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Bieber, Jackson Top Charts; Baltimore Wins; Cancer Fundraiser Launches

5/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

Justin Bieber’s 2013 single “Beauty and a Beat” with Nicki Minaj reclaimed No. 1 on the Global 200; Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” entered the Global Top 10 after a biopic.
Samuel Basallo hit a double, single and triple as Baltimore beat the Marlins 9-7 on May 5-6 2026.
The Avera Race Against Cancer is on May 9 in Sioux Falls; nine-year-old Millie Rose Hedley died within 24 hours of a myeloid leukaemia diagnosis, prompting a fundraiser for nurses.

History

Historical Context

Live Aid, a dual-venue concert on 13 July 1985 organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, broadcast to an estimated 1.9 billion people and raised about £145 million for the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine. The event proved that pop-culture spectacles could mobilize massive charitable giving, a model later echoed when Justin Bieber’s 2013 hit resurfaced to promote the Avera Race Against Cancer in Sioux Falls, linking music fame to health-research fundraising.

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Story summary

Justin Bieber’s 2013 single “Beauty and a Beat” with Nicki Minaj reclaimed No. 1 on the Global 200; Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” entered the Global Top 10 after a biopic.
Samuel Basallo hit a double, single and triple as Baltimore beat the Marlins 9-7 on May 5-6 2026.
The Avera Race Against Cancer is on May 9 in Sioux Falls; nine-year-old Millie Rose Hedley died within 24 hours of a myeloid leukaemia diagnosis, prompting a fundraiser for nurses.

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