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  Ewan McGregor proves exceedingly appealing as 'A Gentleman in Moscow' This is FRESH AIR. In the new TV series "A Gentleman In Moscow," Ewan McGregor plays a Russian count who's put under house arrest after the Russian Revolution. Based on the 2016 novel by Amor Towles, the show begins streaming on Paramount+ today and then is televised Sundays on Showtime. Our critic-at-large, John Powers, says that it's a light series about dark things. JOHN POWERS, BYLINE: Nearly 250 years after we kicked out the British monarchy, Americans can't get enough of the aristocracy. We devour "The Crown" and "Downton Abbey," obsess over Kate Middleton's health and Prince Harry's marriage and find vampires extra sexy because they're nobly born. This fascination helped make a bestseller of "A Gentleman In Moscow," Amor Towles' sleekly tooled novel about an exceedingly appealing Russian aristocrat after the 1917 Russian Revolution.

  DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns after rape charge Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been charged with rape and other historical sexual offences and has resigned as Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader. A 57-year-old woman has also been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. They were both arrested on Thursday morning by PSNI detectives and were questioned before being charged on Thursday night. Sir Jeffrey had said that he will be strenuously contesting the charges. He and the 57-year-old woman are due to appear in court next month. BBC News understands Sir Jeffrey has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences. In a statement the DUP said: "The party chairman has received a letter from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP confirming that he has been charged with allegations of an historical nature and indicating that he is stepping down as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party with immediate effect. "In accordance with the party

A closer look: can right whales and offshore wind safely coexist? Patrick Flanary: Offshore wind developments and critically endangered right whales are sharing the same waters off our coast, which has raised the question: how safely can they coexist? CAI’s Eve Zuckoff has spent the last few months talking to scientists and cutting through misinformation. Today, she brings us some answers. Hi Eve. Eve Zuckoff: Hi there, Patrick! Patrick Flanary: Vineyard Wind is building 62 turbines south of Martha’s Vineyard – each stands as tall as the Eiffel Tower. There are more projects to come. What are the concerns about what this means for right whales? Eve Zuckoff: Well, Patrick, there are four main categories of concern for right whales, and they’re important to define because there are just about 360 of these animals left in the world. The first concern points to the fact that wherever offshore wind farms are being built and maintained, there will be more boats in the water, which increases

Twenty One Pilots live 2025: Tickets, Termine, Vorverkauf Die Band wird für sechs Konzerte nach Deutschland, Österreich und in die Schweiz kommen. Bereits letzten Monat meldeten sich  Twenty One Pilots  mit der Ankündigung ihres neuen Albums CLANCY, welches am 17. Mai erscheinen wird, zurück. Jetzt bereiten sie sich auf die dazugehörige Welttournee vor und veröffentlichen in diesem Rahmen auch sechs Termine für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. Das Duo hatte 2015 seinen Durchbruch mit dem Platin-ausgezeichneten Album BLURRYFACE, inklusive der Hit-Single „Stressed Out“. Die Grammy-prämierte Band, bestehend aus Tyler Joseph und Josh Dun, wird in Hamburg, Berlin, Wien, Zürich, München und Köln je ein Konzert der „The Clancy World Tour“ spielen.

  What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the 1.6-mile structure to crumble like a pile of toothpicks – plunging cars and people into the frigid water below. Six people are presumed dead, a Coast Guard official said at a news conference Tuesday evening. Here’s what we know about the catastrophe: Why did the bridge collapse? Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Singaporean-flagged container vessel called DALI struck one of the  47-year-old bridge’s  pillars, officials said. The local pilot of the ship did “everything that he could have done” to slow the ship and keep it from drifting toward the bridge, Clay Diamond, executive director and general counsel of the American Pilots Association, told CNN. “Just minutes before the bridge, there was a total blackout on the ship, meaning that the ship lost engine power and electrical power, it was a complete blackout,”  Diamond said . The pilot

  Baltimores Retter suchen nach Personen im Wasser Nach dem Einsturz der Francis Scott Key Brücke in Baltimore läuft der Rettungseinsatz. Zwei Menschen konnten aus dem Wasser gerettet werden, viele werden vermisst. Der Gouverneur Marylands rief den Notstand aus. Rettungskräfte suchen nach dem Einsturz der Francis Scott Key Brücke in Baltimore nach Menschen im Wasser. Der örtlichen Feuerwehr zufolge werden derzeit mindestens sieben Personen vermisst - zwischenzeitlich war von bis zu 20 die Rede gewesen. Zwei Menschen konnten bereits gerettet werden, wie Feuerwehrchef James Wallace bei einer Pressekonferenz mitteilte: Eine Person soll den Angaben zufolge in lebensbedrohlichem Zustand sein, die andere habe medizinische Hilfe abgelehnt. Was um etwa 1:30 Uhr Ortszeit (6:30 deutscher Zeit) zu der Kollision des Frachtschiffs "Dali" mit einem Pfeiler geführt hat, ist unklar. Den Behörden zufolge gibt es keinen Hinweis auf einen terroristischen Hintergrund. Auch lägen "keinerlei

Major Baltimore bridge collapses after container ship collision, 6 people missing Six people were missing after the collision at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland's transportation secretary. Two people were rescued, with one transported to a trauma center in serious condition. The missing people may have fallen into the water. The bridge carries Interstate 695 across the Patapsco River, southeast of the Baltimore metropolitan area. The crash by the large container ship occurred around 1:30 a.m. ET,  when contractors were working on the bridge, according to Wiedefeld. The missing people are believed to be the construction crew who were repairing potholes on the bridge. Wiedefeld said the incident is an active search and rescue mission and that vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore is suspended until further notice. "This is a very large incident, it involves a very large footprint," Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James

Sacha Baron Cohen hits back over Rebel Wilson book Actress Rebel Wilson and Borat and Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen have become involved in a dispute over her plans to publish what he has described as "demonstrably false claims" about him. Wilson has said her forthcoming memoir has a chapter dedicated to Baron Cohen. She has not given details of what is in it, but has said she would not be "bullied or silenced" by his lawyers. His spokesperson said her claims would be "directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence". The pair starred in Baron Cohen's 2016 film Grimsby, which was known as The Brothers Grimsby in North America. The Australian actress played Dawn, the girlfriend of Baron Cohen's character Nobby, a football fan who gets drawn into the world of his super-spy brother. Earlier this month, Wilson said in an Instagram video that her book would include details of when she worked with someone who she described using an expletive. She