Human rights activists wanted him to cancel the concert as a protest of the kingdom’s arrests and crackdowns.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Big companies look to Senate to ease budget bill’s minimum tax
Some of the largest U.S. corporations are looking for new exemptions from the budget reconciliation bill’s minimum tax on income reported to shareholders, arguing it could depress economic activity, including financing pensions for millions of workers and investing in clean energy projects. Since it became clear in late October that the 15 percent minimum tax […]
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Tom Holland will play Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic about the dancing legend
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has awesome superpowers – and soon we will get to see him use the one where he dances. Holland, well-known as the Marvel hero after starring in “Avengers” movies and three solo “Spider-Man” films, has been cast as Fred Astaire, the most acclaimed dancer in motion picture history, in producer Amy Pascal’s […]
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Memorable moments from Bob Dole’s life and political career
His political career began in 1950 and officially ended nearly five decades later.
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Ex-Epstein staffer testifies teen accusers visited mansion
A former housekeeper said the two were summoned to Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion by Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
New data suggests 1 in 44 U.S. children affected by autism
U.S. numbers have been on the rise for several years, but experts believe that reflects more awareness and wider availability of services to treat the condition.
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Death of bullied Utah girl draws anger over suicides, racism
The mother of a 10-year-old who died by suicide is speaking out about the bullying and racial harassment that her daughter endured.
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Democrats hope threat to abortion rights will rouse voters
They have been searching for an issue that can both energize a base deflated by slow progress in Washington and repair the party’s strained relationship with suburban voters.
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‘The fire that’s here’: U.S. is still battling delta variant
As the new variant omicron is drawing attention, the extra-contagious delta accounts for practically all cases in the U.S.
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Lawyer backs up Alec Baldwin’s assertion he didn’t pull trigger
The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the prop gun that went off on a New Mexico film set backs up the actor’s claim, the lawyer says.