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• The Stars of THE INHERITANCE on Matthew Lopez's Epic Broadway Play

  16-11-2019 16:20 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Mainland Chinese Soldiers Clean Up Hong Kong Streets

  16-11-2019 15:31 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  China’s People’s Liberation Army troops made a rare appearance outside one barracks Saturday to remove roadblocks and other debris left by protesters, raising questions about the Chinese military’s future role in the city. Photo: Kris Cheng/AFP/Getty
  
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• How a Trump Tweet Scrambled the Republican Hearing Strategy

  15-11-2019 23:24 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  A tweet from President Trump during the second public impeachment hearing scrambled the Republican hearing strategy. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: Shutterstock
  
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• Gotta Dance: Christian Thompson of AIN'T TOO PROUD

  15-11-2019 21:21 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Yovanovitch Says Biden Push to Oust Ukraine Prosecutor Was U.S. Policy

  15-11-2019 18:54 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  At the impeachment inquiry’s second public hearing, ousted Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified that Joe Biden's effort to remove Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin was in line with U.S. policy. Photo: Alex Wong/Bloomberg News
  
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• Show People with Paul Wontorek: Mandy Patinkin

  15-11-2019 17:45 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• RED CARPET CHALLENGE: SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW with Norbert Leo Butz, Will Roland, Lesli Margherita and more

  15-11-2019 17:17 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Venice Flooding Triggers State of Emergency

  15-11-2019 15:39 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  A state of emergency was declared in Venice after flooding left much of the city underwater and damaged the iconic St. Mark’s Basilica. The situation is spurring new questions over the city’s ability to manage high-water levels. Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/Zuma
  
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• Watch the House Impeachment Hearing Live

  15-11-2019 14:45 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
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• SHOW CLIPS: EVITA, Starring Solea Pfeiffer and Maia Reficco

  15-11-2019 00:12 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Jasmine Cephas Jones of CYRANO

  14-11-2019 23:42 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Episode 3: Jagged Little Thrill - Backstage at JAGGED LITTLE PILL with Kathryn Gallagher

  14-11-2019 23:15 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Two Dead in Southern California School Shooting

  14-11-2019 19:17 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  A shooting at a high school in Santa Clarita, Calif., left at least two students dead and several others injured. The 16-year-old suspect, who turned the gun on himself, is in a 'grave condition.' Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press
  
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• Why an ISIS Comeback May Look Unlike Anything Seen Before

  14-11-2019 11:30 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  The Islamic State has seen major setbacks this year, first in the defeat of the physical caliphate and then with the death of its founder and leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. But experts warn that the ISIS ideology remains strong and that a global resurgence is already underway. Photo: Reuters
  
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• First Impeachment Hearing Raises Stakes for Amb. Sondland

  14-11-2019 11:30 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  The testimony of diplomat William Taylor and State Department official George Kent put the spotlight more squarely on ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
  
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• Books and BallersJuegos y libros

  14-11-2019 05:08 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Books and BallersThe defending champions from The Cortec Group prevailed.
  They held court for the kids.
  Twenty teams joined to play and to raise $200,000 for East Harlem Tutorial Program’s (EHTP) at the educational nonprofit’s seventh annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
  The organization, founded in 1958 by Helen and George Webber, offers afterschool tutoring programs at area schools, and runs two charter schools, the East Harlem Scholars Academies.
  The tournam
  
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• A Promise in PerilUna promesa en peligro

  14-11-2019 03:13 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Advocates rally as Supreme Court hears DACA arguments
  By Gregg McQueen“I honestly don’t know what I’d do,” said DACA participant José López.
  Born in Mexico, José López came to the U.S. at age five.
  López was able to obtain a work permit and driver’s license, attend City College and pay for tuition.
  “This is home,” said the Washington Heights resident. “Most of us came when
  
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• The Meaning of MemoryEl significado de la memoria

  14-11-2019 02:40 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  The Meaning of Memory
  By Carmen De La Rosa
  A ceremony is held in Belle Harbor each year.
  As so many others, I have often been asked, “Where were you when you first heard about the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center?”
  That terrible morning is so indelibly seared into our consciousness that recalling the details are easy for most of us.
  In my case, I was sitting in my biology class during my sophomore year at Mother Cabrini High School on
  
