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Brian Potter, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Co-Producer & ’70s Hit Songwriter, Dies at 87
Brian Potter, a Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer best known for co-producing Glen Campbell’s 1975 album Rhinestone Cowboy, has died at the age of 87. He passed away on 30 June in Granada Hills, California, after living for years with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s, according to his daughter. His death marks the passing of a figure…
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Pardoned House Dem back in the spotlight as brother faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted
Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat pardoned by President Trump last year over bribery, conspiracy and money laundering charges, is once again facing scrutiny as his brother confronts a separate fraud case. Martin Cuellar, the sheriff of Webb County, Texas, is due at a court hearing over accusations of misappropriating county funds, and the family’s…
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Eslabon Armado’s ‘NOCTURNO’ Scores Double Top 10 Billboard Entries
Eslabon Armado’s ninth studio album, NOCTURNO, has landed in the top 10 of two Billboard charts, debuting at No. 8 on Top Latin Albums and No. 5 on Top Regional Mexican Albums for the chart week dated 11 July. The success marks the group’s eighth consecutive top 10 start on both charts, underlining its enduring…
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Husband raped and murdered his wife then tried to make it look like suicide 25 years after his partner was ‘electrocuted in bath by her radio’
Michael Thompson, 56, has been convicted of raping and murdering his estranged wife, Kimberley, at their marital home in Northampton in August last year, then staging the scene to make her death appear a suicide. The case matters because it cast fresh suspicion on the death 25 years earlier of Thompson’s former partner, Rhonda Anderson,…
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Flight Student Manages To Land Plane Solo After Instructor Jumps To His Death
A 22-year-old student pilot known only as Rosario was forced to make a solo emergency landing on Saturday after her flight instructor jumped from their aircraft mid-flight over Argentina. The instructor, 42-year-old Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, reportedly told her “You know what you have to do, carry on” before removing his headset, opening the door and…
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Watch Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood play live at a Rolling Stones listening party in London
The Rolling Stones have released footage of Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood performing an impromptu version of Ringing Hollow, a track from their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, at an intimate listening party in London. The event marks the latest promotion for the album ahead of its release, offering fans a rare live glimpse of the…
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The 6 Best Gangster Movies Released Since 2000, Ranked
Entertainment website Collider has published a ranked list of what it considers the six best gangster films released since 2000, arguing that the genre, first established by 1930s classics such as The Public Enemy, Little Caesar and Scarface, has since been reinvented with more complex storytelling and characters. The piece matters chiefly as a critical…
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Future Reveals ‘The Real Me’ Cover Art & Track List: ‘Who U Think Featured on My Album’
Rapper Future has revealed the cover art and full track list for his forthcoming album, The Real Me, which is due out on Friday (10 July). Sharing the details on Instagram on Wednesday (8 July) under his Pluto moniker, the artist teased that the record will feature guest appearances but declined to name the collaborators,…
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England’s World Cup Victory Over Mexico Draws Nearly 45 Million Viewers for Fox Sports, Telemundo and Peacock
England’s upset victory over Mexico, which sent them through to the World Cup quarterfinals, attracted nearly 45 million viewers across US broadcasters on Sunday night, making it the most-watched World Cup telecast in US history for a match not featuring Team USA. The figures underline how strongly the tournament is resonating with American audiences, with…
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Charlie Kirk’s family hit out as judge redacts part of Tyler Robinson’s transgender lover’s video testimony
The family of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk has publicly objected after a judge in Utah ruled that a portion of video testimony from Tyler Robinson’s partner could be redacted before being shown in court. Robinson, 23, is accused of assassinating Kirk at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on 10…