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Trump reinstates blockade of Strait of Hormuz

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the war. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the strait and America would charge a 20% toll on eligible cargo, as the conflict with Iran has intensified after peace talks failed to deliver meaningful progress. “We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is ...

Millennial’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is letter perfect

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YOUNGSTOWN — Considering how emotionally draining it is as an audience member, it’s hard to imagine how difficult it must be for the cast of Millennial Theatre Company’s “Dear Evan Hansen” to do six performances. The Benj Pasek/Justin Paul/Steven Levenson musical won six Tony Awards, including best musical, in 2017, and it’s easily the best and the most serious of the teen-centric, social-media-focused musicals in recent years, and the talented cast assembled by director Joe Asente is more than capable of handling its challenges. MTC built a reputation locally for polished, ...

Church festival set in Niles

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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL FESTIVAL: The 93rd annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at the grounds of St. Pope John Pau XXIII Church, 381 Robbins Ave., Niles. The festival will include homemade food, live bands performing nightly, raffles, amusement rides, bingo and bocce. REPTILE SHOW: The Girard Free Library will have the Komora Outdoors Reptile Show at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Children will get to see a variety of reptiles, including snakes, lizards and turtles. SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION: The Emmanuel Community ...

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• GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a special meeting at 1 p.m. Monday at the high school media center on hiring personnel. • TRUMBULL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the planning commission office, 185 E. Market St., Warren. • BAZETTA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • MECCA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • CHAMPION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall on the tax budget. • WEATHERSFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at ...

Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city becomes more pet friendly

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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries. Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory duties were allowed in restaurants under the city’s food business regulation. But the policy change aimed at promoting a pet-friendly culture kicked in Thursday, covering over 900 approved restaurants in the measure’s first phase. It is the city’s latest step toward building an animal-friendly society. Hong Kong now allows pets on certain ...

Officials plan to dedicate road to family

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WARREN TOWNSHIP — Trustees plan to honor a township family whose sons all excelled in athletics by having a road named “Sixth Street Browner Way.” Trustee Ed Anthony said plans are underway to host a ceremony Saturday to honor the Browner family. Plans are to designate a portion of Fifth Street from Tod Avenue SW to the Warren city limits as “Browner Way” and dedicate a sign. Resident Darryl Parker said Jimmy and Julia Browner raised six sons in the township in a home their father built. He said all the sons played football for the former Warren Western Reserve High School, ...