NEW YORK — Families of autistic children have a new place to engage their sons and daughters — Broadway. The Theatre Development Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on providing access to live theater, announced Wednesday it will present an autism-friendly performance of “The Lion King.” The Oct. 2 matinee of the long-running musical at the Minskoff Theatre will be slightly altered to make those with autism more comfortable, including cutting jarring sounds and strobe lights. Read full article > >

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The Palestinian Authority says it will present its bid for statehood recognition when the UN General Assembly reconvenes in September.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader, will present the 2011 Reith Lectures along with Eliza Manningham-Buller, former head of MI5.

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CHICAGO — Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty (R) will present a dramatic alternative to what he calls President Obama’s “big government and heavy handed regulations” in an economic address at the University of Chicago on Tuesday morning. Speaking at one of the world’s foremost centers of free market thought — and just a few miles from the offices of Obama’s reelection campaign — Pawlenty, who kicked off his presidential campaign last month, will try to claim the Republican mantle that Obama’s economic policies have failed the nation. Read full article > >

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Comedian James Corden will present the 2011 Brit awards at London’s O2 arena next month, organisers announce.

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In their most detailed plans yet, the Obama team has drawn up a schedule for ending the combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014. The agenda, which the U.S. will present at a NATO summit in Lisbon this week, also calls for handing over security duties to…

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Negotiations for the licence fee will present the BBC with a huge challenge about its future, director general Mark Thompson warns.

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