intrinsic about his own life. Chuck’s small, seemingly unremarkable existence has grace and meaning because, as Whitman is quoted, he “contains multitudes” that surprise and delight him. King’s fiction is evidence — heaps of it — that he does, too.

“There are some days where I sit down and I think, ‘This is going to be a really good day,’ and it’s not, at all,” says King. “Then other days I sit down and think to myself, ‘I’m really tired and don’t feel like doing this,’ and then it catches fire. You never know what you’re going to get.”This image released by Neon shows Mia Sara, from left, Mark Hamill, and Cody Flanagan in a scene from “The Life of Chuck.” (Neon via AP)

This image released by Neon shows Mia Sara, from left, Mark Hamill, and Cody Flanagan in a scene from “The Life of Chuck.” (Neon via AP)

ATLANTA (AP) — Three years after Atlanta rapperHe was a Liberal member of Parliament for a Montreal-area riding between 2008 and 2023.

“I join all Canadians in mourning the passing of Marc Garneau,” Carney said in a statement. “A naval officer, a history-making astronaut, and a public servant of exceptional distinction ... May we all remember him for the national pride and possibility he represented to all of us.”Former prime minister Trudeau said on social media that it was with “much sadness” that he had learned about Garneau’s passing.

“I first met Marc as a schoolboy in the early 1980s,” Trudeau said. “I was in awe of his service and his courage then, and continued to be as I had the privilege to serve alongside him in Parliament and in government. Marc truly embodied and exemplified Canadian greatness throughout his whole life.”Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield said Garneau was his role model, mentor, longtime friend and “a brave and exemplary Canadian for us all.”