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Minnesota Gov. Walz Activates National Guard Amid Protests and Looting Over Death Of George Floyd

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order on Thursday to activate the Minnesota National Guard, in light of protests and looting in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in police custody. Looting has erupted at various locations in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Walz’s office said in a statement Thursday: “Local leaders have requested National Guard resources after extensive damage to private property occurred and peaceful protests evolved into a dangerous situation for protesters and first responders.”

Walz’s statement continued, “It is time to rebuild. Rebuild the city, rebuild our justice system, and rebuild the relationship between law enforcement and those they’re charged to protect. George Floyd’s death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction. As George Floyd’s family has said, ‘Floyd would not want people to get hurt. He lived his life protecting people.’ Let’s come together to rebuild, remember, and seek justice for George Floyd.”

The National Guard will work with local government agencies to provide personnel, equipment and facilities. About 200 Minnesota State Patrol troopers will also be assisting for the next several days.

Minnesota governor activates National Guard following protests and looting in response to death of George Floyd

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Protections For Social Media Platforms

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting Twitter and other social media giants, saying he is taking action to “defend free speech from one of the gravest dangers it has faced in American history,” after Twitter called two of his tweets “potentially misleading.”  

Trump said the order allows for new regulations so that social media companies “that engage in censoring or any political conduct will not be able to keep their liability shield.”  Trump continued, “They have had unchecked power to censor, restrict, edit, shape, hide, alter any form of communication between private citizens or large public audiences. We are fed up with it.”  He said what social media giants choose to fact check or ignore are “editorial decisions” and represent “political activism.”

The order calls for new regulations under Section 320 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides broad immunity from lawsuits to websites based on the content its users post, and thus curbs some of those liability protection for companies like Twitter, Facebook and Google. However experts say it is likely up to Congress, not the executive branch, to reinterpret the part of the law in question and that it may also raise significant First Amendment questions and face legal challenges.

Full text of President Trump’s executive order aimed at preventing online censorship

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John Deere Classic Cancels PGA Tour Event

The John Deere Classic has decided to cancel what would have been its 50th anniversary as a PGA Tour event. According to tournament director Clair Peterson, there were too many obstacles to overcome and too many risks from the COVID-19 pandemic that it made sense in the long run to not hold the tournament.

The John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, had been scheduled for July 9-12 at the TPC Deere Run. Dylan Frittelli of South Africa was the defending champion. It would have been the fifth tournament in the PGA Tour’s revised schedule, which starts June 11-14 at Colonial. The tour has said no fans will be allowed for at least a month.

The tournament still plans a charitable donation; The John Deere Classic has raised $13.8 million for more than 500 local charities.

US PGA John Deere Classic will not be played: reports

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Boston Marathon Canceled For First Time In It’s 124-Year History

The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history.  On Thursday, marathon organizers said that they instead will have a “virtual event” in which participants who verify that they ran 26.2 miles on their own will receive their finisher’s medal. The race had originally been scheduled for April 20 before being postponed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic. “While we cannot bring the world to Boston in September, we plan to bring Boston to the world for a historic 124th Boston Marathon,” said Tom Grilk, the CEO of the Boston Athletic Association.

The cancellation is the first ever for the race, which began in 1897 when 15 men drew a starting line in the dirt in Ashland and headed for the city to commemorate the first modern Olympic Games the previous year. In 1918, the format was modified to a relay due to World War I; the 2013 race was stopped when two bombs exploded at the finish line, several hours after the winners had finished but while many recreational runners were still on the course. The race has always been held during April on the state holiday to commemorate the battles in Lexington and Concord that marked the start of the Revolutionary War.

The 2021 Boston Marathon is scheduled for April 19 and the 125th anniversary edition is scheduled for April 18, 2022.

Boston Marathon Canceled for the First Time

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Take A Listen To Kelsea Ballerini’s Latest Single “Hole In The Bottle”

Kelsea Ballerini’s Hole in a Bottle has officially been released as her newest single. Ballerini originally debuted Hole in a Bottle during a showcase at the 2020 Country Radio Seminar on Feb. 19.

Hole in a Bottle is the third single that Ballerini has shared from her third studio album, Kelsea. She dropped “Homecoming Queen?”, the first single from the project, in September, and her collaboration with pop singer Halsey, “The Other Girl,” was released prior to “Hole in the Bottle.”

