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Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle has appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows. But it had been a quarter-century since he appeared on stage in the Off-Broadway hit “Topdog/Underdog,” until he made his Broadway debut this spring in a revival of “Proof.” In this web exclusive, he talks with Tracy Smith about the lessons of his parents; catching the “theater bug” as a child; the “hamster wheel” of an actor’s career; and his emotional investment in works like “Hotel Rwanda.”

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Israeli air strikes, tank shelling in Gaza killed at least 12 Palestinians, including six police officers.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sparking backlash after using his first veto to derail a bipartisan bill aimed at combating antisemitism by expanding protest security safeguards for places of education.”This could impact workers protesting ICE, or college students demanding their school divest from fossil fuels or demonstrating in support of Palestinian rights,” Mamdani said in a statement on Friday.”It is a piece of legislation that has alarmed much of the labor movement, reproductive rights groups and immigration advocates, among others, across this city,” he continued.New York’s former Democratic Gov. Andrew…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A driver who allegedly helped wreak havoc during a “reckless” drag-racing street takeover was paraded out of his apartment in handcuffs.Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the arrest of 22-year-old Asil Assaidi on Thursday. Assaidi was charged with reckless endangerment and riot following a series of “dangerous, fiery driving stunts” near two New York City gas stations on April 18.”Too often there are no consequences in the criminal justice system for this type of outrageous behavior,” New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “Clearly, it’s time for that to change.”My hope and…

Julia MacIsaac was a compassionate and kind-hearted woman who worked at the University Health Network (UHN) as a medical lab technologist She dated David Slinger for approximately 10 years. The two broke up in 2017.Following the breakup, MacIsaac purchased a three-bedroom townhouse on Scarborough Golf Club Road where she allowed 45-year-old David Slinger to stay in a separate bedroom down the hall from her own.MacIsaac had an independent locking mechanism on her second-floor bedroom which she had used to lock her bedroom from the inside.In a downtown courtroom Friday, that ex-boyfriend pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, admitting he brutally killed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There will be a new French Open champion this summer.Back-to-back reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz announced that he will be off the clay this year after a wrist injury earlier this month.”After the results of the tests carried out today, we have decided that the most prudent thing is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros, while we wait to assess the evolution to decide when we will return to the court. It’s a complicated moment for me, but I’m sure we’ll come out stronger from here,” Alcaraz posted…

Accused war criminal and Australia’s most highly-decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has attended an Anzac Day Dawn Service.

US equities ended the week on a mixed note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closing at record highs on Friday, supported by optimism around potential US-Iran talks and a surge in semiconductor stocks led by Intel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, lagged behind, ending the session slightly lower.The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to close at 7,165.08, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.6% to 24,836.60, with both indices also hitting fresh intraday records. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 79 points, or 0.16%, to 49,230.71.Iran talks optimism lifts sentiment despite tensionsInvestor sentiment was buoyed by…

Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy began trading Friday as the AI boom and electrification broadly spark a flurry of interest in the nuclear industry.The stock opened at $30.11, after upsizing its initial offering, pricing at $23 per share — ahead of the initial range of $16 to $19 per share. The company raised more than $1 billion, making it the largest nuclear public offering on record. Shares ended the day 27% higher at $29.20.The company’s xe-100 reactor is 80 megawatts, and can be bundled together with additional reactors to scale up to 960 megawatts. The xe-100’s model is a high-temperature…