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8 people dead and several injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival
We have the latest from Houston, where surging crowds led to panic at the Astroworld Festival, resulting in at least 8 deaths and several injuries.
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8 people dead and several are injured at a music festival in Houston
Officials described a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld Festival Friday night while rapper Travis Scott was performing. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance.
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