Zachary Quinto to make Broadway bow in 'Menagerie'

FILE - This April 14, 2013 file photo shows actor Zachary Quinto at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif. Producers Jeffrey Richards said Thursday Quinto will star in the American Repertory Theater's production of ?The Glass Menagerie? for a 17-week engagement starting this September. Quinto, who plays Spock in the ?Star Trek? reboots and wowed audiences in a recent off-Broadway production of ?Angels In America,? will be making his Broadway debut as Tom. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

FILE - This April 14, 2013 file photo shows actor Zachary Quinto at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif. Producers Jeffrey Richards said Thursday Quinto will star in the American Repertory Theater's production of ?The Glass Menagerie? for a 17-week engagement starting this September. Quinto, who plays Spock in the ?Star Trek? reboots and wowed audiences in a recent off-Broadway production of ?Angels In America,? will be making his Broadway debut as Tom. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it's bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride.

Producers Jeffrey Richards said Thursday he'll transfer the American Repertory Theater's production of "The Glass Menagerie" to New York for a 17-week engagement starting this September.

Quinto, who plays Spock in the "Star Trek" reboots and wowed audiences in a recent off-Broadway production of "Angels In America," will be making his Broadway debut as Tom.

Jones, the two-time Tony Award winner for "Doubt" and "The Heiress" who played President Allison Taylor in the TV series "24," will play Amanda Wingfield.

They'll be joined by Celia Keenan-Bolger, fresh off her role as Wendy in Broadway's "Peter and the Starcatcher," and Brian J. Smith, recently in "The Columnist." John Tiffany, who helmed "Once," will direct.

Performances begin Sept, 5 with an opening night set for Sept. 26. The venue will be a Shubert Theatre that has yet to be announced. The show originated at the acclaimed American Repertory Theater outside Boston this winter.

The play centers on an aging Southern belle who hopes her son can fulfill her dreams of finding the perfect "gentleman caller" for her shy and damaged daughter.

The last time "The Glass Menagerie" hit Broadway was 2005 starring Jessica Lange and Christian Slater. The latest revival comes on the heels of "A Streetcar Named Desire" last year with Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker, and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" this year with Scarlett Johansson.

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Online: http://www.TheGlassMenagerieBroadway.com

Associated Press

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Cancer rate 15% higher than normal for 9/11 first responders | PIX 11

A new study finds the cancer rate among 9/11 responders is higher than normal.

Researchers say it?s 15% higher than among people who were not exposed to the ground zero toxins.

The study was done by Mount Sinai Hospital?s World Trade Center Health Program.

It found an increase primarily in three types of the disease: ?thyroid, prostate and blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma.

Source: http://pix11.com/2013/04/23/cancer-rate-15-higher-than-normal-for-911-first-responders/

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S.Africa's rand slips on disappointing Chinese factory data

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand remained on a weaker footing against the dollar on Monday, weighed down by fears over disruptions to the national electricity supply and by weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data.

The rand was at 9.2800 to the dollar at 0630 GMT, down 0.6 percent from Monday's close in New York.

It weakened yesterday after South African power utility Eskom said it was prepared to introduce rolling blackouts this winter in some parts of the grid to prevent a complete system collapse, which would inflict far greater damage on the economy.

The rand was also pushed lower after data showed growth in the factory sector of the world's second-largest economy dipped in April as new export orders shrank.

"The rand moved this morning based primarily on the weaker Chinese data," said Absa Capital trader Duncan Howes. "Given that China is South Africa's largest trading partner it can have a fairly substantial effect on our trade."

Howes said domestic factors would keep the rand under pressure in the short term and that it was likely to trade in the 9.22-9.34 range.

Government bonds firmed, with the yield on the 2015 paper declining 6 basis points to 5.29 percent and that on the 2026 instrument falling 1.5 basis points to 6.885 percent.

South Africa's Treasury will auction 2.35 billion rand of its 2023, 2036 and 2041 government bonds later on Tuesday.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/africas-rand-slips-disappointing-chinese-factory-data-070006695--finance.html

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Hagel to meet Egypt's leaders, push military ties

CAIRO (AP) ? By including Cairo on his first Mideast tour as defense secretary, Chuck Hagel is highlighting the Obama administration's hope of preserving influence with the Egyptian military as the country struggles with its transition to democracy.

After stops in Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Hagel flew to the Egyptian capital for his first face-to-face meetings with Egypt's top leaders. In their talks Wednesday, he planned to stress the value of close military ties with a country that is deeply divided in the wake of the 2011 revolution that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. The U.S. is deeply concerned, however, that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest, including in the increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Egypt in March and rewarded it for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic reform by releasing $250 million in American aid.

Morsi came to power in June 2012 as Egypt's first freely elected president.

Hagel was scheduled to meet with Morsi as well as Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

On Tuesday the legal adviser to Morsi resigned, alleging that the Muslim Brotherhood has monopolized decision-making and encroached on the governing of the country.

The resignation letter by Mohammed Fouad Gadallah brought the harshest criticism yet from inside the presidency. Opponents of Morsi long have accused the Brotherhood of being the real power behind the president and say the group's attempts to dominate power have fueled the country's turmoil.

