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Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81Apr 23, 2026 11:07 am - Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81.
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Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giantApr 23, 2026 9:46 am - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.
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Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after ChernobylApr 23, 2026 8:18 am - The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions. But four decades after the accident, nuclear power is seeing a global revival.
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Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s first all-time most-streamed artists listApr 23, 2026 8:15 am - It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning.
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Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of HormuzApr 23, 2026 7:57 am - U.S. President Donald Trump in a morning social media post ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shiftApr 23, 2026 7:48 am - President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.
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A pop star’s costume crisis turns existential in ‘Mother Mary’Apr 23, 2026 5:15 am - A pop star’s need for a new dress sets in motion David Lowery’s “Mother Mary,” a fitfully spellbinding chamber drama that grows more operatic with every stitch.
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The King of Pop is resurrected, sans complications, in ‘Michael’Apr 23, 2026 5:00 am - “Michael” slides a sequined glove over the pop star’s tarnished legacy, shrouding Michael Jackson’s complications with a conventional biopic that, if you cover your ears, sounds great.
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Murakami homers in fifth straight game, but Diamondbacks beat White Sox in 11-7 slugfestApr 23, 2026 12:29 am - Ildemaro Vargas hit two homers and had five RBI, Nolan Arenado added a two-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the White Sox 11-7 on Wednesday night.
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Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probeApr 22, 2026 8:05 pm - The Justice Department has settled for $1.25 million a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation.