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La Scala’s gala premiere of ‘Don Carlo’ celebrates Italian opera’s new status as cultural treasure

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure was celebrated Thursday with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” an opera that hits hot-button topics of power and oppression.In keeping with a La Scala tradition of off-stage melodrama, the issue of who would occupy the royal box at the Milan opera house on opening night spawned a pre-performance kerfuffle. La Scala’s unions protested the institutional seat of honor going to Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa in the absence of Italy’s president and premier. La Russa, a far-right politician whom the unions claim has not condemned Italy’s fascist past, sat in the front row of the adorned royal box with Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, a left-wing politician who invited 93-year-old senator-for-life and Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre to join him. Segre received warm applause from the audience before the curtain went up, and after the Italian anthem was played someone yelled, “Long li...

K-State dismisses forward Tomlin month after arrest; fans shower criticism on administration

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State forward Nae’Qwan Tomlin was dismissed from the team late Wednesday, more than a month after his arrest for disorderly conduct, triggering a wave of criticism aimed at the school administration from some fans.Tomlin averaged 10.4 points in 36 games last season, and was a big part of the Wildcats’ surprise run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He considered turning pro after the season but ultimately decided to return to the program.He was arrested following a bar fight in October, and Kansas State coach Jerome Tang immediately suspended him “for not living up to the expectations of our players.” But as the season progressed, many Kansas State fans were antsy for Tomlin’s return to the team, even chanting his name during an overtime win against Villanova this week.As some fans began calling and emailing administrators, including Kansas State president Richard Linton, athletic director Gene Taylor finally issued a statemen...

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground ahead of a highly anticipated jobs report

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is gaining ground Thursday following its first three-day losing streak since Halloween.The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in afternoon trading and continuing to hang near its highest level since March 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 90 points, or 0.3%, as of 2:06 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.3% higher.Big Tech stocks were helping to power the market higher, led by a 5.4% jump for Google’s parent company, Alphabet. They’re Wall Street’s most influential stocks because of their massive size, and they have been on huge tears so far this year. Cerevel Therapeutics also jumped 11.8% after AbbVie announced an $8.7 billion deal to buy the company and its pipeline of candidates for schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and other diseases. AbbVie added 0.9%.Much of Wall Street’s recent rally has been because of rising hopes that the Federal Reserve is finally done with its barrage of hikes to interest rates, which are meant t...

‘Think about the emotional impact’: Patients, oncologists stressed by cancer drug shortage

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at a hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. A growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying care, prominent U.S. cancer centers say. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network said Wednesday, June 7, 2023, that nearly all the centers it surveyed in late May 2023 were dealing with shortages of the chemotherapies carboplatin and cisplatin. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)(AP/Gerry Broome) FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at a hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. A growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying care, prominent U.S. cancer centers ...

Legisladores en Rusia convocan elecciones presidenciales para marzo de 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

Los legisladores rusos fijaron el 17 de marzo de 2024 como la fecha para la celebración de las próximas elecciones presidenciales, lo que deja a Vladímir Putin un poco más cerca de su quinto mandato.El Consejo de la Federación, la cámara alta del Parlamento ruso, votó el jueves por unanimidad la aprobación del decreto que fijó la fecha para los comicios.“En esencia, esta decisión marca el inicio de la campaña electoral”, dijo Valentina Matviyenko, presidenta del Consejo de la Federación. La Comisión Electoral Central rusa celebrará una reunión sobre la campaña presidencial el viernes.Putin, de 71 años, no ha anunciado aún su intención de reelegirse, pero ahora que hay fecha, se espera que lo haga en los próximos días. “Tiene un gran interés por los cohetes”: dice Putin al recibir a Kim en el cosmódromo ruso Kim Jong Un está en Rusia. ¿Qué podría necesitar Moscú de Corea del Norte y viceversa? Cuando se le preguntó si Putin había d...

