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Boston Celtics sell for record-breaking $6.1 billion, highest price sale in US sports' history
The new price tag is the highest for a North American sports franchise in history. The previous record was set by the sale of the Washington Commanders in 2023, which sold for $6.05 billion.
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Voice of America ends contracts with multiple wire services, including AP, Reuters
Special Adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media Kari Lake, who President Donald Trump tapped to lead the VOA, announced the end of the contracts on Thursday, estimating it would save the U.S. $53 million.
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American Idol alum who went viral as the 'Singing Garbage Man' dies at age 32
Douglas Kiker, who was on season 18 of American Idol, was known as the "Singing Garbage Man" because of his job as a garbage collector in Mobile, Alabama. His cause of death is still under investigation.
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Disney drastically downsizes Snow White premiere amid controversies
The movie has faced backlash over its portrayal of dwarfs, Zegler's casting as the lead role, and global politics after Zegler expressed support for Palestine in Israel's war with Hamas.
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VA Secretary Collins accuses reporter of using 'rumors' in stories, editor calls claim 'nonsense'
Collins claimed that Kime scaring his employees by using phrases like there's “a rumor going around” and "rumors began circulating" in her articles.
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Steve Bannon to appear on California Democrat Gov. Newsom's podcast
This comes after Newsom had media personality and Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk on his show the week prior.
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Tiger Woods undergoes surgery for ruptured Achilles tendon
Woods said the injury occurred when he was ramping up his own training at home, and he underwent a "minimally invasive" surgery by West Palm Beach doctor Charlton Stucken to fix it.
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Substack reaches 5 million paid subscribers
The threshold comes after the platform reported four million paid subscribers in November, and three million last year.
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CBS News requests FCC stop probe into edits of '60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris
The media outlet argued that the federal government becoming a "roving censor” would violate the First Amendment.
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Hollywood producer Stanley Jaffe, who won an Oscar for 'Kramer vs Kramer,' dies at 84
Jaffe's cause of death was not immediately revealed, but his family said he died peacefully and a memorial service is being planned.
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Washington Post editor resigns, accuses CEO of killing column critical of owner Jeff Bezos
Bezos told the outlet last month that the opinion section would be writing "in support and defense” of “personal liberties and free markets," every day.
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Elon Musk says widespread X outages are due to a cyberattack against platform
As of now it appears the app is still down.
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Gene Hackman and wife likely died separately, with actor dying of natural causes
New Mexico Chief Medical Investigator Heather Jarrell said her investigation found Hackman likely died of natural causes, while Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.