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• O lendário compositor John Williams recebeu uma grande homenagem quando sua alma mater inaugurou um novo centro de artes cênicas batizado em sua honra. • O evento celebra as décadas de contribuições de Williams para trilhas sonoras de filmes, incluindo obras icônicas como Star Wars e Jurassic Park. • A dedicação destaca sua influência duradoura na música e no cinema americanos, atraindo a atenção de círculos do entretenimento.

• Juízes, em decisão unânime, retomam processo federal movido por 'centros de crise de gravidez' antiaborto no estado • A Suprema Corte dos EUA decidiu na quarta-feira a favor do operador de centros de crise de gravidez antiaborto de base cristã em New Jersey, que tenta impedir uma investigação estadual sobre se as instalações se envolvem em práticas enganosas. • Os juízes, em decisão unânime, reviveram uma ação federal movida pela First Choice Women’s Resource Centers contestando uma intimação de 2023 do procurador-geral do estado que buscava informações sobre os doadores e médicos da organização. Um tribunal inferior havia descartado a ação.

• X-Energy, a nuclear power company, completed its Nasdaq debut with CEO Clay Sell announcing plans to deliver clean energy solutions to data centers and industrial customers. • The company is positioning itself as part of the broader reinvention of nuclear power to meet growing energy demands from artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. • The move reflects investor appetite for clean energy technologies as data center operators seek sustainable power sources to support AI expansion.

Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in MaineThe Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows.The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills against the millions of dollars in investment and tax revenue they can bring. Continue reading...

• The acting Attorney General announced charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center alleging fraud in its informant program. • Authorities assert that the SPLC's informant program paid sources to "stoke racial hatred," suggesting deliberate misuse of funds and inflammatory activities. • The investigation remains ongoing with the possibility of future indictments naming SPLC executives as defendants.

• Florida center Rueben Chinyelu announced his entry into the 2026 NBA Draft on April 22, maintaining his college eligibility to return if undrafted. • The decision follows teammate announcements five days prior, positioning Chinyelu as a promising big man prospect. • This move highlights growing trend of college athletes testing NBA waters without burning eligibility, impacting draft strategies.

• The Kennedy Center will hold its first award ceremony since President Trump overhauled the board of trustees earlier this year. • Changes aim to align cultural programming with administration priorities. • The event draws attention to federal arts funding debates and political influence on institutions.