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The ‘Aladdin’ stage musical turns 10 this month. Here are the magical stories of three Genies

NEW YORK (AP) — James Monroe Iglehart’s mom took him to see the animated Disney movie “Aladdin” as a high-school graduation gift in 1992. He fell in love with the Genie, naturally. Fast-forward more than two decades and Iglehart found himself playing the first Genie on Broadway, killing it, and on his way to a Tony Award. “To play the …

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Russia’s Belgorod region is under attack again from Ukraine. Why does it keep getting targeted?

Russia’s Belgorod region has come under increasing Ukrainian attacks this month as the invasion by Moscow grinds into its third year. A look at the region and its role in the war: WHAT IS THE BELGOROD REGION? The region of forests, farmland and rolling hills has a 540-kilometer (335-mile) border along Ukraine’s northeastern edge. It has an area of over …

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Red Wings beat the Blue Jackets in OT

DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane scored 48 seconds into overtime as the Detroit rallied to beat Columbus 4-3. Kane scored from the left circle after Lucas Raymond tied the score with his second goal of the game with 12.6 seconds remaining in regulation. Raymond has seven goals in the last five games, giving him a career-high 24 goals for the …

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Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market. Travis John Branson pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and two counts of trafficking federally protected bald …

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China’s stock watchdog fines property developer Evergrande, slaps lifetime ban on its chairman

BANGKOK (AP) — Troubled property developer China Evergrande Group says Beijing’s stock watchdog has fined it 4.2 billion yuan ($333.4 million) for allegedly falsifying its revenue, among other violations, as it conducts a deep clean of the troubled financial sector. The company said in a release to mainland Chinese stock exchanges late Monday that its chairman, Hui Ka Yan, was …

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Visitors to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park wind a serpentine path past art pieces depicting the lives of enslaved people in America and historic exhibits, including two cabins where the enslaved lived, before arriving at a towering monument. Stretching nearly four stories into the sky, the National Monument to Freedom honors the millions of people who …

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