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Springfield Mile returns to Illinois State Fairgrounds this weekend

The Springfield Mile crowns winners as part of a larger series.

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Ariana Grande steps out of the spotlight with gratitude at tour closing

Ariana Grande's final words, before she stepped offstage and out of the spotlight, were for her fans. Addressing the crowd during her last concert in London Tuesday before she takes a break from the public eye, the singer was full of emotion and gratitude.

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Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash from the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.

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Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

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Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in ‘The Social Reckoning’ — Fall Movie Preview

When Aaron Sorkin made 2010's "The Social Network," he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, "the way I've heard of a carburetor." Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire has become.

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Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ opens with $15.5 million, ‘Spider-Man’ stays No. 1 for fifth weekend

Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned "Coyote vs. Acme," the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.

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Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest’ to celebrate her legacy

Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027.

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Closing arguments to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the killing of Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.

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Hot air balloons fill the skies over Lincoln for annual festival

Ballooning in Lincoln has drawn a following for decades.

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