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☆ Vegas ‘Lovers & Friends’ festival featuring Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige canceled less than 24 hours before opening
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —An epic festival in Las Vegas featuring a lineup that included Alica Keys, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson and Gwen Stefani was canceled on the eve of its opening due to high winds. According to the “Lovers & Friends” festival’s official website, “organizers have been monitoring the weather for several days and proactively preparing for a windy Saturday. However, the National Weather Service has now issued a High Wind Warning, including dangerous 30-35 mph sustained winds with gusts potentially more than 60 mph.”“Following advice from the National Weather Service and in consultation with local public officials, we must make the safest decision for our fans, artists, and staff, and cancel tomorrow’s Lovers & Friends Festival,” the statement posted on Friday continued. “This was an incredibly heartbreaking decision to make as we are aware that fans have traveled from all over the world to enjoy this incredible lineup of superstars and have been looking forward to this event for several months,” the statement added. The one-day fest, which was to have taken place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, started in 2022.

Persons: Alica Keys, Mary J, Blige, Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, ”, “ We’ve, Keys, Jackson, Stefani, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Nelly Furtado Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Friends, Las Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Sailor’s Remains Identified 82 Years After Pearl Harbor
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

California, the flagship of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, was moored on “battleship row” at Pearl Harbor when it was struck by Japanese torpedoes and bombs. The ship caught fire, flooded and sank over the course of three days, and 103 crew members were killed. Officials were initially unable to identify all of the victims and the remains of 25 “unknowns” were buried in Hawaii. Accounting Agency, or D.P.A.A., an arm of the Pentagon whose mission is to find and return missing military personnel. “It’s a promise fulfilled to the service member,” he said, adding that “we also owe it to the families to give them answers.”

Persons: David Walker, ”, Sean Everette, “ Organizations: Navy’s, Defense, Accounting Agency, Pentagon Locations: . California, Pearl, Hawaii, Norfolk, Va

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 3-0-5 took over the Daytona 5-0-0. Johnson, the wrestler/actor, said he would stay for Monday’s rescheduled race and honor his role as Daytona 500 grand marshal and give the command for drivers to start their engines. The last time the Daytona 500 was postponed a full day was in 2012. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner, has suddenly become public enemy No. The DJ-producer, whose real name is Khaled Mohamed Khaled, said he attended a Daytona 500 or two as a kid because of his love of cars.

Persons: Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Pitbull, DJ Khaled, Johnson, Monday’s, Khaled, ” Pitbull, Pit, ” Khaled, “, ” “, ”, Denny Hamlin, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, I’ve, Denny —, Denny, won’t, ’, we’ll, Justin Marks, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suárez, Shane van Gisbergen, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton, Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Buffett, WE, he's, 23XI Racing’s Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan, Khaled Mohamed Khaled, Harley J, Earl, “ It’s Organizations: DAYTONA, Sunshine State, Miami —, Grammy, WrestleMania, Furious, Miami, Daytona, Speedway, ROCK, NASCAR, WWE, Trackhouse Racing, Pitbull Locations: Fla, South Florida, Miami, Florida, Philadelphia

☆ Flipping the bird: Why the middle finger is the most controversial digit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While throwing up a middle finger today clearly communicates a resounding “f**k you,” in classical society, historians say a middle finger was more of a ribald sexual reference. Proudly displaying a middle finger was usually a joke, an insult or a sexual proposition, Nelson and other classical researchers posit. Morris has said that the middle finger landed in the US with Italian immigrants in the late 19th century. Anti-establishment artists from Joe Strummer of The Clash to Tupac Shakur have pointed a middle finger at the ruling class in their work — and, in famous photos, literally. The singer appeared during Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and flexed her middle finger toward the camera, prompting the NFL and NBC to apologize.

Persons: ”, Max Nelson, Nelson, Aristophanes, Socrates, Suetonius, Caligula, Desmond Morris, Morris, ” Morris, It’s, ” Nelson, didn’t, Brian Palmer, Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Tupac Shakur, M.I.A, Madonna, assumedly Organizations: CNN, BBC, University of Windsor, Catholic Church, Slate ., San, NFL, NBC Locations: Ontario, Canada, Greece, Rome, San Quentin, California, M.I.A

Prosecutors are expected to take the controversial step of using Young Thug's rap lyrics as evidence against him. Here are some things to know as the trial gets underway:WHO IS YOUNG THUG? Elton John called working with Young Thug an “amazing moment” after recording the song “Always Love You” featuring Nicki Minaj and Gunna. Young Thug has been in jail since his arrest on May 9, 2022, having been denied bond several times since then. Young Thug's racketeering conspiracy charge and two gang charges each carry a penalty of five to 20 years in prison.

Persons: Young, who's, Jeffery Lamar Williams, “ Stoner, ” —, Childish Gambino’s, Young Thug, Savage, BlocBoy JB, Slim Jxmmi, Rae Sremmurd, Drake, Chris Brown, Travis Scott, Elton John, Nicki Minaj, Gunna, Camila Cabello, M.I.A, Gucci Mane’s, “ Jeffery ”, Calvin Klein, ”, ” Young Thug, Racketeer, “, Sergio Kitchens, Alford, ma'am, — Walter Murphy, Trontavious Stephens, Uzi, HE'S, — Organizations: ATLANTA, Prosecutors, WHO, Business, bae, Bloods, Infiniti, Metro Boomin Locations: Atlanta, Havana, Fulton County

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