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Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year's Glastonbury Festival in June

LONDON (AP) — Whatever the weather, the 200,000 or so music fans heading down to this year's Glastonbury Festival are going to get something different. For the first time since the festival started in 1970,…
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Bill that could ban TikTok passed in the House. Here's what to know

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position as lawmakers in Washington move forward with a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on the platform. The House on Wednesday passed legislation…
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Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC's Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage as hosts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal's upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced…
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Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in the platform's listings worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it's banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental…
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'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowed best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan. The most…
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Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died…
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TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as 'a step into the future'

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal airport security officials unveiled passenger self-screening lanes Wednesday at busy Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with plans to test it for use in other cities around the country.…
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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

BOSTON (AP) -- A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter,…
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Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An ammunition supplier testified at trial Monday that he only provided inert dummy rounds to the Western film “Rust” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in 2021, though…
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Chris Mortensen, an award-winning ESPN reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72

BRISTOL (AP) -- Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. He was 72. ESPN confirmed Mortensen’s death…
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