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Music and performances shine at Saudi Arabia’s National Cultural Awards

September 11, 2024

TikTok can’t get enough of ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ a Connie Francis song from the 60s
TikTok often popularizes songs from music’s biggest and buzziest artists. But one of the most viral songs right now was recorded in 1961. More than six decades ago, singer Connie Francis recorded enough music to fill three albums. Buried on the back of one of those records was the song “Pretty Little Baby.” It wasn’t…
New searches underway in Portugal near where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007
LAGOS, Portugal — Police investigating the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann searched near an abandoned rural building in southern Portugal on Tuesday as they launched fresh probes near the holiday resort where she was last seen 18 years ago. The case received worldwide interest for several years, with reports of sightings of McCann occurring…
Fed Governor Lisa Cook sees tariffs raising inflation and complicating rate policy
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Trump pardons 2 divers who freed 19 sharks off Florida
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Santa Ono rejected as University of Florida president after conservative backlash
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a surprise twist, the state of Florida’s top higher education board on Tuesday voted against a contract for Santa Ono, who was set to be the next president of the University of Florida. The decision came after growing opposition on the right to Ono’s past statements on, among other things, diversity,…
Trump signs order doubling steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%
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Hotel security officer testifies Diddy paid $100K to suppress assault video
This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. Much of today’s testimony was spent revisiting Diddy’s March 2016 assault on Casandra Ventura, an incident at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles that was captured on security video and shown…