Morsi, who hails from the Brotherhood, denied in a TV interview earlier this week that the group intervenes in decision-making.

Hagel flew to Cairo from Riyadh, where he met Tuesday evening with top officials, including Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, who serves as the kingdom's defense minister as well. Hagel also held talks Tuesday in Jordan and Israel.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hagel-meet-egypts-leaders-push-military-ties-061042664--politics.html

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Michael Jackson wrongful death trial set to get underway Monday

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live.

Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial.

The conclusion of the month-long search for a jury set the stage for opening statements to begin in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday.

Jackson's 82-year-old mother, Katherine, is suing AEG Live, the promoters of his never-realized series of 2009 London comeback concerts, for the wrongful death of her son.

The lawsuit alleges AEG Live was negligent in hiring Dr. Conrad Murray to care for the singer while he rehearsed for a series of 50 shows.

AEG Live contends that it did not hire or supervise Murray and that Jackson was addicted to prescription drugs for years before he agreed to do the "This Is It" London concerts.

The concert promoters also argue that they could not have foreseen that Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death, posed a danger to the singer.

Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009, from a lethal dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol that Murray was administering for sleep problems. Murray, who is not being sued, formally appealed against his criminal conviction on Monday.

Potential witnesses in the civil trial include Jackson's mother, his two oldest children, Prince, 16, and Paris, 15, as well as Murray, singers Prince and Diana Ross, and Jackson's ex-wives, Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe.

Katherine Jackson and her son's three children are seeking some $40 billion in damages from privately held AEG Live for loss of the singer's earnings and other damages. The final amount will be determined by the jury should it hold AEG Live negligent.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Eric Beech)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.html

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Gambling company 888 sees U.S. online poker boost from 2015

By Keith Weir

LONDON (Reuters) - Gambling company 888 Holdings Plc expects to launch online poker in Nevada this summer and should start to see the full effects of more open U.S. markets from 2015.

Nevada, home to gambling center Las Vegas, granted the London-listed company a license last month and 888 is also seeking clearance to operate in New Jersey, another state where a ban on Internet betting is being lifted.

"In Nevada we are awaiting final sign-off by the gaming control board on our software," 888 CEO Brian Mattingley told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that its online poker product should be live by the third quarter.

Mattingley was optimistic that New Jersey, another center for land-based American gambling, might clear the way for both online casino and poker games when detailed legislation is finalized, rather than limiting it to poker as is the case in Nevada.

Internet betting was banned by Congress in 2006, dealing a blow to companies like 888 which had set up in the United States. However, tax-hungry states are now relaxing rules, creating opportunities for European players with years of expertise in the sector.

"I imagine we will start to see some really influential numbers to our business from 2015," said Mattingley, adding that next year would involve a lot of marketing spending as companies jostle for position in the United States.

A strong performance in Spain and Italy fuelled a nine percent rise in revenues to $103 million in the first three months of the year, 888 said.

Business in Italy had been boosted after the government allowed companies to offer online slot machine products which are popular with gamblers playing Internet casino games.

Mattingley said he hoped Spain would follow suit by lifting a ban on slots - effectively the online version of "one-arm bandit" arcade games.

"Once you prohibit something, you open the door to illegal trading. The Italians saw a huge amount of tax revenue disappearing," he said.

The company planned to offer online sports betting in both Italy and Spain by the summer, Mattingley added.

888 shares rose 0.7 percent to 167.7 pence by 0415 EDT (0815 GMT).

The prospects for a return to the United States helped drive a doubling in 888's share price since the middle of 2012 and the company is now worth almost 600 million pounds ($915 million). ($1 = 0.6560 British pounds)

(Writing by Keith Weir; Editing by Helen Massy-Beresford)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/gambling-company-888-sees-u-online-poker-boost-090804147--finance.html

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Catholic Church withdraws subpoena to Obama on birth control

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scaling down a legal fight with the White House, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has agreed to drop a request for documents about the government's requirement of insurance coverage for birth control, a court filing on Monday said.

The archdiocese sent a subpoena to President Barack Obama's administration in February asking for documents from White House staff, including Obama himself, for use in a church lawsuit against the contraception mandate.

Citing the burden involved and calling a subpoena of the president's office inappropriate, the White House asked a federal judge to toss out the subpoena on April 4.

A notice filed in U.S. District Court in Washington late on Monday said the archdiocese agreed to withdraw its subpoena. It did not say why.

A lawyer for the archdiocese declined to comment on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Justice Department, which represented the White House in court, had no immediate comment.

The archdiocese is continuing its lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court challenging the Obama administration's health policy requirement that employers generally include coverage of birth control in health insurance plans they offer workers.

The Catholic Church teaches that artificial birth control is sinful because it violates natural law.

Part of the 2010 healthcare law championed by Obama and congressional Democrats, the birth control mandate has some exceptions for religious employers but the New York archdiocese said it expected to incur nearly $200 million each year in penalties if it refuses to comply.

(Reporting by David Ingram; editing by Andrew Hay)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/catholic-church-withdraws-subpoena-obama-birth-control-184739148.html

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