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Nearly $100 billion in military aid to UkraineIndividual countries around the world have committed nearly $100 billion in direct military assistance to Ukraine. The US Congress has approved around $46.6 billion in direct military aid to Ukraine since NATO countries began organizing support for Ukraine a month before the full-scale invasion, data shows. This is part of a total $113 billion aid budget for both defense and civilian needs – though not all of it is meant to go directly to Ukraine. The United Kingdom has pledged more than $7 billion in direct military aid. Around 78% of Poland’s direct support for Ukraine goes to refugee costs – $17 billion out of nearly $22 billion.

Persons: CNN —, that’s, –, Kevin McCarthy, Joshua Berlinger Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Republicans, Kiel Institute, NATO, Union, European Union, Russia —, Latvia —, United Nations, UN, US Locations: Ukraine, United States, Russia, Germany, Denmark, Poland, United Kingdom, Kiel, Norway, Baltic, Russia — Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia

☆ The Defects of Human and Artificial Intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Andre M. Chang/Zuma PressRegarding Joshua Ben Rosen’s “AI Can Do as Bad a Job as Your PR Department” (op-ed, Sept. 21): Human communication is mostly imperfect, even in well-thought-through text. It has unintentional “defects” in logic or aesthetics, and such subtleties can reveal valuable information about the writer or the situation. With AI, by contrast, there is nothing to be read between the lines. That is worse than rhetorical nothingness.

Persons: Andre M . Chang, Joshua Ben Rosen’s Organizations: Zuma, PR

☆ Corporate America exhales as government shutdown is averted at the last minute
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Corporate America is breathing a sigh of relief after lawmakers narrowly avoided a chaotic shutdown of the federal government. Business leaders and economists had warned a shutdown would have hurt the economy by causing vast uncertainty, significant disruptions and hurting confidence. But then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy abruptly shifted course and moved to pass a bill with support from Democrats. The Chamber commended lawmakers who voted to keep the government open on a bipartisan basis and called for Congress to finish the job. Gardner noted that there will likely be a move to remove McCarthy as speaker and another potential budget standoff ahead of November 17.

Persons: brinksmanship, ’, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, “, Joshua Bolten, ” Bolten, ”, Brian Gardner, Stifel’s, Gardner, McCarthy, ” Gardner Organizations: New, New York CNN — Corporate, Business, US Chamber of Commerce, Senate Locations: New York, American, Ukraine, Washington —, Washington

☆ Opera Philadelphia Cuts Its Budget, but Not Its Ambition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And opera needs works like “10 Days,” which treats the medium with affection and respect while also chafing at its tropes throughout history. For this is an opera that jerks between beauty and terror — seamlessly under the baton of Daniela Candillari, leading an ensemble of about a dozen instrumentalists. The patients (members of Opera Philadelphia Chorus, led by Elizabeth Braden) can sing the same hymn with serenity in one scene and chaotic dissonance in the next, with few indications of which is the truer rendition. The most tragic of the patients is Lizzie (the mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, who sings with a lush and moving elegance that would make her ideal for mid-20th century American opera). Her repetitive ramblings come into logical focus with a long, crushing aria about the death of her daughter.

Persons: Nellie Bly’s, —, Bly, Daniela Candillari, Elizabeth Braden, Josiah Blackwell, Will Liverman, Joanna Settle’s, Andrew Lieberman, Kiera Duffy, Lauren Pearl, Raehann Bryce, Davis, Lizzie doesn’t, She’s Organizations: Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music Locations: Roosevelt

☆ Schubert at the Vast Park Avenue Armory: Intimate, Lonely, Exposed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But the idea of mounting, say, Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder” didn’t appeal to Guth. “If you have this huge orchestra, it will be the same structure you have at a normal concert,” he said. “So, how to get this very specific situation of not being in the opera house or concert hall? We thought it would be great to have in this huge hall just this lonely singer exposed.”They arrived at the idea of a song recital. “It’s a thrilling space to put anything in, and in a way it’s your responsibility to do justice to it.

Persons: ”, Guth, Schubert, ” Guth, ” Levine, ” —, gesturing, “, I’ve, it’s Organizations: Armory, Metropolitan Opera

☆ Amazon doesn't need the hype of AI for its stock to trade higher, says Ritholtz's Josh Brown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmazon doesn't need the hype of AI for its stock to trade higher, says Ritholtz's Josh BrownJoshua Brown, CEO at Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins 'Halftime Report' to explain why he is adding more Amazon stock to his portfolio and more.

