Get the top headlines of the day in your morning briefing from NBC 4 New York, Monday through Friday. Sign up for our newsletter here. Soccer Team Rescued From Thai Cave Leaves Hospital The youth soccer teammates rescued after 18 days trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand were released from the hospital and now they will speak about their ordeal. A news conference with the 12 boys and their coach was being arranged for the evening in the northern city of Chiang Rai, where the boys have been recovering in a hospital since last week. A conference hall that was being prepared as the venue for the news conference was decorated as a soccer field. Government spokesman Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd said doctors, social workers and psychologists would participate in the news conference to filter questions and ensure the boys' well-being. The media will not be allowed to interview the boys after the news conference. The Wild Boars teammates had entered the Tham Luang cave on June 23 … [Read more...] about Happening Today: Cave Rescue, Legionnaires’ Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hulk Hogan
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Lin-Manuel Miranda to Publish Picture Book
Lin-Manuel Miranda is working on a picture book that he hopes will inspire young people. "Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You" will be published October 23, Random House announced Tuesday. The book will be illustrated by Jonny Sun. It will feature "affirmations" the "Hamilton" playwright has posted on Twitter over the years. Random House is calling the book a "touchstone" for those in need of "a lift." A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charitable organizations for education, literacy and other initiatives. Copyright Associated Press … [Read more...] about Lin-Manuel Miranda to Publish Picture Book
Lin-Manuel Miranda to publish a picture book
Updated 6:53 am PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this March 24, 2018 file photo, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs in support of gun control in Washington. Miranda is working on a picture book he hopes will inspire young people. “Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You” will be published Oct. 23, Random House announced Tuesday, July 17. The book will be illustrated by Jonny Sun and feature “affirmations” that the “Hamilton” playwright has posted on Twitter over the years. less FILE - In this March 24, 2018 file photo, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs in support of gun control in Washington. Miranda is working on a picture book he hopes will inspire young people. “Gmorning, Gnight!: ... more Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP … [Read more...] about Lin-Manuel Miranda to publish a picture book
Movie of Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ set for summer 2020
Updated 1:00 pm, Thursday, June 7, 2018 Photo: Jeff Christensen, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this June 15, 2008 file photo, Karen Olivo, left, and Lin-Manuel Miranda perform a number from the musical "In the Heights" at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York. Miranda’s Tony-winning musical “In the Heights” will hit theaters in 2020 as a summer-event movie. Warner Bros. won the rights to the 2008 Tony-winner after a bidding war earlier this spring. The project had been in development at the Weinstein Company, which auctioned off many of its assets in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. less FILE - In this June 15, 2008 file photo, Karen Olivo, left, and Lin-Manuel Miranda perform a number from the musical "In the Heights" at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York. Miranda’s Tony-winning musical ... more … [Read more...] about Movie of Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ set for summer 2020
What is Evan Spiegel’s net worth, when did he marry Miranda Kerr and when was their baby son born?
EVAN Spiegel the multi-billionaire boss of Snapchat is married to renowned Australian beauty Miranda Kerr. The 27-year-old launched the popular photo-sharing application in 2011 and in that time got engaged to the world-famous Victoria's Secret model. Who is Evan Spiegel? Evan Spiegel was born in Los Angeles, California in June 1990 to lawyer parents Melissa and John W. Spiegel and raised Episcopalian. He studied product design at Stanford University, where he met Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown. As part of his degree, he proposed the idea of what would later become known as Snapchat as a class project - then called 'Picaboo'. The idea reportedly came about after Brown stepped into his college room and told him about a photo he wished he didn't send. Spiegel left uni shortly before finishing his degree in 2012, to focus on the photo-sharing application. He set up multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc., of which he is CEO. Court documents … [Read more...] about What is Evan Spiegel’s net worth, when did he marry Miranda Kerr and when was their baby son born?