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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Closes on Broadway After 35 Years

NEW YORK—The final curtain came down Sunday on New York’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” ending Broadway’s longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts, and gold and silver confetti bursting from its famous chandelier. It was show No. 13,981 at the Majestic Theatre and it ended with a reprise of “The Music…


Planes in Florida Close Call Were Cleared to Use Same Runway

Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared a plane to take off from Sarasota, Florida, while an American Airlines jet was making its final approach to the same runway last month, leading the American pilots to abandon their landing. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the American and Air Canada Rouge planes…


Major Textile Factory in Haiti to Close Plant, Lay Off 3,500

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—One of Haiti’s biggest textile factories announced that it is closing an assembly plant and laying off 3,500 workers in yet another blow to the country’s crumbling economy. S&H Global, whose parent company is South Korean garment manufacturer Sae-A Trading Co. Ltd., said in a statement on Thursday that strikes and social…


Multiple Chinese Government Agencies Close Down Temporarily Due to Surge in COVID Infections

Several Chinese government organizations, including police stations, pandemic control centers, and judicial offices, are closed down temporarily amid a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across China. Some claim that the majority of their staff have tested positive for COVID, according to the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times, which reached out to a few agencies on…


Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Inc. temporarily closed its offices and cut workers’ access to internal systems on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email about whether they were being laid off. The move follows a week of chaos and uncertainty about the company’s future under new owner Elon Musk. The social media company said in…


Young Bill Hickok (1940)

Bill Hickok, assisted by Calamity Jane, is after a foreign agent and his guerrilla band who are trying to take over some Western territory just as the Civil War is coming to a close. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…


Philippines: Chinese Ship’s Close Distance Maneuvering a ‘Clear Violation’

MANILA—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported a recent incident of “close distance maneuvering” by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the disputed South China Sea that “constrained” the movement of a Philippine ship sailing nearby. The March 2 incident took place during the PCG’s maritime patrol operations around the Scarborough Shoal, locally…


Brrr! Some Schools Close as Extreme Cold Grips US Northeast

BOSTON—A mass of arctic air swept into the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing bone-chilling sub-zero temperatures and closing schools across the region for the second time in less than a week. Schools in Massachusetts three largest cities—Boston, Worcester, and Springfield—canceled classes, saying they did not want children standing outside for extended periods of time waiting for…


New Hi-Tech Photo Brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up Close

AMSTERDAM—Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum on Monday put on its digital portal what it called “the most detailed photograph of any artwork” ready for assessment by scientists and art lovers alike. It…


Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Market Value

Apple Inc. on Monday became the first company in the world to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization, thanks to investor confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and metaverse. On the first day of trading in 2022, the company’s shares rose to…