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1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Zoe Sottile

   Fellow opening acts quit after Ed Sheeran tour drops Macklemore | CNN (opens the original)

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   Ed Sheeran’s international tour has been thrown into crisis, with one opening act, the rapper Macklemore, dropped from the tour’s US dates for his onstage support of Palestine, and all of the British singer’s other openers quitting to protest the removal. On Monday, Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, said he would bar Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts this month. Macklemore, who made pro-Palestinian remarks during shows in New Jer

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2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Zoe Sottile, CNN

   Acts abandon Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore barred over ‘Free Palestine’ comments (opens the original)

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   Macklemore performing in France this summer. Ed Sheeran, one of the world’s best-selling and most-streamed artists, defended his silence around “the conflict between Israel and Palestine.” "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed," Finneas wrote on Instagram, dropping out of the tour. "I stand with Palestine and its people." (CNN) — Ed Sheeran’s international tour has been thrown into crisis, with one opening act, the rapper Macklemore, dropped from the tourâ€

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3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Zoe Sottile, Jacqui Palumbo

   Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who helped stars sparkle, dies at 87 | CNN (opens the original)

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   The legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who dressed divas from Cher to Diana Ross in glittering, eye-catching designs, has died at age 87, according to his social media accounts. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today. He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” read a post on his Instagram account. “His genius and extraordinary designs

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4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Zoe Sottile, Jacqui Palumbo, CNN

   Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who made stars sparkle, dies at 87 (opens the original)

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   (CNN) — The legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who dressed divas from Cher to Diana Ross in glittering, eye-catching designs, has died at age 87, according to his social media accounts. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today. He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” read a post on his Instagram account. “His genius and extraordinar

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5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Zoe Sottile, CNN

   Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92 (opens the original)

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   Gloria Steinem of the National Organization for Women attends an Equal Rights Amendment rally outside the White House in July 1981. Feminist Gloria Steinem speaking at a Democratic National Convention. Gloria Steinem speaks during a conversation with Amy Richards at 92NY in February. Gloria Steinem at the offices of Ms. Magazine circa 1974 in New York City. (CNN) — Gloria Steinem, the American journalist and political activist who became the face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and e

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