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2 killed, several injured after vehicle drives into crowd in Mannheim, Germany

Mannheim^ Germany^ September 15^ 2024 View over the area including Ludwigshafen during a flight in a small plane

At least two people were killed and several others were seriously injured when a German man drove a vehicle into a crowd of people in the western  city of Mannheim, Germany on Monday, during an annual carnival celebration. Mannheim has a population of 326,000 and is about 52 miles south of Frankfurt.

In statements posted on social media, Mannheim police confirmed an ongoing operation after “a 40-year-old suspect drove a car into a group of people who were in the Planken area of Mannheim city center. Two people were killed and five seriously injured.” Police stated they “were able to arrest the 40-year-old German suspect from Rhineland-Palatinate [about 90 miles from Mannheim]”. They said “at the current stage of the investigation, it is not assumed that there is a political background” to the incident.

The incident came as crowds gathered in cities across Germany for parades to mark the Christian Carnival season, on what Christian Germans mark as Rose Monday, the highlight of their carnival season that takes place on Shrove Monday, before the Lenten period begins on Ash Wednesday.

Video footage from the Planken shopping district area near Paradeplatz Square in the center of Mannheim showed shoppers standing outside an area cordoned off by police tape and strewn with debris. In addition to the two people killed, 10 people were injured, five seriously. Police have not said if the driver under arrest deliberately plowed into the crowd or whether it was accidental.

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Cincinnati Bengals cut right guard Alex Cappa after three seasons

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The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Monday that they have released starting right guard Alex Cappa, clearing about $8 million in salary cap space in 2025.

Cappa, a third-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018, has played in 102 career games (96 starts) for the two teams. The 30-year-old signed a four-year, $35 million deal in March 2022; he started all 50 games he played in for the Bengals across three seasons, missing just one start in 2022.

Per Pro Football Focus, the seven-year veteran received the 41st-best offensive rating among guard who played at least 80% of 1,178 snaps last season. Bengals guard Cody Ford also is set to hit free agency this off-season, leaving Cordell Volson as the most experienced guard on the Bengals’ roster. With Cappa and Ford hitting free agency, the Bengals most likely will be in the market to sign a guard or prioritize the position in the 2025 NFL Draft.

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Philadelphia Eagles to release veteran cornerback Darius Slay

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The Philadelphia Eagles have decided to release cornerback Darius Slay on Monday, ahead of the final year on his contract. The Eagles will save about $4.3 million against the salary cap if Slay is designated as a post-June 1 release.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported: “Eagles are releasing six-time Pro-Bowl CB Darius Slay, per sources. If he is designated a post-June 1 release, the Eagles will save $4.3 million against the cap. He spent five seasons with the Eagles.”

Slay, 34, joined the Eagles in a 2020 trade from the Detroit Lions; in 2023, the Eagles signed him to a 2-year, $42 million contract extension. The 12-year veteran totaled 49 combined tackles, 13 passes defensed, three tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery over 14 starts last season. He recently said on the St. Brown Podcast that he hoped to remain an Eagle at least one more year, but acknowledged how that might not be the case. The six-time Pro Bowler said that he would either want to play in Philadelphia again or with the Detroit Lions, where he played the first seven years of his career.

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Kelsea Ballerini to release ‘Patterns (Deluxe)’

Kelsea Ballerini attends the 2019 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 5^ 2019 in Nashville^ Tennessee.

Kelsea Ballerini announced on social media that she will release a deluxe version of her 2024 album, Patterns, on March 7th. Ballerini’s post  included the updated artwork for the deluxe edition, writing in the caption, “it just so happens i wasn’t done unpacking 🤍 patterns (deluxe) out march 7th!!!! IM SO EXCITED.”  

The new collection expands on Ballerini’s autobiographical fifth LP, which was co-written entirely with female songwriters and debuted at No. 4 on Billboard‘s Top 200 Albums- becoming her first to top the Billboard Country Albums chart.

The extended project features five new songs, including the previously-issued digital bonus track “To The Men Who Love Women After Heartbreak,” as well as “Future Tripping,” “Put It To Bed,” “Cut Me Up,” and “Hindsight Is Happiness.”

Pre-save Patterns (Deluxe) – HERE.

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Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons contribute to new Neil Young tribute album

Neil Young talks onstage at the 2018 Farm Aid press conference. Hartford^ CT - September 22^ 2018

Eddie Vedder, Fiona Apple, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, Sharon Van Etten and the Lumineers are among the artists contributing to Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young.

The first volume of Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young will be released April 25 through Cinema Music Group and Killphonic Records; to pre-order, head here.

Vedder performs a live recording of “The Needle and the Damage Done,” while Apple covers the compilation’s title track, and the Doobie Brothers team with Allison Russell for “Comes a Time.”  The first two tracks from the collection are out now: Courtney Barnett’s cover of “Lotta Love”, and Chris Pierce’s rendition of “Southern Man.” Says Barnett, “‘Lotta Love’ is one of my favorite Neil songs and the lyrics feel especially relevant at this moment in history. It’s a real honor to be part of this tribute helping to raise funds for the Bridge School.”

Pierce, who previously opened for Young in concert, added: “time and time again, I’m reminded of the power of Neil Young’s songs. I’m reminded every time I spin one of his albums at home [and] when his songs play on the radio, and this was particularly evident when I recently had the honor of being the opening act for his solo tour.”

