The state of Missouri is refusing to renew Planned Parenthood’s license to provide abortion, threatening to effectively end legal abortion access in the state, the nonprofit says. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis health center is the last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri; if it closes, the state would become the first …
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As tensions with Iran have escalated, President Trump wanted to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. But, he knew Congress won’t approve his decision, so on Friday the president announced he was going to declare a national emergency, allowing him to sell the foreign governments …
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Thomas Rhett joins up with Kelsea Ballerini to look back at the intertwined sweetness and recklessness of youth in the new duet “Center Point Road,” the title track from Rhett’s upcoming album. Named for a stretch of pavement that cuts through Hendersonville, Tennessee, where Rhett grew up, “Center Point Road’ …
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“I don’t want people to know me as a reggaeton star,” Maluma told Rolling Stone last year. “I want them to know me as Maluma, the star.” With the 2018 release of his Latin Grammy-winning album, F.A.M.E. — as well as charting hits with Shakira, and the late, controversy-ridden rapper …
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The Voice wrapped up its 16th season on Tuesday, crowning Maylyn Jarmon of John Legend’s team the new victor. During the all-star finale episode that included appearances by Taylor Swift and BTS, country and country-adjacent artists Hootie & the Blowfish, Travis Tritt and Toby Keith all stopped by to sing …
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President Donald Trump traveled to Pennsylvania on Monday to stand in front of Air Force One and speak to a fired-up crowd of supporters. Some of his time onstage was spent hammering 2020 election talking points, like immigration (“We don’t want people coming up here! Our country is full!”); the …
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Laine Hardy, an 18-year-old Louisiana native with a warm, raspy voice, was named the Season 17 winner of American Idol. The singer bested Alejandro Aranda in Sunday night’s finale, an all-star affair that featured more than a few country-music cameos. Chief among them was Jon Pardi, who participated in a …
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Author Fran Lebowitz was a guest on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night and got herself in hot water when she spoke about President Trump. After addressing her reaction to the Mueller report and her dismay over how Attorney General William Barr handled the aftermath, she said she …
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Folk outfit the Head and the Heart performed their pop-inflected single “Missed Connection” on The Tonight Show Thursday. The track boasts an atmospheric grove of light piano and synths that drift above a steady drum shuffle. Frontman Jon Russell delivered the song’s lyrics — which in part mirror the band’s …
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Howard Stern opened up about a cancer scare, vented about an ill-fated interview with Robin Williams and defended Jimmy Fallon for ruffling Donald Trump’s hair during a lengthy Tonight Show interview. The radio host was on-hand Wednesday to promote his newly issued book, Howard Stern Comes Again, which blends career-highlight …
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