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Minnesota Twins Defeated By Houston Astros In Game 1 Of AL Wild Card Series

The Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Tuesday to open their AL playoff series. 

Framber Valdez, who made 10 regular-season starts for the Astros, pitched five scoreless innings in relief of Zack Greinke for the victory. Valdez allowed his only two hits with one out in the ninth, but Willians Astudillo grounded into a double play to end the game.

Game 2 in the best-of-three wild-card matchup is Wednesday at Target Field. The Astros were waiting to announce their starter for Game 2. RHP José Berríos will take the mound for the Twins in Game 2. 

Astros game-ending double play secures 4-1 win over Twins in Game 1 of AL Wild Card series

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President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden Face Off At First Presidential Debate

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will campaign in three U.S. states today, after the two faced-off last night at the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio, leading up to the November election.  

Trump, 74, will spend the day in Minnesota with a fundraiser in the afternoon before a rally in Duluth. Biden, 77, and his wife, Jill, will embark on an all-day train tour through a half-dozen cities in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, areas that Trump won four years ago. Pennsylvania, which narrowly voted for Trump in 2016, is seen by many strategists as the most crucial of the six most competitive states that will likely decide the election outcome, which also include Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin.  Ohio, which Trump carried in his 2016 defeat of Hillary Clinton, is among the Republican-leaning states that Biden hopes to put into play in November.

Tuesday’s debate, marred by interruptions, insults and anger, appeared unlikely to sway or significantly alter the campaign’s dynamics. During a segment on race relations, moderator Chris Wallace asked Trump whether he would denounce white supremacists and call on them not to add to the violence that has occurred amid protests in some U.S. cities. Rather than denounce those groups, Trump pivoted to attack left-wing agitators known as antifa, drawing criticism from some social justice leaders. Trump also declined to say he would accept the election results, repeating his unfounded assertion that widespread voting by mail would lead to fraud.

Takeaways From Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s First U.S. Presidential Debate

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Disney To Lay Off 28,000 At Parks In Florida And California Due To Pandemic

On Tuesday, Disney announced that it is laying off about 28,000 employees in the United States due to a loss of business related to the coronavirus pandemic. The company announced the layoffs across its parks, experiences and products segments in a letter to employees.

Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experience and Products, said 67% of those laid off will be part-time employees.  D’Amaro wrote in the letter to employees that it was a “difficult decision” to make, adding, “As you can imagine, a decision of this magnitude is not easy. For the last several months, our management team has worked tirelessly to avoid having to separate anyone from the company. We’ve cut expenses, suspended capital projects, furloughed our cast members while still paying benefits, and modified our operations to run as efficiently as possible, however, we simply cannot responsibly stay fully staffed while operating at such limited capacity.” D’Amaro said he hopes laid off cast members and employees can return to the company once it rebounds from the pandemic.

The company’s theme parks in Florida, Paris, Shanghai, Japan and Hong Kong have reopened after shutdowns earlier this year, though the locations in Anaheim, Calif., remain closed.

Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida

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Titans And Vikings Close Their Facilities After Positive COVID-19 Tests

On Tuesday, the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings both suspended team activities after a number of positive COVID-19 tests following their Sunday game in the third week of the NFL’s 2020 season. The Titans played at Minnesota on Sunday, and had three players and five team personnel test positive for the virus. The Vikings have not had a positive test but suspended activities as a precautionary measure.

The NFL said in a statement: “Both clubs are working closely with the NFL and the NFLPA, including our infectious disease experts, to evaluate close contacts, perform additional testing and monitor developments. All decisions will be made with health and safety as our primary consideration. We will continue to share updates as more information becomes available.”

The Titans said in a statement: “Out of the abundance of caution, the organization has decided to work remotely today as we follow NFL protocols related to the COVID-19 virus. Several tests have come back positive and are working through the process of confirming them. We will have more information tomorrow.”

A decision has not been made about Sunday’s game between the Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers in Nashville.

Titans, Vikings close facilities after three Tennessee players, five staffers test positive for coronavirus

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Keith Urban’s “The Speed of Now Part 1” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart

Keith Urban’s latest album, The Speed of Now: Part 1, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.  It also reached the No. 7 spot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.

Keith’s new album includes his current Top 10 single, “God Whispered Your Name,” as well as collaborations including “Out of the Cage” with Breland and guitarist Nile Rodgers, and “One Too Many” with pop star Pink. The album also includes Keith’s 2019 single, “We Were,” which features vocals from one of the tune’s songwriters, Eric Church.

The Speed of Now: Part I is the follow-up Keith’s 2018 album, Graffiti U, which also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.

