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President Trump Says GOP Will Pull Republican National Convention From North Carolina Due To COVID-19 Restrictions

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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that the GOP is seeking a new state to host this summer’s Republican National Convention, after host North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus.

Trump announced the news via tweet, criticizing the state’s governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, and other officials for “refusing to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena” and were not “allowing us to occupy the arena as originally anticipated and promised.”  Trump wrote: “Because of @NC_Governor, we are now forced to seek another State to host the 2020 Republican National Convention.” Several other states have volunteered to host the convention instead.

The announcement came after a Friday call in which Trump had spelled out his requirements for hosting the convention as planned in Charlotte. Trump told Cooper he wanted a traditional convention with a packed arena full of delegates — and with no face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Trump says he’s yanking RNC from North Carolina over potential coronavirus restrictions

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday said that he will be seeking another state to host the…
 

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NFL Informs Teams To hold Training Camps At Home Facilities

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has informed all 32 NFL teams to hold training camps at their home facilities this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most NFL teams stay at their training complexes year-round, but Dallas, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Carolina, Washington and the Los Angeles Rams are among those that stage portions of training camp elsewhere.

The Cowboys and Steelers are scheduled for the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6 and will be the first two teams to report in late July. Dallas usually trains in Oxnard, California, and Pittsburgh in nearby Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Cowboys have never held their entire preseason at home. The Steelers have trained at St. Vincent College in Latrobe for more than a half-century.

The league has canceled all in-person workouts at team facilities, which have begun opening on a limited basis over the past two weeks. No coaches nor players other than those undergoing medical treatment and rehabilitation have been allowed in those facilities.

NFL tells teams they must hold training camps at their home facilities

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told all 32 teams to hold training camps at their home…
 

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NASCAR City USA Cup Series Set For 2021 Return To Nashville

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NASCAR’s stock car series is set to return to Nashville, Tennessee in 2021. Nashville Superspeedway will hold a Cup race for the first time next season, ending NASCAR’s decade-long absence from the track. Nashville Superspeedway held Xfinity and Truck events from 2001 until 2011.

The shift to Tennessee is one of the first major signs that NASCAR intends to shake up it’s schedule. The sanctioning body is expected to make significant changes to its 2021 schedule, which could include more short tracks, mid-week races and doubleheaders. The industry got an unexpected preview of what could lie ahead when the coronavirus pandemic forced a massive shakeup to this season’s schedule. NASCAR has already run five Cup events since the season resumed May 17.

NASCAR City USA: Cup Series set for 2021 return to Nashville | Raleigh News & Observer

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It’s music to NASCAR’s ears: the stock car series is set to return to Nashville,…
 

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Trisha Yearwood Working On New Comfort Food Cookbook

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Trisha Yearwood, host of the long-running Food Network show Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, revealed plans for a new cookbook, which will feature a collection of comfort food recipes.

“I’ve just started working on cookbook number four,” said Trisha via Facebook. “Did I just make an announcement? I don’t know if I did or not [laughing], but that’ll—hopefully—be coming out next year. And it’s been really fun. I’ve missed doing it.”  Trisha added: “I’ve figured out what we do is comfort food, so that’s what we’re going with. I’m having a really good time.”

Trisha is the author of three best-selling books: Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen (2008), Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood (2010) and Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (2015).

Trisha Yearwood is writing her fourth cookbook: “It’s been really fun”

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Trisha Yearwood is working on a new cookbook. The country star and host of the hit Food Network…
 

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Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Vandalized During Protests

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As peaceful protests devolved into violent looting and vandalism, many of Nashville”s famous landmarks were vandalized. 

Looters turned their attention on Nashville’s Lower Broadway,, breaking windows, setting fires and ransacking a number of local businesses. Big Time Boots, AJ’s Good Time Bar, The Stage, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, Legends Corner and more were impacted, and in all 30 local buildings sustained damage due to the riots. Also vandalized was the historic Ryman Auditorium — the most famous home of the Grand Ole Opry and live-concert treasure, known around the world as the Mother Church of Country Music.

The outbreak of violence caused Nashville Mayor John Cooper to call for a 10 p.m. citywide curfew, and police swept the area threatening to arrest anyone caught on the streets. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee mobilized the National Guard. Cleanup efforts.

Ryman Auditorium Vandalized During Nashville Protests

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Hollywood Studios And Entertainment Leaders Release Guidelines For Resuming Production Amid Covid-19 Shutdown

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Hollywood is making moves towards getting back to work, with the entertainment industry’s guilds and unions signing off on a 22-page guideline document designed to establish safety protocols for producing movies and TV.

