Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, who jumped down to earth from the stratosphere in a 2012 stunt, died in a paragliding accident in the eastern Italian town of Porto Sant’Elpidio on Thursday. According to local media, the 56-year-old lost consciousness while in flight and then lost control of his paraglider, crashing into a hotel pool and lightly injuring a young …
Read More »Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to his band, its fans and crew. The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S. including cities in New York, Tennessee, Florida and …
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Steve Miller still sings about wanting to fly like an eagle to the sea, but now he’s afraid of being carried away by a tornado or flood while doing so this summer and fall. The 81-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who was scheduled to headline the Minnesota State Fair grandstand on Aug. 28, has canceled his whole tour …
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