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'Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia
Read full article: 'Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from MafiaA veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent is on trial in Buffalo, New York, on charges he took $250,000 in bribes from the Mafia to derail investigations and keep his childhood friends out of prison.
New this week: Will Smith, 'Pinocchio' and 'George & Tammy'
Read full article: New this week: Will Smith, 'Pinocchio' and 'George & Tammy'This weekās new entertainment releases include Will Smithās comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie āEmancipation,ā a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game āDragon Quest Treasuresā and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
Mother, friends, performers among dead at Colorado gay club
Read full article: Mother, friends, performers among dead at Colorado gay clubThe five people who were killed at a gay club in Colorado are being remembered as loving parents, enthusiastic performers and longtime patrons who cherished Club Q as a safe haven for members of the LGBTQ community.
More kids to ride in 'clean' school buses, mostly electric
Read full article: More kids to ride in 'clean' school buses, mostly electricNearly 400 school districts across the country are receiving grants totaling about $1 billion to purchase 2,500 ācleanā school buses under a new federal program.
New this week: Taylor Swift, 'Descendant' and 'Ghostwriter'
Read full article: New this week: Taylor Swift, 'Descendant' and 'Ghostwriter'This weekās new entertainment releases include albums from Babyface, Arctic Monkeys and a Taylor Swift original, a documentary about the last known ship to bring African captives to the American South for enslavement and āDoc Martinā gets a proper farewell on Acorn TV.
For auction: Marilynās dress, Thor's hammer, Capās shield
Read full article: For auction: Marilynās dress, Thor's hammer, Capās shieldSeveral gowns Marilyn Monroe donned for āGentlemen Prefer Blondesā and āThereās No Business Like Show Businessā are going up for auction this summer along with 1,400 other pieces of Hollywood history.
US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China
Read full article: US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for ChinaAmerican-born Eileen Gu earned the first of what she and her many fans in Beijing hope could be three gold medals for China by cranking out the first 1620 of her career in the Olympic debut of women's freestyle skiing big air.
Laughton scores in OT, Flyers top Kings to snap 13-game skid
Read full article: Laughton scores in OT, Flyers top Kings to snap 13-game skidScott Laughton scored 2:22 into overtime, Cam Atkinson had a pair of goals in regulation and assisted on the winner, and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a franchise-record 13-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
New this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'
Read full article: New this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'This weekās new entertainment releases include a new album from the legendary group The Temptations, the latest addition to the animated āIce Ageā franchise and a new series on HBO by āDownton Abbeyā creator Julian Fellowes called āThe Gilded Ageā and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski.
Funeral services held for 12 killed in Philadelphia fire
Read full article: Funeral services held for 12 killed in Philadelphia fireFuneral services were held Monday for nine children and three adults who died in a Philadelphia fire five days into the new year, the deadliest blaze in the city in more than a century.
From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators
Read full article: From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educatorsA recent Wyoming school board meeting was yet again packed with opponents of mask mandates when things took an abrupt turn and a parent started reading out sexually explicit passages from a book available in school libraries.
Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions
Read full article: Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctionsHuman rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to put pressure on Myanmar's military leaders by limiting profits from the country's lucrative mining industry.
DEA agent gets 12 years for conspiring with Colombian cartel
Read full article: DEA agent gets 12 years for conspiring with Colombian cartelA once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian cartel.
Colombian cop who ran squad vetted by DEA pleads guilty
Read full article: Colombian cop who ran squad vetted by DEA pleads guiltyA Colombian national police officer who was part of an elite unit that worked closely with U.S. anti-narcotics agents has pleaded guilty to charges he betrayed the Drug Enforcement Administration to the same traffickers they were jointly fighting.
Man accused of threatening 2 US senators to remain in jail
Read full article: Man accused of threatening 2 US senators to remain in jailA man upset over the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, illegal immigration and the direction he thinks the country is headed is accused of threatening the lives of Alaskaās two Republican U.S. senators.
Colombian corruption case latest overseas stain for DEA
Read full article: Colombian corruption case latest overseas stain for DEAA Colombian national police officer who was part of an elite unit that worked closely with U.S. anti-narcotics agents has been extradited to Miami to stand trial on charges he betrayed the Drug Enforcement Administration to the same traffickers they were jointly fighting.
R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial
Read full article: R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trialR. Kelly grew up in Chicago's housing projects and went on to have an illustrious musical career increasingly clouded by allegations of lurid behavior and sexual abuse.
