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Anderson .Paak flexes new musical muscle on Olympics-themed song with Gwen Stefani and Ryan TedderAug 09, 2024 2:39 pm - PARIS — When Anderson .Paak was tapped for an Olympics-themed song, the Grammy winner felt eager to record the track until he hit an unexpected hurdle: The normally free-...
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H.E.R. will sing at the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony as part of the handover to Los AngelesAug 09, 2024 2:28 pm - PARIS — H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade ...
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What to know about the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremonyAug 09, 2024 2:16 pm - PARIS — The Paris Olympics are coming to a close this weekend. The women's basketball gold medal game is the last event before the closing ceremony. It's scheduled to tip...
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Travis Scott is arrested at a Paris hotel after altercation with a security guard, prosecutors sayAug 09, 2024 1:57 pm - PARIS — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday. The arrest occurred after police we...
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Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo stateAug 09, 2024 1:25 pm - SAO PAULO — A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not im...
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Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attemptAug 09, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he h...
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Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the U.S. election, Microsoft saysAug 09, 2024 7:25 am - NEW YORK — Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing...
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Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 10 killed in Russian strike on mallAug 09, 2024 7:20 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency and sent reinforcements there on Friday, four days after hundreds of Ukraini...
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3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in ViennaAug 09, 2024 7:18 am - VIENNA — Austrian authorities on Friday announced a third arrest in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack three now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts, even as disa...
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Book Review: Kat Tang’s debut novel imagines life as a rental strangerAug 08, 2024 4:30 pm - Kat Tang’s debut novel, “Five-Star Stranger,” follows one man over a months-long spiral as he realizes he's getting attached to his clients — a violation of his first rule for himself as a rental stranger — forcing him to confront his past and examine why he got into the business in the first place.