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Review: East West Players returns to Sondheim's 'Pacific Overtures' and delivers a magnificent revival

'Pacific Overtures,' Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical about the forcible opening of Japan to foreign trade, is dazzlingly revived by East West Players in one of the best ...

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Experts' picks for East, West and NBA champs

A Celtics repeat? A Thunder breakthrough? Our experts make their picks for the season.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

Crews working to contain wildfires on East and West Coasts

Multiple wildfires are burning across the Northeastern U.S. and crews say they are making some headway as they battle a massive wildfire in Southern California. Tom Hanson and Tina Patel have the ...

Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections

Voters were almost evenly split over whether to declare European Union membership a “strategic objective.” Russia has worked hard to sway the outcome.

World - The New York Times - October 21

FirstFT: HSBC overhaul to divide businesses along east-west lines

Also in today’s newsletter, EY fires staff for ‘cheating’ and Mubadala Capital’s private equity push

World - Financial Times - October 22

HSBC splits bank between East and West in major overhaul

Pam Kaur is the first woman in the banking giant's 159-year history to become its chief financial officer.

FirstFT: Shares in McDonald’s plunge on links to E. coli outbreak

Also in today’s newsletter, Israel claims Nasrallah’s heir killed and Starbucks scraps financial guidance

World - Financial Times - October 23

HSBC east-west overhaul reignites break-up debate

Top 20 shareholder calls for bank to consider total split

Business - Financial Times - October 23

HSBC chief says east-west division will not lead to ‘any split’

Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting drive

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Middle East latest: Officials in West Bank say Israeli raid has killed 3

Palestinian officials said that an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people

World - ABC News - October 31

Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo

Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are at a standstill after ILWU union workers walked off the job, the latest in a string of Canadian labor strikes.

Business - CNBC - November 4

Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were sheltering

World - ABC News - November 5

Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live

New foreign minister says diplomatic efforts are taking place through US mediation but Hezbollah says it has not seen any proposal. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

The west’s halfhearted resistance to Russia

Ukraine’s friends can be much tougher with Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ — and other economic weapons

World - Financial Times - October 17

Trump wins West Virginia

Former President Trump is projected to win West Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Republican presidential nominee easily carried the Mountain State and will pick up its four Electoral ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

America and... the Middle East

How could Harris or Trump affect Israel, Gaza and the wider region?

Hillary Clinton to campaign in Florida in first appearance for Harris

Both candidates have events scheduled today in Nevada and Arizona.

The evolving "Wild West" of political advertising

Media experts discuss how the ways in which politicians and campaign issues are advertised has exploded, and why negative ads often win out over positive ones, even as people are down on negativity.

The West Bank Is on the Edge of Economic Collapse

After over a year of war, the economy in the occupied West Bank is being choked off by restrictions on Palestinians’ movements in the territory, the cancellation of work permits in Israel and ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

CFB Player Rank: The top 25 players at midseason

These 25 players have defined the first seven weeks of the season.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

A Whisperer to the Stars on the Middle East Conflict

Many in Hollywood have struggled to navigate how to talk about their support for Israel on social media. Some of them have turned to Hen Mazzig for advice.

Business - The New York Times - November 2

West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts

After expulsion of hundreds of embassy-based spies, Kremlin is using riskier and less conventional methods. A developing Russian campaign of arson, sabotage and even murder plots has left western ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

'The West Wing; cast hits the trail for Harris in Wisconsin

The cast of "The West Wing" visited Wisconsin to help the Harris-Walz team promote early voting Saturday. Actors made stops in Waukesha, Milwaukee and Madison, Wisc. Actor Bradley Whitford kicked ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Celebrities Hit the Red Carpet at the Academy Museum Gala

The Academy Museum Gala delivered what red carpets are made for.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 21

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