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Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81 04/23/2026 12:14pm • Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81. Tilson Thomas had surgery for a brain tumor in 2021 and resumed his career, then said in February 2025 the tumor h More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster 04/23/2026 12:02pm • The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there's a revival around the world, a trend that has been given a big boost by war in the Middle East. Over 400 nuclear reactors are operational in 31 Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award 04/23/2026 12:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Sandy Koufax has won the sixth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The Hall of Fame pitcher was honored Thursday with an annual distinction that ���recognizes a living individual whose career has been spent in or around Major League Baseball and who has demonst Freddie Mac says average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.23% this week, its third straight decline 04/23/2026 12:00pm • MCLEAN, Va. (AP) ��� Freddie Mac says average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.23% this week, its third straight decline. UK and French governments sign a 3-year deal to curb migrant crossings in English Channel 04/23/2026 11:51am • ZUYDCOOTE, France (AP) ��� The U.K. and French governments signed a new multimillion-euro deal on Thursday aimed at reducing the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, with increased police patrols and enhanced surveillance in northern France. U.K. Home Secretary Shabana Mah Movie Review: Moving but sometimes cloying, Tourette���s tale ���I Swear��� soars on superb acting 04/23/2026 11:44am • Perhaps the saddest thing about ���I Swear,��� the moving if also occasionally cloying film about Tourette���s activist John Davidson, is that a movie aimed at forging understanding ended up unwittingly causing division and horror ��� at a ceremony where it was being celebrated. At the same British Sports Betting Line 04/23/2026 11:41am • NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG New York Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization 04/23/2026 11:35am • MACAPA, Brazil (AP) ��� Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest has long brought deforestation that threatens the people who live there. The same roadwork, however, has also allowed archaeologists to get glimpses of the region���s past long before Europeans arrived to reshape it. The construction ofte Paris offers to host 2030 Winter Games ice hockey after Nice mayor opposes Olympic plan 04/23/2026 11:29am • PARIS (AP) ��� Olympic Games events could return to Paris as soon as 2030. The Paris Entertainment Company, which operates the Adidas Arena and Accor Arena in the French capital, told The Associated Press on Thursday it has submitted a bid to host ice hockey during the 2030 Winter Games to be held i Health data of 500,000 members of a UK project offered for sale online in China 04/23/2026 11:26am • LONDON (AP) ��� DNA and other confidential health data from 500,000 people who volunteered for a massive U.K. health study were offered for sale online in China following a data breach this week, the British government said Thursday. The information from the U.K. Biobank database was found listed f St. John's Zuby Ejiofor wins Met Writers top award, Claxton and Holloway share coach of year 04/23/2026 11:06am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� St. John's Zuby Ejiofor was chosen as the Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award winner by the Met Basketball Writers Association on Thursday. The 6-foot-9 senior forward averaged 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and shot 53.6% from the field for the Red Storm (30-7). He was honored as the Big East Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Claim $50 Bonus for NBA Playoffs + MLB Picks 04/23/2026 11:05am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services All new users can redeem the Underdog promo code WTOP to receive a play $5 to instantly get $50 in bonus entries. This bonus if guarant US jobless claim filings rise modestly to 214,000 last week, remain at historically healthy levels 04/23/2026 11:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week but remains within the historically healthy range of recent years. U.S. jobless aid applications for the week ending April 18 rose by 6,000 to 214,000, up from the previous week���s 208,000, the Labor De ���Dangerous��� winter weather broke Maryland records for cold-related deaths, ER visits 04/23/2026 10:55am • A ���dangerous��� winter season with prolonged drops in temperatures led to a record-breaking number of both cold-related fatalities and emergency room visits this year, according to reports from the Maryland Department of Health. The numbers serve as a grim reminder to Marylanders to take cold w Yamal to miss rest of Barcelona season but be fit for World Cup with Spain 04/23/2026 10:54am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of Barcelona���s season but should be healed from a leg injury in time to play for Spain at the World Cup, the club said on Thursday. Barcelona said 18-year-old Yamal will miss the remaining six La Liga games for the leaders as he follows a �