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Hear ye, but you can���t hear me? Can this program make live theater more accessible? 04/26/2024 02:05pm • Live theater can be difficult to enjoy for those who have difficulty hearing. Bigger theaters team up with a third party to provide captioning either through an app you have to download or a tablet provided by the theater. Sometimes playhouses will also have giant screens with captioning, too India votes in second phase of national elections with Modi's BJP as front-runner 04/26/2024 12:44pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics. People lined up outside polling stations as voting opened USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow 04/25/2024 10:58pm • The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread. College officials across the U.S. are worried the ongoing protests could disr Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products 04/25/2024 06:16pm • Microsoft on Thursday said its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive. The company reported quarterly net income of $21.93 billion, or $2.94 per share, beating Wall Str A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence 04/25/2024 04:54pm • The CCTV footage shown at the domestic abuse trial was disturbing: The defendant is seen dragging his wife by her hair, and then punching and kicking her. Hours after it was recorded, she died of brain trauma. The trial of businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Kazakhstan's former economy minister, in the Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the Italian city grapples with overtourism 04/25/2024 03:49pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Under the gaze of the world���s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro ($5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindli A Russian actress who called for peace was fined for hosting an 'almost naked' party 04/25/2024 09:43am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� A Moscow court on Thursday imposed a 50,000-ruble ($560) fine on a TV presenter and actress who gained notoriety for hosting an ���almost naked��� party, saying her social media posts calling for peace discredited the military. Anastasia Ivleeva sparked an explosion of pub Fire burns a restaurant and hotel in eastern India, killing 6 and injuring 20 04/25/2024 07:09am • PATNA, India (AP) ��� A major fire that engulfed a restaurant and hotel in eastern India on Thursday killed at least six people and injured 20, a local fire officer said. The fire began when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while diners were eating in the restaurant, and it soon spread into an adjace John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education 04/24/2024 10:44pm • At 78, John Lithgow's acting career is not slowing down. He appeared in the best picture nominee ���Killers of the Flower Moon��� and starred with Jeff Bridges in the FX series ���The Old Man." Recently, the two-time Academy Award nominee and multiple Emmy, Tony and Golden Globes-winning actor playe 20 Packing and Moving Tips and Tricks to Simplify Your Move 04/24/2024 08:00pm • For most people, moving happens because it must, whether it's to a larger home for a growing family, a cross-country relocation for work or to downsize in retirement. Even when you're excited about your new destination, moving day will always be a little stressful -- there are a lot of details to c Tennessee lawmakers join movement allowing some teachers to take guns into schools 04/24/2024 06:27pm • Some public school teachers in Tennessee could gain new powers to carry concealed guns into the classroom, a year after a deadly school shooting in the state's capital city stirred impassioned debate about the best ways to curb such violence. The Republican-led Legislature in Tennessee gave final a Slovakia's government approves controversial overhaul of public broadcasting 04/24/2024 07:50am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Slovakia���s government on Wednesday approved a controversial overhaul of the country's public radio and television services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media. Thousands rallied in the capital last month to condemn Transgender Tennessee woman sues over state's refusal to change the sex designation on her license 04/23/2024 06:27pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� A transgender Tennessee woman sued the state's Department of Safety and Homeland Security on Tuesday after officials refused to change the sex on her driver's license to match her gender identity. The lawsuit was filed in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville under th Canadian police charge 2 former UN employees with conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya 04/23/2024 05:32pm • MONTREAL (AP) ��� Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses occurred between 2018 NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet 04/23/2024 03:58pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ��� NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. Flight controllers traced the blank communication to a bad computer chip and rearranged the spacec