'Amistad' binds Del Rio and Ciudad AcuƱa amid migrant crisis
Read full article: 'Amistad' binds Del Rio and Ciudad AcuƱa amid migrant crisisThe āamistad,ā or friendship, that Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad AcuƱa, Mexico, celebrate with a festival each year has been important in helping them deal with the challenges from a migrant camp that shut down the border bridge between the two communities for more than a week.
Uncertain future for some as Haitian migrant camp closes
Read full article: Uncertain future for some as Haitian migrant camp closesAn Ohio man is among those who made their way to the Texas border city of Del Rio, where thousands of Haitian migrants set up camp near a border bridge, including many seeking asylum.
Uncertain future for some as Haitian migrant camp closes
Read full article: Uncertain future for some as Haitian migrant camp closesAn Ohio man is among those who made their way to the Texas border city of Del Rio, where thousands of Haitian migrants set up camp near a border bridge, including many seeking asylum.
New this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs
Read full article: New this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAsThis weekās new entertainment releases include Mary Elizabeth Winstead starring in the brutal assassin thriller āKateā on Netflix and a filmed version of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical āCome From Away.ā.
āSpencer,ā āThe Last Duel' set for Venice Film Festival
Read full article: āSpencer,ā āThe Last Duel' set for Venice Film FestivalThe Venice Film Festival has unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September including Pablo Larrainās āSpencer,ā starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Ridley Scottās medieval drama āThe Last Duel,ā featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.
Booksellers association apologizes for anti-trans mailing
Read full article: Booksellers association apologizes for anti-trans mailingThe American Booksellers Association is apologizing for sending a publication widely criticized as anti-trans, Abigail Shrierās āIrreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,ā in a recent mailing to independent stores.
15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave Chappelle
Read full article: 15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave ChappelleFifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New Yorkās Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival premiere of a new Dave Chappelle documentary.
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
Read full article: Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holidayPresident Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.
Oklahoma jury recommends death for alleged serial killer
Read full article: Oklahoma jury recommends death for alleged serial killerA jury in Oklahoma has recommended a death sentence for an alleged serial killer who was convicted of kidnapping a woman from a car wash and killing her more than 20 years ago.
Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups
Read full article: Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccupsA march along the trail that Black people used to flee the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is just one of an array of events scheduled to mark the upcoming 100th anniversary of the atrocity.
Black fear of Tulsa police lingers 100 years after massacre
Read full article: Black fear of Tulsa police lingers 100 years after massacreThere's been some progress in the relationship between the Tulsa police and the city's Black community in the 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre left as many as 300 Black people dead and thousands of Black residents displaced.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil
Read full article: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigilProminent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to more jail time for participating in an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Tod's shares soar on $90.5m deal with French group LVMH
Read full article: Tod's shares soar on $90.5m deal with French group LVMHLVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and Todās founder Diego Dalle Valle are further cementing their 20-year friendship with a deal for the French group to increase its stake in the Italian luxury goods maker.
Arizona wildfire destroys 12 homes; 200 people evacuated
Read full article: Arizona wildfire destroys 12 homes; 200 people evacuatedOfficials say a small community in south-central Arizona remained under an evacuation notice Friday after crews and air tankers stopped the growth of a wildfire that burned at least 12 homes the day before.
Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nominees
Read full article: Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nomineesThree of the picks are Black women whom Biden wants for the federal courts of appeals, often a stepping stone to the Supreme Court. Circuit, in particular, is a place where presidents have searched for Supreme Court justices. Some liberal Democrats have urged Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is 82, to retire to allow Biden to choose a possible replacement. Other Black women who would be front-runners if a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court were to open are California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger and U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs. AdāThis trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession," Biden, a former Senate Judiciary Committee chair, said in a statement.
Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier dies at age 79
Read full article: Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier dies at age 79FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2015, file photo, Director Bertrand Tavernier poses with his Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievements after the award ceremony at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Acclaimed French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier has died at the age of 79, according to French media. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)PARIS ā French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such āA Sunday in the Country,ā āCaptain Conanā and āThe Judge and the Assassin,ā has died, according to his family. Tavernier was married to the late French-Irish screenwriter Claudine OāHagan, better known as Colo Tavernier, from 1965 to 1980. They had two children together: writer Tiffany Tavernier and director and actor Nils Tavernier.
