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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 19, 2024 and it’s time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:But first…This Week’s Call SheetFriday, April 19Stereophonic opens on BroadwaySaturday, April 20Hell’s Kitchen opens on BroadwaySunday, April 21Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club opens on BroadwayDoubt closes on BroadwayPhotos: THE WIZ Cast and Creative Team Walk the Yellow Carpet on Opening Nightby Jennifer BroskiThe talk of the town last night…

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Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major powers warned on Thursday that Ukraine risked being defeated by Russia unless it received more air defenses, as Kyiv urged a change in Western strategy towards the war.More than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is facing a shortage of…

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The Picture Of Dorian Gray will be making its way to screens!According to Deadline, Cate Blanchett’s production company Dirty Films have purchased the film rights to the current West End production of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. This version of the classic novel is adapted by Kip Williams, who reimagined the story as a vehicle for a single actor to play all the characters through the use of video screens. Originally debuting in…

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Katie Ledecky took home four medals during the Tokyo Olympics, two gold and two silver, but it also marked the first time in her Olympic career she lost an individual.It was at that moment the entire world got to see Australia’s Ariarne Titmus and Canada’s Summer McIntosh on the world stage – at least for those who don’t follow swimming as closely as others. Then came the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. Australian swim star…

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Last updated: April 19, 2024 02:46 EDT | 3 min read Friday, April 19, 2024 – In a significant move for GambleFi, best crypto casino CoinPoker has launched a $1,000,000 guaranteed tournament series as part of an effort to supercharge its native CHP token.As the exclusive home of the Crypto Series of Online Poker (CSOP), CoinPoker has doubled down on its reveal of what some pundits have labelled ‘the biggest crypto poker event of the year’. 💎 CSOP Spring starts in 4 days! 😎 🗓 April 19th to 28th. 10 days, 41 events. 🤑 Record-breaking total prizes of $1,000,000 along…

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday publicly confirmed the first successful dogfight between a fighter jet piloted by artificial intelligence (AI) and a human-piloted aircraft. The AI-versus-human dogfight was carried out as part of the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched in 2019. The Air Force conducted the AI dogfights at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the home base of the 412th Test Wing.The dogfight pitted a manned F-16 against the X-62A VISTA (Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft), an experimental variant of the F-16, and leveraged live AI agents that were…

Enter Arbaugh, who Long described as a “guardian angel,” to restore life to the breathless baby Myles.”I threw my headset. I ran outside. I took the baby and I started to do chest compressions on the baby and then he finally started to breathe,” Arbaugh explained. “When my kids were little, my daughter had a similar incident, so I knew what she was feeling. I knew if I kept her calm and I stayed calm, there was no thought in my mind that the baby wasn’t going to breathe again.”It was this calm which Long credits for saving her baby’s…

Last updated: April 19, 2024 02:52 EDT | 2 min read Binance has been actively engaged in close cooperation with Nigerian authorities following the detention of its head of financial crime compliance. The executive, Tigran Gambaryan, along with another Binance official, is facing accusations of laundering over $35 million. The case, which has been adjourned until May 2, is being handled by Nigeria’s anti-corruption body.Binance CEO Says They Are Working to Resolve MatterDuring the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai, Binance CEO Richard Teng addressed Gambaryan’s situation, claiming that they are working to deal with the issue. “What I can say is we are working very closely with the Nigerian authorities to try to resolve the matter.” Meanwhile, the other executive, Nadeem…

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A California woman fell 140 feet off a cliff to her death Monday morning while hiking with her husband and 1-year-old child on a mountain in Arizona, authorities said.Zaynab Joseph, 40, was found seriously injured on Bear Mountain in Sedona after a group of hikers heard yelling and stopped to investigate, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said.The group called 911 while one hiker went down an embankment to reach Joseph. While she was still breathing when the hiker arrived at her side, the sheriff’s office said she died a short time later.Joseph’s husband and toddler were flown off the mountain…

