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English singer/songwriter Bragg and American folk musician Henry played songs off their forthcoming collaboration — as well as some of their solo material — to around 100 fans at St. Pancras Old Church in London.
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Released earlier this month, some critics are already hailing the country star's first album in six years as one of his best. He talked to Digital Journal about the project and shared his thoughts on the music he loves.
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That album is 'California Sunrise,' given a glowing review by Digital Journal upon its release back in June. We spoke to the 31-year-old Californian about the record and about what he's up to for the rest of 2016.
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'Stars Behind the Stars: A Benefit for the Blue' is a charity fundraiser set to raise money for the Dallas Police Association's Assist the Officer Foundation, following the recent killing of five police officers in the city.
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It's been a while since the Texan country star released an album (it was 2010's 'Outlaw', in case you're wondering), but now's he back with a new effort celebrating his honky tonk roots.
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Brett Sanders, of Frisco Texas, had to pay a $220 speeding ticket, which he did. However, he chose to pay with more than 20,000 pennies.
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The successful businessman, based in Stephenville, Texas, recently staged the 'Steven Tyler...Out On a Limb' benefit concert alongside the Aerosmith singer. He told all to Digital Journal.
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The Texas born actor, writer and model - raised on a cattle ranch in Dallas - has a number of projects already out and more in the pipeline. He spoke to Digital Journal.
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Flooding in and around the US city of Houston has killed at least five people and prompted mass rescues, reports said.
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About 7.9 million people are now at risk from man-made earthquakes, especially in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas according to the U.S. Geological Survey in a report issued earlier this week.
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Texas congressman Pete Sessions, a Republican, doesn't believe in global warming and doesn't like big government.
But he does like magic.
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Back in school, Jae and her sister were in a band called 'Girls Tyme' with classmates Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland. Digital Journal asked the Houston-born star about her new single and about her memories of that time.
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A top health official in Texas is stepping down after co-authoring a study that angered Republican leaders because it suggested cuts to Planned Parenthood are restricting women's access to healthcare statewide.
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The nutballs on the GOP side of the 2016 race for the presidency do not fill me with hope.
That's especially true for Rafael "Ted" Cruz who seems so disconnected from reality that someone has to grab him out of the air.
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The renowned, U.S.-based psychologist, author and business and life coach had plenty to say to Digital Journal about his current work and his role in the Indian Independence Movement under Mahatma Gandhi 70 years ago.
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A Tennessee woman who launched a web crowdfunding campaign to make back money she lost on last week's $1.5 billion Powerball drawing has had her fundraising project shut down.
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It was a bad end of the year in Texas for tornadoes. One family near Dallas had a secondary problem — they kept getting billed by the power company even though their house has been destroyed.
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To celebrate the recent passage of open carry laws in the state of Texas, one barbecue restaurant owner is offering an incentive to customers who bring their firearms.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants a convention of the states to convene to "restore the rule of law in America." The convention outlined in Article V of the U.S. Constitution has never been invoked.
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The storms ravaging several U.S. states have claimed another eight victims, in Texas. The death toll now stands at 26 people.
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Investigators with the Houston Fire Department are investigating a possible case of arson at a mosque in southeast Houston on Christmas Day.
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Residents of this New Jersey town are asking why one local gas station is charging $3.98 per gallon when other nearby stations, including one across the street, are charging $1.79.
The $3.98 price at the Lukoil station has stayed the same since August.
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Texas executed Wednesday a death-row inmate who killed three children in a fire at their home, the youngest of whom was his baby daughter aged just one.Raphael Holiday's other two victims were his step-daughters, who were aged five and seven.
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A Texas state presiding judge was shot and injured late Friday in a still unexplained attack in West Austin, authorities said Saturday.
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Described as a "high-energy Austin Texas-based roots rock and country soul band," this fervent foursome, led by the singer, guitarist and primary songwriter mentioned above, are about to release a new album, their first since 2012.
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"King" George has released his first new studio album since 2013's "Love Is Everything," proving that despite giving up touring, his recorded output remains as prolific as ever.
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Toronto -
If baseball was smart in the way Apple Computer and Barack Obama were smart, it would endeavor to ensure that the extraordinary opportunity presented by the events of October 2015 was not frittered away.
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Austin -
Actor Shia LaBeouf, who has starred in movies such as 'Transformers,' 'Man Down' and 'Fury,' was arrested in Austin, Texas on Friday.
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Aside from his "day job" as the rhythm guitarist in Billy Idol's band, this English-born musician is preparing to release his second solo album. He also does a bit of painting and a bit of acting on the side. Digital Journal meets him.
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A "good guy with a gun" attempted to stop a carjacking Saturday night and the whole thing went horribly wrong when he allegedly shot the pickup truck's owner in the head and then fled the scene, Houston police say.
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Archaeologists believe they have found where the Spanish originally settled and it's only one mile from the Alamo.The report indicates the site is behind the Christopher Columbus Society in downtown. Fox San Antonio
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We Were Wolves, with Drew (second from left). Mike Gowen
A hotbed of activity. SXSW
Inside one church room is a painting of Moses with the Israelites in the wilderness
Screen shot from video filmed in May, showing the inside of one of Texas' ICE Family Detention Centers. This is one of the classrooms. ICE
The Big Texan steakhouse in Amarillo, Texas, which was made famous by offering visitors a free 72 ounce (2 kg) beef steak if they eat it in under an hour Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow
Bystanders crouch for cover as shots rang out from the Soldier Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood, Texas. The Nov. 5, 2009, shootings were perpetrated by Nidal Malik Hasan, a career serviceman with the U.S. Army who held the rank of major. The attack claimed the lives of 13 servicemen and women. Hasan has been linked to Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-ranking al-Qaida militant. United States Army
Many significant lawyers could be involved with the Supreme Court case. Michael
Working as a trucker, i stoped in a west texas truckstop to take a break during a rain downpour. This is the sunset shortly after that downpour. One of my favorite pictures that ive taken.
In his attempt at becoming honorary fire marshall for the afternoon, Cap checks wind direction as the fire comes to an end.
Massive pileup on I-10 in Texas ABC News / Screengrab
Behind the scenes shot of Colton (as John Wilkes Booth) in 'Solar Eclipse.' ColtonTapp.com
Fort Hood shooting: First responders use a table as a stretcher to transport a wounded US Soldier to an awaiting ambulance at Fort Hood, Texas - Nov. 5, 2009. The shootings were perpetrated by Nidal Malik Hasan, a career serviceman with the U.S. Army who held the rank of major. The attack claimed the lives of 13 servicemen and women. Hasan has been linked to Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-ranking al-Qaida militant. United States Army
Texas, home of the oil and gas industry, leads the nation in wind energy Robert Nickelsberg Getty Images
A couple sits at a fountain near the church doors
An execution chamber at a U.S. State Prison Texas Dept of Criminal Justice
Jeff and Susan Wright and their two children in happier times. Betting Her Life- 48 Hours Special
John F Kennedy's limousine in Dallas, Texas shortly before he was assassinated. Walt Cisco
TRAVIS: The Travis County courthouse in Austin, Texas, is shown in 2011. Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons
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