Comic, Netflix staple Jo Koy talks race, rejection in memoir
Read full article: Comic, Netflix staple Jo Koy talks race, rejection in memoir(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Like many famous comics, Jo Koy had early struggles at comedy clubs. "Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo,ā out Tuesday, is an ideal companion to Koy's stand-up with its humorous ā and at times painful ā origin stories behind some of his most popular bits. The book shows how Koy's mixed-race background ultimately shaped his brand of comedy and his determination not to give up on his childhood dream. āIāve always been open to just letting people be inside my life,ā Koy said. Even with all these opportunities, Koy's mother sometimes asks him if he'll drop stand-up for a regular job āwith benefits.āāI donāt think about retiring.
Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80
Read full article: Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80FILE - Elsa Peretti, left, poses with designer Halston after a fashion show in New York on June 15, 1970. Famed jewelry designer Elsa Peretti, a formal Halston model turned Tiffany & Co. legend, is dead at age 80. According to a family statement, Peretti died Thursday night in her sleep at home in a small village outside Barcelona. āElsa was not only a designer but a way of life,ā Tiffany said in a statement Friday. In recognition of her work, Tiffany established the Elsa Peretti professorship in jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the first endowed professorship in the history of FIT.
'Umbrella of stress' on GM staff, 2 years after plant closed
Read full article: 'Umbrella of stress' on GM staff, 2 years after plant closedSome are spending every weekend driving hundreds of miles back to Ohio to see their children. Moyers transferred almost two years ago to GMās assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan, that makes Cadillacs and Chevy Camaros. What happens next for Moorhead, after 24 years at GM, is still up in the air. āWhen GM was closing there was a fear of what happens next and everything was going to end, but it doesnāt,ā he said. But I guess our futures were never guaranteed.ā___This story was updated to correct that Moyers' drive home is 263 miles, not 463 miles.
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
Read full article: House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP oppositionHouse Democrats are expected to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON ā House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. The bill is a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country in the wake of Donald Trumpās repeated false claims of a stolen 2020 election. It would limit states' ability to purge registered voters from their rolls and restore former felons' voting rights. AdSome Democrats have discussed options like lowering the threshold to break a filibuster, or creating a workaround that would allow priority legislation, including a separate John Lewis Voting Rights bill, to be exempt.
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
Read full article: House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP oppositionHouse Democrats are expected to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON ā House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. The bill is a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country in the wake of Donald Trumpās repeated false claims of a stolen 2020 election. It would limit states' ability to purge registered voters from their rolls and restore former felons' voting rights. AdSome Democrats have discussed options like lowering the threshold to break a filibuster, or creating a workaround that would allow priority legislation, including a separate John Lewis Voting Rights bill, to be exempt.
'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes
Read full article: 'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden GlobesSheās only the second woman in the history of the Globes to win, and the first since Barbra Streisand won for āYentlā in 1984. Its star, guerilla comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, also won best actor in a comedy. āThe Queen's Gambitā won best limited series, and best actress in the category for Anya Taylor-Joy. āSchitt's Creek,ā the Pop TV series that found a wider audience on Netflix, won best comedy series for its final season. Catherine O'Hara also took best actress in a comedy series.
NYC steakhouse stunt: A wax Don Draper hanging at the bar
Read full article: NYC steakhouse stunt: A wax Don Draper hanging at the barA wax statue of actor John Hamm stands by the bar with a drink at Peter Luger Steakhouse on Friday, Feb, 26, 2021, in New York. The statue, on loan from Madame Tussauds, will help fill out the restaurant during COVID-19 occupancy restrictions. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)NEW YORK ā Itās a promotion that could be straight out of the āMad Menā Don Draper playbook. Other figures on loan from Madame Tussauds include Michael Strahan, Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker and Audrey Hepburn in Holly Golightly of āBreakfast at Tiffany'sā mode. After that, they'll return to the recently reopened Madame Tussauds in midtown Manhattan.
EXPLAINER: What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?The icon for the social media app Clubhouse is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. You can also download the app and get on a waiting list to be let into Clubhouse. Although Clubhouse hasn't divulged how many people are using its service, its app has been downloaded 5.3 million times, according to analytics firm App Annie. Thousands of Chinese users have flocked to the app in recent months, lured by the unfettered discussions it allowed with people abroad ā particularly about democracy, Taiwan and other sensitive topics. Users still could download it if they had access to an Apple app store abroad.