All proceeds from the sale of Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young will benefit the Bridge School, which Young and his late wife Pegi founded in the Bay Area for children with severe speech and physical disabilities. A second volume of Heart of Gold will also be announced soon.

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Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons contribute to new Neil Young tribute album

Neil Young talks onstage at the 2018 Farm Aid press conference. Hartford^ CT - September 22^ 2018

Eddie Vedder, Fiona Apple, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, Sharon Van Etten and the Lumineers are among the artists contributing to Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young.

The first volume of Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young will be released April 25 through Cinema Music Group and Killphonic Records; to pre-order, head here.

Vedder performs a live recording of “The Needle and the Damage Done,” while Apple covers the compilation’s title track, and the Doobie Brothers team with Allison Russell for “Comes a Time.”  The first two tracks from the collection are out now: Courtney Barnett’s cover of “Lotta Love”, and Chris Pierce’s rendition of “Southern Man.” Says Barnett, “‘Lotta Love’ is one of my favorite Neil songs and the lyrics feel especially relevant at this moment in history. It’s a real honor to be part of this tribute helping to raise funds for the Bridge School.”

Pierce, who previously opened for Young in concert, added: “time and time again, I’m reminded of the power of Neil Young’s songs. I’m reminded every time I spin one of his albums at home [and] when his songs play on the radio, and this was particularly evident when I recently had the honor of being the opening act for his solo tour.”

All proceeds from the sale of Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young will benefit the Bridge School, which Young and his late wife Pegi founded in the Bay Area for children with severe speech and physical disabilities. A second volume of Heart of Gold will also be announced soon.

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Holland Taylor cast as Matthew McConaughey’s mom in new Apple TV+ comedy

Holland Taylor at the 24th Vanity Fair Oscar After-Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4^ 2018 in Beverly Hills^ CA

Holland Taylor has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ comedy that will reunite ‘True Detective’ Season 1 co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

The as-yet-untitled, 10-episode, 1/2 hr. comedy series — originally announced in 2023 -will see Taylor play Ma Mac, Matthew’s mother. Per the official logline, “Matthew and Woody’s friendship is tested when their combined families attempt to live together on Matthew’s ranch in Texas.”  

McConaughey and Harrelson will executive produce the series alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television as well as Bill Bost and Jeremy Plager. The comedy will be produced for Apple TV+ by Skydance Television, marking the latest collaboration between the two companies.

Taylor starred as Cybil Richards on the Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show” and has also starred on Netflix’s “The Chair” and “Hollywood” as well as CBS’ “Two and a Half Men.”

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Danai Gurira joins cast of Mattel’s live-action ‘Matchbox’ film

Danai Gurira arrives to Entertainment Weekly honors Nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 26^ 2019 in Hollywood^ CA

Black Panther alum Danai Gurira has signed on to join the cast of Mattel’s Matchbox, the live-action film adaptation of Mattel Films’ real-world die-cast car toy line of the same name. Details about Gurira’s character are still undisclosed.

The live-action Matchbox movie stars John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro. The film synopsis reads: “The story is described as an action-packed, globetrotting adventure that centers on a group of childhood friends who must work together to stop an impending worldwide disaster and rediscover their friendship along the way.”

The screenplay for Matchbox is co-written by David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper and hails from Apple Original Films, Skydance, and Mattel Films, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Robbie Brenner serving as producers.  Brenner said in a statement: “For nearly 70 years, Matchbox has carried enormous cultural relevance and inspired generations of kids to unleash their imaginations, combining what they see in the world every day with what they dream their own world to be. We look forward to working with our incredible partners at Skydance Media to craft a story for the big screen that evokes the same, imaginative spirit of this beloved Mattel franchise and delights fans of all ages.”

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Jack Harlow drops video for ‘Set You Free’

Jack Harlow arrives for the 2021 BET Awards on June 27^ 2021 in Los Angeles^ CA

Jack Harlow is teasing his comeback with another new song, “Set You Free,” produced by Angel Lopez, Jenius, and Don Alonso.

The track follows Harlow’s mot recent singles “Hello Miss Johnson” and “Tranquility“, which come almost two years since his last album dropped, ‘Jackman’.

The video for “Set You Free” follows the rapper and his crew around New York City; take a look- HERE.

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Phish, The Lumineers and Benson Boone among 2025 Bourbon & Beyond headliners

Phish lead singer Trey Anastacio performs at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. New Orleans^ Louisiana - April 28^ 2017

Bourbon & Beyond has unveiled the full artist lineup for its 2025 edition, held annually at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center from Sept. 11-14.

Phish will headline Bourbon & Beyond this year, with Alabama Shakes set to reunite for a Thursday performance at the festival that will also include Thursday headliners The Lumineers and Benson Boone. Friday night headliners include Phish, Khruangbin and Joe Bonamassa, while Sturgill Simpson, performing as Johnny Blue Skies, takes the stage with Jack White and Vance Joy on Saturday. Noah Kahan, Goo Goo Dolls and Megan Moroney close out the festival on Sunday.

Now in its seventh year, Bourbon & Beyond will feature more than 120 artists total performing on five stages, including Cage the Elephant, TV On the Radio, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lake Street Dive, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Foreigner, Third Eye Blind, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, and many more.

For information on festival passes, visit the Bourbon & Beyond website. All passes include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.

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