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Trump's attendance at Kennedy Center's 'Les Miserables' expected to include $2M tickets, boycott
First lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance, and second lady Usha Vance are also expected to attend the performance.
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Simone Biles apologizes for attacking Gaines for stance on transgender athletes in women's sports
"I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport," she wrote. "The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for."
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Funk music star Sly Stone dies at the age of 82
The musician, known for being a pioneer in multiple styles including rock and pop, died peacefully after a prolonged battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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Alex Palou becomes first Spanish driver to win Indianapolis 500
Sunday was the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500.
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Female softball player injured by male pitcher sues Minnesota to keep males out of her games
Olympic Peninsula school district bucks Washington state athletics, superintendent of public instruction with sex-eligibility policy, drawing threat from ACLU
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Billy Joel cancels U.S. tour dates over brain condition diagnosis, treatment
"This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance," according to a statement on Billy Joel's social media accounts.
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Aaron Rodgers: 'Trans women' competing in women's sports is 'anti-woman'
“You’re not seeing trans men dominating anything,” Aaron Rodgers said.
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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65
"Jim's dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts in addition to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly, his love for his family were unsurpassed," the team said.
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'Cheers' actor George Wendt dies at 76
Wendt starred in Cheers in all 275 episodes, and earned six Emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. He later got his own sitcom titled "The George Wendt Show."
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Trump Hollywood ambassador Mel Gibson's deal to coproduce Italian films in US seen as tariff fixer
Last month, Trump named Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, and Jon Voight in the ambassador role aimed at boosting U.S. film productions.
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MLB lifts ban on Pete Rose, opening path to be added to Baseball Hall of Fame
Manfred also removed the ban on “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who was banned from the sport in 1921 with some of his teammates on the Chicago White Sox over their fixing of the 1919 World Series. He died in 1951.
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Bill Gates criticizes Musk for DOGE cuts: 'World’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children'
Gates, who also announced he would be winding his foundation down by 2045, said Musk's actions were made out of ignorance, and that the pace of the cuts could cause the resurgence of diseases like the measles, HIV and polio.
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Trump announces 2027 NFL Draft will held in nation’s capital
For the first time this century, the NFL Draft is going to be hosted in the nation’s capital.