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Both the Met and Ravinia have now cut ties with the maestro. Levine was due this summer to begin a five-year term as Conductor Laureate at Ravinia.

Berlin/Lausanne (dpa) - Das Organisationskomitee der Olympischen Winterspiele im Februar in Pyeongchang «akzeptiert und respektiert», die IOC-Entscheidung im russischen Doping-Skandal. «Wir werden mit dem IOC und allen anderen relevanten Akteuren zusammenarbeiten, um sicherzustellen, dass alle Athleten und Offiziellen, die an den Spielen teilnehmen, die bestmöglichen Erfahrung machen können», hieß es in einer am Dienstag vom südkoreanischen POCOG veröffentlichten Mitteilung. Laut dem Urteil des Internationalen... Читать дальше...

Alabama Senate Democratic nominee Doug Jones came out swinging at Republican Roy Moore on Tuesday, drawing a sharp contrast between his career as a prosecutor and Moore, who faces allegations from multiple women of initiating sexual encounters when they were teenagers.

The IOC’s decision to ban Russia from Pyeongchang has major implications.

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• A series of wildfires broke out around the Los Angeles area on Tuesday morning, forcing thousands to evacuate.
• The three fires, centered around Ventura, Sylmar, and Santa Clarita, burned through thousands of acres and showed no signs of stopping by Tuesday afternoon. 
• The fires are caused by dry, gusty winds, and below-average precipitation in recent weeks. The high winds are expected to continue through Thursday. 

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College football's final four is set as Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Georgia will compete for the championship.

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Blinded by holiday hubbub and an unseasonably warm autumn, we nearly forgot that winter was inching ever closer. Once we realized it though, we busted out the hot cocoa and got to drafting the 9 best winter trips we could think of, from sleeping under the Arctic twilight in a private igloo, to breaking out the skates on an Olympic ice rink.

Quebec City, Canada

This stylish city has a lot to offer in terms of chic accommodation... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump was engaged in a phone call frenzy on Tuesday, reaching out to various Middle East leaders to inform them of his decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
• Trump reportedly spoke with the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt.
• Nearly every leader he called warned him against moving the embassy.

President Donald Trump has been making phone... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a defamation lawsuit filed against President Donald Trump by a former contestant on "The Apprentice" (all times local): 3:30 p.m. President Donald Trump's lawyers say he should be immune from a New York defamation lawsuit filed by a former contestant on his reality TV show "The Apprentice" in part because he's too busy and important. Attorney Marc Kasowitz argued Tuesday the lawsuit filed by Summer Zervos should at least be delayed until Trump is no longer in office. Читать дальше...

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Winds gusting as high as 50 mph (80 kph) have caused power outages across northern Indiana and hindered efforts to extinguish a brush fire in Gary. Indiana power companies reported about 1,000 customers without service in scattered outages Tuesday afternoon. Gary Fire Department Chief of Operations Mark Jones said firefighters battled a brush fire fueled by high winds Tuesday morning in a marshy area near U.S. 12. The National Weather Service posted a wind advisory for parts of northern Indiana through early Tuesday evening. Читать дальше...

Last night, our very own editor and supermodel Veronica Webb took to the stage of the British Fashion Awards 2017 to honor her mentor and friend, iconic fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa, who died suddenly last month at the age of 77. Dressed in—of course—Alaïa, she was joined by both fashion-industry friends and fellow…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and the budget (all times local): 3:15 p.m. President Donald Trump has received an earful from four American families who favor the tax-cut legislation pending in Congress. An Indiana man who works in technology called the bill a "huge win" and said it will help his company attract and keep top-tier talent. A Virginia man who employs military veterans at a woodworking business argued for a simpler tax code and lower rates. A North Dakota state lawmaker and... Читать дальше...

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The quest for collusion is over. Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation has not — either through leaks or announced indictments — revealed any collusion, and Democrats and their allies in the liberal mainstream media know that it never will. This reality is setting in among the president’s clearer-thinking foes, and they are transitioning to an obstruction of justice claim in an effort to sustain the fight with President Trump.

US arrests of illegal immigrants soared in the first year of president Donald Trump's administration while border crossings have plummeted, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.

At Qualcomm’s conference on Tuesday, AMD’s corporate vice president and GM Kevin Lensing made a surprise guest appearance, announcing that the two companies were working together to power a new line of HP and Asus PCs, powered by Snapdragon 835. The Always Connected PCs are powered by gigabit LTE, to stay connected without relying on Wi-Fi.

At Qualcomm’s conference on Tuesday, AMD’s corporate vice president and GM Kevin Lensing made a surprise guest appearance, announcing that the two companies were working together to power a new line of HP and Asus PCs, powered by Snapdragon 835. The Always Connected PCs are powered by gigabit LTE, to stay connected without relying on Wi-Fi.

Georgetown College volleyball's Jenny Howell and Caroline Ricks add to the programs illustrious legacy of NAIA All-America honorees. Howell becomes the seventh Tiger to be recognized at least three times in a career, while Ricks is earning it for the first time.

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Microsoft is about to overhaul its campus...in Silicon Valley.

The Redmond, Washington, tech company can be forgiven if, as Apple collects accolades for its stunning Steve Jobs Theater and Space Ship Campus in Cupertino and Amazon shops for space for its next cutting-edge headquarters, it seems a little like it's waving from the side of the room saying, "Hey! Over here! We can build a Campus of the Future, too."

Microsoft's announced its plan to modernize its 32-acre Mountain View... Читать дальше...

Like any professional sports league, the upcoming Overwatch League is gearing up to sell plenty of merchandise. But unlike, say, the NFL or NBA, you’ll be able to buy both real-world and virtual versions of each team’s uniform.

Ever notice those tiny copper buttons all over your jeans and wonder what they are for? Turns out, they might be more necessary than you think. Following is a transcript of the video.

The report details ex-cop Joseph Frugoli's alleged role in a bar fight 17 years before his drunken, fiery wreck that killed two men.

The report details ex-cop Joseph Frugoli's alleged role in a bar fight 17 years before his drunken, fiery wreck that killed two men.

PHILADELPHIA  — A homeless man who used his last $20 to fill up the gas tank of a stranded motorist in Philadelphia has bought a home with some of the nearly $400,000 raised for him by the woman he saved. Johnny Bobbitt Jr. says on his GoFundMe page that he bought a home over the...