Persons: Ritholtz's Josh Brown Joshua Brown Organizations: Ritholtz Wealth Management

Biden said that when negotiations began, he encouraged leaders of the two sides to stay at the bargaining table as long as possible. The head of the UAW said the union's negotiators “are hard at work at the bargaining table.”The UAW strike is just one of many labor disruptions. Still, a wider strike by the UAW could cause parts of the U.S. economy to shudder. The chain reaction across parts suppliers to the stores and restaurants that auto workers patronize could hurt local economies in Michigan, Wisconsin and other states that could be pivotal in next year’s election. Former President Donald Trump, the early Republican front-runner, said that union workers jobs are at risk because of Biden’s push to use of government incentives to build more EVs.

Persons: Joe Biden, autoworkers, ”, ” Biden, Stellantis, Biden, Julie Su, Gene Sperling, Shawn Fain, “, ’, Suzanne Clark, Joshua Bolten, ” Fain, Joe Brusuelas, Donald Trump, Trump, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, Big, White, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, UAW, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Workers, Labor Department, Democratic, Business, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, RSM, Oxford Economics, Republican, NBC News Locations: Detroit, California , Oregon, Washington, U.S, Michigan , Wisconsin, China, United States, America

☆ MSN readers are furious after an apparently AI-generated headline said 'Brandon Hunter useless at 42' after the former NBA player suddenly died
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

MSN readers called out the site for publishing a story they believe was written by AI. The story's headline describes the late NBA player Brandon Hunter as "useless." "Brandon Hunter useless at 42," the headline read. A former NBA player dies young, and AI writes this headline:"Brandon Hunter useless at 42"And check that prose:"Former NBA participant Brandon Hunter who beforehand performed for the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic, has handed away on the age of 42." https://t.co/xEvVVHo9DP pic.twitter.com/EiKlZEhluS — Joshua Benton (@jbenton) September 14, 2023It described Hunter as a "former NBA participant" who was "handed away on the age of 42."

Persons: Brandon Hunter, xEvVVHo9DP, EiKlZEhluS — Joshua Benton, Hunter, it's Organizations: NBA, Microsoft, Service, MSN, Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Twitter, Ottawa Food Bank, TMZ Locations: Wall, Silicon, @jbenton

☆ Review: A Soprano’s Recital Captures Her Brilliant Sincerity
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What the soprano Julia Bullock loves about Kurt Weill’s music, she said during her recital at the Park Avenue Armory on Monday, is how it spins the personal into the universal. Even in her selection of this composer’s work: Weill, an exile artist whose sound exemplified Weimar Berlin before helping to shape Broadway’s golden age, was split between two countries. On the one hand, the evening was quintessentially her, in vocal character and preoccupations with historical and musical connections. The Board of Officers Room at the Armory, one of the most intimate and ideal spaces for vocal recitals, is also particularly well-suited to Bullock’s specific sound. At its fullest, her instrument can engulf an auditorium, but she keeps those moments in reserve; her performances are not defined by their size.

Persons: Julia Bullock, Kurt Weill’s, Weill, Bullock, John Arida Organizations: Armory Locations: Weimar Berlin, Germany

☆ NFL week 1: Everything you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Bengals @ BrownsAn Ohio derby on the opening weekend of the new season is a treat for all NFL fans, especially with expectations for both teams so high. The Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants have had many battles for the ages over the years and is one of the most heated rivalries across the league. Dalton Schultz of the Dallas Cowboys scores a touchdown during the second half against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on November 24, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. Bills @ JetsArguably the game of the first week is its final one, with the Buffalo Bills traveling to face the New York Jets. Mosley of the New York Jets defends in the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on December 11, 2022.

Persons: Joe Burrow, Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Zac Taylor, Dylan Buell, Deshaun Watson, Watson, Kevin Stefanski, David Eulitt, Ezekiel Elliott, Kellen Moore, Mike McCarthy, Dalton Schultz, Wesley Hitt, Dak, Brian Daboll’s, Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley, Darren Waller, Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Von Miller, Damar Hamlin, Dawson Knox, Mosley, Joshua Bessex, Aaron Rodgers, – Sauce Gardner, Breece, Garrett Wilson –, Rodgers, C.J, D.J, Reed Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, NFL, Detroit, ESPN, FOX, NBC, CBS, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Bengals, Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Super, AFC Championship, Getty, Cleveland Browns, AFC North, Cowboys, Giants NFL, Los Angeles Chargers, AT, Giants, Bills, Jets, Green Bay, Sunday Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers Arizona Cardinals, Washington, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Locations: United States, DAZN, Browns An Ohio, Arlington , Texas, Prescott, Texas, Green

The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at age 76, will be offered up by Heritage Auctions next month in Dallas. Jein, who had an Oscar and Emmy nominated career making miniature models, was also a collector of costumes, props, scripts, artwork, photographs and models from the shows he loved. But a small preliminary model, which is about 5 inches (12 centimeters) long, is among Jein's creations that will be offered at the auction. Chang said Jein loved his work and also had a passion to learn about a wide array of topics. After Jein died, his cousin found that his book collection spanned topics from cooking to the military.