The agreement (which can be viewed here) comes after negotiations among actors, directors and crews, and will include extensive testing, temperature checks, cleaning measures and physical distancing when possible. The parties also acknowledge that revisions might be necessary going forward. Actors and other performers, the report notes, are “most vulnerable because they cannot wear PPE [personal protective equipment] when cameras are rolling, and frequently will not be able to engage in physical distancing.” That will require greater testing frequency for them and those with whom they are in close contact.

Certain activities, such as writing and casting, are still encouraged to be conducted virtually whenever possible.  Other parts of production, such as live studio audiences, are also being discouraged. 

The plan was produced by the Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Committee Task Force, which was formed specifically for that purpose, with input from epidemiologists and sanitation experts. The guidelines have been submitted to public-health officials in New York and California. 

Industry Leaders Explain Guidelines For Restarting Film And TV Production In Los Angeles, Deliver Them To County Supervisors

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Deadline reported yesterday that the 22-page “Proposed Health and Safety Guidelines for…
 

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Carole Baskin Wins Control Of ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic’s Former Zoo

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There has been a major update in the real-life drama related to the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King —Carole Baskin has won control of Joe Exotic’s former zoo.

A federal judge ruled that Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Corp will take over the 16,439-acre Oklahoma property that was heavily featured in the Netflix series. The current owners have 120 days to vacate Greater Wynnewood Development Group, a.k.a. Tiger King Park. They also have to remove all zoo animals from the land, but ownership of several trucks based on the property will now go to Big Cat Rescue as part of the deal.

The court ruled that the property’s owner, Exotic’s mother Shirley M. Schreibvogel, fraudulently transferred the park in an attempt to shield it from a $1 million settlement owed to Big Cat Rescue Corp. In January, Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin, as detailed in the Netflix series which became a national sensation in March.

‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin granted control of Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma zoo properties: report

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Carole Baskin has something to celebrate. Baskin, one of the subjects of Netflix’s hit…
 

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Metallica Stream Full “Poor Touring Me” Concert From 1997

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This week’s installment of Metallica’s full concert streaming series MetallicaMondays had the band looking to back to early 1997. The band had this to say about their latest installment: “We’ll be rewinding 23 years, for the seventh stop on the North American leg of the Poor Touring Me tour. The set includes a few songs off Load that haven’t seen a live crowd too many times in the last two decades, so fans of that album will not want to miss it!

Streaming started on Monday, but the latest show will be on demand to enjoy on Metallica’s YouTube channel. If you subscribe to the band’s YouTube channel, you will receive notifications when their shows will be available for viewing. 

Watch the 1997 Salt Lake City show at the link: here

Metallica to Stream 1997 Salt Lake City Show From Load Tour

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For this week’s #MetallicaMondays, Metallica are going back to the Load era and streaming…
 

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Liam Gallagher Shares MTV Unplugged Performance Of ‘Sad Song’

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Liam Gallagher has released a clip of “Sad Song” from last year’s MTV Unplugged performance. Prior to the 2019 concert, Gallagher was initially scheduled to play an Unplugged set with Oasis in 1996. However, he didn’t perform due to illness and also taunted his brother Noel during the show.

getting Oasis back together for a charity show. However since that wasn’t going to be likely, he announced that he’d be putting on a free show for UK healthcare workers in October.” data-reactid=”16″ type=”text”>Aside from the upcoming release of his MTV Unplugged album, Gallagher initially tried to get Oasis back together for a charity show; however when that didn’t pan out, Gallagher announced that he’d be putting on a free show for UK healthcare workers in October.

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Liam Gallagher performs Oasis rarity on MTV Unplugged

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Liam Gallagher is streaming performance video of the Oasis rarity, “Sad Song”, as a…
 

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Pink Slams People Who Criticize Her Support Of Black Lives Matter Movement

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Singer Pink slammed commenters on Instagram after being criticized her for supporting ‘Black Lives Matter’ after the murder of George Floyd. 

The singer reposted a message put out by singer Billie Eilish, where she addressed the phrase ‘All Lives Matter’ and had very harsh criticism for anyone who would be promoting that online. In Billie’s post, she said, “No one is saying your life doesn’t matter,” She continued, “No one is saying your life is not hard. No one is saying anything at all about you…… All you MFs do is find a way to make everything about yourself. This is not about you. Stop making everything about you. You are not in need. You are not in danger.”

Pink reposted the Instagram statement on her own page, which included this “You are privileged whether you like it or not. Society gives you privilege just for being white. … If all lives matter why are black people killed for just being black? Why are immigrants persecuted? … .”  However, many didn’t agree with her position and didn’t appreciate the singer sharing Eilish’s message. Pink blasted the person, responding on her own page to the comment, saying, “You are the epitome of white privilege and the saddest part is that you don’t even hear yourself and probably never will.”

George Floyd protests: Pink slams trolls belittling her support

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Singer Pink has hit back at people trolling her for extending support to the Black Lives Matter…
 

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