How Taylor Swift scored the biggest album opening of all time

How Taylor Swift scored the biggest album opening of all time

Madonna’s β€œMDNA.” Bruce Springsteen’s β€œThe Rising.” Mariah Carey’s β€œMemoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” According to the Recording Industry Assn. of America, none of these albums β€” each the 12th studio LP by its respective maker β€” has sold 4 million copies in the United States in the decade or more since it was released. Yet…

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‘I will not be intimidated’: Former special counsel Jack Smith defends Trump investigation

‘I will not be intimidated’: Former special counsel Jack Smith defends Trump investigation

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β Former special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his findings that President Trump β€œwillfully broke the law” in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, telling lawmakers that Republican efforts to discredit the probe are β€œfalse and misleading.” β€œNo one should be above the law in our country, and the law…

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Manchester United call themselves an ‘inclusive and welcoming’ club day after co-owner says UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants | UK News

Manchester United call themselves an ‘inclusive and welcoming’ club day after co-owner says UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants | UK News

Manchester United have said they “pride” themselves “on being an inclusive and welcoming club” hours after their co-owner described the UK as being “colonised” by immigrants. The club released a statement emphasising the club’s inclusiveness and diversity on a day during which politicians continued to criticise Sir Jim Ratcliffe for his comments. The founder of…

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Chancellor doesn’t rule out raising gambling taxes after report said it could lift 500,000 children out of poverty | Politics News

Chancellor doesn’t rule out raising gambling taxes after report said it could lift 500,000 children out of poverty | Politics News

The chancellor has declined to rule out raising taxes on gambling after a thinktank said the move could raise Β£3.2bn for the public coffers and cover the cost of lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), hiking taxes on online casinos and slot machines could raise enough…

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