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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top Six Million, As Many Schools Face Outbreaks

Cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States surpassed six million on Sunday, as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections. Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota have recently reported record one-day increases in new cases while Montana and Idaho are seeing record numbers of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

New hotspots are in counties such as Iowa,  home to the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, which are holding some in-person classes. Colleges and universities around the country have seen outbreaks after students returned to campus, forcing some to switch to online-only learning. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said a New York (SUNY) campus in Oneonta in upstate New York has experienced a COVID-19 outbreak. Fall classes, which started last week at the college, were suspended for two weeks after more than 100 people tested positive for the virus..

More than eight months into the pandemic, the United States continues to struggle with testing, with at least 33 states rejecting the new COVID-19 testing guidance issued by the Trump administration last week. However, public health officials believe the United States needs to test more frequently to find asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers to slow the spread of the disease.

U.S. tops 6 million coronavirus cases as nation continues to struggle with pandemic

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Portland Mayor Urges Restraint After Fatal Shooting During Protests

During a press conference on Sunday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler urged individuals of all political persuasions to join in renouncing violence, after an escalation of protest-related violence caused one fatality. Officials are pointing to social media posts vowing revenge for a fatal shooting amid weekend street clashes between supporters of President Donald Trump and counter-demonstrators.

“For those of you saying on Twitter this morning that you plan to come to Portland to seek retribution, I’m calling on you to stay away,” said Wheeler.  He also lashed out at President Trump for political rhetoric that he said “encouraged division and stoked violence,” and criticized Trump’s Twitter posts, which criticized Wheeler and urged him to request help from the federal government to restore order. “It’s an aggressive stance. It’s not collaborative,” Wheeler said of Trump’s tweets. “I’d appreciate it if the president would support us or stay the hell out of the way.”

Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell said investigators were still working to establish the sequence of events leading to the fatal shooting late Saturday in downtown Portland. 

1 Killed In Portland Amid Clashes Between Pro-Trump Caravan And Counterprotesters

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Tanya Tucker Announces 2021 Tour Stops, Including “CMT Next Women of Country Tour”

Tanya Tucker is planning to resume touring in 2021 with more than 30 tour stops, including rescheduled dates on her headlining CMT Next Women of Country Tour. In addition, Tanya will hit the road for a number of newly announced dates, including four stops in Europe.

The original CMT Tour dates in Spring/Summer 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets purchased for the original tour dates will be honored for the rescheduled dates.

Tanya Tucker Confirms CMT Next Women of Country Tour Dates in 2021

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Chris Stapleton Reveals New Single And Announces New Album, “Starting Over”

Chris Stapleton announced he will release his new studio album, Starting Over, on Nov. 13. The 14-track offering will features 11 co-written by Chris, as well as three covers: John Fogerty’s “Joy Of My Life” and Guy Clark’s “Worry B Gone” and “Old Friends.” 

“Starting Over” is Chris’ first solo release since “Millionaire,” which dropped in April 2018. Chris’ most recent album was 2017’s From A Room: Volume 2. Chris collaborated with Pink for 2019’s “Love Me Anyway.” He teamed with Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars for 2019’s “Blow.”  

Chris also shared the album’s title track which you can listen to at the link: here.

In addition, Chris announced that his All-American Road Show tour is scheduled to resume in 2021, with stops at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, New York’s Madison Square Garden and many more.

Chris Stapleton Keeps It Simple in New Single, “Starting Over”

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2020 MTV Video Music Awards: See The Full List Of Winners

The 2020 Video Music Awards, hosted by Keke Palmer, kicked off the show by acknowledging “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who died last week after a four-year battle with colon cancer at 43. Palmer said, “we dedicate tonight’s show to a man whose spirit touched so many. He is a true hero, not just onscreen, but in everything he did. His impact lives forever.”

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, a live audience was not featured.  The show’s performances were held at locations all over New York City, with the first performance of the night from The Weeknd, who performed “Blinding Lights” at Hudson Yards in NYC. BTS sang their first all English language language single, “Dynamite,” and Miley Cyrus performed her latest track, “Midnight Sky.”

The first award of the night for best collaboration went to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande for their hit single “Rain of Me.” Gaga was honored with the first ever Tricon Award, and also won the award for ‘Artist of the Year.’  Taylor Swift won the Best Direction VMA for her 2020 directorial debut, ‘The Man.’

