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NY Philharmonic gets $40 million gift that endows Gustavo Dudamel’s job as music director

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the New York Philharmonic at its spring gala on April 24, the orchestra said Tuesday as it announced a $40 million gift from co-chairman Oscar L. Tang and wife Agnes Hsu-Tang that will endow his position.Dudamel was hired in February to become the Philharmonic’s music director for the 2026-27 season. He conducted the orchestra last May in three performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony but was not scheduled to lead it in the 2023-24 season, which opens Sept. 27. The program of Dudamel’s concert was not announced.As part of the gift, the music director will become The Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Music and Artistic Director Chair starting with the 2025-26 season, when Dudamel becomes music director designate. The 42-year-old Dudamel has been music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2009, a tenure that will end after 17 seasons when he starts in New York. He quit as music director...

5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal civil rights charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

MEMPHIS (AP) — 5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal civil rights charges.Source

France’s Foreign Ministry says French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a French official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and called for the junta to immediately release him.Military officers in Niger deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July and later ordered French officials to leave the country — an order that France has refused to heed, saying that Niger’s junta is not the country’s legitimate authority.The ministry said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that Stephane Jullien, counsellor for French citizens abroad — a non-diplomatic, elected post — , was arrested last Friday, and called for his “immediate release.” French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France’s ambassador would stay at his post in Niger despite being asked to leave, Addressing ambassadors in August, Macron dismissed concerns that standing up to the junta could be dangerous. The arrest of a French official was sure to further raise tensions between France and Niger.The Foreign Mi...

Tickets sales for Euro 2024 in Germany start soon at $32. High-end seats at the final cost $2,100

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — More than 1.2 million tickets for soccer’s 2024 European Championship in Germany go on sale next month with seats priced from 30 euros ($32) at group-stage games up to 1,000 euros ($1,072) for the final, UEFA said Tuesday.The most expensive seats of all the 2.7 million tickets for the 51 games will be in a new high-end “Prime Seats” category that more than doubles the highest prices from Euro 2020.The prime halfway line spots will go on sale in December at 400 euros ($429) for group-stage games and 2,000 euros ($2,146) for the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on July 14, UEFA said.Soccer tournaments in Germany are traditionally high-revenue events and the cheapest hospitality package prices next year are about 40% more expensive than at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Tickets being sold from Oct. 3-Oct. 26 are for games on specific dates before the full schedule is known for the month-long tournament in 10 German cities. This first sales phase is “the best chance esp...

UConn loses its starting quarterback to injury for the 2nd straight season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

UConn starting quarterback Joe Fagnano will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the Huskies loss to Georgia State, coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday.Fagnano, a transfer from Maine, was injured during a designed quarterback run in the second quarter of last Saturday’s 35-14 loss in Atlanta.“It’s a fairly significant injury, we didn’t think it was that significant until they got a real good look at it with the MRI, so Friday he’s scheduled for surgery and he’s obviously pretty down about it,” Mora said.Ta’Quan Roberson, a transfer from Penn State, will take over the starting duties for UConn (0-2), which hosts FIU on Saturday.Roberson completed 19 of 30 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Fagnano on Saturday night.He returns to the starting role he lost after suffering a season-ending knee injury in UConn’s opening game a season ago.“Now this year, the guy ahead of Ta’Quan gets hurt and now Ta’Quan gets his chance aga...

France’s Foreign Ministry says a French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and calls for his release. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that a ministry official was arrested.)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry says a French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and calls for his release. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that a ministry official was arrested.).Source

Emma Coronel podría ser liberada de prisión tan pronto como este miércoles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

LOS ÁNGELES, California – Emma Coronel, esposa del narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, podría ser liberada tan pronto como este miércoles luego de cumplir parte de su condena de 3 años en una prisión federal de Estados Unidos por narcotráfico. Según el sitio web de la Agencia Federal de Prisiones de EEUU (BOP, por sus siglas en inglés), Emma Coronel Aispuro, de 34 años, tiene una fecha de salida de prisión del 13 de septiembre de 2023. La mujer se encuentra actualmente en un centro federal de transición al sur de Los Ángeles, California, para personas que están por quedar en libertad, indica la página web del BOP. Randilee Giamusso, vocero del BOP, le confirmó este lunes a NBC News que esta es la fecha “proyectada” para la liberación de Coronel. Trasladan a Emma Coronel a un hogar de transición antes de ser liberada en EEUU Emma Coronel, sola y sin ver a nadie en la prisión a la que fue trasladada ...

Analysis: Payton's excoriation of his predecessor looks even worse after his bungled Broncos debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

DENVER (AP) — If you’re going to excoriate your predecessor over the mess you were hired to clean up, it's best to outperform the guy you replaced.Sean Payton didn’t deliver enough enhancements in his Denver debut Sunday to justify calling out Nathaniel Hackett like he did in the summer. Poll: What is your favorite football snack? During a passionate defense of quarterback Russell Wilson, who's coming off the worst season of his career, Payton accused Hackett and his staff in Denver of doing “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL" in 2022.The potshot would have hit different had it come during Payton's time as a Fox football analyst during his year's sabbatical from coaching.Hackett, now the Jets' offensive coordinator, owned up to his failures as a first-time head coach in Denver but suggested Payton broke an unwritten code among coaches to not publicly criticize one another.Payton's stinging critique of Hackett's performance in a USA Today article is sure to p...

BSO: Teen student arrested, charged with attempted murder after cutting teacher at Bright Horizons School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

A juvenile student has been arrested after, officials said, he cut a teacher at a school in Deerfield Beach. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue arrived at Bright Horizons School, located at 3901 NE 1st Terrace, around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to the school district, the 14-year-old male ninth-grade student cut the teacher with a sharp object. Authorities have not disclosed the teen’s identity but tell 7News that he faces one count of attempted felony murder. The injured teacher received immediate medical care for a laceration to the ear and was transported to Broward Health North with non-life-threatening injuries. Several school staff members were able to detain the suspect on campus.According to Broward County Schools, “Bright Horizons Center is a specialized school servicing students with disabilities that require intense support.” The school has returned to ‘normal status’ and there is no active threat. Pleas...

Broward County woman wins $1 million from scratch-off ticket

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:53 GMT

A Lauderhill woman hit the jackpot when she won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket. Angelic Cokely, 43, claimed her prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at the Florida Lottery’s Miami District Office, the Florida Lottery said in a news release. Cokely opted to receive her prize as a lump-sum payment, amounting to $640,000.00.Cokely’s winning ticket was purchased at a Publix, located at 5855 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderhill. The retailer is set to receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, was launched in February, featuring two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes each worth $1 million. The game boasts a staggering total of over $1.6 billion in cash prizes, with overall odds of winning at 1-in-4.50.According to the Florida Lottery, Scratch-Off games accounted for approximately 77 percent of ticket sales in 2021-2022. Since inc...