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July 3, 2026
How Communities Across the U.S. Are Ringing in America’s 250th
Plans include an air show in Texas, 18,500 fireworks in Idaho and a frog-jumping contest in Missouri.
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June 22, 2026
Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen and Others Mourn Clive Davis
Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.
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June 8, 2026
On Broadway’s Biggest Night, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Shows Its Strength
The long-running sketch comedy show proved its power during the Tony Awards on Sunday, with Lorne Michaels and several former stars grabbing the spotlight.
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May 31, 2026
Trump Urges Canceling Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out
The president had earlier said on social media that he should take the place of “these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’” saying he gets “larger audiences than Elvis.”
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May 23, 2026
Colbert’s Sudden Return to Late Night? It Happened on Public Access.
A day after the comedian hosted the final episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS, he hosted “Only in Monroe,” a community-access program in Monroe, Mich.
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April 29, 2026
Tupac Shakur’s Stepbrother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, 29 Years After Murder
Maurice Shakur said in a complaint filed against Duane Keith Davis, who was charged in 2023 with the rapper’s murder, that the “threads are starting to come together.”
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