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Heyward to become music director of Mostly Mozart, which will get new name

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathon Heyward will succeed Louis Langrée as music director of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Orchestra, which will be given a new and as yet undetermined name by the summer of 2024.The 30-year-old conductor will start a three-year contract in 2024, the performing arts organization said Wednesday.Founded in 1966, the Mostly Mozart Orchestra has had a reduced presence in Lincoln Center’s summer programming in recent years. Lincoln Center in 1996 cut the Mostly Mozart schedule from seven weeks to four. The orchestra gave 15 performances last summer. There are 14 scheduled this summer, including 12 in renovated David Geffen Hall.Heyward will work with Shanta Thake, Lincoln Center’s chief artistic officer, to integrate the orchestra into the larger Summer for the City festival.Langrée, 62, is entering his last summer as music director, a position he assumed in 2003. He replaced Gerard Schwarz, who had been music director since 1984.Heyward becomes music director of the...

Body of Missouri ER doctor found across Arkansas state line, brother says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

This undated photo released by the Cassville Missouri Police Dept., shows a portrait of Dr. John Forsyth. Authorities in the small town of Cassville, Mo., are searching for the emergency room physician Dr. Forsyth a week-and-a-half after his mysterious disappearance. (Cassville Missouri Police via AP) This undated photo released by the Cassville Missouri Police Dept., shows a portrait of Dr. John Forsyth. Authorities in the small town of Cassville, Mo., are searching for the emergency room physician Dr. Forsyth a week-and-a-half after his mysterious disappearance. (Cassville Missouri Police via AP) A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri has been found dead in northwestern Arkansas, his brother said, but que...

5-year-old missing out of Aurora since Tuesday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are looking for a 5-year-old who was reported missing on Tuesday.The Aurora Police Department is asking the public to look out for 5-year-old Maha. She was reported missing on May 30. Family’s truck and trailer stolen from hotel parking lot APD also included a photo of Maha's mother Alexus, who is the primary caretaker.A 5-year-old out of Aurora was reported missing on May 30. She may be with her mother, Alexus, who is pictured. (Aurora Police Department)Five-year-old Maha was reported missing since May 30 out of Aurora. She may be with her mother, Alexus. (Aurora Police Department) It is not confirmed if Maha is with Alexus, but APD is asking that if you see Alexus and Maha together, contact 911.Anyone with information on Maha's whereabouts is asked to contact the Denver Metro Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Nuggets-inspired street sign to be renamed Wednesday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In celebration of the Denver Nuggets' advancement to the NBA Finals, the city is hosting a ceremonial renaming of a street sign in the team's honor.Mayor Hancock and employees of the city and county of Denver will gather with special guests from the Nuggets Wednesday morning for the unveiling. Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention Rocky the mascot and the dancers will be there, along with their official DJ "Paws the Music" on Bannock Street Plaza for the ceremony, which begins at 11:30 a.m.FOX31 will be streaming the event at 11:30 a.m. on the website and in the app for viewers to be the first in the know.No further details had been released about the street sign or its new name as of Wednesday morning.

Singer ‘Danileigh’ arrested for DUI hit-and-run in Miami Beach

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

Singer Danileigh, whose government name is Danielle L. Curiel, 28, was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, May 30, following a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle and a scooter. The arrest took place at the 1100 block of Washington Ave.According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the scene at around 12:53 am after receiving a report of an accident. A witness stated that she observed a gray Mercedes Benz G550, bearing Florida license plate 36AMXS, traveling at a high rate of speed and weaving through traffic. The vehicle collided with a moped scooter and continued driving without stopping. The moped remained stuck in the front of the Mercedes Benz for approximately a block.The witness further informed Officer A. Sanchez that multiple people tried to get the driver’s attention and informed her about the moped being dragged, but the driver did not stop. She called 911 while continuing to follow the gray Mercedes Benz.Another witness corroborated the accoun...

