On Friday night, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) told CNN’s Van Jones that she plans to run for president and that a formal announcement is forthcoming. “There is one main issue that is central to the rest, and that is the issue of war and peace,” the 37-year-old Iraq War veteran …
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It only takes the first two seconds of the first song on their first record for Led Zeppelin to make crystal clear exactly what they intend to do — and exactly what they intend to do to you. In the opening to “Good Times Bad Times,” the band drops a …
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R&B star Khalid is joined by pop-country sensation Kane Brown on a new remix of his song “Saturday Nights,” released on Friday. The original version appears on Khalid’s 2018 Suncity EP. With its electric guitar arpeggios, “Learning to Fly” chord progression and narrative lyrics, “Saturday Nights” seemed readymade for country …
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WASHINGTON — As Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation continues into 2019, anticipation builds around several questions, most notably: What will Mueller’s final report say? And will it ever see the light of day outside the halls of the Justice Department? The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the top lawyer …
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Tom Steyer, the California billionaire and champion of impeaching president Trump, will not run for president of the United States.Speaking from Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Steyer revealed: “I am not running for president at this time.” He insisted he will instead be “dedicating 100 percent of my time, effort …
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Authorities in Chicago and Atlanta are investigating allegations of sexual and physical abuse against R. Kelly in the wake of the Lifetime docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, The New York Times reports. Prosecutors in both cities are looking to speak with potential victims and witnesses. In Atlanta, the district attorney’s office …
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Sharon Van Etten‘s Remind Me Tomorrow won’t be out for another 10 days, but it’s already shaping up as a major moment in the singer-songwriter’s career, boosting the emotional clarity of her past work with a new pop power. Take “Seventeen,” the synth-buzzed stunner that Van Etten released today as …
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At last September’s International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, also known as the “Hillbilly Grammys,” the smart money was on Jerry Douglas’ Earls of Leicester to win the Entertainer of the Year grand prize. Formed to pay tribute to bluegrass forefathers Flatt & Scruggs, the Earls were reigning champions for the …
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The government has been operating under a partial shutdown since December 21st, depriving 800,000 federal employees of their entire paychecks. Meanwhile, hundreds of senior Trump appointees are getting $10,000 raises, the Washington Post reported on Friday. This was an accident. Maybe.In 2013, Congress passed a law capping the salaries of …
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In December, the singer Jacquees declared himself the “King of R&B” for his generation, eliciting a string of dismissive reactions from luminaries like P. Diddy and Keith Sweat. The debate was silly: Not long ago, people were declaring R&B dead, and there is no pure singer right now putting up …
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