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White House Says President Trump Did Not Order COVID-19 Testing Slowdown

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The White House said on Monday that President Trump has not directed any slowdown in coronavirus testing. The president had said at a political rally in Oklahoma on Saturday that he had directed his people to slow down testing for the virus because the process had led to an increased number of known COVID-19 cases.

The White House said at the time that he was kidding and made clear on Monday that no such request was made. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at a news briefing “It was a comment that he made in jest,” adding that Trump had not told officials to slow the rate of testing. “He has not directed that,” McEnany said. “Any suggestion that testing has been curtailed is not rooted in fact.”

Trump Has Not Directed Slowdown in Coronavirus Testing: White House

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President Donald Trump has not directed any slowdown in coronavirus testing and does not regret…
 

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White House Adviser Peter Navarro Declares Trade Deal With China Is “Over”

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In an interview on Monday, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says the trade deal with China is “over.”  When asked about the trade agreement, Navarro pointed to Washington’s anger over Beijing not sounding the alarm earlier about the coronavirus outbreak.

Navarro also said the “turning point” came when the United States learned about the spreading coronavirus only after a Chinese delegation had left Washington following the signing of the Phase 1 deal on January 15.

“It was at a time when they had already sent hundreds of thousands of people to this country to spread that virus, and it was just minutes after wheels up when that plane took off that we began to hear about this pandemic,” Navarro said.

President Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly have accused Beijing of not being transparent about the outbreak.

White House advisor Peter Navarro says China trade deal is ‘over’

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He said the “turning point” came when the United States learned about the spreading coronavirus…
 

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Ryan Blaney Wins At Talladega As NASCAR Shows Support For Bubba Wallace

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On Monday at Talladega Superspeedway, Ryan Blaney held on to the lead with two laps to go, earning his second straight win at the track. It was a race that also began with NASCAR drivers throwing their support behind Bubba Wallace, one day after a noose was found in his garage stall.

Blaney edged past Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the finish line for his fourth win and first since Talladega in October, this time before a mostly empty venue.

The crowd dwindled significantly from Sunday, when up to 5,000 fans were allowed into Talladega. The race was only the second with fans since NASCAR returned from the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.

Ryan Blaney Wins at Talladega After NASCAR Unites Behind Bubba Wallace

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Ryan Blaney at Talladega Superspeedway for the second straight year on Monday afternoon.
 

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MLB To Proceed With Season On July 1, Despite Players Board Rejection

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Major League Baseball has exercised its right to impose a season on the players per the terms of an earlier agreement between the two sides. The league announced Monday night “the MLB clubs have unanimously voted to proceed with the 2020 season under the terms of the March 26 agreement.”

Commissioner Rob Manfred was left with no choice but to implement a season per the terms of the March agreement, after the MLBPA and owners could not come to a mutual agreement. 

Players have been asked to respond by 5 p.m. Tuesday with two pieces of information: first, whether they can report to spring training 2.0 — which will be held in each team’s home park — by July 1, and second, whether the MLBPA will agree on the 67-page health protocol manual previously created by the league.

Multiple reports said the season will be 60 games, though none of this assures the season will make it to its end or even start on time.

MLB to Proceed With 2020 Season, Wants Players to Report on July 1

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Commissioner Rob Manfred implemented a schedule on Monday after the MLBPA rejected the owners’…
 

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Gabby Barrett Releases Her Debut Album “Goldmine”

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Gabby Barrett has released her debut album, Goldmine which features a talented array of songwriters. Fresh off Gabby’s No. 1 lead single, “I Hope,” which topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April, Goldmine features 13 songs, including current single, “The Good Ones.” “The Good Ones” was inspired by Gabby’s then-boyfriend, now-husband Cade Foehner.

Gabby co-wrote 12 songs on the album with top songwriters including Josh Osborne, Emily Weisband, Ross Copperman, Josh Kear, Jon Nite and more. The album’s title track is the only song Gabby didn’t write, which was written by Nicolle Galyon, Caitlyn Smith and Liz Rose.

Gabby became the fourth solo female artist in 14 years to score a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with her debut single I Hope.

