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Elim Chan conducts the San Francisco Symphony in June. She officially takes over the orchestra as music director in September, 2027.
Stefan Cohen
Meet the future of the LA Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony
Tom Huizenga
As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco.
A police commando stands guard at the High Court complex ahead of a verdict related to the 2019 Easter bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.
Eranga Jayawardane
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AP
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings
The Associated Press
Yemen's Houthi armed forces patrol as Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities arrive in the capital Sanaa on Sep. 12, after being released on the west coast where they were being held by Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces.
Mohammed Huwais
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AFP via Getty Images
Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR
Aya Batrawy
A clipping of hair labeled as Thomas Jefferson's in the collections of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, his primary home and plantation.
Hugh Talman/Smithsonian
New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
Michel Martin, Adriana Gallardo
Texas Standard
The country’s biggest braille transcription center is inside this Texas prison
Many braille textbooks are transcribed in prisons. For the last 25 years, the Billman Braille Center in Gatesville has prepared women for careers on the outside.
Officials say data centers can boost local economies. In Abilene, they have spurred a housing crisis
World War II veterans gather in Austin to reflect on ‘things that don’t make it into the books’
Even with government assistance, many Texas families can’t find affordable childcare options
Man shot by ICE in Austin says he has a bullet lodged in his back and was denied medical care
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