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The miracle of director Gerald Gutierrez’s new production, which originated at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut and has just opened on Broadway, is that it blows all the conventional wisdom away. Two simple but radical alterations have transformed “The Most Happy Fella” into a show that now has a soul as stirring as its sound. The first, and most daring, is that Gutierrez has thrown out the splendid orchestral arrangement of the score, and replaced it with a minimal two-piano accompaniment (which Loesser himself authorized in the early ’60s)....

The urbane Calley, 66, is a blast from Hollywood’s past. He spent 10 years as president of Warner Brothers, only to announce at the age of 50 that he was retiring to Fishers Island, the billionaires’ haven on Long Island Sound. Living there in the winter and sailing his boat to Europe in the summer, Calley was perfectly happy never reading a newspaper, watching television or going to the movies, he told friends....

Legion of the Dead is a co-op zombie survival game mode that can be played solo or with up to three other players. Public matchmaking is also available as an option. It includes many of the features found in other games of the zombie survival genre, including managing resources and using power-ups. This mode is coming to Watch Dogs: Legion in addition to the recently released story DLC known as Bloodline, content that featured the return of Aiden Pearce, the protagonist of the first game....

But in the first, incomplete glimpse at the men’s ice hockey team, USA Hockey on Wednesday announced the roster that will compete in the Deutschland Cup, the only organized pre-Games tournament in which the national team will participate before the U.S. braintrust makes their selections for Pyeongchang. NHL veterans Brian Gionta and Ryan Malone are among the more notable names on the 29-man roster for the tournament, held Nov. 10-12 in Augsburg, Germany....

This release date for A Plague Tale: Requiem seems to be set in stone as well, as the developers at Asobo Studio have confirmed that the game has gone gold. For the uninitiated, a game “going gold” is a term used in the gaming industry that indicates that a game has passed certification testing and master copies can be produced. This is usually done to allow physical discs to be created that can be shipped to various retailers like GameStop and Best Buy....

Believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory have previously been charged with assassination plots and kidnappings. Many of those connected to the January 6 insurrection against the U.S. Capitol were supporters or had been inspired by others who backed parts of the conspiracy. Adherents believe that former President Donald Trump is working to defend the U.S. against a ring of Satanic pedophiles—including Democratic politicians and other liberal elites—that sacrifice children in their bid to control the world....

Classical This period was marked by the first description of the cutaneous disorder; it is also when the term “lupus” was coined. Thirteenth Century physician Rogerius thought that facial lesions caused by the disease looked like wolf bites, hence the name “lupus” that means wolf in Latin. Neoclassical This period began in 1872. This period is marked by the description of the disease’s systemic or disseminated manifestations, made by Moriz Kaposi, a student and son-in-law of the Austrian dermatologist Ferdinand von Hebra....

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Mexico’s 2,000-mile-long border with the United States is a heavily guarded focal point of the global argument about immigration. But Mexico’s southern boundary gets little attention, and has now become a major problem. Hundreds of thousands of poor Central Americans cross into Mexico each year on a desperate quest for a more prosperous life. Some are lucky and wend their way, illegally, to the United States. But many of the migrants get waylaid long before, often in Mexico’s Chiapas state just inside the border....

But a lawyer for the doctor cautioned the court against affording special protections to a celebrity, even though the attorney said he had no intention of releasing such a video, if it eventually is made. The dispute — an early skirmish in the suspended Yankees slugger's legal fight over treatment of a 2012 hip injury — hints at the heat the case could generate, even though it's separate from the Rodriguez's bigger and now-resolved battle against Major League Baseball....

Oakland’s run, which concluded Sept. 4 of that season, has endured as a core part of the “Moneyball” legacy and been celebrated by Hollywood. Scott Hatteberg’s walkoff home run to clinch win No. 20 was iconic. But the stretch represented just one piece of a streaky, strange season in which the A’s alternated between an all-time great regular-season team and an abomination. In addition to their 20-game run, they delivered a stretch of 16 wins in 17 games....

According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, Oakland acquired right-handers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Cubs in a blockbuster trade Friday night. According to Rosenthal and other reporters, two of Oakland’s top minor league prospects, shortstop Addison Russell and outfielder Billy McKinney, will head to Chicago. The Cubs also get Triple-A right-hander Dan Straily and a player to be named. MORE: Fantasy impact | Astros have inventory to deal | MLB’s top rookies through June...

Many minority-owned firms have suffered in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision. In Atlanta, the percentage of construction spending won by minority firms has fallen sharply in the last two years (chart). Dozens of other cities simply dismantled their programs, which typically set aside 10 percent of construction spending for minority firms. Now, as the administration and Congress play politics with the issue of quotas, Atlanta is trying to revive its affirmative-action program....

PostgreSQL is a fantastic tool to use, but it can be a little daunting to get it up and running in Windows. As such, let us guide you through how to set up PostgreSQL on Windows and get started with your database as soon as possible. What You Need to Know About PostgreSQL PostgreSQL is a database management software based on SQL. This enterprise-level software is known for its versatility and scalability....

When Clinton was inaugurated in 1993, President Bush promised not to criticize his successor for one year. Even after that, Bush mostly held his tongue. Having been defeated by Clinton, Bush figured criticism would look like sour grapes and wouldn’t help his sons’ political careers. Clinton, of course, offered no such promise. After retreating for a decent (or indecent) interval to set up his office on West 57th Street in New York City, Citizen Clinton will be ready to commence firing into the bushes....

As Trump acolytes, like his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, sang praises for Trump’s 2024 campaign, many event speakers avoided endorsing the former president and interviews with attendees revealed that many aren’t prepared to commit to another Trump term just yet. The four-day event in Phoenix, Arizona, is a glaring red flag for Trump’s campaign. It signals there may not be a welcomed embrace awaiting the GOP figurehead in the Republican primaries....