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David Byrne Turns 74 Today: Here Are 4 Talking Heads Cuts to Celebrate (No, Not the Ones You’re Thinking Of)

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David Byrne Turns 74 Today: Here Are 4 Talking Heads Cuts to Celebrate (No, Not the Ones You’re Thinking Of)

Today, May 14, David Byrne turns 74. To celebrate, why not queue up these four deep cut Talking Heads tracks? While Byrne has created an extensive portfolio of music, art, and visuals beyond Talking Heads, I’ve decided to go back to the start, picking the following out of my personal favorites. “Popsicle” “Popsicle” was first released on the 1992 Talking Heads compilation album Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, but […]

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Fugitive tied to decades-old slaying of punk rocker roommate caught in tropical hot spot: feds

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Fugitive tied to decades-old slaying of punk rocker roommate caught in tropical hot spot: feds

A Michigan man on the run for over three decades after allegedly killing his punk-rock singer roommate has been captured, officials said.Richard Werstine, who also went by the name Joseph Alan Stavros, 56, was arrested in Panama City, Panama, in April, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release. Werstine was sought by authorities for the alleged murder of his roommate, 23-year-old Rodney Barger, in Detroit on Sept. 15, 1993. At […]

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Hantavirus fears spark COVID flashbacks, but experts say there’s one major difference

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Hantavirus fears spark COVID flashbacks, but experts say there’s one major difference

Concerns about rising hantavirus cases has Americans reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic.Although COVID-19 began with a foreign strain and spread rapidly around the world, experts say it’s not likely that hantavirus will behave the same way.The rare Andes virus, which was linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, is the only known hantavirus strain that has the capability to spread from person to person, usually through prolonged close contact.RARE […]

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FBI reports largest drop in violent crime and murder since 1937 as homicides fall more than 18%

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FBI reports largest drop in violent crime and murder since 1937 as homicides fall more than 18%

Violent crime fell across the United States from 2024 to 2025, with murders falling by more than 18%, as well as declines in other major categories not seen in almost a century, according to the FBI.The numbers were part of the FBI’s figures on preliminary annual crime trends titled "First Look: 2025 Crime Data," which the bureau said provides a faster, "early look" at annual crime trends before the finalized, […]

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Nearly 1 in 12 defendants on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, authorities say

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Nearly 1 in 12 defendants on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, authorities say

Nearly 1 in 12 criminal defendants released pre-trial on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, and authorities have no idea where they are, even as some in the program allegedly go on to commit violent crimes.Data from the Circuit Clerk of Cook County shows that 246 out of 3,048 defendants released pre-trial and placed on ankle monitoring are missing and aren't actively wearing their ankle monitor. Several individuals released […]

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Drake Starts Beef With Yet Another GOAT, Adding to Ongoing Kendrick Lamar Drama on New Leaked Track

Drake is on the cusp of dropping his new album, Iceman, and a newly leaked track could be an indicator of what listeners are in for. The song, titled “1 AM In Albany”, finds the Toronto rapper reigniting his beef with both Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. Interestingly, he also takes some shots at another GOAT: LeBron James. First up, let’s look at his Kendrick diss, as reported on by […]

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Jordan grills Soros-backed DA Descano in heated spat over soft-on-crime policy: ‘This is almost laughable’

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Jordan grills Soros-backed DA Descano in heated spat over soft-on-crime policy: ‘This is almost laughable’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, tussled with high-profile Soros-backed Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephen Descano over soft-on-crime policies that critics said let illegal immigrant criminals back on the street.Descano was seated two spots away from Cheryl Minter, mother of Stephanie Minter, who was allegedly murdered by Sierra Leone national Abdul Jalloh at a bus stop not far from George Washington’s Mount Vernon.Minter’s case, following several similar incidents and the […]

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Wisconsin official cries foul alleging FBI showed up at front door of county election director’s home

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Wisconsin official cries foul alleging FBI showed up at front door of county election director’s home

A county clerk in Wisconsin claims that a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent attempted to interview a county election director at her residence and released a statement defending the state’s handling of the 2020 presidential election. "I can confirm that a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation visited the home of my Elections Director and left her business card," Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said in a statement on Thursday […]

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