Toyota has a voluntary recall underway in the U.S. for tens of thousands of Prius and Prius HEVs from the model years 2023-2024. The automaker announced it had launched the recall Wednesday, linking it to a problem with the rear doors and their electronic latches that about 55,000 cars may have in America.”Water can enter and short circuit the electronic rear door latches in the involved vehicles,” Toyota said. “If the doors are not locked, they could open while the vehicle is moving or in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.” TOYOTA RECALLING 381K TACOMA PICKUPS OVER…

Democrats took an unusual step Thursday and helped Republican leaders advance legislation to provide billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend.After about nine hours of recess, the House Rules Committee reconvened late Thursday night and moved  GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid bills on a 9-3 vote, thanks to the votes of all four Democrats who sit on the committee: Ranking Member Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse and New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández.The conservative Republican hardliners on the committee…

Corey Cott joined Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday to discuss his role in the new musical The Heart of Rock and Roll.Describing the show, Cott explained: “This show is just this unfettered vibe of optimism and positivity. We’ve been using this phrase: ‘It’s a John Hughes rom-com; a love letter to the ’80s with Huey Lewis and The News music.'”He also revealed that his connection with Lewis goes back a long time. “My dad took my mom on a date to see Huey Lewis,” the actor pointed out.Cott highlighted how involved Lewis is with the production, saying “He’s…

Over 100 people were arrested and issued summonses for trespass — including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter — after protesters set up an encampment at New York’s Columbia University in support of Gaza, police said.The demonstrators occupied the space on the university’s South Lawn for 30 hours, Mayor Eric Adams said after the arrests Thursday. Columbia asked the NYPD for help and said the students had been suspended and were refusing to leave, police said.“Columbia University’s students have a proud history of protests and raising their voices,” Adams said, but he said that they don’t have the right to violate university…

CHENNAI: India began voting on Friday (Apr 19) in the world’s largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of two dozen opposition parties which is challenging him with promises of increased affirmative action, more handouts and what they say is the need to save democratic institutions from Modi’s dictatorial rule. The gigantic exercise involving almost one billion voters will be spread over seven phases across the world’s most populous country…

Last updated: April 19, 2024 01:16 EDT | 2 min read The Ethereum network reported a robust income of $365 million in the first quarter of 2024, an impressive year-on-year revenue growth of 155%. According to a report by Michael Nadeau, an analyst at The DeFi Report, Ethereum’s Q1 income represents a staggering 200% increase compared to the $123 million profit recorded in Q4 2023.A major contributing factor to this substantial growth was the surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity during the quarter, driving heightened network participation.Ethereum Fee Revenue Reaches $1.17B in Q1Ethereum’s fee revenue, generated through user transactions, reached a notable…

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For Maria Grazia Chiuri’s 2024 pre-fall Dior show, she brought the French house to the Brooklyn Museum—and added a few other decidedly American twists. For runway beauty mainstays Peter Philips (who is Dior Beauty’s creative and image director) and Guido Palau, the brief was… well, concise and to the point.“Marlene Dietrich is a big part of inspiration,” Philips says “She could be extremely glam, but had this other side also, dressing in men’s suits and reinventing her sexuality in a very controversial way for the era.”For the makeup, that meant leaning into a more traditionally masculine space. Complexion was naturally…

The 2005 winner of the competition begins his campaign against Lyu Haotian in the first round, and admitted relief at swerving the likes of Stephen Maguire and Jack Lisowski early on.“There’s obviously a couple of grenades that you could have avoided – [Stephen] Maguire was one of them, [Jack] Lisowski another.“I’m happy to have avoided those. After that, I mean it’s just take your pick, isn’t it? Lyu Haotian on his day can beat anyone, as can I.”Murphy was grateful not to go through the arduous qualifying route, but is wary of facing someone like Lyu, who battled past Daniel…

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