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Storms Hit Several U.S. States Leaving Deaths
Strong storms with high winds and hail hit northern Texas on Tuesday morning (28), as much of the United States was recovering from severe weather that left at least 23 people dead during the Memorial Day weekend. The weekend storms caused fatalities in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. Approximately 160,000 homes and businesses were…
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Restaurants in NYC Will Have to Adapt to New Rules for Offering Outdoor Meals
The streets and sidewalks of New York City could look quite different starting August 3. This is the deadline for restaurants to sign up for the city’s new ‘outdoor dining’ program or dismantle their structures occupying streets and sidewalks. After four years of free and loosely regulated outdoor dining, the new program overseen by the…
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MoMA Announces Projects: Tadáskía
The Museum of Modern Art announces Projects: Tadáskía, on display in the street-level galleries of the Museum from May 24 to October 14, 2024, as well as the acquisition of the centerpiece of the exhibition, an expansive paper work titled ‘Ave Preta Mística Mystical Black Bird’ (2022), for the MoMA collection.The exhibition, presented in collaboration…
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Brazilian Artist Tadáskía Opens Solo Exhibition at MoMA, in NY
The Museum of Modern Art announces Projects: Tadáskía, an exhibition in the museum’s street galleries from May 24 to October 14, 2024, as well as the acquisition of the exhibition’s centerpiece, an extensive paper work titled ‘Ave Preta Mística Mystical Black Bird’ (2022), for the MoMA collection. Tadáskía is a multidisciplinary artist based in Rio…
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Afraid of Turbulence? These Are the Routes with the Most Turbulence in the World
The recent incident involving a Singapore Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday (21) after “severe turbulence” has raised awareness about the dangers of turbulence and the areas where passengers are likely to experience it. The Boeing 777-300ER was traveling from London to Singapore with 211 passengers and 18…
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Florida Temporarily Unable to Enforce Law Criminalizing Transport of Undocumented Immigrants
A federal judge temporarily suspended on Wednesday (22) the enforcement of a Florida law that makes it a crime to transport illegal immigrants in the state. The law, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2023, partially amends the human smuggling statute to make it a crime to transport individuals without legal status to Florida. Distric…
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Why Are Concert Tickets So Expensive in the U.S.?
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Thursday (23) to break up Live Nation Entertainment, stating that the major concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit have illegally inflated ticket prices, harming artists and their fans. The average ticket price for major American tours reached $122.84 last year, up from $91.86 in 2019, according…
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SummerStage 2024 Schedule Announced in Central Park
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The 2024 season of the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, the iconic outdoor performing arts festival in New York, has just been announced and will bring dozens of free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across all five boroughs of New York City. Returning for its 38th year, the festival…
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Summerstage, Famous Summer Festival in NY, Announces Lineup. Alcione Is This Year’s Main Brazilian Name
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The 2024 season of the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s iconic outdoor music festival, has just been announced and will bring dozens of free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs of New York City. Returning for its 38th year, the festival will once…
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New Coronavirus Variant Threatens to Trigger New Wave of Cases in the U.S.
There is a new variant of the coronavirus circulating out there. KP.2, a member of the so-called FliRT variants, named for its mutations, has become the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States, according to the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These FliRT variants share certain mutations in common but…