Thursday morning’s funeral will be led by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square.
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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies at age 67
Fred White was already an accomplished drummer, playing for Donny Hathaway before he joined Earth, Wind & Fire in the mid-1970s.
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Rapper Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia dies at 43
Gangsta Boo gained instant notoriety with her shoot-from-the-hip, rapid-fire rap flow on Three 6 Mafia’s 1995 debut album.
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Jeremy Renner undergoes surgery after snow plow accident
The actor was using a Snowcat to clear a road near his family’s home in Nevada.
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Live Music Lineup: Flamenco tunes, Afrobeat sounds and a string ensemble performance
Olas plays two shows in Portland this weekend.
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Face the Music: From Aerosmith’s return to the end of Ghost of Revere, it was a memorable year in Maine music
Performances by music legends and new releases by local acts were among the highlights of 2022.
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Indie Film: They wrote a silly script and let AI handle the animation
Watch the first episode of comedic sci-fi web series ‘Your Universe is Weird.’
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‘Avatar’ sequel again dominates box office
‘The Way of Water’ is the 15th highest global release ever.
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Benedict’s funeral to bring ‘two popes’ era to a complicated close
Pope Francis, in the final act of a relationship with Benedict XVI that was outwardly warm but often awkward, will frame the period of remembrance and mourning.
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Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dies of cancer at 45
Green was barely in his teens when he joined the newly formed Modest Mouse, which featured singer-guitarist Isaac Brock and bassist Eric Judy among others.