Kelsea dropped in March, and includes 13 songs in total. In addition to her special guest on “The Other Girl,” Kenny Chensey appears on “Half of My Hometown.”

Take a listen to Hole in a Bottle at the link: here

Kelsea Ballerini Uncorks New Single, “Hole in the Bottle” [Listen]

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Luke Combs Earns Record-Setting 8th Consecutive No. 1 Single With “Does to Me,” Featuring Eric Church

Luke Combs continues to break records — his current single, “Does to Me,” featuring Eric Church,  has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week. Luke is now the first country artist in history whose first eight singles have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, following previous chart-toppers “Hurricane,” “When It Rains It Pours,” “One Number Away,” “She Got the Best of Me,” “Beautiful Crazy,” “Beer Never Broke My Heart” and “Even Though I’m Leaving.””

Co-written by Combs, Ray Fulcher and Tyler Reeve, “Does to Me” is the third single from Luke’s 2019 album, What You See Is What You Get.

“Does to Me”: Luke Combs and Eric Church ascend to number one on country chart

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‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Renewed For Season 15 At FX

\FX has renewed the popular adult comedy show It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia for an record-breaking 15th season. With its 14 seasons to date, It’s Always Sunny had tied ABC’s The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as the longest-running live-action comedy series. However, with an upcoming 15th season in the works, the show will become the longest-running live-action comedy series ever.

It’s Always Sunny is written and executive produced by Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day, who also star in the series. The comedy, which now airs on FXX, follows the misadventures of “The Gang,” a group of five misfit friends: twins Dennis (Glenn Howerton) and Deandra “(Sweet) Dee” Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), along with their friends Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day) and Ronald “Mac” McDonald (Rob McElhenney), and Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito), Dennis’ and Dee’s legal father. The Gang runs the fictional Paddy’s Pub, which is an unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia.

FX chairman John Landgraf described the series as “the first successful deconstruction and reconstruction of a sitcom.” Creator/writer Rob McElhenney stated that ““we’re going to keep doing it forever if people keep watching.”

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ gang will be back for record-breaking 15th season

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Jimmy Fallon Apologizes For Blackface Sketch On ‘SNL’ In 2000

Jimmy Fallon is addressing his impersonation of Chris Rock in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch from 20 years ago in which he appeared in blackface. Fallon issued an apology after video and criticism of the sketch, which originally aired on “SNL” in 2000, resurfaced on social media. Fallon was a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” from 1998 to 2004. Rock starred on “SNL” from 1990 to 1993. In the sketch, Fallon appeared as Rock on a talk show hosted by Regis Philbin (played by Darrell Hammond). 

Fallon wrote in a tweet: “While on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this. I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”

Jimmy Fallon Criticized After Blackface Video Resurfaces

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The Doobie Brothers’ ’50th Anniversary Tour’ With Michael McDonald Postponed Until 2021

The Doobie Brothers “50th Anniversary” summer tour with Michael McDonald has been postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “This decision has been made with the health and safety of the Doobie Brothers’ fans, crew and local employees in mind,” the band said in a statement.

The 53-date trek was scheduled to kick off on June 9, wrapping up on Oct. 17, and was to be McDonald’s first with the group since 1996.  The tour will now kick off in the same city, West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 17, 2021, and wrap Oct. 21 in New Orleans. Shows have been canceled in Mount Pleasant, Mo.; Sioux City, Iowa; Boise, Idaho; Albuquerque, N.M.; Little Rock, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; and Memphis.

The original tour was set to feature McDonald alongside Doobie Brothers co-founders Johnston and Patrick Simmons, longtime guitarist John McFee and their other live members.

The Doobie Brothers reschedule 50th anniversary tour for July 2021

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Mastodon Writing New Song For ‘Bill and Ted Face the Music’ Soundtrack

Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher revealed that the band has “20 rough songs” recorded, and that they’ve been working on a song for the upcoming Bill and Ted movie.

“We got asked a couple months ago to be a part of the new Bill and Ted movie, to put a song in there. So we wrote a song to be in that movie which we’re kind of wrapping now,” said the guitarist of Bill and Ted Face the Music, which is currently on the schedule for an Aug. 21 release.

Kelliher also revealed for their next album, “Mastodon hasn’t worked since last summer. We’ve been taking this time off to relax and to write a new record, and we were kind of right in the middle of it… we had about, I don’t know, 20 rough songs recorded right before this [pandemic] hit and it just totally put the brakes on it.” 

Mastodon Wrote a Song for ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’

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