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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of May 13, 2024 : TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1 Bad Bunny $4,632,089 15,458 $299.64 2 Karol G $4,291,835 37,256 $115.20 3 Eagles $3,300,974 11,249 $293.43 4 Madonna $2,817,274 13,105 $214.96 5 Luis Miguel $2,466,789 20,353 $121.20 6 Olivia Rod
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Kate 'doing well', says Prince William on Cornwall visit
The Prince of Wales spoke about his wife on a visit to St Mary's Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly
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Sharon Beshenivsky: Piran Ditta Khan jailed for life over PC murder
Piran Ditta Khan receives a life term for his part in the killing of Sharon Beshenivsky.
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US consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited stubbornly high inflation and interest rates, as well as fears that unemployment could rise. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, dropped to 67.4 this month from a final reading of 77.2 in April. May's reading is still about 14% higher than a year ago. Consumers' outlook has generally been gloomy since the pandemic and part
2 min read - US PoliticsThe Canadian Press
Biden White House highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The winner of November's presidential election will face an epic challenge next year with the coming expiration of nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts — an issue that the Biden White House is highlighting in the runup to November. Lael Brainard, director of the White House National Economic Council, in a speech Friday emphasized the administration's differences with Republicans over taxes. In her address at the Brookings Institution, Brainard made a case for higher rates on corporat
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Owl covered in soot rescued from chimney
Rescuers said the animal was covered in soot and had to be cleaned before he was released.
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Police appeal after motorcyclist killed on A2
Kent Police say a man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and a second man is in hospital.
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