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• Fortune’s FateEl destino de Fortune

  14-11-2019 02:19 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Landmark $1.1875 million settlement reached in civil rights suit
  By Gregg McQueen
  “[Housing] is the anchor for building a life,” said JoAnne Page.Fortune won.
  A recent settlement is being touted as a landmark decision in challenging a discriminatory ban on the formerly incarcerated.
  The Fortune Society, a Harlem-based nonprofit that assists formerly incarcerated individuals, has announced a record-setting settlement in a federal civil right
  
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• Public Impeachment Hearing Highlights Deep Partisan Divide

  14-11-2019 01:37 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  The first in a series of public impeachment hearings appeared to show no bipartisan agreement between the Republicans and the Democrats on whether President Trump committed any impeachable offenses.WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: Associated Press
  
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• Opinion: Schiff's Impeachment Hearing Falls Flat

  14-11-2019 00:53 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  During the House impeachment hearing on November 13, 2019, Democrats found their reasoning for pursuing articles of impeachment against President Trump under attack. Image: Saul Loeb/Bloomberg News
  
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• Sweets, sewing and successDulces, costura y éxito

  13-11-2019 23:15 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Q and A with track and field athlete Ajeé Wilson
  “There are many ways to get where you want to go,” says American track and field star Ajeé Wilson.
  “Success in track drives me, but it doesn’t define me.”
  Track and field superstar Ajeé Wilson is no stranger to the limelight – or hard work.
  As the current outdoor and indoor American record holder in the 800 meter, and a current spokesperson f
  
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• Sweets, sewing and success

  13-11-2019 23:15 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Sweets, sewing and success
  Q and A with track and field athlete Ajeé Wilson
  “There are many ways to get where you want to go,” says American track and field star Ajeé Wilson.
  “Success in track drives me, but it doesn’t define me.”
  Track and field superstar Ajeé Wilson is no stranger to the limelight – or hard work.
  As the current outdoor and indoor American record holder in the 800 meter, and a current spokesperson f
  
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• Taylor Reveals Deeper Link Between Trump, Ukrainian Pressure Campaign

  13-11-2019 19:02 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  At the impeachment inquiry’s first public hearing, acting ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor revealed a July phone call between Gordon Sondland, the European Union ambassador, and President Trump, further linking him to the Ukraine pressure campaign.
  
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• UC Recap – November 4th – November 9th

  13-11-2019 18:52 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Uptown superhero, Lin-Manuel Miranda, penned a must-read piece in The Atlantic entitled “The Role of the Artist in the Age of Trump.” In the compelling article, Lin beautifully and powerfully makes the case that all art is political. Lin does a masterful job of connecting the dots between the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Public Enemy. Washington Heights also receives mad love in the piece. The essay is a stirring tribute to immigrants and a pointed
  
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• Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Ryan Vasquez of THE WRONG MAN

  13-11-2019 18:05 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Adrienne Warren & More Celebrate Bringing TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL to Broadway

  13-11-2019 17:33 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• The Best and Worst U.S. Airports

  13-11-2019 14:00 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  WSJ’s Scott McCartney released this year’s list ranking the country’s 20 largest airports. After looking at 15 metrics related to operations, value and convenience, the list has a new No. 1. Photo: Steve Craft for The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Opinion: DACA Recipients Need Congress to Act

  13-11-2019 01:13 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  Upward Mobility: President Trump's decision to end DACA has reached the Supreme Court, but Congress should be responsible for a solution that protects Dreamers. Image: Jose Luis Magana/Getty Images
  
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• Spotlight On: HARRY CONNICK JR. — A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER

  12-11-2019 23:49 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• GroundedEn Planta Baja‎

  12-11-2019 21:45 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  Disabled resident battles for accessible apartment‎
  By Gregg McQueen
  Tenant Juan Quispe has been seeking a first-floor unit due to a disability.
  64 steps.
  That’s how far Juan Quispe must travel to get up or down the stairs of his Washington Heights apartment building.
  For Quispe, who has some paralysis in his limbs after suffering a stroke several years ago, each of those steps are extremely painful.
  “It’s very hard,” said Quispe, who r
  
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• MT Community 11.13.19MT Noticias Comunitarias 11.13.19

