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The 2021 Grammys were never going to be normal. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards toggled between an outdoor set-up around the Los Angeles Convention Center populated with small tables of stars, and an indoor performance stage for the show’s set

Israel’s bitter enemy is no more, argue two Israeli authors, but Assad’s reconstructed regime, backed by Russia and Iran, poses new challenges

Edd Gumban sleeps on a foldout bed in an office in central Manila. The 57-year-old photojournalist has a wife and a home in Bulacan, part of the commuter belt 14 miles north of the Philippine capital, but he is too

Swift becomes first woman to win album of the year three times; Beyoncé becomes most decorated female act in Grammy history, while her daughter and husband win awards too

BTS and their fans were disappointed at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles when the award for best pop duo/group performance ended up going to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. But the South Korean group still made a historic

Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert over the weekend when famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought out his instrument after getting his second coronavirus shot.

Pelosi says unaccompanied children arriving at U.S.-Mexico border is a ‘humanitarian crisis’  CNBC FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border  WTVR CBS 6 Backlog of migrant children in Border Patrol custody soars to 4,200, with 3,000 held past legal limit  CBS

Chicago police sergeant grazed by bullet in city’s Gresham neighborhood  WGN TV Chicago 2 dead, 13 injured after shooter opens fire at Chicago party  Yahoo! Voices Chicago police sergeant shot, injured outside of station house  New York Post Officer shot and wounded outside

Haddish became only sixth woman to win best comedy award for album in which she explores her Jewish identity

(YANGON, Myanmar) — Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup. At least 38 people were