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Meet the Idaho potato warehouse worker whose TikTok video sent Fleetwood Mac sales soaring

Meet the Idaho potato warehouse worker whose TikTok video sent Fleetwood Mac sales soaring

Nathan Apodaca recorded a laid-back video while riding a longboard downhill and drinking Cran-Raspberry juice. The Internet went wild — and catapulted a Fleetwood Mac song back onto the charts.
by Bobby Allyn

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Rapper Tory Lanez charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Rapper Tory Lanez charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday charged rapper Tory Lanez with shooting artist Megan Thee Stallion during an argument earlier this year.

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Johnny Nash, singer of ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ dies at 80

Johnny Nash, singer of ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ dies at 80

Johnny Nash, a singer-songwriter, actor and producer who rose from pop crooner to early reggae star to the creator and performer of the million-selling anthem “I Can See Clearly Now,” died Tuesday, his son said.
by The Associated Press

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Linda Ronstadt, due to be honored as a Hispanic Heritage 'legend,' on staying connected

Linda Ronstadt, due to be honored as a Hispanic Heritage 'legend,' on staying connected

Ahead of a Hispanic Heritage Awards ceremony where she's set to receive her latest honor in a career full of them, singer Linda Ronstadt shares a few thoughts on identity with NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Ned Wharton

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Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement, has died at age 77.
by The Associated Press

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‘I have a great responsibility’: Connecting with ancestors through Aztec dance

‘I have a great responsibility’: Connecting with ancestors through Aztec dance

An immigration attorney in Minneapolis is also the leader of Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue, a traditional Aztec dance group that has entertained audiences and helped build a sense of community in Minnesota over the past 20 years.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Minnesota Orchestra will mount fall season without live audiences

Minnesota Orchestra will mount fall season without live audiences

Even playing to an empty hall, the music will be of the high quality the audience expects, says Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska.
by Euan Kerr

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Georgia teachers' back-to-school rap about virtual learning goes viral

Georgia teachers' back-to-school rap about virtual learning goes viral

Callie Evans and Audri Williams rap about online learning and the COVID-19 pandemic from the empty halls of Monroe Comprehensive High School, backed up by mask-wearing, move-busting cheerleaders.
by Rachel Treisman

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