  12-11-2019 20:53 via Manhattan Times News
  
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  A Ballad for Harlem
  Convening for the cut.
  The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is hosting a conversation on Mon., Dec. 2nd about the potent convening power of barber shops in Harlem and black communities throughout the country and around the world. The conversation will feature Kamal Nuru of Levels Barbershop and Barber World TV; Quincy Mills, author of Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops in America; Harlem barb
  
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• Episode 6: Behind the Stripes: Backstage at DEAR EVAN HANSEN with Andrew Barth Feldman

  12-11-2019 19:50 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• You Must Watch Solea Pfeiffer's Incredible Performance of 'You Must Love Me' from EVITA

  12-11-2019 18:22 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police at Universities, Train Stations

  12-11-2019 18:02 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  Violent clashes between Hong Kong protesters and police rocked the city for a second straight day on Tuesday. Schools were shut down, roads closed and train services disrupted. Photo: Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
  
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• Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Kate Reinders of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES

  12-11-2019 16:20 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Why Your Connecting Gate May Be a Mile Walk

  12-11-2019 11:30 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  We’ve all experienced the adrenaline rush of racing to a connecting airport gate. Sometimes it’s right there, and other times it’s more than a mile away. So why does this happen?
  
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• Three Things Not Known About the Public Impeachment Hearings

  12-11-2019 11:30 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  The impeachment inquiry is shifting from being held behind closed doors to being broadcast publicly across the country. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib highlights three things we don’t know about the impeachment inquiry process. Photo: Shutterstock
  
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• Opinion: Lindsey Graham to the Impeachment Rescue

  12-11-2019 01:48 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  Main Street: One-time Trump rival, Senator Lindsey Graham, has become the president's greatest defender, telling Fox News, "If they don't call the whistleblower in the House, this thing is dead on arrival in the Senate." Image: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  
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• Impeachment Hearings: What’s Been Said Behind Closed Doors

  12-11-2019 00:48 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  As impeachment hearings are set to go public, WSJ’s Shelby Holliday recaps what has been said behind closed doors. Illustration: Nailah Morgan
  
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• RED CARPET CHALLENGE: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL with Adrienne Warren, Deborah Cox, and more!

  11-11-2019 21:34 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Get Cozy with the Hygge Stars of Disney's FROZEN North American Tour

  11-11-2019 18:03 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Alter Ego: The Secret Culinary Life of an Accounting Professor

  11-11-2019 13:00 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  After work, Julian Yeo swaps his spreadsheets and balance sheets for knives and a pressure cooker. The NYU accounting professor uses cooking and Instagram as creative outlets that feed his need for human connection.
  
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• Hong Kong Officer Shoots at Protesters

  11-11-2019 09:54 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  A Hong Kong police officer fired bullets at protesters early Monday, leaving one man in critical condition. The city's regional commander said the officer was trying to keep his gun from being snatched. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Monday evening said the government won’t give in to violence. Photo: Cupid Producer
  
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• Opinion: Is the Prosecution of Lori Loughlin a Case of Overreach?

  10-11-2019 22:17 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California. Image: Brian Snyder/Reuters
  
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• Opinion: Lessons From Tuesday’s Elections

  10-11-2019 22:16 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  Paul Gigot interviews Republican pollster Ed Goeas to find out what it means for the 2020 election. Image: Mark Lyons/Shutterstock
  
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• Opinion: Chinese Artist Daxiong Discusses His Religious Persecution

  09-11-2019 00:01 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  In this interview at Big Apple Comic Con on May 25, 2011, Chinese artist Daxiong Guo explains why he left China. Image: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg News
  
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• Disney's Play for Streaming Depends on a Big Boost in Viewers

  08-11-2019 23:57 via WSJ.com Video - Most Viewed WSJ Videos 7 days
  
  Disney confirmed Disney+ will stream on Amazon’s Fire TV device. Heard on the Street’s Aaron Back reports that’s good because the company’s streaming service needs all the viewers it can get. Photo: Hollandse-Hoogte/Zuma Press
  
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• Show People with Paul Wontorek: Marisa Tomei of THE ROSE TATTOO

  08-11-2019 23:46 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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• Episode 3: Get in Losers: Backstage at the MEAN GIRLS Tour with Mariah Rose Faith

  08-11-2019 23:38 via Broadwaycom
  
  
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