TORONTO—Victoria Diaconescu, the chief financial officer of a transportation and warehousing company, said she had tears in her eyes after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts. “It’s so emotional, it’s so colorful, and it’s so uplifting. We need shows like this, especially now, in our lives. [It] brings happiness and love and compassion—it brings it on…Continue Reading
This film is only available in North America because of territorial licensing. In the third century AD, five Christian missionaries arrive in Abruzzo from Apulia in Southern Italy. Their task is to spread the Christian message in that region heavily oppressed by the pagan Romans. To curb the proliferation of Christianity, the Roman priest of…Continue Reading
BOSTON—In a test-heavy schooling landscape, the richest of educational experiences for young children often come in the form of the arts. On the afternoon of April 2, some wise parents brought their kids to enjoy Shen Yun, a New York-based classical Chinese dance and music experience that explores traditional Chinese culture, a culture that came…Continue Reading
1/5 Sonic the Hedgehog returns in “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.” Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Sega LOS ANGELES, April 2 (UPI) — After delaying the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie to redesign the title character, it turned out to be a big hit. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, in theaters Friday, is in greater need…Continue Reading
Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, better known by his stage name “Joe Exotic,” from the Netflix series “Tiger King,” has filed for divorce, his lawyer announced on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Netflix April 2 (UPI) — Joseph Maldonado-Passage, the Tiger King star best known by the name “Joe Exotic,” is divorcing his husband to marry a man…Continue Reading
1/2 At least two Russian troops died and many more grew severely ill after reportedly consuming poisoned food and drink served by civilians in the Ukrainian town of Izium, officials said on Saturday. Photo from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry via Facebook. April 2 (UPI) — Multiple Russian soldiers died and many…Continue Reading
The Fones Cliffs, a 465-acre piece of sacred land along the Rappahannock River in northern Virginia, was reacquired by the Rappahannock Tribe on Friday. Photo by Jeffrey Allenby/Chesapeake Conservancy April 2 (UPI) — The Rappahannock Tribe has formally reacquired 465 acres its ancestral home at Fones Cliff, a sacred site located along the eastern side of the…Continue Reading
A fourth teen was arrested Friday after an alleged gang attack left one man dead in a New York City subway station. The NYPD had released images of the suspects seeking the public’s assistance in identifying them. Photo courtesy NYPD/CrimeStoppers April 2 (UPI) — A fourth teen was arrested Friday after an alleged gang attack…Continue Reading
The BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that the government of India is committed to get back the parts of Kashmir occupied by China and Pakistan that paves way for establishment of Akhand Bharat. Swamy was in Srinagar on the eye of Navreh–new year of Kashmiri pandits–and paid obeisance at…Continue Reading
Roots of the crisis lie in economic mismanagement by successive governments in Colombo. But the current crisis was accelerated by deep tax cuts promised by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during a 2019 election campaign that were enacted months before the pandemic. With the country’s lucrative tourism industry and foreign workers’ remittances sapped by the pandemic,…Continue Reading
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