Billboard changes how its charts work with some regularity, but the introduction of new rankings is a much less frequent sight. One of the company’s most recent additions, the Hot Dance/Pop Songs tally, is nearly a year and a half old, as it was introduced in January 2025. The tally arrived around the same time that the Grammys inaugurated a category that connects electronic dance music and pop, as the two have been crossing over for decades. In the nearly 18 months of its existence, the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart has been largely dominated by women, and it caters mostly…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades.The railroad, which serves New York City and its eastern suburbs, ceased operations just after midnight after five unions…

Published on 16/05/2026 – 20:19 GMT+2 Several people were injured after a car ploughed into pedestrians in the city centre of Modena, in northern Italy. Eight people were injured, four of them critically, Mayor Massimo Mezzetti told Italian TV. He said a woman pinned against a shop window may require…

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UN rights chief ‘shocked’ by reports that Nigerian and Chadian forces killed more than 100 civilians and seeks investigations.Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026The United Nations human rights chief has demanded independent investigations into reports that separate air attacks by the Nigerian and Chadian forces in northern Nigeria killed…

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The middle-aged Pennsylvania couple had lived together for more than a decade, buying a home together and sharing other assets. They never got married. It didn’t matter, they thought. But after he died of cancer recently, leaving her his entire estate, it did matter. A lot. Pennsylvania is one of…

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