Keith Urban Lands Seventh Country No.1 With ‘The Speed Of Now, Part 1’

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Take A Look At Kane Brown’s New Video For “Worldwide Beautiful” Featuring His Daughter

Kane Brown has released the new video for his song, “Worldwide Beautiful.” The video includes a cast of children, who, according to a press release, represent both “the childlike ability to envision a more beautiful world” and the fact that they “will inherit that new world.” The clip includes Kane holding his infant daughter, Kingsley Rose, at the end of the video.

Proceeds from the new song benefit the Boys and Girls Club of America to advocate for justice and equality for America’s youth.

Watch Kane’s new video for “Worldwide Beautiful” at the link: here

Kane Brown’s daughter Kingsley makes appearance in “Worldwide Beautiful” video

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The View’s Meghan McCain Welcomes Baby Girl Named Liberty Sage

The View’s Meghan McCain and her husband, Ben Domenech welcomed the birth of their first baby, a girl named Liberty Sage McCain Domenech. A tweet from the official Twitter account of “The View” confirmed the news.

McCain has been working remotely for “The View” from home for the final months of her pregnancy, as doctors advised she should be “extra vigilant” amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The 35-year-old daughter of the late Sen. John McCain married Domenech, the co-founder and publisher of The Federalist, in 2017. A spokesperson for McCain said that “mother and baby Liberty are healthy and doing well.”

Meghan McCain Is a Mom! Find Out Her Baby’s Super Patriotic Name

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‘Saved By The Bell” Reboot To Premiere In November

The “Saved by the Bell” reboot has an official premiere date at Peacock. The streaming service said the reimagined version of the hit show will hit the air on November 25.

In a description of the new series, “when California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the most well-funded schools in the state – including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the privileged Bayside kids a much-needed dose of reality.”

Elizabeth Berkley Lauren and Mario Lopez are set to star in the new series, reprising their roles as Jessie Spano and A.C. Slater. Mark-Paul Gosselaar is also set to return as Zack, but he will not be a full-time cast member because of his series regular commitment to ABC’s “mixed-ish.”  John Michael Higgins also stars as Principal Toddman alongside the new class featuring Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Mitchell Hoog, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Josie Totah, and Haskiri Velazquez.

You can check out the latest clip on the Saved by the Bell reboot announcement at the link: here.

‘Saved by the Bell’ Reboot Premiere Date Revealed

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Metallica Donate $250,000 To U.S. Wildfire Relief Efforts

Metallica are continuing to give back via their All Within My Hands Foundation. The band have just announced another donation with AWMH, giving $250,000 to five organizations who are currently battling the Californian wildfires.

A statement read: “Wildfires have become a cruel and unwelcome annual benchmark in California, and this year we have seen them tragically extend across the entire west coast of our country. This is the fourth consecutive year, dating back to the formation of the Foundation, that All Within My Hands has activated to support fire relief: the critical local services component of our mission. This year, we will be donating a sum of $250,000 to five organizations on the front line of this environmental crisis that has made its way into the lives and homes of far too many.

The organizations include the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund, the Oregon Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund, the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County’s Fire Response Fund, the North Valley Community Foundation Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund, and the Community Foundation of North Central Washington NCW Fire Relief Fund.

“We would like to encourage you to join us in supporting those in need and our first responders in any way you can by donating money, non-perishable food, clothing and other supplies, or by giving your time volunteering or providing safe, temporary housing. Every little bit helps.”

METALLICA Donates $250,000 To West Coast Wildfire Relief Efforts

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Members of Mastodon, Russian Circles, and More Cover Alice in Chains’ “Rain When I Die”

“Martin Scorsese’s Alice in Chains doesn’t live here anymore,” the video’s YouTube caption read. “We covered ‘Rain When I Die’ and we did it with some added panache.”

Rage at the Machine and Rush (featuring members of Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, Tool and Primus) — and even an interesting version of Robyn’s “Ever Again” (by members of Spirit Adrift and Royal Thunder). Support the show on Patreon here, and check out the latest cover below:” data-reactid=”33″ type=”text”>The show recently shared covers of Rage at the Machine and Rush (featuring members of Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, Tool and Primus)

Rage at the Machine and Rush (featuring members of Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, Tool and Primus) — and even an interesting version of Robyn’s “Ever Again” (by members of Spirit Adrift and Royal Thunder). Support the show on Patreon here, and check out the latest cover below:” data-reactid=”33″ type=”text”>You can check out the latest cover at the link: here.

Watch Members Of Mastodon, Cave In, & Russian Circles Cover Alice In Chains’ “Rain When I Die”

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