Month: October 2022

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BTS taking hiatus to begin mandatory military service in South Korea

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BTS’s record label Big Hit Music confirmed on Monday, October 17th, that the band will be on hiatus as all seven members of the K-pop group will soon start their mandatory military service. All able-bodied men are to serve at least 18 months in the armed forces by the age of 28 due to ongoing threats from North Korea. The label told fans that the group will reconvene three years down the road in 2025.

Big Hit Music tweeted: “After the phenomenal concert to support Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030, and as each individual embarks on solo endeavors, it’s the perfect time and the members of BTS are honored to serve. Since the creation of BTS over ten years ago, the band has risen to international success, broken records, and catapulted K-Pop into the global stratosphere. BIGHIT MUSIC has focused to the milestone moment when it would be possible to respect the needs of the country and for these healthy young men to serve with their countrymen, and that’s now.”

BTS’s oldest member, Jin, is expected to start the process at the end of October. Big Hit Music’s statement continued: “Group member Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October. He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans. Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment.”

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Suspect is in custody after the shooting of 8 people near Virginia’s James Madison University

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Police confirm that 20-year-old man is in custody as of Sunday on suspicion of shooting eight people at an outdoor gathering near the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. According to a statement Sunday afternoon from the Harrisonburg Police Department, the suspect, identified as Tyreaf Isaiah Fleming of Harrisonburg, was arrested about 15 hours after gunfire erupted at a gathering outside an off-campus apartment complex. Fleming faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to police. Additional charges are expected as the investigation continues.

Gunfire broke out approximately 2:20 a.m. on Sunday in a neighborhood southwest of the James Madison University campus, with police saying ‘at least one gunman fired multiple times into a crowd at an outdoor gathering’. Police are also investigating if more suspects were involved in the shooting. All of the victims suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds; five of the victims were taken to nearby Sentara RMH Medical Center and three others were treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center, authorities said. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 27. It was not immediately clear if any students from James Madison University were among those injured.

Police officials said it appeared that the shooting was an isolated incident and said, “there is not believed to be any threat to the greater community at this time.” Anyone with information about the shooting can call the agency’s tip line at (540) 574-5050.

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Coast Guard confirms that the nearly 100 migrants rescued from boat off Florida coast had no food or water

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According to the U.S. Coast Guard, nearly 100 migrants who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted the 96 Haitians, as well as a passenger each from Uganda and the Bahamas, about 20 miles east of Boca Raton, Florida, last week. They were transferred to Bahamian authorities on Sunday. No one was injured.

The 40-foot cabin cruiser was overloaded with 53 men, 35 woman and 10 children, the Coast Guard said in a statement. The passengers told Coast Guard crew members that they had been at sea for a week and lacked food and water during the last two days.

Capt. Robert Kinsey of the Coast Guard’s District Seven noted the danger of a lack of sustenance and the overloaded vessel: “Smugglers do not care whether you live or die. These people are lucky to be alive.”

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/98-migrants-rescued-boat-off-florida-coast-lacked-91591437

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ALDS Game 4: NY Yankees force decisive fifth game after 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians

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The NY Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the American League Division Series to even the series 2-2, and force a decisive fifth game as the series heads back to New York.

The Yankees pulled off the 4-2 win over Cleveland, with the Guardians losing their chance to clinch the series by leaving four runners on base on six hits. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched 7.0 innings and only allowed two runs, striking out eight Guardian batters. Relievers Clay Holmes and Wandy Peralta came in to shut down the Guardians’ offense in the eighth and ninth innings.

New York will start Game 2 pitcher Jameson Taillon against Cleveland’s Aaron Civale on Monday night at Yankee Stadium. The winner advances to meet Houston in the AL Championship Series.

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Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robbie Anderson kicked out of game by head coach Steve Wilks

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Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robbie Anderson was kicked out of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams by interim head coach Steve Wilks. Wilks sent Anderson to the locker room after Anderson had multiple tense exchanges with members of the Panthers’ staff.

Anderson first got heated in the third quarter of Sunday’s game, when the wide receiver got into the face of wide receivers coach Joe Dailey. The two were separated but continued to argue. Anderson then appeared to argue with Dailey again during the fourth quarter, at which point Wilks had seen enough and kicked the 29-year-old out of the game.

Anderson entered Sunday’s game with just 13 catches for 206 yards and a touchdown on the season. Anderson is signed with the Panthers through the 2023 season, having signed a two-year contract extension in 2021 worth $29.5 million. There have been recent reports that the Panthers are seeking to trading Anderson, so it not come as a huge surprise if Carolina cuts Anderson following Sunday’s incident.

Carolina also just fired head coach Matt Rhule after Week 5’s 37-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Rhule had an 11-27 record.

