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Michele Amabile Angermiller To paraphrase Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, getting on the cover of Rolling Stone was a major goal for any rock artist, and midway through a one-hour conversation with Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner at the 92nd Street Y in New York City Tuesday night, Bruce Springsteen had a bone to pick about that very subject. “I was not on the cover of Rolling Stone when ‘Born to Run’ came out, you know,” he pointed out. “I’m not picking a bone or anything, but I always felt — while we’re talking about it — they were a little skittish about putting me on the cover when that record came out. I was on the cover of Time and Newsweek.” Wenner countered that those magazines were “the establishment” and that Springsteen making the covers of both was a subject of intense controversy. Springsteen lamented that the attention attracted an unlikely fan: the Internal Revenue Service.

Former striker Michael Owen believes Casemiro's addition to the squad could further impact Manchester United captain Harry Maguire's prospects of winning his place back in Erik ten Hag's plans.

Manchester United have agreed a fee in principle with Juventus for midfielder Adrien Rabiot but have to negotiate personal terms with the player's agent - his mother.

A woman heading up the Thornhill-based HALO Trust’s demining task force in Ukraine admits a tough job got even harder after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of the country.

Keeping your mental health in check is hugely important for a long and happy life, although it is not as straightforward as physical fitness, which requires exercise.

Manchester City have a clearer idea of their 2022/23 schedule following the release of the Premier League fixture list.

Wilson Chapman editorDisney-Pixar’s “Lightyear” sees Chris Evans voicing a new version of one of the company’s most famous characters, Buzz Lightyear. First introduced in 1995’s “Toy Story,” Buzz was made famous thanks to Tim Allen’s voice performance across the franchise’s four films, and Evans admitted that taking on the title role was a daunting prospect“The first time you have to do that iconic line, ‘To Infinity and Beyond…,’ you kind of just do a shameless Tim Allen impression.

Big-screen pioneer Imax said it recorded a net non-cash provision of $6.9 million, or $0.12 per share, due to an increase in reserves given the uncertainty of collecting receivables in Russia. With the Russia-Ukraine war ongoing, sanctions and boycotts underway include all major studios pulling releases from Russia.

crowd crush tragedy at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld left 10 people dead and many more injured last year.The Texas Task Force on Concert Safety was established by Texas Governor Greg Abbott following the Astroworld tragedy, with the aim being to find ways to help prevent such an incident from occurring at large-scale events in the future. Music industry representatives, law enforcement and event safety experts were among its members.The task force’s report, which was delivered to Governor Abbott on Tuesday (April 19), identifies five key themes in its findings, with its recommendations “narrowly tailored to address gaps that were identified as contributing to safety failures” at Astroworld.

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The Scottish Government has established a food security taskforce to deal with the ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Jon Bernthal and company are running things in HBO Max’s trailer for “We Run This City”.

Manchester City centre-back John Stones has defended manager Pep Guardiola's rotation policy, insisting he doesn't think it is "physically possible" for a player to play every game.

Bolton Council face an ‘incredibly difficult’ challenge over the next two months to distribute a one-off £150 government payment to more than 30,000 households who do not pay their council tax by direct debit.

K.J. Yossman Left Bank Pictures’ CEO Andy Harries will take over as the new chair of the Film London Executive Task Force this month.Harries, whose company produces “The Crown” among other high-end dramas, succeeds the inaugural chair, Lord David Puttnam, who has been in the role since 2004.Harries established Left Bank Pictures in 2007; Sony Pictures Television acquired the company in 2012.The Film London Executive Task Force is comprised of stakeholders from both the screen industry, including Netflix, Channel 4 and The Production Guild, and the public sector, such as the Metropoliton Police.

A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year's deadly Astroworld music festival, officials said Wednesday. The task force will review possible safety upgrades, look at ways of improving communication between different agencies and departments and make recommendations "to ensure consistent operational standards for future events," Mayor Sylvester Turner said. A massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival led to the deaths of 10 concertgoers.

HOUSTON -- A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year's deadly Astroworld music festival, officials said Wednesday.The task force will review possible safety upgrades, look at ways of improving communication between different agencies and departments and make recommendations “to ensure consistent operational standards for future events,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said.Questions have been raised about a possible lack of coordination between officials who work for the city of Houston and surrounding Harris County, and festival promoter Live Nation over several issues before the Nov. 5 concert.

Brooklyn Decker is opening up about a very personal and intimate task that she gave to her best friend on the day she gave birth.

The Apprentice viewers have suspected something fishy going on behind-the-scenes of the show after Francesca caught a fish by its tail. During last night’s episode, which aired on Thursday 27 January, contestants were tasked with creating a fish dish, and selling the products to high-end restaurants in London. One half of the team had to physically catch the fish and create the dish, while the other half marketed it, chose the recipe and sold it.

Livingston boss David Martindale knows Rangers will be missing several key players when the sides meet tonight at Ibrox.

Ange Postecoglou hit out at referee Don Robertson for failing to deal with a "terrible" tackle on Yosuke Ideguchi at Alloa.

The Television Academy will assemble a DEI–focused task force to further address the need for diversification among its ranks, following an evaluation by diversity consultant ReadySet.

Now confirmation has come through that Ralf Rangnick will become Manchester United’s new interim manager, it’s likely that the German has been working very hard behind the scenes analysing his new squad.

Patrice Evra is concerned for the incoming manager at Manchester United as they have to live with the bar set by Sir Alex Ferguson, and he believes that the next boss will need full support and patience in order to succeed at Old Trafford.

Naughty Boy was in tonight’s (26 November) I’m A Celebrity trial. Naughty Boy Naughty Boy, real name Shahid Khan, was the first celebrity to earn all the stars in “Creepy Closet”, a task which saw him search for stars in closets full of insects and reptiles.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced today that the LAPD will create a task force to address a string of “follow-home robberies,” some of which have targeted celebrities.

The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestants have been pictured completing their first terrifying task.

People are not impressed with Elon Musk’s latest social media feud.

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal has taken in for development The Task Lyst, a drama project based on the novel “Task Lyst” by Scott Hylbert. It hails from writer David Slack (In Plain Sight), Josh Berman’s Osprey Prods. and Sony Pictures Television where the company is based.