Month: May 2020

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New England Patriots Sign Patrick Chung To Two-Year Extension

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According to reports on Wednesday, New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has agreed to a two-year extension with the club. The extension keeps the 32-year-old Chung signed through 2023. He received an extra $1.6 million in 2020 as part of the extension, making his total compensation to $5 million for the upcoming season.

The Patriots selected Chung in the second round out of Oregon in 2009. After four seasons in New England, Chung signed as a free agent with Philadelphia in 2013. But after one season the Eagles released Chung, setting him up for his return to the Patriots. Since then Chung has missed only five games in the last six seasons (compared to 14 missed games in his first four seasons with the Patriots).

In 11 seasons, Chung has 778 tackles, 11 interceptions, 57 passes defended and 4.5 sacks in 153 games (122 starts).

Former Duck alum Patrick Chung signs two-year contract extension with Patriots

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Sam Hunt Cancels Summer 2020 “Southside Tour”

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Sam Hunt’s summer “Southside Tour” has been cancelled. The tour was supposed to begin on July 10 in Maine, wrapping up in Georgia on October 10, with opening acts Kip Moore, Travis Denning and rising singer-songwriter Ernest hitting the road along with Hunt. 

Sam apparently postponed the tour this week without any formal announcement, but local news stations began reporting cancelled stops in their cities. And Sam’s opening acts have been commenting on the cancelled tour via their social media. Travis wrote on Instagram, “I wish the Southside Summer Tour could happen, but I know for the safety of all of us, decisions get made that aren’t the easiest.”  Added Ernest, “Sam Hunt tour officially canceled…I was really looking forward to getting out there to play for y’all at some point on the Southside Tour, but that’s just not gonna happen like we thought.”

There’s no word yet on whether the tour will be rescheduled.

Sam Hunt Cancels 2020 Southside Tour

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Rascal Flatts Cancel Their 2020 Farewell Tour

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Rascal Flatts have announced their 2020 Farewell Life Is a Highway Tour has been canceled.

In the announcement, the trio said: “After a lot of difficult conversations that we never thought we would be having, we have decided that in the interest of the safety of everyone involved we will not be moving forward with our Farewell Tour.”

The tour was to be their last, as the group was calling it quits after 2020. There were three dozen shows scheduled on a tour that was supposed to run from June through October, with various artists joining as support. 

Rascal Flatts Scrap Their Farewell Tour

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Rascal Flatts are saying goodbye to their plans for a farewell tour. The enduring country trio…
 

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Rooney Mara Expecting First Child With Joaquin Phoenix

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Rooney Mara is pregnant with her first child with Joaquin Phoenix. According to multiple reports, the 35-year-old actress may already be as far as six months along. The couple has been quietly quarantining at their home in Los Angeles together amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The private couple met while filming 2013’s Her and has been linked together since 2016 when they reunited for Mary Magdalene, in which Mara played the title role while Phoenix played Jesus. They reportedly got engaged last May, though they have never confirmed that news.

Rooney Mara Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Joaquin Phoenix

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Netflix’s Umbrella Academy Cast Reveals Season 2 Premiere Date

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The cast of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy have revealed the show’s season 2 premiere date, July 31.  In quarantine style. Ellen Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper and more of the cast danced around in their homes in an announcement video. Other season 1 cast members returning for season 2 include David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin H. Min. And, as previously announced, three new actors have been added to the show. The newcomers will play original characters created for the series that did not appear in the comics.

Season 2 features 10 one-hour episodes.  The Umbrella Academy returns July 31.

‘The Umbrella Academy’ cast reveals the Netflix release date on season 2

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Green Day, Fall Out Boy And Weezer Postpone “Hella Mega Stadium Tour”

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Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer have officially postponed the North American leg of their joint Hella Mega Tour. The bands had previously postponed the European shows, which were scheduled to take place in June. According to the bands’ social media pages, the North American Hella Mega Tour will now take place in summer 2021.  You can read more: here

The Hella Mega Tour had been scheduled to take place in June, July, and August 2020. Each of the three bands announced a new album on the same day as the initial tour announcement: Green Day announced Father of All…, which came out this past February; Fall Out Boy announced November 2019’s Greatest Hits; and Weezer announced Van Weezer (which has since been postponed.)

Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy postpone North American tour

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Nine Inch Nails Cancels Fall Tour Plans; Hoping To Return In 2021

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Trent Reznor revealed that Nine Inch Nails was planning to resume their Cold and Black and Infinite Tour this fall, but those dates have now been called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The trek was supposed to kick off in San Diego in September and include stops in cities such as Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Toronto.

Reznor said on Instagram, “The current plan is to finish up some scoring projects, work on my limited-patience skills, deep dive into new NIN material, and hopefully be playing music live for you in 2021. In the meantime … listen to Jehnny’s record [To Love Is to Live] (comes out June 12th), continue to listen to Bowie, and don’t be too hard on yourself.”

Reznor added that Nine Inch Nails would still be selling on their website the new merch they were prepping for the run. All profits will go to local food banks in the cities the band was supposed to play.

NINE INCH NAILS Scraps Fall 2020 Tour Plans

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NINE INCH NAILS have scrapped plans to tour North America this fall due to the coronavirus…
 

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Treasury Secretary Of State Steven Mnuchin Defends Government’s Fiscal Response To Pandemic

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On Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended the Trump administration’s fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic and told senators he was willing to consider extending and modifying a payroll loan program for small businesses.

During a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the nearly $3 trillion in federal rescue programs rolled out over the past two months were working to support an economy devastated by the novel coronavirus. Both gentlemen faced questions over whether the administration’s plans to quickly reopen the economy in the wake of lockdowns imposed in March and April would leave low-wage workers without adequate protections from the virus.

Congress is considering legislation to free up trillions of dollars of additional aid to further bolster the economy, help states and increase pay for essential workers doing dangerous jobs. Mnuchin warned prolonged lockdowns would pose a “risk of permanent damage” to the economy.

Mnuchin Says Treasury Ready to Provide More Money, Take More Risk in Fed Lending Programs

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Pier 1 Imports To Permanently Close All Stores As They Enter Bankruptcy

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Pier 1 Imports, which previously said it would close half of its fleet of stores, now plans to close all of its locations. The retailer announced in a news release Tuesday that it was seeking bankruptcy court approval to begin an “orderly wind-down” when stores are able to reopen “following the government-mandated closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Back in January, Pier 1 said it planned to close up to 450 stores, or nearly half of its locations. It then filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. Robert Riesbeck, Pier 1’s CEO and chief financial officer, said the company had been working to find a buyer to continue operating before the coronavirus. “Unfortunately, the challenging retail environment has been significantly compounded by the profound impact of COVID-19, hindering our ability to secure such a buyer and requiring us to wind down,” Riesbeck said.

Pier 1 says it has approximately 541 U.S. stores and in the court filing says it plans to reopen some stores on or around May 22.

Pier 1 to go out of business and close all 540 stores

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Pier 1, the seller of wicker chairs and scented candles, said it will go out of business and…
 

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Premier League Confirms Six Positive COVID-19 Cases

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On Tuesday, the Premier League confirmed that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals. The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of the return to small group training.

“Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days,” the league said in a statement, adding, “The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency. No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and results will be made public in this way after each round of testing.”

On Monday, the Premier League voted to allow clubs to begin small group, non-contact training with some clubs returning on Tuesday. The league will decide early next week when to allow contact training as it looks for a June restart to the season which was halted on March 13.

Premier League confirms six positive coronavirus tests

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The six positives were from three clubs after tests were carried out on 748 players and staff.