7 h. ago Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start

(Down the Road)The bluegrass star and band reconvene with a new co-vocalist on this slick yet understated set drawing on old-time roots and more recent concernsArcadia is big news in US roots music. In the 14 years since Union Station’s last LP, its Grammy-winning members have not been idle. Singer and fiddle player Alison Krauss, for one, has released solo outings and a second Robert Plant collaboration. Key foil Dan Tyminski (guitar, vocals), meanwhile, remains focused on his solo career. So Arcadia marks a fresh start with co-vocalist Russell Moore (ex-IIIrd Tyme Out). “His pitch – he’s just a laser beam,” said Krauss in the New York Times.The two swap lead vocals across 10 tracks whose often mournful subject matter naturally harks back to times past. The production may be slick but rings with understated eloquence. The banjo-driven Richmond on the James records the dying words of a civil war soldier; Krauss’s pristine vocal hovers above the fray, surveying blood and feeling. Moo...

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The Bluebirds boss gave a full injury rundown ahead of the recommencement of the Championship campaign

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56 h. ago Caribbean leaders deny Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’

As White House takes aim at medical missions, SVG says it gave US proof that workers aren’t human-trafficking victimsThe prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) said his government has provided evidence to the US that Cuban health workers in the country are not victims of human trafficking, as the Trump administration takes aim at the medical missions.Speaking in advance of US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to the Caribbean on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said he was confident that the information he provided would settle US concerns about the deal under which Cuban medical professionals work in SVG. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Caribbean leaders deny US claims that Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’

As White House takes aim at medical missions, SVG says it gave US proof that workers aren’t human-trafficking victimsThe prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) said his government has provided evidence to the US that Cuban health workers in the country are not victims of human trafficking, as the Trump administration takes aim at the medical missions.Speaking in advance of US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to the Caribbean on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said he was confident that the information he provided would settle US concerns about the deal under which Cuban medical professionals work in SVG. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Watchdog speaks out on Oasis Ticketmaster reunion ticket controversy months after 'dynamic pricing' fury

Ticketmaster may have misled music fans seeking to buy tickets to see British band Oasis last year, Britain's competition watchdog has said.

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3 d. ago Ticketmaster may have 'misled' Oasis fans into buying tickets 'they thought were better than they were'

Thousands of Oasis fans were left upset to have missed out or paid huge amounts for tickets for the hotly anticipated reunion shows this summer

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3 d. ago Competition watchdog sets out ‘concerns’ over Ticketmaster’s Oasis sale

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3 w. ago Competition watchdog will not investigate Microsoft partnership with OpenAI

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3 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene’s partner Brian Glenn confronted over Zelensky Trump clash ‘set

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3 w. ago Netflix Sick Note creators reveal fears of working with Rupert Grint

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