The Democratic primaries have already given Americans plenty of big promises, with candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren hoping to pass bills for programs such as Medicare For All and affordable housing. But as John Oliver pointed out on Sunday’s episode ofLast Week Tonight, no matter who ends up …
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This summer, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have flowed through the streets of Hong Kong, tearing up government property, clashing with police, and demanding justice as they protest the region’s relationship with China. They don’t appear to be going home any time soon. The demonstrations began in earnest in early …
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Nicki Minaj is walking away from the music game, according to Nicki Minaj. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” Nicki wrote on Twitter. “I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me.” The widespread implication from Barbz …
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This story was originallypublished byGristand appears here as part of an ongoing collaboration. Though Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the gone-but-not-forgotten climate candidate, is out of the race, climate change will take center stage on Wednesday at CNN’s seven-hour Town Hall, which is really just back-to-back interviews with ten candidates. Some …
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When Ray Fulcher moved to Nashville in 2014, he only knew one guy, but within three days of landing in town, that guy introduced the Georgia songwriter to another budding writer — Luke Combs. At the risk of overdramatizing the encounter, it was a meeting that would change both of …
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Grand Ole Opry members Old Crow Medicine Show took the stage of the Opry’s former home, the Ryman Auditorium, recently for a live, acoustic performance of their 2008 tune “Methamphetamine.” Joined by new guest member Charlie Worsham on guitar, the six musicians gather around one microphone, playing to an empty …
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The first time the English singer Jay Sean released “Ride It,” a feathery single about seduction on the dancefloor, the track became a hit pretty much everywhere. “That was huge for me,” Sean recalls. “I had a global fanbase already on top of the songs I did with Virgin Records. …
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Listen to an audio version of this story below: In the spring of 1990, Rivers Cuomo was 19 years old, and all of his plans were coming undone. The year before, he and his high school metal band, Avant Garde, moved from suburban Connecticut to L.A., where all five members …
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The Amazon is on fire. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is more concerned with his grudge against French President Emmanuel Macron. On Monday, Macron led world leaders at the G7 summit in France in approving a $22.2 million aid package to assist Brazil in fighting the blazes that have been decimating …
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Nearly 140 musicians have joined forces for Planned Parenthood‘s Bans Off My Body campaign, including Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Haim, Kacey Musgraves and Carole King. The artists appeared in a full page ad in Billboard titled “Bands Together, Bans Off.” The nonprofit fittingly made the announcement on …
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