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Cameron Crowe, Tom Kitt on 'Almost Famous' Cast Recording, Liner Notes – Rolling Stone

it took cameroon Crowe and Tom Kitt say the same word to end their friendship: “Yes.” It was January 2018, and the filmmaker and Broadway composer were co-writing a musical adaptation of Crowe’s classic 2000 film almost Famous. “The conversation was like, ‘What are the great ‘yes’s’ in rock?'” Crowe recalls. “He used to force me to go home to the cloud every day after we collaborated.” Crowe cited some important “Yeah” moments from his heroes Tom Petty and Neil Young, while Kitt references “I’m the One”, which he composed...
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Barry Humphries death: Dame Edna Starr has died aged 89

Sign up for our FREE IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up for our free IndyArts newsletter Australian comedian Barrie Humphreys has passed away at the age of 89. Humphreys – best known for his comedy roles including Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson – died in hospital on Saturday (22 April), surrounded by his family. Earlier this week, reports emerged that the comedian had been admitted to a Sydney hospital with “serious health problems” following complications with recent hip replacement surgery. A spokesperson...
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Maine woman brings raccoons to Petco for unconventional pet spa experience

Petco employees in Maine were asked to clip an unusual customer’s nails after a woman brought a wild raccoon into the store to have her nails clipped. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shared in a Facebook post that this was not a good idea and was illegal. The agency initially said the woman potentially exposed people to rabies when she brought the mammals to the pet store on Tuesday, May 23. “It is illegal to keep wildlife in Maine, and Petco does not trim raccoon nails,” the...
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Education Week Leadership Seminar 2023

Skip to content Nate Thompson Director of Social, Emotional and Behavioral Services, Littleton Public Schools, CO Nate Thompson LCSW is the director of social, emotional and behavioral services for Littleton Public Schools. He didn’t attend Harvard, never played professional sports and isn’t popular on social media, but he’s lucky to have a job that allows him to fulfill his mission to serve others by working with teachers, students and families. helps to create a school environment that is mentally supportive. Health, inclusivity, and social emotional learning. He is often invited...
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Energy Department cancels $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticizes alleged ties to China

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has scrapped plans to award a $200 million grant to a US battery maker amid criticism from Republican lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to China. Texas-based MicroVast was one of 20 companies to win a $2.8 billion seed grant to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles. The company is building a battery plant in Tennessee and is in talks with the Department of Energy for a $200 million grant funded through a 2021 infrastructure law. A spokeswoman for Energy Secretary Jennifer...
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US supreme court expected to rule on abortion pill access lawsuit – live | US politics

It’s possible that today ends with a supreme court decision allowing abortion medication mifepristone to stay available at pharmacies nationwide. Or, the court’s conservative majority could again display its willingness to throttle reproductive care access and allow an appeals court decision reimposing restrictions on the drug to go into effect. Here’s a look at four ways the ruling on the mifepristone case could go, from Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law: Here we go again: Four possible #mifepristone rulings from #SCOTUS today: 1) Grant stay pending...
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How Democrats can win over young people

AAfter a strong performance in the 2022 midterms and a progressive victory in Wisconsin State Supreme Court election, Democratic leaders are still attempting to answer an important question: How do they maintain strong connections and engagement with young voters? For the Democratic Party, the challenge of mobilizing this demographic represents both an existential challenge and an opportunity. Center for American Progress projects Gen Z-ers and Millennials will be included by 2024 more eligible voters Compared to both Gen X-ers and Boomers, the changing demographics of America are creating a ripe...
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York groundsel re-blooms in Britain's first de-extinction wildflower

The York groundsel was a cheerful yellow flower that slipped into global extinction in 1991 thanks to overuse of weedkiller in its namesake city. But now the urban plant, de-extinct for the first time in the UK, has been bought back to life, and is blooming again in York. The groundsel species was only ever found around the city and only evolved into its own species in the last century after non-natives. oxford ragwort Hybridized with native groundsel. york groundsel, senecio aborasensisWas found growing in the car park of York...
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Kim A Lim lights up the Chevron Championship as darkness falls. Golf

South Korea’s Kim Ae Lim posted the week’s round of the week to jump to the top of the Chevron Championship leaderboard on Friday, before second round play in the first women’s major of the year was halted due to darkness at The Club Carlton Woods in Houston . Kim, who won the 2020 US Open in another Houston field cut at the Champions Club, shot back a seven-under 65 to sit one clear of Americans Lilia Wu and Megan Khang. The start of the second round was delayed by...
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