Bucs double up female coaches in Super Bowl with not 1 but 2
Read full article: Bucs double up female coaches in Super Bowl with not 1 but 2Maral Javadifar, assistant strength and conditioning coach, and Locust follow in Katie Sowers' footsteps with the Bucs the only NFL team with two female coaches this season. Javadifar, assistant strength and conditioning coach, and assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust follow in Sowers' footsteps with the Bucs the only NFL team with two female coaches this season. Down judge Sarah Thomas will be the first female to officiate a Super Bowl. The Chiefs have a pair of female assistant athletic trainers in Julie Frymyer and Tiffany Morton. Bucs defensive end Shaq Barrett loves how Locust is always giving him tips.
Fight The Man: What GameStop's surge says about online mobs
Read full article: Fight The Man: What GameStop's surge says about online mobsMelvin Capital is also exiting GameStop, with manager Gabe Plotkin telling CNBC that the hedge fund was taking a significant loss. Last week they gave us the Great GameStop Stock Uprising. Online spaces are being used to radicalize people toward extremism, to plan hate crimes and attacks," she said. Itās the same thing as when Jim Cramer gets on CNBC smashing buttons.āAdIn 2017, the hashtag āMeToo" began going viral as women ā and some men ā shared their experiences of sexual assault on social media. Social media also helped Black Lives Matter activists organize rallies, record police violence and communicate during the marches sweeping the U.S. and other countries following the death of George Floyd last summer.
In CDCās backyard, school reopening debate divides experts
Read full article: In CDCās backyard, school reopening debate divides expertsOne emergency medicine doctor said initial reopening plans for the district's 5,000-plus students werenāt safe enough. āAnd thatās what I, and Iām sure other superintendents, have been struggling with.āEach side argued data and science supported their view in a debate over reopening schools that sometimes veered into vitriol. Without specific reopening instructions from federal and state leaders, school administrators have had to become amateur epidemiologists, Dude said. Around Decatur, neighbors dodged the issue in polite conversation as tensions rose during school board meetings and on social media. She didn't feel the district's reopening plans were safe or equitable, particularly for the most vulnerable students, but the increasing incivility troubled her, too.
Tiffany Trump announces engagement on dad's final full day
Read full article: Tiffany Trump announces engagement on dad's final full dayTiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. She shared a photograph of herself and fiance Michael Boulos posing on the West Wing colonnade at the White House. āIt has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at the White House, none more special than my engagement to my amazing fiance Michael!ā Tiffany Trump wrote. Tiffany Trump is the president's daughter with Marla Maples, his second ex-wife. She and Boutros have been dating for the past few years and have attended White House events together.
Gut-Behrami's veteran skills win tricky World Cup super-G
Read full article: Gut-Behrami's veteran skills win tricky World Cup super-GSwitzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami smiles at the end of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G in St. Anton, Austria, Sunday, Jan.10, 2021. All rights reservedST. ANTON ā It took the veteran skills of Lara Gut-Behrami to win a tricky World Cup super-G on Sunday. World Cup super-G champion Corinne Suter was third, trailing her Switzerland teammate by 0.20. Gut-Behramiās 13th win in World Cup super-G came more than 12 years after her debut victory in a discipline that demands speed and technical ability to improvise. Now 29, the 2016 World Cup overall champion won both of her career season-long discipline titles in super-G.Gut-Behrami was set to rise to fifth in the overall standings, ahead of three-time champion Mikaela Shiffrin.
Christmas unites community after fire guts historic church
Read full article: Christmas unites community after fire guts historic churchThe site of Middle Collegiate Church, which was devastated by a fire earlier in the month, is seen in New York on Dec. 14, 2020. The facade and the New York Liberty Bell are the only parts of the 128-year-old church that remain. Middle Collegiate had previously occupied two other locations in Manhattan beginning in 1729. Middle Collegiate has also welcomed 25 new parishioners since the fire, she said. āThe church is made up of the congregation and what the people in the congregation believe and do,ā said Slacik, who married her wife at the church.
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
Read full article: Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual editionThe film will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Film Festival via AP)Sundance Institute programs. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled a robust and diverse slate for the festival, which will be largely virtual due to the pandemic. Yutani said that the Sesame Street documentary, āStreet Gang: How We Got To Sesame Streetā is likely to be a crowd favorite. āWe all are so excited about the possibility of encountering people whoāve never been to the festival," Jackson said.
Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
Read full article: Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarianClooney was honored Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, by co-stars and colleagues at the annual film benefit for the Museum of Modern Art, held virtually. MoMAās annual film benefit raises funds to bring great works of film to the museumās collection. Also giving virtual tributes Monday evening were actors Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kyle Chandler and Demian Bichir, who appear in āA Midnight Sky,ā which Clooney stars in and directs. The benefit featured clips from some of Clooneyās many films: āMichael Clayton,ā āSyriana,ā "The Descendants,ā āGravity,ā and āGood Night, and Good Luck,ā among others. In earlier comments to The Associated Press, Clooney said āGood Night, and Good Luckā was probably his proudest professional accomplishment.
