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Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons

Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons

DETROIT (AP) — Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte" to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.
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TGL indoor golf hitting a younger audience and already contemplating expansion

TGL indoor golf hitting a younger audience and already contemplating expansion

For those who think golf needs a longer offseason, TGL might be the ticket.
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Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe Saldaña earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter Butter

Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe Saldaña earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter Butter

NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe Saldaña and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators.
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Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure

Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the North and South poles .
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NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again

NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Monday that they hold themselves partly responsible for what went wrong on their space sprint-turned-marathon and would fly on Boeing's Starliner again.
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Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism , with the announcement of a new “comprehensive review” that could jeopardize billions of dollars for the Ivy League
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Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO

Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's largest public utility on Monday promoted one of its top executives to CEO, putting Don Moul in charge of the Tennessee Valley Authority as President Donald Trump has cast renewed attention on the federal entity.
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U.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan's atomic bomb program

U.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan's atomic bomb program

SURREY, B.C. — U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S.
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Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world

Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced fish from protected waters near Antarctica, siding with U.S.
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A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant

A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to speak.
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