President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday setting a goal for half of all new vehicles made in the United States to be electric in some form by 2030. Biden signed the executive order after delivering a speech on the South Lawn of the White House, where staffers had parked several electric vehicles. …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
U.S. working to give third COVID-19 booster shots to at-risk Americans
U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that the United States is working to give additional COVID-19 booster shots to Americans with compromised immune systems as quickly as possible, as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise. The United States will join Germany, France and Israel in giving booster shots. U.S. regulators …
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Barcelona announces that star forward Lionel Messi will not be returning to club
Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona announced on Thursday that star forward Lionel Messi will not return to the team after the two sides could not finalize a new contract. The 34-year-old Messi has been a free agent since his previous contract expired June 30. It was reported in July that Messi and Barcelona tentatively agreed …
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NY Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez becomes latest player to test positive for COVID-19
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed on Thursday that catcher Gary Sánchez has tested positive for COVID-19. Sánchez left the ballpark on Wednesday night not feeling well, said Boone, and the positive diagnosis came on a rapid test. Sánchez joins starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery as those that have tested positive during …
Miranda Lambert Releases Video For “Tequila Does (Telemitry Remix)”
Miranda Lambert has just released the video for the remix of her track “Tequila Does.” The new track is courtesy of Lambert and Nashville-based producer and DJ Telemitry. The original version of “Tequila Does,” written by Lambert along with Jon Randall and Jack Ingram, appears on Lambert’s 2019 Wildcard album. A stripped down, acoustic rendition …
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Carly Pearce joins the Grand Ole Opry; announces new album ’29: Written In Stone’
Carly Pearce’s third studio album, 29: Written In Stone — an extension of her EP ’29’ — will be released on Sept. 17 via Big Machine Records. The expanded 15-song collection will include the extended play’s original seven tracks, plus eight new cuts, including “Dear Miss Loretta,” which now features country singer Patty Loveless. Pearce’s …
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Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Sam Elliott to star in ‘Yellowstone’ prequel series
Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, and MTV Entertainment Studios announced that Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will star in the upcoming original series “1883,” the highly anticipated prequel series to the critically acclaimed “Yellowstone.” 1883 “follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the …
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‘South Park’ creators sign $900M deal for 6 more seasons and 14 movies
South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have signed a massive new $900 million multi-year deal with ViacomCBS. South Park was renewed for Season 30 on Comedy Central, with Parker and Stone set to produce 14 movies based on the franchise for Paramount+. The first two films will premiere by the end of the …
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Former President Obama to scale back 60th birthday celebration due to surge in COVID-19 cases
Former President Barack Obama is scaling back plans to celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend in New England due to a resurgence of COVID-19. The celebration is scheduled to take place in Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts on Saturday; Obama’s birthday was Wednesday. Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama originally planned a star-studded party with …
New York International Auto Show canceled amid spike of COVID cases due to Delta variant
For the second straight year, the New York International Auto Show has been cancelled. In a statement Wednesday afternoon, auto show president Michael Schienberg announced that the convention was being canceled due to spiking COVID-19 cases due to the highly-contagious delta variant. Schienberg said, “As custodians of the 121-year-old New York Auto Show, we are …