Fire guts historic church home to New York's Liberty Bell
Read full article: Fire guts historic church home to New York's Liberty BellFirefighters work to extinguish a fire that erupted from a building next to Middle Collegiate Church on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 in New York. The historic 19th century church in lower Manhattan was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church had been in two other locations in Manhattan since 1729. Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that the fire was āheartbreakingā and pledged: "Weāll do whatever we can to help Middle Collegiate rebuild." The fate of the church building is unclear, Lewis said, but the ministry will continue.
All Mariah Carey wants is you to enjoy her Christmas special
Read full article: All Mariah Carey wants is you to enjoy her Christmas specialNEW YORK ā Christmas is still a few weeks away, but Mariah Carey is already orchestrating her dinner menu. 1 hits really going to sweat over a hot stove? āMagical Christmas Specialā is another example of diverse, family-friendly holiday programming that hasnāt always been allotted by Hollywood. āAs a kid, if I had to select one holiday, of course Iām going with Christmas. And while the pandemic has halted a number of projects, 2020 has been busy for Carey: In September she released her candid memoir āThe Meaning of Mariah Carey,ā which debuted at No.
New this week: Selena series, 'Shameless' and Shawn Mendes
Read full article: New this week: Selena series, 'Shameless' and Shawn MendesBecause live shows arenāt really a thing in 2020, sheās launching a holiday TV special on Apple TV+ on Friday. āMariah Careyās Magical Christmas Specialā will includes a mix of musical performances and dancing with amination. ā Shawn Mendes released his debut album in 2015 and heās dropping his fourth effort Friday. Along with the album is the Netflix documentary called āShawn Mendes: In Wonder,ā which is available for streaming and follows Mendesā rise and journey over the last few years. ā Christmas came early when Carrie Underwood released her first holiday album in September, and on Thursday sheāll debut a musical TV special to accompany the album.
12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out
Read full article: 12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd outAnd it earned him his first Grammy nomination in six years. 3 spot on the pop charts ā is up for best rap song and best rap performance. And Anderson .Paak's āLockdown," about police brutality and racial injustice, is up for best melodic rap performance and best music video. JAY-Z, THE SONGWRITERS, SHINESHappy wife, happy life: Jay-Z has lent his songwriting hand to his wife BeyoncĆ© and he's earned Grammy nominations for it. PAUL McCARTNEY, THE ART DIRECTORPaul McCartney scored his 79th Grammy nominations this year ā as an art director.
Veteransā fundraiser to go virtual, with a prince and a Boss
Read full article: Veteransā fundraiser to go virtual, with a prince and a BossThis combination photo shows Brad Paisley, from left, Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crow who will participate in this years Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser on Nov. 18. The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians including Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Tiffany Haddish, Iliza Shlesinger and Ray Romano. (AP Photo)NEW YORK ā This yearās Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser is going virtual for the first time and The Boss will once again be there. Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Tiffany Haddish and Brad Paisley have all signed up to participate ā as well as Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for the first time. The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Mickey Guyton, Patti Scialfa, Iliza Shlesinger, Jeannie Gaffigan and Ray Romano.
Convention centers, museums become classrooms amid pandemic
Read full article: Convention centers, museums become classrooms amid pandemicStudents from Hesston Middle School hold class at the Cross Winds Convention Center in Hesston, Kan., Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Districts are setting up makeshift outdoor shelters, bringing in trailers to house classrooms and making use of otherwise empty spaces like museums. Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson is holding up the Hesston districtās plan as a model to be replicated. He said his visits to dozens of school districts revealed many were struggling regardless of whether they were offering in-person, virtual or hybrid instruction. However, some 1,100 New York City schools have been approved to spend part of their day outdoors.
Black Lives Matter faces test of its influence in election
Read full article: Black Lives Matter faces test of its influence in electionāBlack Lives Matter saved us, because we had nobody,ā said Jones. Now, BLMās influence faces a test, as voters in Tuesdayās election consider candidates who endorsed or denounced the BLM movement amid a national reckoning on race. Enter Black Lives Matter. Across social media platforms, the Black Lives Matter movement boasts a following of millions. āBlack Lives Matter,ā as a slogan, elicited āAll Lives Matterā and āBlue Lives Matterā responses from foes.