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New York’s Central Park SummerStage Announces 2026 Concert Schedule
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entertainment1d ago

New York’s Central Park SummerStage Announces 2026 Concert Schedule

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/central-park-summerstage-2026-concert-schedule-1236732282/
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  • SummerStage unveils its 2026 lineup, marking the festival's 40th anniversary with a diverse slate of artists.
  • More than 60 free and benefit shows are planned for Central Park and 12 NYC parks.
  • The 40th anniversary gala will honor SummerStage founder Joe Killian and Alex Blavatnik with Icon Awards.
  • The gala proceeds support City Parks Foundation’s environmental, youth, and community programs.
  • City Parks Foundation executive director emphasizes SummerStage as a cultural backbone of NYC.
  • The schedule includes performances at multiple venues like Central Park and community parks.
  • The lineup includes renowned performers such as Laurie Anderson, Angélique Kidjo, and Mavis Staples.
  • The festival is described as free or benefit events across several NYC parks.
  • City Parks Foundation will host an opening and closing events, tying to SummerStage’s 40th anniversary.
  • Organizers stress accessibility and community impact as a core mission.
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Arizona AG urges payment companies to block illegal vape sales
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politics1d ago

Arizona AG urges payment companies to block illegal vape sales

https://www.azfamily.com/2026/04/28/arizona-ag-urges-payment-companies-block-illegal-vape-sales/https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/04/28/ford-pressures-credit-card-companies-block-purchase-illegal-vaping-products/https://www.kolotv.com/2026/04/28/ford-pressures-credit-card-companies-block-purchase-illegal-vaping-products/
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  • Nevada and other states' attorneys general urge major credit-card networks to block payments for illegal vaping, expanding a nationwide push to shield youths from vaping.
  • A coalition including 25 attorneys general and New York officials requests specific firms to stop processing unlawful e-cigarette transactions, aiming to cut off funding for illicit sales.
  • Officials frame payment networks as the financial backbone enabling illegal vape sales to minors, underscoring the need to sever funding flows.
  • The coalition notes many online retailers fail to meet age-verification, registration and sales-law requirements under federal and state rules.
  • Guidance draws on the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act to align online-vape sales with age-verification and registration standards.
  • States have pursued lawsuits and referred violators to federal authorities for listing on noncompliant registries and enforcement actions.
  • Letters seek meetings to discuss blocking noncompliant merchants and processors from using payment networks.
  • New York-led effort extends collaboration with numerous states to push stronger oversight of online-vape sales by payment providers.
  • Past government-private sector cooperation is cited as having reduced illegal tobacco sales, informing the vape-focused push.
  • The coalition emphasizes protecting communities by cutting off money flows to bad actors and keeping unauthorized vaping products out of circulation.
  • Ford’s Nevada-led initiative mirrors a broader national effort to curb illegal vaping through financial-transaction controls.
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