Steve Nedved
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Dec 10
Macron addresses French nation after weeks of unrest, announces new economic measures
Chesnot/Getty Images(PARIS) — French president Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation in a recorded TV speech on Monday and announced new economic measures in response to weeks of violent protests across the country. Speaking calmly and slowly from the Elysee Palace, the 40-year-old head of state confessed that the anger of protesters was “deep, and some …
Dec 10
Mitchell Police investigate the death of a 52 year old man
Mitchell Police are investigating the death of a 52 year old man whose body was discovered mid-morning Monday.Lieutenant Don Everson says police were called to the 1600 block of South Burr at 10:22 on a report of a suspicious vehicle that was parked with its engine running. During the investigation officers found the body of …
Dec 10
Brantley Gilbert teams up with Lindsay Ell for “What Happens in a Small Town,” coming Friday
ABC/Image Group LABrantley Gilbert’s new single, “What Happens in a Small Town,” is a duet with newcomer Lindsay Ell. “This song builds and burns,” Brantley says of the tune, which he co-wrote. “It really has that want for someone you can’t have, and having to live in all the places they are.” “I wanted to have …
Dec 10
‘Darkness has tried to swallow us whole’: Mother of Charlottesville victim speaks at sentencing hearing
Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — The mother of the woman who was killed when a protester rammed his car into a crowd of people at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017 spoke about how her family has coped in the wake of her death. Heather Heyer was killed by James Alex Fields, …
Dec 10
Kind stranger gives up first class seat to mom and baby on flight
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In a random act of kindness, a man gave up his airplane seat for a mom and baby flying to a children’s hospital. On Dec. 6, Kelsey Zwick was traveling from Orlando to Philadelphia with her 11-month-old daughter Lucy when the stranger, later revealed to be Jason Kunselman, offered his first …
Dec 10
Mitchell Tenpenny notches his first #1 with “Drunk Me”
ABC/Image Group LANewcomer Mitchell Tenpenny makes it to #1 on the country chart this week with his debut single, “Drunk Me.” Ironically, Mitchell was discovered as he was trying to get another artist to cut that song, which he co-wrote. “I recorded ‘Drunk Me’ after pitching it to other artists in town for over six months,” the …
Dec 10
Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina join the West Coast party on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”
Dick Clark ProductionsKane Brown and Lauren Alaina are joining the lineup for this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC. Kane and Lauren will perform both separately and together from the show’s West Coast celebration. The two former schoolmates topped the chart together with “What Ifs” in October of 2017. They join Kelsea Ballerini, who’ll …
Dec 10
Theresa May says she will delay a planned vote on Brexit despite furious Parliament
MarioGuti/iStock(LONDON) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says she is calling off a key Brexit vote in Parliament scheduled for Tuesday that has been building for weeks amid increased infighting among politicians within and across all major political parties. The so-called “meaningful vote” was intended to give MPs a say on the deal that May …
Dec 10
Outrage grows over ‘disburbing’ video showing New York police ripping baby from mother’s arms
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City police officers are coming under fire after a “troubling” video surfaced showing them ripping a baby from the arms of a mother who had waited at a social services office for four hours seeking help, police and the woman’s relatives said. Jazmine Headley, 23, was arrested on charges of …
Dec 10
Man accused of plotting attack against Ohio synagogue was inspired by Pittsburgh massacre: Officials
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — An Ohio man who said he was inspired by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect planned to attack a Toledo-area Jewish house of worship for a “mass casualty attack” on behalf of ISIS, officials said. Damon Joseph, 21, of Holland, Ohio, was arrested on Friday and charged with attempting to provide material support …