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‘Verzuz’ will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with XJun 19, 2024 11:54 am - Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are bringing the “Verzuz” series back for viewers to watch musicians face off in a song-against-song battle, this time on X.
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Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketballJun 19, 2024 10:59 am - NEW YORK — Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days? Ha, good...
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Hundreds died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials sayJun 19, 2024 9:15 am - MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in ...
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‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous womanJun 19, 2024 8:30 am - Lily Gladstone knows the gravity stories about what she calls the “epidemic” of missing and murdered Indigenous people have. In “Fancy Dance,” set for a streaming release on Apple TV+ Friday, June 28, Gladstone plays Jax, who has cared for her niece, Roki, since her sister’s disappearance on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma.
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Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left outJun 19, 2024 7:52 am - HOUSTON — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. ci...
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U.S. soldier convicted of theft in Russia and sentenced to nearly 4 years in prisonJun 19, 2024 7:50 am - MOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced...
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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UKJun 19, 2024 6:15 am - AMBLETEUSE, France — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English ...
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A U.S. aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?Jun 19, 2024 6:10 am - ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA — The combat markings emblazoned on the F/A-18 fighter jet tell the story: 15 missiles and six drones, painted in black...
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Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since Cold WarJun 19, 2024 6:07 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is ...
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Jonathan Cannon gets his 1st major league win as the White Sox shut out the Astros 2-0Jun 18, 2024 10:47 pm - Jonathan Cannon pitched seven-hit ball into the ninth inning in his first major league win, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 2-0 on Tuesday night. Ca...