'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony nominations, two shows celebrating creative brilliance
NEW YORK (AP) – Two Broadway shows celebrate the origins of sonic creativity: “Hell's Kitchen,” a musical featuring songs by Alicia Keys and a play about a '70s rock band on the edge of stardom. “Stereophonic'' received the highest score in each category. Tuesday received 13 nominations for the Tony Awards. The list also includes a record number of women nominated for Best Director. A total of 28 shows have won Tony Awards or higher, with the musical The Outsiders, an adaptation of the popular S.E. Hinton novel and Francis Ford Coppola film, garnering 12 nominations, and the Eddie Redmayne star “Cabaret'' has made a comeback. , catch 9. Tony's is scheduled for June 16th.
Alicia Keys, Brian d'Arcy James, Daniel Radcliffe and more react to Tony nominations
Reactions from Tony Award nominees on Tuesday included Alicia Keys, who says she couldn't speak after her semi-autobiographical show “Hell's Kitchen” received 13 nods, and veteran star Brian D'Arcy. James said: A special moment. “The Outsiders'' star Skye Lakota-Lynch said she was “stunned” and Daniel Radcliffe said he felt accepted by the Broadway community. “Suffus” book and music writer Shaina Taub watched the nominations live on the couch with her husband, she said. At her show, she knocked down a glass of water on the couch and started crying. The Tony Awards ceremony is June 16th.
Utah cat loves cardboard and takes surprise trip to California in Amazon box
My 6-year-old house cat from Utah likes to hide and play with cardboard. Her combination of the two led to a stressful trip in Amazon luggage to a rescue and tearful reunion in California. Carrie Clark said her cat disappeared without a trace on April 10th. Seven days later, she received a call informing her that a cat had been found in a box of work boots that had been returned to an Amazon warehouse in California. Ms. Clark was returning some pairs of boots that her husband had tried on when she realized the cat must have jumped into the box. She said Clark knew that her Galena had been microchipped and that an Amazon employee called her co-worker to rescue the cat, so she could bring Galina home safely. She said she was able to do so.
Conditions for Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight include heavier gloves, shorter rounds
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in Texas this summer has been sanctioned as a competitive boxing match, not an exhibition. Rounds are shorter and gloves are heavier. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation this week approved conditions for the July 20 game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Netflix will broadcast live coverage of the fight between Paul, 27, a social media star turned boxer, and Tyson, 57, who has not fought since an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020. .
Two men charged with cutting down a 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in the UK
LONDON (AP) – British prosecutors say two men have been charged with cutting down a beloved 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that fell on Hadrian's Wall. Prosecutors said the men were charged with criminal damage to property and damaging the wall built by Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD to protect the northwestern frontier of the Roman Empire. The majestic canopy of plane trees between the two hills has become a popular subject for landscape photographers. It became a destination after it was featured in Kevin Costner's 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Last year's night-time logging incident sparked outrage as police tried to determine what led to such vandalism.
Eight US newspapers sue ChatGPT creators OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, and Microsoft, alleging the technology company copyrighted the training for artificially intelligent chatbots without permission or payment. It claims that it has “plagiarized” millions of news articles that have been published. The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post and other newspapers filed the lawsuit Tuesday in New York federal court. Other newspapers participating in the lawsuit are MediaNews Group's Mercury News, Denver Post, Orange County Register and St. Paul Pioneer-Press, Tribune Publishing's Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel.
President Lincoln's order blockading Confederate ports during the Civil War was presented to Illinois by the governor and first lady.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois' governor and first lady have donated important Civil War documents signed by Abraham Lincoln to the presidential library and museum that bears his name. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and First Lady M.K. Pritzker visited the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Tuesday to present documents in which Lincoln ordered a blockade of southern ports along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico in April 1861. was scheduled to be announced. As a result, the Union's naval power put a stop to the Confederacy's ability to export cotton and import necessary materials. The document will be on display at the Presidential Museum from Wednesday until February 2025.
King Charles III returns to royal duties with visit to cancer charity
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is beginning a carefully managed comeback, returning to royal duties with a visit to a cancer treatment charity after being sidelined for three months due to his own cancer diagnosis. Tuesday's event will be the king's first official engagement since February 6, when Buckingham Palace announced he would take a break from royal duties to focus on treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. This will be Prince Charles' first of several public appearances in the coming weeks as he prepares for a state visit to Japan's Emperor and Empress in June.
Walmart launches in-store label food brand to appeal to younger shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching its largest in-store label food brand in 20 years in terms of item breadth. The nation's largest retailer announced Tuesday that a brand called “Bettergoods” is just starting to land in Walmart stores and online. The company plans to have a lineup of 300 products by fall, including frozen foods, dairy products, snacks, beverages, pasta, and soups. Prices range from under $2 to under $15, with most products under $5. The launch comes as private labels are becoming more popular as inflation pushes shoppers to seek cheaper alternatives. Walmart hopes Better Goods will appeal to younger customers who are less brand loyal and want chef-inspired food at more affordable prices.
Indonesia's Mount Luang erupts again, spewing volcanic ash and piling up debris in villages
MANAD, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia's Mount Luang volcano has erupted for the second time in two weeks, spewing ash more than a mile into the sky, closing an airport and piling debris on nearby villages. Indonesia's Geological Agency on Tuesday once again raised the alert level for Sulawesi's volcano to the highest level. More than 11,000 people have been evacuated since the April 17 eruption, with some remaining in evacuation centers. The international airport in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, has been closed again. Ash, sand and stones fell from the sky in towns and cities in the region, including Manado, a city of more than 430,000 people, forcing motorists to turn on their headlights during the day.
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