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ABOVE PHOTO: Pernell Whitaker By Tim Dahlberg ASSOCIATED PRESS Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach said the former fighter was hit by a car…

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By Lynn Elber associated press LOS ANGELES — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that bumped it last year from atop the increasingly crowded television heap. The bloodthirsty saga’s total eclipsed…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Meek Mill (Photo: Shutterstock) By Maryclaire Dale associated press Lawyers for Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill will ask an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a 2008 drug and gun conviction that’s kept the Philadelphia rapper on probation for a decade. The city judge who oversees the case and sent him to prison in 2017 on…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, and 50 Cent (Photos: shutterstock) By Mesfin Fekadu NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Future and Tyga have been added to the lineup for the Jeddah World Fest, the concert in Saudi Arabia that Nicki Minaj pulled out of because of human rights concerns. The…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Johnny Clegg By Cara Anna and Christopher Torchia JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country’s apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday. He was 66 and had pancreatic cancer. The Grammy-nominated and British-born…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Jharrel Jerome  (Photo: Jamie Lamor Thompson / shutterstock) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Emmy nominations (all times local): Actor Jharrel Jerome of “When They See Us” says he cried so much when he learned of his Emmy nomination that you would have thought he had lost a family member. Jerome…

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ABOVE PHOTO: R&B singer R. Kelly, center, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building for an arraignment on sex-related felonies in Chicago. Lawyers for Kelly are asking a judge in Chicago to fine and jail his ex-wife for breaking a confidentiality clause in their divorce agreement. Kelly’s attorney Steve Greenberg said in a Tuesday, July…

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Thanks to ‘The Lion King’ — which hits theaters this weekend — and  ‘Spider Man: Far From Home,’ which has been breaking box office records for a few weeks now, folks at the Walt Disney Company will have no trouble keeping the lights on this summer… By Denise Clay As someone who watches the Hollywood…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson and rappers 50 Cent and Future have been added to the lineup for the Jeddah World Fest, the concert in Saudi Arabia that Nicki Minaj pulled out of after human rights organizations urged the rapper to cancel her appearance. The website for the event, to take place Thursday at…

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Councilwoman Cindy Bass kicked off her 7th Annual Summer Events Series on Tuesday, July 8, with jazz, funk and soul with DJ Gary O. The events draw about 1,000 people each week, who enjoy the outdoor happenings which include free food, live entertainment, kids’ activities and giveaways.

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