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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1h

BREAKING: D'Angelo, a Grammy-winning R&B and soul artist, dies at 51 after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, his family says.

D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B and soul star, dies at 51 after pancreatic cancer daignosis

The singer came of age in the 1990s with his debut album "Brown Sugar."

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 1h

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Pioneer and ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ Singer, Dies at 51

Legendary R&B singer D'Angelo, who released three albums throughout his career, has died. He was 51.

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 1h

The smoothest Virginian ever. RiP

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 4h

Gift Link

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 5h

Apple needs to (and has ALWAYS needed to) rebrand the hardware for the AppleTV.

Call it iCast or whatever. But the distinction between:

AppleTV the device

AppleTV the iOS, iPadOS, Mac, app

AppleTV+ the subscription streaming service

has always been a confusing mess to the majority of normies

Apple TV+ Being Rebranded as Apple TV

Buried in its announcement about "F1: The Movie" making its streaming debut on December 12, Apple has also announced that Apple TV+ is being...

www.macrumors.com

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 1d

With everything this upcoming World Cup represents, not having Grant Wahl to cover it is a journalistic travesty.

RiP

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 1d

Blacksburg or Chapel Hill on Line 1

Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 1d

James Franklin finally saw his much-debated Penn State tenure end amid its 12th season.

Franklin had the best winning percentage of the coaches to follow Joe Paterno but kept suffering narrow losses in the largest games.

James Franklin is fired after Penn State goes from hopeful to horrid

The Nittany Lions’ stunning loss to Northwestern on Saturday dropped them to 3-3 overall and 0-3 in Big Ten play.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d

Separate campus shootings here in Mississippi this evening: Authorities say one person is dead and two others wounded at Alcorn State University. Meanwhile, about 70 miles northeast of that incident, a child has been hit by gunfire in the tailgate section of Jackson State University stadium.

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 2d

Someone for Courage got a dumb post game Red.

Think it was a coach.

Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 2d

Tightest offside margin I’ve seen all season. Wooo

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 2d

Probably was… 🌧️

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like everytime I watch a soccer game played in Cary, it’s a downpour.

#ThatsTheSpirit

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 2d

Ad free, platform agnostic access to their podcasts should be a baseline feature of any news publication’s subscription.

It’s ridiculous that I pay for multiple publications and for many I still have to slog through these ads.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 3d

Toboni’s First Move?

Why not…

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 3d

Munetaka Murakami To Be Posted This Offseason

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is going to be posted by the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. It has long been expected that this would be the case, as it was reported three years ago that the plan was for Murakami to make the MLB move after 2025, but this…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 4d

This race will be called @ 6:59pm Election Day.

American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: Winsome Earle-Sears says her opposition to marriage equality or her support for LGTBQ+ Americans being fired for being gay is "not discrimination." #VAGov

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 5d

Two of the must insufferable people of modern times. Good grief.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 5d

"You hadn’t been married before, right? Cause I give advice to plenty of founders who want to build billion-dollar companies. And the reason I do that is because I build billion-dollar companies." – Alexis Ohanian just checked Stephen A. Smith

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 5d

It’s not an official song in any sense of the word. Yankees play the song EVERY SINGLE GAME.

Some teams play it during special occasions but it’s annoyed me every Yankees game I’ve ever been to.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5d

Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters are freaking out after photos emerged of Super Bowl singer Bad Bunny sitting during “God Bless America” at a New York Yankees playoff game.

MAGA Melts Down as Bad Bunny Sits for ‘God Bless America’

The singer is causing anger among Republicans for his actions during a baseball game.

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