Opera for the public: Spain's Teatro Real opera house offers free broadcast to towns and cities
MADRID (AP) — On a night in the middle of July, tenors, sopranos and a choir delighted the crowd in Madrid’s luxurious Teatro Real opera house with Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, “Turandot.”
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To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
Booksellers in Hungary must decide whether to comply with a law requiring books that depict homosexuality to be placed in closed packaging on their shelves
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Trump shows in Iowa he still rules the GOP -- despite his deepening criminal peril
Donald Trump only needed 10 minutes to show why his growing pile of criminal charges is not yet loosening his grip on the Republican presidential race and why his opponents will find him so hard to beat.
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After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won't change
For 150 years, the Chautauqua Institution has prided itself as a place that invites open dialogue and freedom of expression
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Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much
When the ocean gets really hot, it's less refreshing
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Colorado officer who placed handcuffed suspect into a vehicle that was hit by train is found guilty of misdemeanors, but acquitted of felony
A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed suspect in a patrol SUV that was then hit by a train near Denver lat year was found guilty of two misdemeanors Friday.
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Ukraine's top fencer granted place at Olympics after disqualification for Russia handshake snub
The Ukrainian fencing champion banned from the world championships in Italy for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent has been readmitted to the tournament and given an automatic place at next year's Paris Olympics.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Montana's ban on 'drag story hours' in libraries
A federal judge on Friday paused a Montana law that bans drag performers from hosting children's story hours at public libraries and bars "sexually oriented shows" on public property that can be seen by minors.
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Trump largely ignores new federal charges at major Iowa Republican gathering
Former President Donald Trump charged ahead with his bid for the 2024 GOP nomination Friday at a major Republican event in Iowa, largely ignoring the new charges he faces in the federal classified documents probe.
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Bank robbery suspect drops out of ceiling and into recycling bin before he's arrested, police say
A bank robbery suspect's escape was thwarted when he fell into a recycling bin -- right where police were waiting for him, authorities said.
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2nd break found on North Carolina roller coaster
Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say.
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Fact check: RFK Jr.'s misleading viral claim about Secret Service protection
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Joe Biden, baselessly suggested Friday that the Biden administration is singling him out for rare treatment by denying him Secret Service protection.
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