Persons: Greg Jein, Jein, “, Joshua Benesh, ” Jein, Steven Spielberg's, Benesh, ”, William Shatner, Kirk, Leonard Nimoy’s “ Mr, Spock, ” Lou Zutavern, Jein’s, ” Zutavern, Jerry Chang, Chang, Chang's, you’d, ” Chang Organizations: DALLAS, “ Star, Heritage Auctions, Air and Space Museum, “, Hollywood, California State University , Los Locations: Dallas, Los Angeles, dumpsters, California State University , Los Angeles, Hollywood

This is a season of transition for two of New York’s most important arts institutions. And Jaap van Zweden, the New York Philharmonic’s music director since 2018, starts his final year in the position with help from Yo-Yo Ma, Steve Reich and Schubert. Grand orchestras like the Chicago Symphony and Staatskapelle Berlin at Carnegie Hall; the Emerson String Quartet’s farewell; and premieres by Kate Soper and Ted Hearne are among the other highlights coming this fall. And Matthew Ozawa’s staging for Detroit Opera aims to be a corrective to stereotypes about Japanese women and culture (Oct. 7-15). DEATH OF CLASSICAL The impresario Andrew Ousley’s bleakly winking concert series, performed in crypts and catacombs, includes the Calidore Quartet, which will present Beethoven’s Op.

Persons: Jake Heggie’s, Malcolm X ”, Florencia, Jaap van Zweden, Ma, Steve Reich, Schubert, Kate Soper, Ted Hearne, Phil Chan, Matthew Ozawa’s, PERELMAN, ”, Mahani Teave, Andrew Ousley’s bleakly, Lowell Liebermann’s, Maxim Lando, Bach’s “ Goldberg, Hanzhi Wang, David Lang’s Pulitzer, “ Organizations: Metropolitan Opera, York, Chicago Symphony, Berlin, Carnegie Hall, Emerson Colonial Theater, Detroit Opera, Trinity Church Wall, Easter Locations: el Amazonas, Boston, American

CNN —Pope Francis urged Chinese Catholics to be “good citizens” and “good Christians,” a rare instance of the Holy Father publicly addressing the issue of religion in China. Mongolia is sandwiched between Russia, whose invasion of Ukraine Francis has publicly criticized, and China, an atheist state where religious practice is heavily curtailed by the government. And to the Chinese Catholics, I ask you to be good Christians and good citizens.”Pope Francis leads Mass at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty ImagesChina may be officially an atheist state, but religious practice is legal in the country – albeit under tight government supervision and surveillance. Francis landed in Mongolia Friday for a trip that has lacked the usual fanfare of a Papal visit.

Persons: Pope Francis, Francis ’, Pope, Ukraine Francis, Stephen Chow, Cardinal John Tong, ”, Francis, Hong, “, ” Pope Francis, Mass, Pedro Pardo, Pontiff Organizations: CNN, Hong Kong’s, Getty, Vatican News, Mongolian, Sunday Locations: China, Mongolian, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Vatican, Beijing, AFP, Russian

☆ The Soprano Ailyn Pérez Doesn’t Feel Like a Beginner Anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It helped — a lot — that by then she had met Soloman Howard. In 2016, Pérez starred as Juliette in “Roméo,” and her colleagues included Howard, a bass-baritone, as the duke. At one point, Santa Fe Opera asked Pérez to tape herself singing “Song to the Moon” from “Rusalka,” and Howard said, “‘We are going to make a video,’” she recalled. She doesn’t really remember that night — “I was out of my body” — but others do. Gelb, who said, “You can’t fake Verdi,” remembered her sounding “absolutely magnificent.” Nézet-Séguin, called it “a performance for the ages.”

