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democrat justin pearson to the state house of representatives. norah: twitter to warm oil. elon musk talks about the troubles the social media platform has faced since he took over. the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. norah: our tax series, if you use apps like venmo to get paid, you want to hear the new irs rule. if i didn t have multiple ways that somebody could pay me, i feel like i would lose business. sweet dreams are made of these norah: and the big names added to the national recording registry. these country roads take me home imagine all the people living life in peace norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. today, we want to begin as we are learning more about that horrible massacre at a louisville bank. we are hearing from the family of the gunman for the first time, saying they will fully cooperate with investigators. they are revealing that the shooter had mental health challenges, which th
who s died at the age of 90. ms lynn enjoyed a successful, six decade long career. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. as the war in ukraine rages on, we speak to a russian rock legend whose life and career have mirrored his motherland s journey from the soviet era, through the break up of the soviet union, to putin s authoritarian state. my guest is boris grebenshchikov. he last played in russia the day before putin invaded ukraine in february, and is now living in london. bg, as he s known to his fans, risks prosecution for his anti war comments if he returns to russia. the role cultural icons have to play in the politics of protests is a well trodden one, but do their voices have any impact inside russia? boris grebenshchikov, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. all right, so you last performed in russia just six hours before putin invaded ukraine. you say you had a sense of foreboding that something monume
ukraine in february, and is now living in london. bg, as he is known to his fans, risks prosecution for his anti war comments if he returns to russia. the role cultural icons have to play in the politics of protests is a well trodden one, but do their voices have any impact inside russia? boris grebenshchikov, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. all right, so you last performed in russia just six hours before putin invaded ukraine. you say you had a sense of foreboding that something monumental was going to happen. what did you think was going to occur? you know, we played a concert on the night before the invasion, and i had this weird feeling that i m playing in hamburg in 1939. so i knew that something really bad is coming. i couldn t predict the war, but, you know, it felt bad. and now, when you see ukrainian cities, where you performed, either being destroyed, some of the very theatres where you actually played, and also places like kherson, one of the four provin
North American fans of Eurythmics will be seeing Dave Stewart perform the band’s hits, including 1983’s Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), but without Annie Lennox, and a band reunion isn’t on the cards.