The Year in Pop: Hits Without Stars, Stars Without Hits

Tommy Richman, Teddy Swims and Benson Boone had some of the biggest songs of the year. But Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan and Tyler, the Creator held strong without them.

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Al-Assad Is Gone, and One Idea Fills My Brain

On Sunday at 3 a.m. my mother woke me with a shaky voice. All our phones were ringing and the TV was loud. “He fell, Zaina, he fell. Assad fell.”
The New York Times - 6h
Brooks Koepka comments on Scottie Scheffler's season without full lineup of stars

Scottie Scheffler had a historic season. Brooks Koepka was asked what it might have been like if the game wasn't divided.
Yahoo Sports - 1d
These are the countries with and without birthright citizenship

President-elect Trump doubled down on his vow to end birthright citizenship in his first postelection interview this weekend. “Yeah, absolutely,” Trump told NBC News’s Kristen Welker when asked ...
The Hill - 2d
Thousands without power and trains cancelled as Storm Darragh hits Britain

An emergency alert came into effect at 1am on Saturday.
Yahoo Sports - 4d
Miho Nakayama, Japanese pop star who starred in romance film 'Love Letter,' dies at 54

Miho Nakayama, a Japanese singer-actor known for her contributions to the early J-pop scene and the film 'Love Letter,' was found dead at her home this week.
Los Angeles Times - 5d
CeeDee Lamb injury: Cowboys star reveals status for Bengals game, opens up about drops without Dak Prescott

Lamb feels his shoulder injury won't impact him as he looks to go play-for-play with Cincinnati's Ja'Marr Chase
CBS Sports - 5d
Beyoncé named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard

Beyoncé has officially been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard. The music industry magazine made the announcement on Tuesday as part of its ongoing series highlighting the ...
Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3
Houston player suspended 3 games without pay following violent hit

Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games for repeated violations of player safety rules following his hit to the head of Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, which ...
ABC News - Dec. 3
India’s Chandler Bing, Poland’s David Brent, Mexico’s Gossip Girl: stars of TV hit remakes reveal all

What’s it like to be cast in a local version of a global smash? From the Colombian Breaking Bad to the Indian 24 and the Dutch EastEnders, we find out. Cyrus Broacha, 53, played Cyrus, the ...
The Guardian - Dec. 3