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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of students, faculty and supporters of Hungary's University of Theater and Film Arts formed a human chain Sunday between their institution and parliament to protest government steps seen diminishing its autonomy. Those at the protest passed from hand to hand a document declaring the school's principles and goals, which was to be presented to lawmakers. In the past few years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist, conservative government has transferred several key universities to private foundations r...
Josh Turner, "Country State of Mind" (MCA Nashville) From its title to its songs and sounds, Josh Turner's "Country State of Mind" is a tribute to his idols and beyond, a compendium of some great country music. Turner is from the genre's traditional side of the tracks and his voice, naturally deep but capable of taking high flight, makes him an ideal performer for this collection. Several of the tracks have guest performers, including a pair of Turner's idols, John Anderson and Randy Travis, and there's a Hank Williams connection to at least a...
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Tensions mounted over how the United States is grappling with a resurgent coronavirus outbreak Monday, as global health officials warned that the pandemic will only intensify worldwide unless officials adopt comprehensive strategies to combat it. The virus' spread is worsening in many countries and "there will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future," the director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said. Tedros called for countries to come up with comprehensive s...
Eric Johnson, "EJ Vol. II" (Vortexan Music) Eric Johnson's new album shows the amazing Texas guitar wizard moving another mystifying step closer to a singer-songwriter role. Nine of the 13 tracks on "EJ Vol. II" are mostly sung ballads, some featuring a string quartet. A few of the songs have memorable melodies and gorgeous guitar solos, but they pale in comparison to the purely instrumental tunes showcasing Johnson's fluid chops and exciting musicianship. Among the vocal tunes, "Different Folks" is one of the best, with a trademark electric...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Oppression of the opposition by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government is greater than when Hungary was under Soviet domination, Hungarian-American financier and philanthropist George Soros said Friday. Soros said in video messages that he had an "unbridgeable conflict of principles" with Orban and if the Budapest-based, Soros-founded Central European University were to be expelled, it would continue operating "in exile" and return after Orban's departure. Soros, 87, said Orban has created "an anti-democratic s...
