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Travis Scott has released his new album, “Utopia.” Scott had originally planned to perform new songs from the album during a concert at the Pyramids of Giza, but that was canceled on July 26 over “complex production issues.” The show is still being rescheduled but so far no date has been announced.
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Ken McCullick died in an emergency room on August 12, 2021. “I got lucky and there was this young nurse … I was one of her first CPR patients, and she would not give would not give up and saved my life.
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Students and administrator recall the day Ethan Crumbley shot up their Michigan school
A 17-year-old girl testified Friday she “just prayed” and covered her head during Ethan Crumbley’s mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School, which left four students dead and seven others wounded in 2021.
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Travis Scott’s Giza Pyramids concert canceled
Travis Scott’s concert at the Giza Pyramids was officially canceled two days before it was set to be held due to “complex production issues,” event organizer Live Nation said.
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Niger army endorses presidential coup plotters despite international condemnation
The Nigerien military has backed the coup leaders who have reportedly seized the president of the West African country, prompting warnings from international leaders of the threat to democracy.
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Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court today for hearing on whether he should spend life in prison
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Crumbley is in court Thursday morning for a hearing to determine whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing four students and wounding seven others at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021.
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Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56, Irish media says
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56.
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Judiciary panel grills Mayorkas over Biden’s border policies
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan lambasted President Joe Biden’s border policies, calling it a “Biden border crisis” and describing them as “open border policies” in his opening remarks Wednesday at a hearing where Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is testifying.
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Couple burned to death at home as toll mounts from Mediterranean wildfires
Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among at least 40 people killed as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean.
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UPS and Teamsters reach a labor deal, potentially avoiding a crippling strike
UPS and the Teamsters have reached a tentative deal on a new contract, potentially avoiding a strike. A labor stoppage could have started as soon as next week and crippled US supply chains and been a multi-billion dollar hit to the economy.
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Federal judge blocks Biden’s controversial asylum policy in a major blow to administration
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s controversial asylum policy, delivering a major blow to the administration, which has leaned on the measure to drive down border crossings. The judge put the ruling on hold for 14 days for a possible appeal.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 17. Mandatory Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN that the US is attempting to strengthen “lines of communication” with China to avoid conflict between the two superpowers.
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Tony Bennett, crooner who sang ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ dies at 96
Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner.
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Heat can kill on the job, and these workers are dying
A record heat wave stretching from California to Florida has caused dozens of deaths, filled some hospitals to pandemic levels and prompted government warnings about avoiding extended exposure to heat. But the federal agency charged with protecting you on the job can do little or nothing if your boss orders you to work outside in the searing summer sun.
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Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor
“The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,” Banks wrote in her resignation letter. “The negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.”
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Texas A&M University President M. Katherine Banks at the Zachry Engineering Education Complex in College Station on March 30, 2021. Credit: Mark Felix for The …
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Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Celebrates Promotions and Awards
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office recognized the men and women within the department for their commitment to public safety.
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Inside Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s friendship and musical partnership
The years-long artistic partnership between Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga wasn’t an immediately obvious one.
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Female soccer players earn 25 cents to the dollar of men at World Cup, new CNN analysis finds
Soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will on average earn just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men at their World Cup last year, a new CNN analysis found.
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Shakira faces second investigation into alleged tax fraud in Spain
A judge in Barcelona has opened a second investigation into alleged tax fraud by Grammy-winning singer Shakira, a Spanish court said Thursday.
