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FILE – This Sept. 27, 2018 file photo shows composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim after being awarded the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony at the Guildhall in London. Broadway stars will pay a 90th birthday tribute to Sondheim on the free virtual concert “Take Me To The World,” set to air live on April 26. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Baton Rouge Police Department officers gather at the site of a shooting in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, April 26, 2020. The shooting has left one police officer dead and a wounded colleague fighting for life, authorities said, adding a suspect was in custody after an hourslong standoff at a home. Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul told The Advocate the officers were shot in the northern part of the city, and one of the officers later died. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
In this photo taken by her son, Betty Riddle in Sarasota, Fla., Sunday, April 26, 2020, holds the T-shirt she wore on March 17, 2020, when she voted for the first time. She was barred from voting in Florida until a federal judge temporarily blocked the state from preventing her and 16 other felons from voting because of unpaid legal financial obligations. (Courtesy of Rickie Riddle via AP)
FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo Jong, right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, helps Kim sign joint statement following the summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim’s prolonged public absence has led to rumors of ill health and worries about how it could influence the future of what one analyst calls Northeast Asia’s “Achilles’ heel,” a reference to the North’s belligerence and unpredictable nature. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. SEOUL: NO ‘UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENTS’ IN NORTH KOREA A top South Korean official suggests that rumors about the possible ill health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are untrue.
2. WILL FLORIDA FELONS GET TO VOTE A federal trial opening Monday could help settle whether impoverished felons can be denied the right to vote for not paying all legal financial obligations in a state that holds great sway in national politics, the case could have wide ramifications.
3. THREE CIVILIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE The Syrian military says Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon have fired missiles toward areas near the Syrian capital of Damascus killing three people and injuring four.
4. TWO LOUISIANA OFFICERS SHOT Police say a shooting in Baton Rouge has left a police officer dead and a second officer wounded and fighting for his life. Police Chief Murphy Paul says the two were shot while investigating reports of gunfire. A suspect is in custody.
5. STEPHEN SONDHEIM HONORED The Broadway composer and lyricist was celebrated with a starry online 90th birthday concert stuffed with his songs but delayed by technical difficulties.
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