The names of some of the victims who died at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas have been revealed by authorities. At least eight people were killed and hundreds were treated for injuries after a sold-out crowd of nearly 50,000 people surged during rapper Travis Scott’s performance at the music festival Friday night, with the …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Kenya’s Albert Korir, Peres Jepchirchir win 2021 NYC marathon
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir and fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the respective women’s and men’s divisions of the 2021 New York City Marathon on Sunday in New York City. Jepchirchir, 28, became the first woman in history to win a major marathon after winning an Olympic gold medal. She clocked an unofficial time …
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Miami Dolphins snap seven game losing streak by defeating the Houston Texans 17-9
Coming off of seven straight losses, the Miami Dolphins defeated the Houston Texans 17-9 to improve to 2-7 in the 2021 season. The Dolphins forced four turnovers and sacked Tyrod Taylor five times to snap their seven-game losing streak on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. Both teams would combine for nine turnovers, with Miami having …
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Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett to perform at 55th Annual CMA Awards
Host Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett and more are set to perform at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards. Gabby Barrett, Jennifer Hudson, Zac Brown Band and Dierks Bentley, featuring Breland and Hardy, will also be taking the stage. The artists join formerly announced performers Jason Aldean with Carrie Underwood, Jimmie Allen, Brothers …
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Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde team up in the video for “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde have released the music video for their collaboration ‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’ taken from Pearce’s album ‘29: Written In Stone.’ The video, directed by first-time director Alexa Campbell, sees both singers shown from the perspective of two women who learn their partner is involved with someone else. Pearce …
‘Eternals’ tops North American box office with $71M in its opening weekend
Marvel’s new superhero film “Eternals”, starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Kit Harington and Gemma Chan, is the No. 1 movie in North America, taking in an estimated $71 million over the weekend to top the North American box office. Written and directed by Chloe Zhao (the Oscar-winning best director for “Nomadland”) the film …
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Travis Scott & Live Nation facing lawsuit after tragedy at Astroworld left 8 dead, hundreds injured
Billboard reports that Travis Scott and Live Nation are facing at least one lawsuit already in the aftermath of the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld Music Festival on Friday night, November 5. The 30-year-old Scott and the concert company are being sued by a concertgoer who was injured during the Astroworld tragedy which …
LGBTQ+ and civil rights group sues Tennessee over transgender sports ban
LGBTQ+ civil rights groups in Tennessee filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state’s controversial transgender sports ban. Filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Tennessee on behalf of transgender 14-year-old Luc Esquivel, the suit argues that banning transgender students from their desired sports teams is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The …
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Navy fires leaders of USS Connecticut after underwater mountain collision
The U.S. military announced Thursday that the Navy fired leaders of the USS Connecticut for “loss of confidence” after the submarine struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea. The commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine, Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani, second-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Cashin, and the chief of the boat Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory …
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LeBron James to miss at least one week with abdominal strain
LA Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss at least one week with an abdominal strain. James has already missed two games this season. He aggravated the injury in Tuesday’s 119—117 win over the Rockets on Tuesday The Athletic and ESPN reported Thursday that the Los Angeles Lakers’ star would be out at least …
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