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Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

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Back in 1982, one song was so insanely catchy that it became an earworm that continues to deliver pure nostalgia 42 years later. American Songwriter excerpted a passage from the book Playing Back the ...

Addis Ababa, December 25, 2025 (ENA)—The “Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)” has continued its long-standing practice of instrumentalizing famine for political gains, Ethiopian Disaster Risk ...

*** Cabbage Patch kid is *** soft sculpture and it's one of the most popular toys on almost everyone's Christmas list according to local stores. But if you think you can just go to the store and pick ...

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Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

(from left to right) Shelly Colliflower, 14, and Vincent Tijerina, 16, who's homicide has been unsolved after more than 40 years. Photo courtesy of Lori Cates Forty-one years after two teenagers were ...