Pianist Andre Watts dies aged 77 of prostate cancer
He made his New York Philharmonic debut aged 16 in a Young People’s Concert led by music director Leonard Bernstein in 1963.
Day: July 14, 2023
Mahraganat artists in Egypt are defining hip-hop culture, despite government crackdowns
Hip-hop has taken root in Egypt. Authorities are trying to suppress it. But the raw power of the music may be unstoppable. Yasmine el Rashidi, author of “Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change,” tells host Marco Werman how young Egyptians ar…
Top U.S. And Chinese Diplomats Meet In Jakarta
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, meets the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief, Wang Yi, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 13, 2023 [Dita Alangkara/Pool via Reuters]
CNN: Blinken meets top Chinese diplomat as efforts to ramp …
Reddit Removes Years of Chat and Message Archives From Users’ Accounts
An anonymous reader shares a report: The Reddit blackout protests didn’t quite force the company to reverse course on its API changes that resulted in the shutdown of many popular third-party apps, but it did succeed in dominating the conversation arou…
Tips to safely prepare your home for wildfire season indoors (and out)
Every summer, wildfire smoke fills our skies and makes breathing (and living) a real challenge. Here’s how to prepare.
Christopher Nolan: After Oppenheimer, no more films during strike action
The Oppenheimer director says fully supports the “jobbing actors and staff writers” on strike.
Sweden’s NATO membership not a done deal – Erdogan aide
A spokesman for the Turkish ruling party has suggested that Stockholm still had to persuade Türkiye’s parliament to ratify its NATO bid
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Container freight market takes biggest leap since April as Asia-to-America rates pick up
Spot rates for shipping boxes to Europe ‘remain on softening trend’, analyst says
U.S. Space Force Wants to Add Launch Provider by Late Next Year
While U.S. Space Force thus far has split National Security Space Launch (NSSL) between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, the service plans to have one more provider by the end […]
Mexican president continues attacking opposition candidate, despite electoral agency’s order to stop
Mexico’s president plowed ahead with attacks against the opposition front-runner for the 2024 presidential elections despite a ruling by electoral authorities that he had violated equity and neutrality rules