Maddie & Tae’s Taylor Kerr and her husband, songwriter Josh Kerr brought their infant daughter, Leighton Grace Kerr, home from the hospital today after 53 days in the NICU. Baby Leighton was born three months early. A social media post from the couple read: “We have been blown away by all of the support and can’t …
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Oscar-Winning actor William Hurt dies at age 71
Acclaimed actor William Hurt, best known for his Oscar-winning performance in 1985’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman”, died Sunday of natural cause at age 71 years old. Hurt was nominated for four Oscars over the course of his career, earning two best actor nominations for “Broadcast News” and “Children of a Lesser God” and a …
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Take a first look at the Disney+ series ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’ starring Ewan McGregor
Disney shared a first look at the Star Wars spinoff series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi master. Obi-Wan Kenobi begins 10 years after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where the title Jedi faced his greatest defeat — the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, …
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Federal regulators extend mask mandate for all commercial flights and other public transportation
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Transportation Security Administration announced that a COVID-19 mandate that requires all passengers to wear masks on commercial flights is being extended until at least mid-April. The mandate had been set to expire on March 18, but the extension now delays that deadline until April 18. …
Tentative $83M settlement is reached for victims of Florida condo collapse
A tentative $83 million settlement has been reached for owners who survived the Surfside condo collapse in South Florida. The partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Fla., near Miami Beach, killed 98 people, destroyed 55 condominium units, and the remainder of the 136-unit building had …
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Major League Baseball and MLBPA agree to terms on new labor agreement; Opening Day set for April 7th
The baseball lockout has reached an end after 99 days. On Thursday, MLB players and team owners agreed to terms on a new labor agreement, with the players’s board voting in favor of MLB’s latest proposal at 26–12. The agreement ends the three-month lockout and clears the path for a 162-game 2022 season. After MLB …
Chicago Bears trade linebacker Khalil Mack to Los Angeles Chargers
The Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to trade six-time Pro Bowl linebacker Khalil Mack to L.A. In return, the Bears receive the 48th overall pick in April’s draft and a 2023 sixth-round selection. Mack, who played under current Chargers coach Brandon Staley in Chicago from 2017-2018, is under contract through the 2024 …
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Miranda Lambert announces new album ‘Palomino’ and releases the video for latest single “Strange”
Miranda Lambert just announced her next studio album, ‘Palomino,’ will drop on April 29. The 15-song tracklist reveals a mix of cover songs, re-recorded songs and guest stars, plus new songs as well. In addition to announcing the album, Lambert also dropped a new song called “Strange.” You can take a look at the video …
Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie to host 2022 CMT Music Awards
CMT announced that Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie will host the 2022 CMT Music Awards. This marks Ballerini’s second time as co-host, after sharing duties with Kane Brown in 2021. Mackie presented the video of the year award to Carrie Underwood last year. The CMT Music Awards, which bills itself as “country music’s only entirely …
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Warner Bros. delays release dates for ‘Aquaman 2,’ ‘Flash’, ‘Shazam’, ‘Wonka’ and more
Warner Bros. has announced a major shuffling of release dates for their upcoming 2022/2023 films. Among the movies impacted are Timothee Chalamet‘s Wonka, Jason Momoa‘s Aquaman 2, The Flash, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Rock’s Black Adam and more. Just last month, Warner Bros. released a DC Films teaser for its 2022 films, providing …