La Suprema Corte de México levanta la suspensión a las corridas de toros en la principal plaza del país, donde tenían año y medio detenidas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

(CNN México) — La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) de México decidió levantar la suspensión judicial que desde hace año y medio mantenía detenidas las corridas de toros en la Plaza México, principal recinto taurino del país.El máximo tribunal tomó la determinación por unanimidad dentro de su Segunda Sala, según informó la institución este miércoles en un comunicado.¿Cómo comenzó la suspensión?La suspensión fue otorgada en mayo de 2022 por un juez federal que aceptó un amparo promovido por la organización no gubernamental Justicia Justa. En su recurso, la asociación argumentó que las corridas de toros afectan el derecho a tener un medio ambiente sano porque implican un daño al bienestar animal.En su análisis del caso, sin embargo, la Segunda Sala de la SCJN concluyó que Justicia Justa no pudo demostrar “la existencia de un daño inminente e irreparable”.¿En qué países siguen siendo legales las corridas de toros?Con ese argumento, a propuesta de Yasmín Esquivel, mini...

Colorado's favorite dog breed, according to Forbes Advisor

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A recent report from Forbes Advisor suggests that most dog owners don't favor one breed over others. But for those who do, one breed came out on top.Forbes Advisor used the top 25 most popular dog breeds nationwide and surveyed 10,000 dog owners across the country to find out which breeds rank supreme. What’s on Denver-area K-9’s Christmas wish lists? In the study, 13% of respondents said that no breed in particular was their favorite. For those who had a favorite breed, 52% said it was because they currently owned that breed or had owned that breed in the past.In Colorado, along with 16 other states, German shepherds ranked as the No. 1 favored dog breed.However, German shepherds were not the overall favorite in America. With 7.1% of the favored vote, German shepherds were just behind Australian shepherds, which took 7.2% of the favored vote.These were America's overall favorite dog breeds, according to the survey.Australian shepherd (7.2%)German shepherd (7.1%)B...

Man accused of killing mother, 10-month-old in Daytona Beach arson, murder officially charged

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Charles Ivy, who is accused of arson and murder after a mother and 10-month-old baby died in Daytona Beach, has officially been indicted, according to officials.On Tuesday, the Volusia County Grand Jury heard Ivy’s case. He allegedly stabbed Den’Jah Moore more than 100 times and then set her apartment on fire on Nov. 20. Moore died from her injuries, and so did her 10-month-old son.Two other children were rescued by officials and taken to the hospital in critical condition.Ivy was charged with two counts of capital first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree arson dwelling.This case was investigated by the Daytona Beach Police Department.

Can the COVID Inquiry secure Boris Johnson’s legacy?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

LONDON — In a strip-lit hearing room in central London this week, 1,353 days after his first COVID lockdown, Boris Johnson finally testified to the U.K.’s inquiry into the pandemic. The ex-prime minister’s allies believe he gave a competent account of himself to aid the inquiry — which he set up — and shore up his legacy. He spent more than a year preparing, and adopted a less combative tone than he often has in public appearances of late. Families of some of the 233,000 who died watched closely.There was just one issue. Lots of people in Westminster didn’t.“Not sure anyone is paying attention,” texted one MP who backed Johnson’s October 2022 bid to return as PM — which he aborted before quitting as an MP this summer. “He is very much the past.”Another Johnson supporter from October 2022, who didn’t watch either, voiced frustration at being asked about his evidence while the Conservative Party is in a fresh, potentially existential round of ructions over immigration. “I rather ...

MSPCA-Angell looking to find home for ‘Bob,’ a pup who needed emergency surgery to remove skewer from stomach

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:33 GMT

Officials with the MSPCA-Angell are looking to find a home for a 9-month-old puppy who recently recovered from surviving a skewer piercing his stomach.The MSPCA-Angell announced that Bob, a pit bull terrier, is up for adoption after recovering from much-needed surgery provided through the organization.The procedure was performed after officials said Bob was originally surrendered to Boston Animal Control back in November, with staff noticing “something was amiss.”“Bob’s previous owner mentioned that he had some kind of protrusion on his flank, but we couldn’t find anything when he first came to us,” MSPCA-Angell Director of Adoption Centers and Programs, Mike Keiley said in a statement. “After a couple weeks, it became clear Bob was in pain, but we weren’t sure why, so we brought him to Angell for imaging.”An Angell radiology team was able to find the source of said pain, discovering a wooden skewer inside of the dog, the kind often used when preparing food.“It seems tha...