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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard playing drums.

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer who helped define ZZ Top’s sound for more than five decades, has died at 77.

Britain Clears $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Deal

The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. Photo via Jae C. Hong (AP).

British regulators approved Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after securing commitments protecting competition, British programming and editorial independence.

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