As the U.S. vaccination campaign ramps up and music fans slowly begin to think about congregating again, festival talk is building. Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Milwaukee’s Summerfest, and Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas all have dates on the books for September. But last year, when effective vaccines were still far …
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Last April, Dolly Parton pledged $1 million to Covid-19 vaccine research, a donation that partly funded the Moderna mRNA vaccine. On Tuesday, the country-music singer and philanthropist received — as her Twitter account tweeted — “a dose of her own medicine,” sitting down at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center to …
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The Country2Country Festival in the United Kingdom and Ireland was one of the first major events to be postponed in 2020 due to Covid-19 concerns, with promoters making their announcement on March 12th just before it was set to begin. With infection rates now spreading uncontrollably in the United States …
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Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky revealed he has tested positive for Covid-19. The diagnosis was shared via an Instagram post from his account on Tuesday. The news comes months after Pinsky, who is known as Dr. Drew, apologized for downplaying the virus when he suggested it was a “press-induced panic” and …
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Bad Bunny was scheduled to perform at the 2020 American Music Awards on Sunday night, but was forced to cancel due to a positive Covid-19 test, publicists for the urbano star confirmed on Monday. In lieu of his performance, Bad Bunny only appeared in remote video segments throughout the ceremony, …
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The first question in Thursday night’s discussion about American racism is about “The Talk.” As moderator Kristen Welker tells both the 63 million viewers nationwide and the two white men running for president of the United States, this is the training black parents put their children through for survival. She …
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In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by investigative journalist David Sirota. For the “Republicans Suck” segment, Matt and Katie cover every angle of the story on everyone’s mind, Donald Trump vs. Covid-19. This includes a play-by-play of Trump’s, according to …
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I’m not a religious person, or someone who sees messages written in clouds, but if I were, I might believe that Mother Nature is trying to tell President Donald Trump something right now. California is burning, a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph just blasted into the Louisiana …
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Madonna has deleted a video from her Instagram that the photo-sharing app had previously flagged for spreading false information about COVID-19. The video featured Dr. Stella Immanuel, a Houston-based doctor who spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C., organized by a group called America’s Frontline Doctors, which has ties to …
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Tom Hanks recounted his COVID-19 odyssey and shared a common-sense plea for wearing a mask during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Tuesday. Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were famously the first two high-profile American celebrities to contract the virus, testing positive back in March while …
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