‘American Idol’ Alum Gabby Barrett Transcends Genre On Debut Album ‘Goldmine’

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Gabby Barrett has spent the past decade honing her talent on and off the stage, and now the…
 

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Carly Pearce Files For Divorce From Michael Ray After Less Than a Year of Marriage

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After just eight months of marriage, country stars Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are calling it quits. Pearce filed for divorce from Ray on Friday, their reps confirmed.

The couple tied the knot in Nashville, Tennessee, last October. They got engaged in December 2018, just several months after going public with their relationship. 

Ray, 32, and Pearce, 30, last appeared in public together on June 6, when they both performed without a live audience at the Grand Ole Opry. They were joined on the bill by Steve Wariner and Lee Brice on stage during their performances.  Fans started to suspect Pearce and Ray’s relationship might be on the rocks after her June 20th Instagram post, where Pearce wasn’t wearing her wedding band, and hadn’t posted a photo with Ray in months. 

Carly Pearce Files for Divorce from Michael Ray

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The “I Hope You’re Happy Now” singer filed for divorce on Friday (June 19)….
 

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2021 Golden Globes Delayed To Late February

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) have confirmed that the 2021 Golden Globes have been pushed back a month from the traditional early January window to Sunday, February 28th 2021.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return as hosts with the ceremony expected to remain at The Beverly Hilton. The news follows recent postponements by the Oscars. The HFPA confirmed back in March that films wouldn’t need a theatrical release to qualify and “may instead be released first on a television format (e.g. subscription streaming service, subscription cable channel, broadcast television, etc.).”

Golden Globes 2021 Officially Postponed Due to Coronavirus

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The 2021 Golden Globes has been officially postponed to February 28, 2021. The original 2021…
 

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Legendary Filmmaker Joel Schumacher Dies At 80

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Legendary filmmaker Joel Schumacher passed away on Monday, June 22.  According to reports, Schumacher died at his home in New York City, having battled cancer for over a year. He was 80 years old.

Schumacher is known for iconic films like The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire and ​​Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, among others. Schumacher studied at the New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology and worked in the fashion industry early on, but got into filmmaking shortly thereafter. Schumacher designed costumes and wrote screenplays throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, but his career really took off when he began working with “The Brat Pack.”  With the success of his Brat Pack films, he directed film adaptations of two John Grisham novels in the early 1990s, both of which Grisham publicly praised. After that, he took over for Tim Burton in the thriving Batman movie series.

R.I.P. Joel Schumacher, Legendary Director of The Lost Boys and Batman Forever Dies at 80

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He had been battling cancer over the past year. R.I.P. Joel Schumacher, Legendary Director of…
 

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Share Performance Videos From Download Festival

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Guns N’ Roses have released the latest installment of their Not In This Lifetime Selects video streaming series, sharing footage from their reunion tour. The band’s original frontman Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash and bassist Duff reunited, and they have been sharing performance footage from the tour on YouTube.

The latest installment comes from the band’s appearance at the Download Festival in Derby, UK on June 9th of 2018 and features the band’s performances of Velvet Revolver’s “Slither”, “Rocket Queen” “You Could Be Mine”, The Misfits classic “Attitude” and GNR’s hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”

Watch the latest installment at the link: here.

        

Watch Pro-Shot Video Of GUNS N’ ROSES’ Performance At 2018 DOWNLOAD Festival

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GUNS N’ ROSES has released video footage of the band’s June 2018 performance at the U.K.’s…
 

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Kurt Cobain’s Acoustic ‘MTV Unplugged’ Guitar Sells For Record $6M

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A guitar played by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain on a famous 1993 unplugged album has been sold at auction for $6 million, setting a new record. The guitar was famous for having been played on Nirvana’s 1993 “MTV Unplugged” performance. The subsequent live album is one of the grunge band’s only acoustic recordings. The guitar was played on November 18, 1993, less than five months before Cobain committed suicide at the age of 27.

The guitar, a 1959 Martin D-18E, was sold to Australian Peter Freedman, owner of Rode Microphones. Other items sold at the auction included a guitar owned by Prince, a belt worn by Elvis Presley and a gown worn by Madonna.  The previous record for the most expensive guitar was set in 2019, when Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmor’s instrument was sold for around $4 million.

Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Guitar Sells For Record-Setting $6 Million in Auction

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Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain didn’t want the instrument to be auctioned off. Kurt…
 

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