Persons: Peter Gelb, ”, Pérez, “ Simon Boccanegra ”, Soloman Howard, Juliette, “, Howard, Ball, ’ ”, Gelb, Verdi Organizations: Met, Vienna, Santa Fe Opera, Goods Locations: Santa Fe, Chicago, Santa, “

☆ Who is Luis Rubiales and why did he kiss Jenni Hermoso?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The scandal began just moments after La Roja’s historic 1-0 victory against England, when the head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips. Fast forward seven days and Spain’s World Cup winners are refusing to play. After showing one of the Spanish players kissing the Women’s World Cup Trophy, the broadcast cut to Rubiales hugging Hermoso. Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesWhat Rubiales and Hermoso are sayingHermoso said at no point did she consent to the kiss. Spanish players’ union FUTPRO called for Rubiales to be punished after the kiss, while global players’ union FIFPRO called for “immediate disciplinary action” following Rubiales’ Friday speech.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, “, Gianni Infantino, Letizia, Sofia, Rubiales, royal’s, Anthony Albanese, James, Hermoso, ”, ” Rubiales, FUTPRO, FIFPRO, Rafael del Amo, Jenni, Jenni Hermoso, Christian Chavez, Jorge Vilda –, Borja Iglesia, Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Luis de la Fuente, Fran Santiago, Pedro Sanchez, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: CNN, England, Spanish, FIFA, Australian, British, Spain’s High, of Sport, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Pachuca women's, “, Atletico Madrid players, Sevilla, Getty Locations: Spanish, Spain, Eurasia, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Madrid, Seville

☆ France and EU to spend $215 million shoring up struggling wine producers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paris CNN —The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country’s wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling prices and waning demand. High demand for the voluntary buyback program, which was announced in June, prompted authorities to stretch its budget to $200 million, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement Friday. France was, as of 2020, the world’s second-biggest wine producer and its biggest wine exporter. EU wine exports from January to April this year are also 8.5% lower than last. The French government is also encouraging wine growers to look to alternative crops to cope with climate change and changing market forces.

Persons: rosés Organizations: Paris CNN, European Union, French Ministry of Agriculture, distillers, Agriculture Ministry Locations: France, Europe, EU, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal

Consider classical music a late bloomer. A concert in May doesn’t look so different from one in January. But then comes summer. Around early June, orchestras and opera companies close out their seasons, and music making begins to take on new, liberated forms. Instruments that seem so precious onstage make their way outdoors, suddenly looking as casual as the artists wielding them, who sometimes swap their formal concert attire for, well, whatever they want.

Locations: bloomer, New York

☆ A Conductor Who Wants to Put You ‘Inside the Sound’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Growing up, the conductor Maxime Pascal was a self-identified musical dilettante. As a child in the south of France, he had some skill on the violin, and sat in on the piano lessons his mother taught. Now, though, Pascal, 37, is arguably his generation’s finest conductor of 20th-century music, as well as an essential interpreter of contemporary works. And his schedule reflects both the breadth of his ambition and the respect he has garnered on some of the industry’s most prestigious stages. This month, Pascal is at the podium of the Vienna Philharmonic for the Martinu rarity “The Greek Passion” at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.

Persons: Maxime Pascal, Pascal, ”, Pierre Audi, Le Balcon, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht’s Organizations: New Orleans, Threepenny Opera, Vienna Philharmonic, Salzburg Festival Locations: France, Aix, Provence, Austria, Paris

Paris CNN —At least nine people were killed and two are missing after a fire broke out at a vacation home in eastern France early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Christophe Marot, a senior official in Haut Rhin, told CNN affiliate BFMTV that those inside the building could not escape from the blaze. “It’s very tragic.”The 500 square-meter (5,400 square-foot) house had been hosting people with disabilities during the summer holidays. Authorities do not have any leads on what caused the blaze, but an investigation has been opened, Hauwiller said. Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty ImagesOne official said that those inside the building could not escape from the blaze.

Persons: Firefighters, Philippe Hauwiller, Hauwiller, hadn’t, Christophe Marot, ” Marot, “, Leroy, Sebastien Bozon, Gerald Darmanin, Emmanuel Macron, Elisabeth Borne, ” Organizations: Paris CNN —, Authorities, CNN, BFMTV, Getty, Getty Images, Solidarity Locations: France, Wintzenheim, Paris, Haut Rhin, Nancy, AFP

Niamey, Niger CNN —Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential invasion, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running the country refused to abide by an influential regional bloc’s deadline to cede power. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responded days later by enacting sanctions and issuing an ultimatum to the ruling military junta: stand down within a week or face a potential military intervention. A junta leader said Sunday that Niger’s armed forces would be closing the country’s airspace due to the threat of military intervention. Wagner forces have been contracted to help local defense forces against rebellions and insurgencies, and suppress opposition. Both countries are sending delegations to Niger’s capital Niamey, “in solidarity with the people of Niger,” according to the Malian Armed Forces.