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Country Daypop

Luke Combs set to release latest single ‘Going Going Gone’ to country radio

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Luke Combs has released “Going Going Gone” as his next single to hit country radio.  The track, written by Combs, Ray Fulcher and James McNair, is set to impact radio on October 24th. Combs shares on social media with a live performance clip of the track: “Excited to let y’all know ‘Going, Going, Gone’ will be my next single on country radio!” 

“Going Going Gone” is the follow up to “Doin’ This,” Combs’ 13th consecutive No. 1 hit which topped the Mediabase/Country Aircheck and Billboard Country Airplay charts in May. “Doin’ This” is Combs’ 14th No. 1 after being featured on Jameson Rodgers’ “Cold Beer Callin’ My Name” that hit the top spot in 2021.

Combs is also currently on the road with his Middle of Somewhere Tour, with Morgan Wade is opening the first half of the shows and Lainey Wilson for the second half. Mitchell Tenpenny will guest on special dates that run through December 10th. Combs will also launch a world tour in 2023, hitting three continents, 16 countries and 35 cities.  Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, Flatland Cavalry, and Brent Cobb will support North American dates with Cody Johnson and Lane Pittman supporting in New Zealand and Australia.

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Carly Pearce debuts music video for “What He Didn’t Do”

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Carly Pearce has shared the new music video for her latest single, “What He Didn’t Do”. Filmed just outside of Boston, director Alexa Campbell shows Pearce closing the final chapter in her 29 story.

Pearce has had quite the year — her single “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde marks her third No. 1, and became just the third duet between two solo women to top the Country Airplay charts.

In addition, just ahead of her induction into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame on October 28th, Pearce will headline ‘Carly Pearce: Two Nights at the Ryman’ on October 26th and 27th. Pearce will also be joining Blake Shelton’s Back to the Honky Tonk Tour in 2023.

Take a look at the video for “What He Didn’t Do”- here.

https://www.allcountrynews.com/post/carly-pearce-premieres-what-he-didn-t-do-music-video

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Sydney Sweeney to star in new ‘Barbarella’ film

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Sydney Sweeney is set to star in a new “Barbarella” movie for Sony Pictures. Adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series and directed by Roger Vadim, the original 1968 “Barbarella” starred Jane Fonda as the space-traveling heroine. The film has garnered ‘cult film’ status over the years, with Barbarella widely seen as one of Fonda’s most iconic on-screen roles.

The new project for Sony is in early development, with no director, producer or writer currently attached; however Sweeney seemed to confirm the project through an Instagram post, sharing an image of original artwork from the original 1968 film with a caption: “time to save the universe.”

Sweeney has a slate of projects lined up with Sony Pictures — she is co-starring alongside Dakota Johnson in the Marvel Comics adaptation “Madame Web,” and will star in “The Registration,” an adaptation of Madison Lawson’s thriller of the same name. Additionally, Sweeney’s acclaimed performances in the first season of HBO’s comedy series “The White Lotus” and the network’s “Euphoria” earned her two Emmy nominations for both programs.

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Kenneth Branagh’s ‘A Haunting in Venice’ to star Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and more

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20th Century Studios announced the ensemble cast of director Kenneth Branagh’s third film in the Hercule Poirot series based on Agatha Christie novels, titled “A Haunting in Venice.”  Branagh reprises his role as Poirot, with Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly and Riccardo Scamarico rounding out the cast.

The film – set in post-WWII Venice on All Hallows’ Eve – follows another mystery featuring the celebrated sleuth Poirot, and is inspired by Christie’s “Hallowe’en Party.” Branagh said of the new film: “This is a fantastic development of the character Hercule Poirot, as well as the Agatha Christie franchise. Based on a complex, little known tale of mystery set at Halloween in a pictorially ravishing city, it is an amazing opportunity for us, as filmmakers, and we are relishing the chance to deliver something truly spine-chilling for our loyal movie audiences.”

Production on the film will begin in November, with filming in London and location work in Venice. A Haunting in Venice will open in theaters nationwide in 2023.

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Ringo Starr cancels remaining 2022 tour dates after testing positive for COVID-19 a second time

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Ringo Starr has been forced to cancel the remainder of his 2022 tour dates due to testing positive for COVID a second time. Nearly a dozen dates were canceled; the tour was set to wrap on October 20th in Mexico City.  Ringo shared on social media: “I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was I tested positive again for COVID. The rest of the tour is off. I send you peace and love.”

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band — featuring Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart and Edgar Winter — had previously postponed the tour in June after two members tested positive. The tour was again postponed on October 2nd with six dates canceled after Starr tested positive. It was officially canceled on Thursday (Oct 13th) when Starr tested positive for a second time.

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