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Authorities are investigating the causes behind a deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston
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Continue Reading‘This was not a concert, this was a fight for survival’
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Continue ReadingWithin minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline
CNN, HLN By Travis Caldwell and Keith Allen, CNN A crowd surge at a Houston music festival on Friday crushed concertgoers as they were left trampled…
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Continue ReadingWhat is Astroworld? Who is Travis Scott? And other things to know about the incident
By Hannah Ryan, CNN At least eight people were killed and many others injured after a crowd surged forward while rapper Travis Scott was on stage at…
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Continue ReadingWithin minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline
CNN, KPRC, KTRK, KHOU By Travis Caldwell and Keith Allen, CNN A crowd surge at a Houston music festival on Friday crushed concertgoers as they were…
Continue ReadingFormer USC official pleads guilty to a fraud charge tied to college admissions scandal
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Continue ReadingMochi, the dog with the world’s longest tongue, has died
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Continue ReadingThis California woman has helped hundreds of refugee families. It all started with a Jumparoo
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Continue ReadingAt least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, officials say
By Jason Hanna, Maya Brown and Rosa Flores, CNN Members of a densely packed crowd surged toward a stage and were crushed against each other at a…
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