Persons: Niger CNN —, Mohamed Bazoum, Bazoum, insurgencies, Wagner, “, ”, Yevgeny Prigozhin Organizations: Niger CNN, CNN, West African States, National Council for, French Foreign Ministry, Nigerien, Malian Armed Forces, Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Niamey, Niger, France, United States, Russia, West Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, “, ”, Burkina

☆ The first self-driving car fatality case put to rest who was responsible for killing a pedestrian. In this case, it was not the robot.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A woman behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that hit a pedestrian has been in legal limbo ever since. The operator faced negligent homicide charges after a 2018 crash killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. A guilty plea entered Friday offered an answer to the once-hypothetical ethics question of who is responsible when a self-driving car kills a pedestrian. Rafaela Vasquez, who was behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber SUV that struck and killed a pedestrian in March of 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment related to the case, avoiding prison time. The victim, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, was the first known pedestrian fatality related to a fully autonomous vehicle crash.

Persons: Uber, Elaine Herzberg, Rafaela Vasquez, AP Vasquez, Joshua Brown of, carmakers Organizations: Morning, National Transportation, AP, New York Times, Tempe Police, of Transportation Locations: Maricopa County, Tempe , Arizona, Joshua Brown of Canton , Ohio

CNN —The European Union suspended all security cooperation and will no longer provide financial support to Niger following the coup in the West African country, the bloc’s top diplomat said. Abdourahamane Tiani, a general who leads the country’s presidential guard, was declared the country’s new leader after President Mohamed Bazoum was detained earlier this week. “President Bazoum was democratically elected; he is and remains the only legitimate President of Niger. The African Union on Saturday demanded that Nigerien military personnel “immediately and unconditionally return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority,” within 15 days. Niger lies at the heart of Africa’s Sahel region, which has seen numerous power grabs in recent years including in Mali and Burkina Faso.

Persons: Abdourahamane, Mohamed Bazoum, ”, Josep Borell, Bazoum, “, ” Borell, Emmanuel Macron, insurgencies Organizations: CNN, European Union, Nigerien, African Union, Saturday, Economic, West, Niger Locations: Niger, West, Washington, Moscow, West African States, Sahel, Mali, Burkina Faso, United States, France

CNN —Russia has a stockpile of cluster munitions and will consider using them against Ukraine “if they are used against us,” President Vladimir Putin said. “Russia has a sufficient supply of various types of cluster munitions,” the Russian leader said during an interview with a pro-Kremlin journalist. What are cluster munitions? Cluster munitions contain multiple explosives that are released over an area up to the size of several football fields. Putin also claimed that Russia has not yet used cluster munitions, despite evidence to the contrary.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, “, ”, Connie Chen, Henrik Pettersson, Joe Biden, Putin, Biden, Jen Psaki Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Geneva International Centre, US Defense Department, White House, United Nations Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Kharkiv, Ukraine’s

☆ Search for a Century-Old Shipwreck Turns Up One Even Older
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Lauren Mccarthy | More About Lauren Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In September, a Discovery Channel film crew traveled to Paradise, Mich., searching for two French naval ships that disappeared in 1918. But on a voyage to find them, they stumbled upon another shipwreck that was four decades older. “Finding the Satellite was hugely exciting and unexpected,” said Mr. Gates. On June 21, 1879, the 15-year-old Satellite was on a routine trip to Duluth, Minn., from Detroit, and towing four schooner barges when it sprang a leak. “She gained on us an inch a minute,” he wrote, adding that “there was no logs” in “the way we came.”

Persons: Josh Gates, ”, Gates, Joshua B, Markee, “ Organizations: Channel, “, Historical Society Locations: Paradise, Mich, Lake Superior, Duluth, Minn, Detroit

☆ Louis Langrée Wraps Up a Quietly Transformative Era of Conducting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Rattle, he recalled, told him: “If you want to have a deep experience as a music director, you should live in the city. “The thing that was important to Louis was to keep things going,” Martin said. The Cincinnati Symphony today, as with the Mostly Mozart orchestra, is largely a product of Langrée’s efforts. He was actively involved in the renovation of its home theater, Music Hall, and has hired, Martin said, “somewhere between a third and half” of the players. And, crucially, the group is performing at a level of excellence that reflects his taste for color and nuance.

Persons: ” Langrée, Moss, Langrée, Simon Rattle, Martin, “, Céleste, Antoine, Louis, ” Martin, “ It’s, ” Organizations: City of Birmingham Symphony, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati Symphony, Music Hall Locations: Cincinnati, Alsace

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