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Sound of Music museum opens where the von Trapp story met Hollywood

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SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — An Austrian museum is alive with “The Sound of Music,” a first-ever venue devoted to the classic 1965 singalong movie starring Julie Andrews. The Sound of Music Salzburg museum, situated in an Austrian city famed for music and perhaps best known as the home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, opened Sunday. The attendees included Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of Georg and Agathe von Trapp, whose family story inspired the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical and Hollywood blockbuster. She continues to give guided tours of movie sites in Salzburg today. “It is ...

Taylor Swift will become the most awarded artist in MTV VMAs history

National News

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift will once again break records. At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, she will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors, becoming the most awarded artist in VMA history. Currently, Swift is tied with Beyonce for the title of most-awarded musician in VMA history. They have 30 each. (Eminem is the male artist with the most VMAs, with 15.) The new award, which according to the VMAs is meant to recognize artists “whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling,” will bring ...

Fed official says Iran war pushed her toward supporting rate hike

National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August was a key reason she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year. Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said in an interview with The Associated Press that she agreed with the Fed’s decision Wednesday to lift its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to about 3.9%. She also expects that the Fed will keep rates unchanged next year, she added. “I did not see the inflation ...

Flights are disrupted across northeast due to technical problems at air traffic center

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Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, as every major airport in the New York City area ground to a halt for several hours Monday just as numerous foreign leaders were flying to the United Nations General Assembly. However, President Donald Trump’s flight from Washington to New York was able to depart as scheduled. The technical problems happened at the same Federal Aviation Administration facility in Philadelphia that caused numerous disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport in the ...

Liberty officials hear finance updates

Local News

LIBERTY — The township is more than halfway through its first full year with its new cemetery under its control, and has the potential to break even, according to Fiscal Officer Matthew Connelly. Trustees at a recent regular meeting heard from Connelly, who provided a cash-fund summary report, which shows the purchase orders and outstanding reserved funds for encumbrances that trustees have agreed to. The report gives officials an idea of the township’s real balance, which will put it at $7.674 million, and Connelly said the township’s general and other funds are “doing ...

Planning commission will host second land use plan meeting

Local News

WARREN — Building on the success and community participation of the first countywide land use planning meeting in Kinsman, the Trumbull County Planning Commission will continue its public engagement process with the next meeting for southeastern areas at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Liberty Township Building, 1315 Churchill-Hubbard Road. The meeting will focus on communities in the southeastern portion of Trumbull County, including Brookfield, Hubbard, Liberty and Vienna townships, Hubbard city and Yankee Lake village. Commission officials said the meeting continues the countywide ...