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Today's Rundown:
Usher's Lovers & Friends canceled, music festival cites Las Vegas weather
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/04/usher-lovers-and-friends-2024-canceled/73568484007/

NFL Network Announces More Massive Layoffs & Program Changes
https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/breaking-nfl-network-announce-more-massive-layoffs-program-changes/

Mystik Dan edges Sierra Leone in a photo finish to the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2024/05/04/kentucky-derby-payouts-betting-results-mystik-dan-wins/73566747007/

"Fall Guy" Box Office Debut Lackluster Despite Ryan Gosling, Ad Campaign
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-05/-fall-guy-deepens-box-office-malaise-with-another-soft-debut

Walgreens limits online sales of viral Gummy Mango candy to 1 bag
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/02/gummy-mango-peelable-candy-viral-walgreens/73544844007/

Jerry Seinfeld says the ‘extreme left’ has ruined sitcoms with ‘PC crap’
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jerry-seinfeld-says-extreme-left-090739875.html

Byron Allen's Media Company to Undergo Layoffs
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/byron-allen-media-company-layoffs-1235889191/#webview=1

Kendrick Lamar and Drake drop dueling takedowns as diss tracks surge with a vengeance
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/hip-hop-diss-track-saga-kendrick-lamar-drake-battle-rcna149995

Sriracha Shortage May Be Looming as Huy Fong Foods Halts Production
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/sriracha-shortage-looming-huy-fong-foods

Kate Middleton and Prince William are ‘going through hell,’ says ‘heartbroken’ confidante
https://nypost.com/2024/05/03/entertainment/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-are-going-through-hell-says-heartbroken-confidante/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON MAY 6:
Willie Mays (93)
Roma Downey (64)
George Clooney (63)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1946: The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.
1954: Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
1990: Dominic Cuzzacrea ran the 26.2-mile Buffalo, New York, marathon in 3 hours and 6 minutes while flipping a pancake.

WORD OF THE DAY: abut / [ uh-buht ]
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/abut
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

PLUS, TODAY WE CELBRATE: National Nurses Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/pop-culture-lifestyle/national-nurses-day-may-6