Sports, Entertainment & Culture — August 13, 2026

Russell Westbrook retires after 18 seasons. The NBA's career triple-doubles leader and 2017 MVP announced his retirement with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan.

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Travis Kelce shares wedding details. Kelce called Taylor Swift his 'wife' publicly for the first time, saying marrying at Madison Square Garden fulfilled a 'childhood dream' and was the 'best night of my life.'

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BTS' V reveals hearing loss. The K-pop star told fans in a livestream he is being treated for hearing loss in his right ear, which now functions at roughly a third of his left ear's level.

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Ritchie Blackmore rejoins Deep Purple onstage. The founding guitarist performed with the band for the first time in over three decades, ending one of rock's most famous estrangements.

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