Congress launches Astroworld investigation

election to then-Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers, receiving 41% of the vote.While that district was comfortably Republican, the proposed 6th District that Aiken is running in is overwhelmingly Democratic. It includes all of Orange and Durham counties — home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, and very affluent western Wake County.The high-tech Research Triangle Park is within the 6th District, and where Price has been serving almost continuously since 1987.Aiken, who grew up in North Carolina and now lives in the Raleigh area, said he'd work to promote inclusion, provide free, high-quality health care and fight climate change.“As a loud and proud Democrat, I intend to use my voice to deliver real results for North Carolina families, just like David Price has done for decades," Aiken said in a news release.The 6th District primary winner would almost assuredly win the general election.

The US Library Of Congress has published newly discovered footage of the Rolling Stones’ famous – and somewhat infamous – Altamont Free Concert in 1969.Although silent, the 26 minute film shows various performances from the day, including Carlos Santana, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Stones themselves, along with audience footage.Attended by around 300,000 people, the event is best known for what went wrong, with tensions and violence growing throughout the day. The show culminated in the death of audience member Meredith Hunter, who was stabbed by a member of the Hell’s Angels, who had been hired to provide security for the event.Footage from the show has previously only been seen in 1970 documentary ‘Gimme Shelter’, and this newly discovered film presents images not previously available anywhere.The Library Of Congress’s Neely Tucker explains in a blog post that the film had been sitting undeveloped in its archives for nearly 20 years – after the Library acquired 200,000 reels of film from the the archives of Rick Prelinger in 2002.

Members of the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday that the panel is launching an investigation into what went wrong during the Astroworld concert in Houston last month, where 10 people died and hundreds were hurt amid a crush near the stage.

the tragic crowd crush that left 10 punters dead at last month’s Astroworld festival in Houston.The Washington Post reports that the probe was initiated on Wednesday (December 22) by a four-person ensemble that includes Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B.

Chris Willman Music WriterUPDATED: Members of a congressional committee sent Live Nation an open letter Wednesday asking for written answers to questions relating to the deadly Astroworld Festival debacle Nov. 5, contending that “the tragedy at Astroworld Festival follows a long line of other tragic events and safety violations involving Live Nation.”The letter, signed by Carolyn B.

investigation into the promoter of the Astroworld music festival in Houston, in which 10 people were killed during a massive crowd surge and attendees were packed so tightly that many could not breathe or move their arms.The House Oversight and Reform Committee sent a letter Wednesday to Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s president and CEO, Michael Rapino, asking for information about the company’s role in the Nov.

Robert Garcia, the mayor of Long Beach, speaks at a virtual press conference about COVID-19 July 2. Photo: City of Long Beach

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Harris County officials have formally revealed a shared cause of death among the 10 victims of Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert. According to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences medical examiner’s report, each victim’s cause of death was listed as “compression asphyxia.”

Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) has “relaunched” the Creative Rights Caucus with a new Republican co-chair – Drew Ferguson (R-GA). The caucus advocates for the creative industries and their workers.

Across social media, Travis Scott’s interview response has been less than positive—and now, an attorney for one of the Astroworld tragedy victims is speaking out against the rapper.

Travis Scott, whose Astroworld Festival in Houston last month resulted in the deaths of 10 audience members in a crowd crush, says he was unaware of the dangerous situation as he performed on stage, and that he relied on “the professionals” for concert safety.

Breaking his silence. A new Travis Scott interview marks his first following the Astroworld tragedy—and in it, the rapper is explaining if knew what really “happened” during the November concert that left 10 dead and dozens of others injured.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentITV has revealed a first look at “Romulus 2,” the second season of Cattleya’s innovative Rome origins skein enacted in archaic Latin.The outfit is also launching global sales on the series, which has just wrapped shooting and is being touted as more “fast paced and in your face” than the first instalment, as Lisa Perrin, the company’s chief of international productions, puts it.The first season of the lavish Sky Italy original produced by Sky and

Dominic Raab has launched a defence of his handling of the evacuation of Afghanistan after a whistleblower alleged he led a "dysfunctional" and "chaotic" operation while foreign secretary.