MEPs outline strategy to strangle Hungary’s EU presidency

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

BRUSSELS — Hungary’s stint in the EU hot seat is more than a year away — but a fight over it is already in full swing. Members of the European Parliament floated strategies Wednesday that could be employed to weaken if not entirely slay Hungary’s EU presidency next year, amid an escalating tug-of-war between EU institutions and Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán over backsliding on rule of law.The Parliament this week is expected to vote through a nonbinding resolution that “questions” Budapest’s ability to pull off a successful Council presidency in the second half of 2024. Every six months, a different EU country holds the rotating chair, which grants some scope for influencing broader policymaking across the EU. “It’s about time we start to play hardball,” said Sophie in ‘t Veld, a Dutch MEP from liberal Renew Europe group, at a press conference with four other MEPs of various political families who penned the parliamentary text. The proposal includes ways to “red...

Macron extends olive branch to Eastern Europeans

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

BRATISLAVA — French President Emmanuel Macron sought to mend fences with Eastern Europeans at a conference in Slovakia, telling an audience largely from the region that he wants a more collaborative relationship with ex-Soviet states.“We didn’t listen enough to you, and your calls for your history and painful memories to be acknowledged,” he told an audience at the GLOBSEC security forum in the Slovak capital.“Some said you missed opportunities to stay silent; I say we sometimes missed opportunities to listen to you. That time is over,” he said, referring to a swipe by former French President Jacques Chirac in 2003 that offended Eastern Europeans.“I don’t think there is a western and an eastern Europe, an old Europe and a new one; there is only one Europe … with a will to build unity,” he said.Policy notes that played well with Eastern Europeans included saluting the strength of NATO, acknowledging the experience of many countries formerly under Soviet rule, and supporting a pathway...

Belichick: Pats have ‘moved on’ after losing 2 workout days for NFL rules violation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick says the team has moved on after losing two days of workouts for violating NFL offseason workout rules.“It’s in the past. We’ve moved on,” Belichick said Wednesday as his team resumed their optional offseason conditioning program.The team announced last week that a scheduled workout that was supposed to be open for reporters to attend had been canceled. Another workout originally slated for this week was also canceled.The violation reportedly was for holding a mandatory meeting that was required to be optional.“Had a good long weekend,” Belichick said when asked what effect the lost workout time had on the team. “The whole situation is in the past and we moved on.”Belichick confirmed the violations occurred over three days of Phase 2 of the nine-week program in which teams are allowed to conduct workouts on the field.The Patriots were originally allotted 13 days of workouts. They will now hold a total of 11, including next month...

Twitter may be worth only a third of its pre-Musk value, Fidelity says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

Washington (CNN) — A Fidelity fund has slashed its estimate of Twitter’s value amid ongoing chaos at the company, implying the social media platform may be worth only a third of its value compared to when Elon Musk acquired it in October.According to a monthly disclosure, Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth Fund reported that its stake in Twitter was worth $6.55 million at the end of April.That’s down from the $19.66 million the Fidelity fund said its stake was worth in October as Musk was finalizing the acquisition. The revision implies Twitter may be worth only $15 billion overall, as opposed to Musk’s $44 billion purchase price.Fidelity did not provide a reason for the markdown in its disclosure nor an explanation of how it arrived at its valuation, but the adjustment coincides with widespread public blowback to Musk’s erratic decision-making.Under Musk’s watch, Twitter has laid off much of its staff, lost many of its advertisers and embarked on a troub...

DeSantis plays up his personal side, hits back at Trump in campaign blitz across Iowa

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:45:38 GMT

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT (Associated Press)SALIX, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis was making a four-stop blitz through Iowa during his first full day of presidential campaigning on Wednesday, aiming for a personal connection with voters while intensifying his criticism of former President Donald Trump.The Florida governor’s first stop was the floor of Port Neal Welding in Salix, a rural town near Sioux City, in the heart of the most Republican-heavy part of the state. Lining the highway outside the welding shop were metal structures including a towering Jesus, a version of the Statue of Liberty and the Minions.DeSantis talked up his efforts to push his state farther to the right. But he often barreled through his 30-minute speech in workmanlike fashion, left few pauses for applause from the audience of a bit more than 100 people, some wearing caps bearing seed company logos. Trying to position himself as the most formidable alternative to Trump in the crowded Republ...