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Air Force One has been used as a ‘decoy’ before: I was there
I was one of the journalists on Air Force One when the president slipped into a smaller plane just before takeoff to avoid possible anti-aircraft fire in a dangerous part of the world. I had mixed feelings about my predicament. With typical gallows humor, my colleagues in the White House press corps joked about our…
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Billboard Hot Latin Songs Top 10 Countdown For August 15 2026 | Billboard Latin
Bad Bunny continued to dominate Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart in the countdown for the week of 15 August 2026, with several tracks from his album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” (DTMF) holding strong positions. His track “EoO” climbed back to number two after receiving a boost from its feature in the film “Spider-Man: Brand New…
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How to Help Those Impacted by the Earthquakes in Colombia (Updated)
Colombia declared a national disaster after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Coast on 10 August, with its epicentre in San José del Palmar, Chocó, around 150 miles west of Bogotá. The quake caused widespread building collapses across regions including Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda and Quindío, trapping residents under rubble, and comes just six…
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4 Beatles Songs That Stirred up the Bad Blood That Led to Their Breakup
American Songwriter has highlighted four Beatles songs that fuelled the tensions ultimately leading to the band’s split in 1970. While the group’s breakup stemmed from many factors, creative disagreements over specific recordings repeatedly exposed and deepened the rifts between its members during the band’s final years. The article points to Paul McCartney’s perfectionism during “Ob-La-Di,…
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On the Charts 9 Years Ago, Chris Stapleton Was at No. 1 With the Album That Went On To Win CMA and Grammy Gold
Nine years ago, on 11 August 2017, Chris Stapleton’s second solo album, From A Room: Volume 1, spent its final week at number one on the charts, confirming that his breakout debut, Traveller, had been no fluke. The record went on to win Album of the Year at the CMA Awards and Best Country Album…
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The Success Behind Live Session Band ‘Free Cover’: ‘People Want to be Happy’
Free Cover, a Venezuelan live-session band project founded in 2017 by musician friends Alejandro “Neg” Barrera and Daniel “Chompa” Bracho, has grown from a homemade YouTube video into a major platform for Latin artists, now boasting more than a million subscribers. The pair started the project after noticing a lack of well-produced, live YouTube content…
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Powerful Earthquake Devastates Colombia, Triggering Nationwide Emergency
Western Colombia experienced a severe seismic event on Monday, with a magnitude measuring 7.4 that proved destructive across the region. The cities of Cali and Pereira sustained the heaviest damage, prompting immediate m
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Watch live: Trump attends Patriot Games in Ohio
President Trump is set to attend the Patriot Games in Geneva, Ohio, on Tuesday evening. The event, announced last year, will pit top high school athletes from across the country against one another as part of a series of events to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary. One male and one female from each of the 50…
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Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners
Movie theatre owners are publicly split over Paramount’s proposed $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with the industry’s main lobbying body, Cinema United, at odds with its own two biggest members. Cinema United president Michael O’Leary has spent months opposing the deal, warning it could lead to fewer films and theatre closures, but AMC…