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Rock rebel: Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and moreApr 29, 2025 4:31 pm - When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early ’80s, he not only brought a punk rock sound to the mainstream but also a new attitude. He reflects on it in a new doc about his life, a new album and a tour playing Chicago on Aug. 14.
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Canadian prime minister's Liberals fall short of a majority in ParliamentApr 29, 2025 3:49 pm - TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals celebrated election victory in a stunning turn of fortune but fell short Tuesday of winning an outright majority ...
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Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly for family whose house was wrongly raided by FBIApr 29, 2025 3:38 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to rule narrowly in favor of a family trying to hold federal law enforcement accountable in court after an FBI raid w...
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US consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era low as trade war stokes anxietyApr 29, 2025 2:58 pm - Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll.
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Prank calls to other players unrelated to the one received by Shedeur SandersApr 29, 2025 2:55 pm - The prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft wasn't related to the ones other players received, a person familiar with the league's investigation told The Assoc...
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NHL draft lottery will be held Monday with the Blackhawks having the second-best odds at getting the No. 1 pickApr 29, 2025 2:51 pm - NEW YORK — The NHL will hold its draft lottery next Monday with the San Jose Sharks holding the best chance of getting the top pick for the second straight season. The lo...
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Geoff Ogilvy and Brandt Snedeker are selected as Presidents Cup captains for 2026 at MedinahApr 29, 2025 2:46 pm - Geoff Ogilvy of Australia takes over as International captain of the Presidents Cup for 2026 at Medinah with a unique distinction from the previous eight captains. He can...
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Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump had signed into lawApr 29, 2025 1:00 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a program supporting women on security teams — and may not have realized the program he tried to break was not a “woke” Biden-era initiative but instead a celebrated program signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump.
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For some Americans, the end of the Vietnam War after Saigon fell 50 years ago is still deeply feltApr 29, 2025 12:56 pm - The Vietnam War greatly impacted U.S. society from the passage of the War Powers Resolution that restricts the president’s ability to send troops into extended combat without congressional approval to the cementing of college campuses as centers of student activism.
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‘Thunderbolts*’ is Marvel, and Florence Pugh, in high gearApr 29, 2025 12:24 pm - As they so often do in Marvel Land, worlds collide in “Thunderbolts*.” But in this refreshingly earthbound iteration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the collision isn’t a matter of interplanetary strife. It’s the unlikely meeting of Marvel and A24.