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Month: July 2023

Nathalie Stutzmann become second woman to conduct at Bayreuth, 2 years after gender barrier broken

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Nathalie Stutzmann has become the second woman to lead a Richard Wagner opera at the Bayreuth Festival. The 58-year-old former contralto, fresh off her first season as Atlanta Symphony Orchestra music director, drew a luminous performance of “Tannhäuser” at the Festpielhaus on Friday night in a

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‘Barbenheimer’ box office success has reawakened America’s moviegoing muscle

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — It’s a tale of two movies and a box office triumph: “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” maintained incredible momentum into their second weekends. “Barbie” wore several hats this weekend, with domestic “Barbie” impressing with $93 million in gross revenue and international “Barbie” bringing in around $122 million, making it the No.

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Niger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for its 27 million people

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — West African nations have announced travel and economic sanctions against Niger and have threatened to use force if the leaders of a coup don’t reinstate the democratically elected president within one week. The sanctions announced after the regional bloc known as ECOWAS convened to respond to

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Most Israelis oppose the court overhaul. But a minority is backing Netanyahu to the hilt

By Frederik Pleitgen and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — When thousands of people hit Israel’s streets to protest against the passage of the first law in the government’s controversial judicial overhaul plan last week, a smaller group of Israelis was celebrating. Right-leaning Israelis who mostly identify with the country’s more conservative, religious and Jewish nationalist

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Foreign ticks hitchhiking their way on people into CT

By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story     CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — Exotic tick species are stowing away on humans coming to Connecticut, and local health officials fear they’ll become permanent residents in the state. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reported it received several exotic tick species from returning vacationers. “The number of invasive

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Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions. Monday’s announcement from the NIH’s $1.15 billion RECOVER project comes amid frustration from patients

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