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Biographies of John Williams and Bernard Herrmann Among Honored Works in ASCAP’s Awards for Music Writing and Broadcasts
ASCAP’s 77th annual Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards honored biographies of film composers John Williams and Bernard Herrmann, alongside works covering R&B, opera, and Broadway musicals.
Stratford’s Matilda celebrates 15 years as West End success story
Matilda The Musical marks 15 years in London’s West End, becoming one of theatre’s biggest successes with over 12 million viewers worldwide and more than 100 international awards.
US road rage killer’s sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
An Arizona road rage killer’s conviction will be resentenced after a court ruled an AI-generated video message from his murdered victim was improperly shown during trial proceedings.
Women given free shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
The operator of Munich’s Teufelsrad amusement ride has distributed over 100 free cycling shorts to women during Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting, following thousands of voyeuristic videos circulating online.
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Spring Rains Saturate Michigan
The start of spring 2026 brought bouts of heavy rain to much of Michigan. Above-normal levels of precipitation in March and early April—exacerbated by snowmelt in the northern part of the state—saturated soils and caused damaging flooding along multiple rivers. A...
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reads fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction
NewsFeedUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth read a prayer drawn from Samuel L Jackson’s misquote of Ezekiel 25:17 in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. During a Christian service at the Pentagon, Hegseth said it was recited by the ‘Sandy 1’ Combat Search and Rescue...
Celebrations in Lebanon as 10-day ceasefire with Israel begins
Celebratory gunfire heard in Beirut as truce takes effect, though Lebanese military reports violations. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect, with celebratory gunfire heard in Beirut as the truce...
IMF, World Bank say they are restoring ties with Venezuela
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez calls resumption of ties ‘great achievement’ of Venezuelan diplomacy. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced the resumption of ties with Venezuela under the Latin...
How Israel’s war upended daily life in Lebanon
Before a 10-day ceasefire came into effect between Israel and Lebanon, people in Beirut described the war as having turned their lives upside down. Prices have soared, work slowed to a crawl, and fears of shortages prompted people to panic-buy medicines.Published On...
New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets
Few venture firms have bet more aggressively on AI than Sequoia Capital, and it isn’t slowing down. The Silicon Valley stalwart has raised roughly $7 billion for a new fund, according to Bloomberg. Sequoia declined TechCrunch’s request for comment. The money will go...
‘Trump forced Israel into a ceasefire’ with Lebanon
NewsFeedAbed Abou Shhadeh, a political commentator based in Israel, says the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is ‘extremely problematic, not only for Netanyahu, but for the Israeli public who were promised for two and a half years now, absolute victory’.Published...
Abrupt closure of boutique business in Colorado city leaves vendors scrambling to move out – CBS News
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Trump is stuck looking for military solution to an economic problem in Iran – MS NOW
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Celebrations on the road as people begin returning to southern Lebanon
NewsFeedThere are scenes of celebration on roads in southern Lebanon as people begin driving back to their homes as the ceasefire with Israel takes hold. Israeli forces had continued to bomb the south up until the midnight truce began.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr...
Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again
Sir Keir is, I understand, absolutely furious. Several figures we have spoken to who worked in No10 at the time insist they had no idea about all this. Friends of Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's chief of staff at the time, say he didn't know either. Article...
China’s Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew to stay in space an extra month
HONG KONG, April 17 (Reuters) - China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew will stay in space for an extra month, after careful consideration from China's Manned Space Engineering Office, the country's state broadcaster reported on Friday.The Shenzhou-21 space rocket and...