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Editorial processes, Dooley said, are “practically unique for each composer,” but they share a quality of trust between composer and editor. With Harrison Birtwistle, whom Cox spent much of her 47 years at Boosey editing, “there were times when he got bored of answering questions and said, ‘Oh, compose it yourself.’” (Birtwistle, who died in 2022, lives on through Cox’s uncanny impersonation of his gruff Lancastrian accent.)Music editing often attracts composers — Cox studied as a composer before working at Boosey — but also those with a passion for design. Gould, who edited composers including George Benjamin, Thomas Adès and…

A few weeks remain in announcing the NBA’s most valuable player, but what Nikola Jokić recently has brought into focus is the hard choice voters will have to make.Jokić’s historic triple-double, 31 points, 22 assists and 21 rebounds, in the Denver Nuggets’ overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday had never been done before and stands representative of the kind of season the reigning and three-time MVP is putting together.Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the best player on arguably the best team and deserves to be considered for the NBA’s top individual honor. (The Cleveland Cavaliers may finish with the…

Tesla’s sell-off on Wall Street intensified on Monday, with shares of the electric vehicle maker plunging 15%, their worst day on the market since September 2020.On Friday, Tesla wrapped up a seventh straight week of losses, its longest losing streak since debuting on the Nasdaq in 2010. The stock has fallen every week since CEO Elon Musk went to Washington, D.C., to take on a major role in the second Trump White House.Since peaking at $479.86 on Dec. 17, Tesla shares have lost more than 50% of their value, wiping out upward of $800 billion in market cap. Monday marked…

Baggage handlers load luggage onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on August 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIt’s happening: Southwest Airlines will start charging passengers to check bags for the first time.It’s a stunning reversal that shows the low-cost pioneer is willing to part with a customer perk executives have said set it apart from rivals in his more than half a century of flying in hopes of increasing revenue.Southwest’s changes come after months of pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management. The firm took a stake in the airline…

Drivers, or pilots, can simply park the six-wheeler vehicle at a take-off site, detach the drone, and board the aircraft component. From there, they can navigate the rest of their journey by air, cutting travel time and improving access to remote areas. In addition to flying cars, He also mentioned grand investment plans for humanoid robots, which could go up to 100 billion yuan (US$13.8 billion).  “Xpeng has been working in the humanoid robot industry for five years, may continue to be in the business for another 20 years (and) invest in an additional 50 billion yuan and even 100…

Mounting tension in South Sudan leads to clashes as power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar unravels.Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan as fears grow that the country could descend into civil war. Kampala’s military chief announced on Tuesday that the troops had been sent to help “secure” Juba, the capital of Uganda’s northern neighbour. Tension between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar are spiralling as a power-sharing deal unravels, and clashes have erupted. In a series of posts on X, Muhoozi Kainerugaba wrote that “as of two days ago, our…

A federal judge barred the Trump administration on Monday from “unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds” that the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development owed to grant recipients and contractors, requiring it to pay for work completed in the first several weeks of President Trump’s term.The ruling, handed down by Judge Amir H. Ali of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, was the latest step in a winding dispute over foreign aid payments since Mr. Trump has tried to vastly shrink the nation’s foreign assistance. While forcing the administration to pay for work…

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HONG KONG: A Hong Kong social worker was found guilty of rioting during the city’s 2019 democracy protests, with the court on Tuesday (Mar 11) rejecting her claim of being a mediator and ruling that she encouraged people to resist police. To quell the massive protest movement that engulfed much of the city in 2019 and 2020, Hong Kong imposed a sweeping national security law and launched a crackdown that is grinding through the courts. Nearly 3,000 people have been convicted in the span of five years. The social worker, Jackie Chen, argued that she had tried to de-escalate a clash…