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A Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band concert scheduled to be held in Charleston, South Carolina this weekend, has been postponed due to the singer being hospitalized.

President Joe Biden informed G7 leaders on Friday that the US will support a joint effort with allies and partners to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth generation aircraft, including F16s, a senior administration official tells CNN.

Andy Rourke, best known for being the bassist of British band The Smiths, has passed away aged 59, from pancreatic cancer. The passing was announced this morning from former band member Johnny Marr. Marr, renounced as one of the best guitarists in music, wrote in a tweet: "Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans." Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Many have shared their respects and love of Rourke. John, who has been a fan of The Smiths since the beginning of the band’s career, shared how ‘awful’ and ‘tragic’ the passing of the bassist was. Others shared the first time they discovered The Smiths and Rourke’s incredible talent. But it’s not just those who grew up listening and attending concerts of The Smiths that are devastated. Rourke’s passing has beautifully highlighted how, despite the band breaking up in 1987, The Smiths continues to be loved by all ages. The use of The Smiths’ music in pop culture, from Ferris Buller’s Day Off to (500) Days of Summer means the band is perpetually being discovered by younger audiences. As well as those who knew of the band from growing up listening to their parent’s music, as some shared. Teenagers took to TikTok to mourn the loss of Rourke in the same way that fans in their 50s and 60s were. With some saying how they found out at school with their classmates, who were all shocked and saddened by the passing. @mollieluvscats rest in peace, thank you for your wonderful music, you were an incredible inspiration Those who knew and worked with Rourke also shared their memories and paid tributes to the bassist. New Order paid tribute to ‘one of the founder members of a great Manchester band.’ Billy Bragg also shared on Twitter that he has ‘great memories of him playing with Johnny Marr and myself on the Red Wedge tour.’ Mike Joyce, The Smiths’ drummer, also paid his respects. He wrote ‘not only the most talented bass player I’ve ever had the privilege to play with but the sweetest, funniest lad I’ve ever met.” He added, “his musical legacy is perpetual.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Officials opened an investigation after Carly Nunes claimed her prize with a torn and burned ticket.

An overview of the media in Malaysia, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

A new docuseries from Amazon Prime is promising an in-depth look at one of reality TV's formerly most popular families.

Twitter is accusing Microsoft of abusing its data access privileges to its platform, in the latest sign of the social network's owner Elon Musk igniting a feud between the two tech companies.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration added 71 companies to a trade blacklist for supporting Russia on Friday, as the Group

By Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia

By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc's Google

How Phil Jones' time at Manchester United started and ended as injuries cruelly stopped the England international playing more at Old Trafford.

Birds may not be real, but Zac Gallen is a snake who just did something 22 years in the making.You and me, baby, ain't nothing but mammals, but what do we do when we can't watch the Discovery Channel? We can watch MLB stars like Zac Gallen share this lonely view with the birds.The ...