For a full list of MTV VMA winners, see the link below.

2020 MTV VMA Winners: See The Full List

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The Late Chadwick Boseman’s Final Tweet Becomes Most Liked Post in Twitter History

Chadwick Boseman‘s final tweet, announcing the world had lost the talented actor, has just become the most liked post in Twitter history: A black and white portrait of Boseman with a statement confirming his death as the result of a four-year battle with colon cancer.

In a public statement, Twitter noted how “fans are coming together on Twitter to celebrate the life of Chadwick Boseman, and the tweet sent from his account last night is now the most-liked tweet of all time on Twitter.” The social media giant confirmed the accolade on its own account, with the caption: “Most liked Tweet ever. A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever.” Currently, Boseman’s tweet has close to six million likes, surpassing Barack Obama‘s 2017 tweet (four million likes) that quoted Nelson Mandela. Twitter also brought back the “Black Panther” hashtag emoji in honor of the late actor.

Chadwick Boseman’s Final Tweet is Now the Most-Liked Tweet of All Time

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Hurricane Laura Kills 6, Leaving Widespread Damage Along Louisiana Coastline

Hurricane Laura’s winds produced more damage than its storm surge as it hammered portions of Louisiana, killing at least six people. Laura came ashore as a Category 4 storm early Thursday near the Texas border, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. Laura made landfall with sustained winds of 150 mph, devastating southern Louisiana communities for miles.

Laura was later downgraded to a tropical storm about 35 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas, with sustained winds of 40 mph as of Thursday evening. In addition to widespread reports of wind damage, some communities were affected from storm surge and flooding. More than 843,000 customers in Texas and Louisiana were without power Thursday evening, according to PowerOutages.us.

As Laura makes its way northeast, “flooding rainfall and tropical force winds” were spreading over parts of Arkansas, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson asked residents to “pay attention to the weather.” Laura still could deliver damaging wind gusts in parts of northern Louisiana and Arkansas though Thursday evening, the National Hurricane Center said, and was expected to drop another 4 to 8 inches of rain across parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Laura is the seventh named storm to make landfall in the US so far this year, a record for the most to do so before the end of August. There have been four tropical storms and three hurricanes.

Hurricane Laura leaves at least six dead and a trail of destruction

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President Trump Formally Accepts Republican Nomination For President on Night 4 Of RNC

The Republican National Convention concluded on Thursday with President Donald Trump formally accepting the GOP nomination for a second term as president in a speech delivered from the White House South Lawn.  Chants of “four more years!” broke out at White House, after Pres. Trump called the upcoming presidential contest “the most important election in the history of our country.”  In stark contrast, however, as the president delivers his acceptance speech, protesters gathered at Black Lives Matter plaza near the White House chanting “vote him out.”  

Other speakers on Day 4 of the RNC were the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, Alice Johnson, a 63-year-old woman whose life sentence was commuted by Trump after advocacy from Kim Kardashian West,  Pat Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and personal attorney to the president.

Watch live: Republican National Convention — Night 4

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Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Tim McGraw And More to Perform at ACMs

The Academy of Country Music announced the many country artists who will be performing at the upcoming virtual event: Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett and more are expected to appear and perform.

The Academy is calling the virtual event a night of heart and hits live from Nashville. This will be the first time in the show’s history that it will be held in Nashville. The show will still be hosted by Keith Urban, as originally planned. The performances and awards presentations will be broadcast live from the Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe.

The ACM Awards will be broadcast on September 16 on CBS, and will be available to stream on demand on CBS All Access.

ACM Awards Announce First Round of Performers: Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett & More

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Riley Green To Release New EP “If It Wasn’t For Trucks” On Sept. 11

Riley Green has announced he will release his new EP, If It Wasn’t for Trucks, on Sept. 11. The five-song EP will serve as a preview leading up to his upcoming sophomore album, which is expected to drop in 2021.

Riley, who just won the ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year, will perform during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16 on CBS. Riley’s debut single, “There Was a Girl,” reached No. 1 on the Mediabase chart in April 2019.

Riley Green delivers a first look into his next chapter with new EP, ‘If It Wasn’t for Trucks’

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