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March 16, 2025

'The Perfect Church': Inside the Religious Sect That Took Over a Midwestern Town

How tiny Oregon, Illinois, has spent decades grappling with one strange congregation, from abuse allegations to a leader who was supposed to live forever

By Guthrie Scrimgeour

The Best of SXSW Day Five: Charley Crockett, Wifigawd, Fantasy of a Broken Heart

The week-long music festivities in Austin, Texas go out with a bang

Mike Campbell on the First Time He Met Tom Petty

In this exclusive excerpt from the Heartbreakers guitarist's new book, Heartbreaker: A Memoir, Campbell recalls a fateful conversation with Petty: "Join the group, Mike"

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Trump Deported Alleged Gang Members. A Court Ordered Him Not to

A federal judge in an emergency order instructed the administration it could not use wartime laws to deport immigrants it claims are associated with organized crime

Neil Young to Stop Selling 'Platinum' Tickets on Future Tours, Thanks to the Cure's Robert Smith

"Ticketmaster’s high priced Platinum tickets were introduced to the areas where scalpers were buying the most tickets for resale. The money went to me. That did not feel right," singer writes

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“Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world’s richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” wrote E …

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Over 150 people injured, including 18 hospitalized in critical condition, after local band DNK's pyrotechnics ignite venue's ceiling in Kochani

Kanye West Drops Diddy Song With Daughter North After Dispute With Kim Kardashian Over Release

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Inside the Religious Sect That Took Over a Midwestern Town

March 16, 2025

'The Perfect Church': Inside the Religious Sect That Took Over a Midwestern Town

The Best of SXSW Day Five: Charley Crockett, Wifigawd, Fantasy of a Broken Heart

Mike Campbell on the First Time He Met Tom Petty

30 Years Later, the RPG Perfection of 'Chrono Trigger' Is Impossible to Replicate

Trump Deported Alleged Gang Members. A Court Ordered Him Not to

Neil Young to Stop Selling 'Platinum' Tickets on Future Tours, Thanks to the Cure's Robert Smith

Outgoing Broadband Chief Issues Stark Warning Against Elon Musk

At Least 59 Dead After Concert Pyrotechnics Spark Nightclub Fire in North Macedonia

Kanye West Drops Diddy Song With Daughter North After Dispute With Kim Kardashian Over Release

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